"Whoever put the stone in the middle of the road, I'm afraid it was intentional to trip me up!"
Aunt Wang struggled for a few times and sat up. She looked at the stone in front of her and cursed. When she saw Xu Xingchen and Jun Haoyue standing in the distance, she cursed even harder.
"You're so shameless to do such a wicked thing. I don't know why you move these stones every day. Widow Xu, these stones are from your land, right?"
Aunt Wang pointed at the stone in front of her and shouted.
Xu Xingchen glanced at the stone, thinking that it might have accidentally fallen in the middle of the road while being moved. She walked over to Aunt Wang and said calmly, "Even if this stone isn't mine, you'll still say it's mine, won't you?"
"So you admit that this stone is from your land?"
Aunt Wang looked at Xu Xingchen angrily. Xu Xingchen didn't say anything, but just looked at her coldly.
"You're such a jerk, Widow Xu! You set a trap for me in broad daylight! How can my old bones withstand such a fall? My waist and legs hurt now. What do you think I should do?"
As Aunt Wang spoke, she began to rub her waist and legs exaggeratedly. She cried out in pain every time she rubbed them, as if the pain was very severe.
She always had a loud voice, and after she made such a noise, all the people working nearby gathered around her in no time.
Someone said, "Widow Xu, you too, why did you put the stone in the middle of the road? Aunt Wang is old after all, and I'm afraid she'll get sick from this."
When Aunt Wang saw that someone was on her side, she became even more excited and cursed, "I'm telling you, Widow Xu, if you don't get twenty taels of silver today, this matter will not be over."
As soon as these words were spoken, those who had just followed the trend shut up. Everyone felt that what Aunt Wang was asking for was too unreasonable. It was simply asking for too much. The savings of the entire village combined might not even be enough for twenty taels of silver.
"Why don't I go see Aunt Wang first to see her injuries, then it won't be too late to discuss compensation."
Jun Haoyue squatted down as he spoke, reaching out to help Aunt Wang check on her injuries. Aunt Wang quickly dodged, crying and shouting, "Everyone knows that you and Widow Xu are in cahoots. If the two of you team up to deceive me, who am I going to complain to?"
Then she started to cry again, "Why is my life so miserable? I finally had a better life, but Widow Xu made me fall like this again. I'm afraid my waist will be broken."
"Xu Xingchen, the stone belongs to you. You should pay the silver and let this go."
Wang Muling stood in the crowd and looked at Xu Xingchen with a gloating look on his face.
Almost everyone's eyes fell on Xu Xingchen, but Xu Xingchen just smiled faintly, "Since he is injured, he must be in great pain. Why doesn't Aunt Wang treat him first but keeps asking for compensation?"
Aunt Wang's expression changed when she heard this, and then she said coldly, "I'm telling you, Widow Xu, don't try to shirk responsibility. I can't even stand up right now. Twenty taels of silver is too cheap for you. I advise you to compensate me quickly."
"Not being able to stand up is a big deal, so I better show you."
Jun Haoyue reached out to check on Aunt Wang. Aunt Wang suddenly pushed his hand away, a fierce expression on her face. "What if you lie about my injuries later? Besides, I have my dignity to protect. You, a grown man, are reaching out to touch me. Do you have any shame?"
"Aunt Wang, I saw it all clearly. You first fell to the ground, then took the stone out of your sleeve. Now you're saying this again, trying to scam your neighbors. Do you have any sense of shame?"
Zhang Xiaochun suddenly spoke up. She had seen the whole process of Aunt Wang falling a long time ago. She just saw that Aunt Wang was using this to embarrass Xu Xingchen, so she joined the crowd to join in the fun. Who knew that this old guy actually pushed Jun Haoyue away and scolded him. Zhang Xiaochun couldn't help it on the spot and exposed Aunt Wang's trick in one fell swoop.
When Aunt Wang heard Zhang Xiaochun's words, her expression changed. After a long pause, she stiffened her neck and said, "Don't talk nonsense! When did I ever deceive them?"
Zhang Xiaochun sneered, "Wang Po, you should at least have some shame. You're ugly, smelly, and covered in lice. Only someone as high-quality as Jun Xiucai would be willing to help you check your injuries. And you're still talking back at him. I'm ashamed for you!"
"Little hoof, if you keep talking nonsense, I'll tear your mouth apart!"
"How could I be afraid of you?"
The two of them were cursing each other fiercely. Xu Xingchen took the opportunity to kick Aunt Wang on the butt. Aunt Wang quickly stood up and said viciously, "Who is the shameless one who kicked my old woman?"
Only after she stood up did she react and looked at everyone in panic.
"Aunt Wang, you are so shameless! Didn't you say you couldn't even stand up?"
Zhang Xiaochun raised his eyebrows and looked at Aunt Wang.
"That's right, this is too immoral. We are all from the same village. How can you do such a thing and ask for twenty taels of silver?"
"Isn't Aunt Wang always like this? Have you forgotten the incident with the bridal sedan last time? What kind of thing can't she do?"
"Exactly. I think Aunt Wang is just jealous of Miss Xu's abilities. That's why she keeps trying to harm her. She's totally shameless!"
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Everyone was condemning Aunt Wang one after another, but there was not much shame on Aunt Wang's face. She just glared at Xu Xingchen fiercely, as if it was Xu Xingchen's fault.
"Don't throw dirty water on me, an old woman. I really couldn't stand up just now. Maybe I'm feeling better now, so I stood up. This stone is indeed from Widow Xu. Now that I'm better, I won't ask her to compensate me."
Aunt Wang was about to leave, but the crowd blocked her way.
"Even if everyone wronged you in this matter, couldn't they have also wronged you in the last bridal sedan incident? Aunt Wang, you really went too far. You should apologize to Sister Xu."
"That's right. We all remember what happened last time. It's only been a few days, and you're getting restless again, Aunt Wang. If you keep acting like this, we'll have no choice but to take you to the village chief to complain."
When Aunt Wang heard they were going to invite the village chief, a fawning expression appeared on her face. "What are you going to say to the village chief? Isn't the last incident a long time ago? This matter has nothing to do with me. It was all Mu Ling's idea."
Wang Muling, who was just watching the fun, changed her expression instantly when she heard that Aunt Wang actually brought her up. When she looked up again, everyone's eyes fell on her.
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