As the sun began to set, Jiang Wanwan and her siblings, along with Aunt Wang and her group, descended the mountain and returned to the village.
Jiang Wanwan looked at Aunt Wang and said, "Aunties, please come with me to the village chief's house to prove our innocence. Otherwise, Grandma Cuihua and Aunt Zhuzhu will probably keep pressing this matter in the future."
“That makes sense. We’ll go to the village chief’s house with you and your siblings.” Aunt Wang and the others nodded in agreement without much thought.
Soon, Jiang Wanwan and her group arrived at the village chief's gate.
The village chief's family was relatively wealthy in Dashui Village; they owned three large, blue-brick houses. They were the only two families in Dashui Village to live in blue-brick and tile houses.
Jiang Wanwan looked at the village chief's house with envy. In the future, her family would also build a house with blue bricks and tiles, so that she wouldn't be tragically woken up by the rain again.
"Bang bang bang!"
"Village Chief, Village Chief, we have something to tell you." Aunt Wang gently knocked on the door of the village chief's house.
Soon, a woman in her thirties came to open the door.
She glanced at Jiang Wanwan and the others, then looked at Aunt Wang and asked, "Ergui, what's going on here?"
Aunt Wang replied, "Guilan, this matter is complicated and requires a brief explanation. We have urgent business with the village chief."
"Okay, then you can come in first." Zhang Guilan turned around and called out, "Dad, Ergui and the others have something urgent to tell you."
Then, an elderly man with gray hair slowly walked towards them, his eyes shining with wisdom.
Jiang Wanwan quickly sized up the village chief in front of her. The village chief looked to be about sixty years old and exuded a righteous aura.
He seems to be an impartial and fair village chief.
"Big brother, put me down," Jiang Wanwan said.
Although Jiang Jiang was somewhat worried about Jiang Wanwan's knee injury, he still gently placed her on the ground as instructed.
Jiang Wanwan gave a slight curtsy and greeted the village chief.
This action instantly left a good impression on the village chief.
"You are the granddaughter who was switched at birth in the fifth family," the village chief asked.
“It’s me, Grandpa Village Chief,” Jiang Wanwan replied with a smile in her eyes.
"He does seem like a good lad," the village chief stroked his graying goatee, nodding repeatedly. "What brings you here?"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Wanwan's eyes instantly welled up with tears, her lips trembled, and she looked extremely pitiful. "Grandpa Village Chief, I..."
Before she could finish speaking, Jiang Wanwan's tears fell at just the right moment.
Seeing Jiang Wanwan's pitiful, aggrieved, and hungry appearance, the village chief was somewhat moved. "Child, tell me slowly. Who bullied you? Grandpa Village Chief will stand up for you!"
Jiang Wanwan thought to herself, "No wonder the villainous female supporting characters in TV dramas always like to play the role of a 'green tea' (a manipulative woman). It turns out this trick works so well!"
She wiped her eyes with her sleeve, sniffed, and then said in a pitiful voice, "Grandpa Village Chief, my brothers and I went up the mountain to dig for wild vegetables and mushrooms, and when we were getting ready to go home..."
She told the village chief everything, and the Jiang brothers added to it from time to time. Aunt Wang and the others also told the village chief everything they had seen afterward.
Upon hearing this, the village chief's face darkened with anger. "Do Zhang Cuihua and her daughter want to become the village bullies?!"
Then, the village chief turned to his eldest daughter-in-law, Zhang Guilan, and said, "Guilan, go and call the three brothers, Da Niu, Er Niu, and San Niu, to go up the mountain and find their mother and sister. After they come back, ask them to come to our house together."
Also, tell your Uncle Ironhead to come over here right now!
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