"Oh my god! I really didn't mean to say that! It was just a guess, I'm so sorry! I believe Sister Lin! She wouldn't do something so selfish!"
"I just saw that Aunt Bai clearly didn't want to drink water, but she was still forced to drink two mouthfuls, so I thought you had plenty of water here!"
She had barely finished speaking when she was slapped aside!
Lin Ru slapped her once, but that wasn't enough, so she went up and kicked her again!
"You green tea bitch! What are you putting on an act for me?"
"You just want to buy water from me, right? You know I won't sell to you, so you're just stirring up the people around you!"
"Fine, I'll see today how many people share your opinion!"
"Come on! Everyone, stand up and say something!"
"If you want to take it, come over now!"
The villagers looked at each other, none of them daring to step forward!
They didn't even dare to look Lin Ru in the eye!
At this moment, the Tao family members also heard the commotion and rushed over!
They saw their beloved granddaughter lying on the ground, her cheeks swollen and red from being beaten, clutching her stomach in great pain!
They rushed over and helped him up!
Tao Xiangya covered her cheeks, tears welling up in her eyes, looking utterly pitiful!
He said he didn't know what he had done to offend Lin Ru and asked her to forgive him.
But I felt intense hatred in my heart!
Throughout her life, she has always been the center of attention, the darling of everyone wherever she goes! Even the daughters of wealthy families in the city envy her for her extensive education!
No one has ever hit her!
Lin Ru listened to the system's broadcast in her mind and saw that although the system looked apologetic and terrified on the surface, its eyes were filled with malice and hatred!
"It's all my sister's fault! Please don't blame your older sister!"
The Tao family was furious, especially her second aunt's eldest sister-in-law, Yang!
"This is outrageous! Is this how the Bai family raises its juniors? They don't know any manners at all!? Or does the Bai family never teach its juniors? Otherwise, how could such a shameful thing have happened?"
"Xiang Ya just came to buy some water, it's not like we're not going to pay!"
"If you don't want to sell, just say so. Why are you hitting me?"
"Who do you think you are? Is there no justice in this world?!"
"Today, your Bai family must give us an explanation! Otherwise, don't blame us for being impolite!"
Rong Peiyu pulled back her daughter and granddaughter who were about to argue, and she took a few steps forward and slapped Yang Shi across the face!
"I told you not to spout nonsense here, you can't say anything nice in a day, do you expect me to come with us?"
"Justice! I still want justice!"
"Why should we hit you? Just because your Tao family can't survive without our Shili Village!"
"We'll sell this water if we want, and we won't if we don't!"
"Go ahead and leave if you dare! We won't stop you!"
Yang covered her face, looking at Rong Peiyu with disbelief!
"You old slut! How dare you hit me? I'll fight you to the death!"
Yang immediately sprang up, ready to fight Rong Peiyu!
Bai and Lin Ru pulled Rong Peiyu behind them, and each of them kicked Yang!
He kicked him away with his bare hands!
Bai felt that this kick was still not enough to vent his anger!
This woman actually dared to insult her mother!
She rolled up her sleeves, climbed on top of Yang, and started slapping her repeatedly from both sides!
When Tao Xiangya saw that these people weren't buying her act, shouldn't a normal person explain themselves and then try to guide public opinion so that everyone would side with her and criticize Lin Ru together?
Then Lin Ru's family will be misunderstood and ostracized by everyone, and then they'll have to apologize and obediently hand over the water to her as an apology!?
That's how she always did it! And it always worked!
Why is it that when it comes to this family, the old and young don't even bother to explain, and just start slapping each other at the slightest disagreement?
Tao Xiangya felt heartbroken when she saw her mother being beaten so badly and wanted to rush over to help, but Lin Ru didn't give her the chance!
She'd wanted to hit this guy for a long time, but suddenly she hated this green tea bitch for no reason!
She grabbed Tao Xiangya's hair, pushed her to the ground, and then straddled her, slapping her face with every blow!
"I'll teach you to be so sarcastic! I'll teach you to be shameless! You get all the good things every day! Since you suspect I'm hoarding the water source! Then from now on, you can go find water at your own house! I'm quitting!"
"You little brats! Go ahead! Let's see when you find it!"
"Anyway, I've long since given up on finding someone. It's exhausting every day, with no benefits whatsoever, and all it does is arouse suspicion!"
"If you're so good, then you do it!"
Only then did Tao Hetai and his son learn the whole story!
But no matter what, they couldn't just stand by and watch their own people being bullied like this. They wanted to go and help, but before they could even take two steps, they were stopped by the people of Shili Village!
"This is a woman's matter, what are you grown men getting involved in?"
"Who says otherwise? Look at the Bai family, not a single man went out to get involved!"
"And this is supposed to be a scholarly family? They have no sense of martial ethics!"
"Yes, and you still say others don't know manners!"
These shameful words made the self-proclaimed scholars of the Tao family unable to lift their heads!
Diao Yan and Xue Bao, who rushed over to help, were also furious when they heard Lin Ru's words!
"I never expected you to think of us like this! You've really taken our kindness for granted. If it weren't for the fact that you were injured and couldn't find your way around in this forest, and I was afraid you'd get lost, that's why I didn't let you come with me to search. I never expected you to suspect that we've hoarded the water source for ourselves!?"
"In that case! From now on, whoever finds whom can drink it themselves! We won't drink the water you find, and you shouldn't come near us either!"
Upon hearing this, the villagers immediately panicked!
They repeatedly said, "That's not what we think! It's this young girl who's trying to sow discord; we don't know what her intentions are!"
"They're from another village; they definitely don't want us to have a good life!"
"Why don't we just kick them out? They're always causing trouble!"
"Yes, kick them out!"
"Get them out!"
Lin Ru was very satisfied to hear this. She stopped what she was doing, smoothed the stray hairs on her forehead, picked up the water bottle next to her, and took a sip in front of everyone!
"This water is what I packed when I set off! I filled five water bags, one for each of the five members of my family!"
"The water here has never been touched before, and we've been saving it so much that we have this much left!"
After she finished speaking, she looked around at the villagers.
"I refuse to believe that you don't have some life-saving potion you've secretly stored away!?"
"I'll say it again! If you want to follow us, you'd better listen to us. If you don't want to follow us, you can leave the group and go on your own. We won't stop you!"
The villagers dared not look Lin Ru in the eye and all lowered their heads! They felt ashamed for the slight doubt they had just harbored!
Tao Xiangya was so frightened that she didn't dare to utter a sound and pretended to faint!
At this moment, Mr. Tao was helped over by his wife, Granny Gao, and his daughter, Ms. Tao, upon hearing the news!
Seeing this, everyone quickly made way for Mr. Tao!
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