Chapter 218

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Protagonist:

Chai Mi

"Chai Mi, come hang out at my place for a bit?" Song Qiushui asked. "My mom's at home dressing a big rooster right now..."

"What's your rush? You're coming to my place for the banquet tomorrow, so why dress the rooster today? Just keep it for a few days." Chai Mi was a bit puzzled.

After all, given the relationship between Chai Mi and Song Qiushui, these two days she would definitely be treated to good food and drink. That big rooster, though it was swindled out of Da Zhi by Song Qiushui and came free, keeping it wasn't illegal either...

"My mom disliked that they didn't kill it cleanly, so she's dressing it herself." Song Qiushui replied. "Figure my dad and them won't be back for a while. Instead of going home and fretting, why not stay at my place a bit? When my dad gets back, we'll know what happened."

Chai Mi indeed had some things on her mind.

Actually, it wasn't just Chai Mi fretting; the whole village's people were fretting.

All the village men, women, old, and young, most had run over near Chai Chunfang's house...

Even people from outside villages...

So-called good news doesn't leave the gate, bad news travels a thousand li.

Common folk are simple; they've lived their lives diligent and law-abiding, most people they've met are kind. Even if two families have conflicts, it truly hasn't risen to the level of beasts who'd harm someone else's children.

Chai Mi and Song Qiushui drank tea, ate the tomatoes Song Qiushui swiped from Second Uncle's house... feeling the days weren't bad.

"When did your Second Uncle's place get cherry tomatoes?" Chai Mi was quite surprised. If she wasn't very sure Song Qiushui this simpleton absolutely wasn't a transmigrator or reborn, she'd suspect Song Qiushui might be a demonic cultivator.

You have to know in the nineties, tomatoes weren't very widespread yet. Where did these cherry tomatoes come from?

"That's Qiushui's Second Uncle, bored, growing a few pots of flowers... seems like a few pots in the middle had tomato vines, produced these misshapen things." Song Qiushui's mother Meng Clan said. "They're pretty small, but alright, quite sweet."

Turns out they were malnourished tomatoes, but the taste was indeed good. If there was a fridge to chill them, it'd be even better.

Chai Mi and Song Qiushui were eating away, chatting and laughing... someone came in from outside.

By the sound, should be two people.

No need to guess, definitely Song Qingshan and Liu Zhanggui.

Song Qiushui pursed her lips: "Done for, Liu Zhanggui's fucking here again. This guy, you say his wife's back, yet he still yaoga visits. Problem is his ass is so heavy..."

Song Qiushui had quite a suffering-can't-tell feeling.

(Heavy ass generally means going to others' homes to visit, not liking to leave... yaoga means everywhere.)

"Talk like you could beat him up." Chai Mi laughed. "Who made your dad the Accountant? Our village poor as it is only has three sesame-seed Small Officials. Heard Women's Director Li Guohua went to the county to be a nanny, village only has a Village Chief and an Accountant left. They're comrades-in-arms, Liu Zhanggui not coming to your house to visit, would he go to mine?"

Song Qiushui sighed: "Come come come, tomorrow I'll have my dad abdicate in favor of the worthy, let you be Accountant, okay?"

"Can't do it. Village is all fucking famine, I'd have to be sick in the head to go be Accountant?"

"So, my dad's brain isn't too good either..."

The two mutually complained, then Liu Zhanggui came in. He looked up, saw Chai Mi there, froze a moment, then said: "Chai Mi's here too... aren't you busy tomorrow? How come you got time to visit today?"

"Won't be busy tomorrow, today serving the hardworking people busy."

Chai Mi said.

Actually, it was indeed so.

Rural banquet, the host family that day actually only does two things: collect gifts, toast.

The rest of the work, all done by hardworking people.

But the day before is indeed very busy.

After all, whether preparing food or serving this group of hardworking people, you get busy to the back of your head.

Chai Mi today was busy to the point of no go, dinner didn't get eaten till past six.

If not for hearing Chai Chunfang's side making a ruckus, Chai Mi figured she'd have fallen asleep too. Though not asleep now, Chai Mi was actually already tired to the point her eyes were a bit red.

And eyes especially dry, very hard to endure.

After all Chai Mi is just a woman, not a superman...

Chai Mi yawned, shook her head: "No lives lost, right..."

Chai Mi asked the thing she most wanted to ask.

After all, as long as no lives lost, it's not any major event.

Sanjiacun wouldn't become famous overnight either, she Chai Mi wouldn't have to change her surname...

"Hmph... just a bit short of lives lost." Song Qingshan shook his head, then greeted Liu Zhanggui: "Up on the Kang Tou sit, Kang Tou warm..."

Liu Zhanggui directly leaned against the wall by the Kang, pulled out a cigarette, lit it, and started puffing away.

Two big drags, then he lifted his eyelids, sighed: "Hot as hell, what Kang Tou... you're doing this to piss me off on purpose."

Song Qingshan just grinned, started brewing tea and pouring water.

Tea was ready-made. After Song Qingshan poured, he drank a bowl himself first, then slowly said: "Don't mention it, Village Chief nearly got whacked to death by a spade."

Chai Mi: "Uh..."

Song Qiushui froze a moment: "Dad you speak, why you panting heavy? You saying it like that... why's that? Who's so bold, wants to whack the Village Chief dead..."

Meng Clan hurriedly tugged Song Qiushui, signaling her not to say everything. After all Village Chief's an official too, at least treat the Village Chief like a person...

Song Qiushui didn't care.

Liu Zhanggui actually didn't care much either. After all he's used to Song Qiushui's "dog mouth can't spit ivory" way of talking.

"Sun Yuguang's brother... don't mention it, a spade, whoosh my lower back... still hurts now..."

Song Qiushui "aiya" sound: Fuck! Nearly started the banquet right there...

"Village Chief, you can't have anything happen. After all tomorrow Chai Mi's family has an event, I originally could eat a banquet, you best pick a good day..."

"Qiushui, don't make trouble. Village Chief's fifty-plus years old..." Chai Mi said. "Can still miss your meal... you'll get to eat sooner or later."

Liu Zhanggui had an embarrassed look on his face: he had originally wanted to praise Chai Mi for speaking well, but it seemed he had thought too much of it.

Meng Shi also comforted Song Qiushui: "Yes yes yes, you'll be able to eat it sooner or later. Don't rush……"

Liu Zhanggui took several more puffs of his cigarette, then began to cough violently, nearly choking himself to death.

"Ai……" Song Qingshan drew out a long tail sound: "Today, ayai…… that fellow was just…… so chaotic. It was really children crying and wives calling…… that fellow, that excitement…… everything was in a mess……"

"Yo yo yo…… Father, tell us in detail, tell us in detail……" Song Qiushui immediately became interested, begging Song Qingshan to tell them properly.

"As for the specific matter, you all already know: Chai Chunfang threw several children into the feces pit. Your Uncle (Liu Zhanggui) and I just went over there, and by the time we arrived, it was already the second half. The children should have been fine, but a few choked on the feces soup, vomiting and crying, wailing……" Song Qingshan gestured as he spoke: "You all know, it's summer now and hot, the stench was terrible…… that fellow, from several hundred meters away it choked your nose, let alone how much those children suffered."

After that, the Village Chief's side went to comfort the parents of the children…… before he could finish speaking, Sun Yuguang's brothers on the other side rushed over with iron shovels and his daughter-in-law, charging at Chai Chunfang to chop her…… it really wasn't a scare tactic, they truly meant to kill. The first blow directly opened a gourd ladle on Chai Chunfang's Make Trouble dai, blood spurted two or three meters high, hissing……

Chai Mi: "Hiss……"

Song Qiushui: "Hoo……"

Meng Shi directly slapped Song Qingshan on the shoulder: "Stop trying to scare people, what nonsense…… could that thing of yours spurt several meters high? What you're saying is too damn strange, completely unreliable."

Song Qingshan hurriedly asked Liu Zhanggui to testify for him: "Don't believe me? Ask the Village Chief……"

Liu Zhanggui lit another cigarette: "I was far away at the time, didn't see it…… but there was indeed blood spurted. After that, Chai Chunfang went bald with fright, scurrying away…… with her big build, how could she outrun Sun Yuguang's brothers? She was directly hit on the back with an iron shovel……"

"That's right…… Chai Chunfang was running while being hit with an iron shovel…… she took more than ten blows and still didn't fall……" Song Qingshan even stuck out his thumb: "So tough……"

"Hiss…… Father, why do I feel like you're praising her? You're praising that kind of person?" Song Qiushui frowned.

"I have to praise her; if Chai Chunfang hadn't been tough, someone would have died. After that, everyone went to stop it…… those fighting fought, those persuading persuaded, it was incredibly lively." Song Qingshan said: "But, daughter, you're right, this Chai Chunfang is indeed not a good thing. After we held back Sun Yuguang's brothers, she stood there making sarcastic remarks: ayai, if you have the guts, chop me to death, look how awesome you are……"

Liu Zhanggui twitched his little mustache and said with a bad expression: "You say this thing is sick in the head…… it's over, I don't know who, just pushed me once, and I fell down. On the other side, Sun Yuguang's brothers were held back, but on this side, the parents of those five or six children rushed up, grabbing Chai Chunfang's hair, and beat her……"

Liu Zhanggui seemed to feel the pain himself: "That beating, my heart thumped. Ten or so people surrounded Chai Chunfang kicking…… forget it, couldn't be stopped. I just watched, it seemed like several tufts of scalp were pulled from her Make Trouble dai, blood dripping……"

"Dryly~ beautiful." Song Qiushui clicked her tongue: "This kind of old lady, just kill her. Truly a bad habit. Still bullying other people's children, when trouble came…… why not beat her to death……"

"It was close to beating her to death." Song Qingshan sighed: "That person…… Chai Mi's grandfather, and her grandmother, and her father went…… after mediating for half a day, they finally pulled Chai Chunfang out. After that, we thought this matter was settled…… no one died, compensation should be paid, whatever should be done should be done, right."

Chai Mi also nodded.

Indeed, this kind of thing generally doesn't result in death; all the village can do is mediate between both sides.

To say it's illegal, everyone broke the law……

But no matter how you say it, Chai Chunfang was wrong first. Compensation must be paid……

But Chai Mi knew Chai Chunfang's character well; this kind of person, how could she possibly pay compensation?

"Chai Chunfang pay compensation? I don't believe it."

"I don't believe it either."

"I believe it even less."

The few people in the room didn't believe it.

Liu Zhanggui also said: "Don't say you don't believe it, I don't believe it either…… hahaha…… that shrew Chai Chunfang is…… hey…… she bared her teeth and waved her claws…… Chai Mi's grandfather——Chai Zhongxiao said: this thing, compensation…… definitely compensation. As a result, Chai Chunfang went up and gave Chai Zhongxiao a big slap……"

Liu Zhanggui laughed unkindly.

The others laughed holding their stomachs……

"Hahahaha……"

"Chai Mi, Chai Mi, your grandfather still…… haha…… it's the first time he's been beaten……" Song Qiushui laughed holding her stomach.

"That's right……" Chai Mi laughed bent over: "Old man definitely was beaten for the first time…… I guess maybe he got psychological trauma from the old man being beaten."

"What Chai Mi said isn't wrong. Your grandfather, I have to call him Seventh Uncle; my Seventh Uncle, well, we won't say anything else, from childhood to adulthood, I've never seen anyone hit him…… he's that kind of person, cares about face; you say in this situation, his own daughter raises her hand and gives her own father a big slap, this father is too much of a failure." Liu Zhanggui said and gestured: "After that, my Seventh Uncle got furious, took a shoe sole and started hitting Chai Chunfang…… saying he wanted to finish off this prodigal thing……"

"That's right, we few were tired from fighting. We started pulling Chai Mi's grandfather again…… that old man, he had strength, took an iron shovel and slapped…… as a result, he slapped the Village Chief's back bone, directly knocking the Village Chief down……"

Chai Mi covered her mouth laughing, Song Qiushui was even more exaggerated, clapping and laughing: "Ayai Village Chief, are you blind? You don't know how to dodge……"

Liu Zhanggui glanced sideways at Song Qiushui: "Then you say, how do I dodge? If I didn't stop it, it would have slapped Chai Chunfang's Make Trouble dai……"

"Hahahaha…… slapping her, what's it to you? Ah…… you ran there to block the knife for Chai Chunfang. Hahahaha……" Song Qiushui couldn't stop laughing: "No…… no…… others who get slapped can cheat some medical fees, but you definitely got slapped for nothing."

"Ai, what else to do…… I'm just not the kind of person who likes to cheat people. Even if I weren't Village Chief, I wouldn't yaoga cheat people." Liu Zhanggui pouted: "Today we were lucky Chai Mi's father was there; he snatched the old man's iron shovel and threw it to the side."

"After that Chai Zhongxiao was stunned, hurriedly asked the Village Chief how it was…… later it wasn't a big deal, we still have to study how much compensation to pay. Chai Chunfang cursed without stopping, ah…… after that, the Old Man scolded Chai Chunfang for not learning her lesson, the old man said Chai Chunfang was a dog offspring……" Song Qingshan gestured.

(Is dog offspring a dialect curse?)

"After that it was good, Chai Chunfang and Chai Mi's father started arguing again…… saying this matter was Chai Mi's fault; the old man heard it and got furious, went up and gave Chai Chunfang several kicks, really used force, kicked her so hard she defecated at once……"

"Eh…… disgusting."

Chai Mi also felt disgusting, what thing is this…… ai…… but after all Chai Mi felt: "Maybe my grandfather and grandmother and Chai Chunfang zou were in a hurry……"

After all, how much strength would that take, to kick that out of someone…… as for why Chai Zhongxiao did this, Chai Mi guessed the old man and old woman really didn't want Chai Chunfang to come out and lose face.

No matter how you put it, Chai Chunfang throwing someone else's child into the feces pit was a big mistake. Even stepping back ten thousand steps, if Chai Chunfang and Chai Mi had a conflict, and Chai Mi was pushed into the feces pit, it probably wouldn't have caused everyone's indignation; everyone would just say two people fighting got furious.

But what Chai Chunfang actually did was a deed that lost eight generations of virtue; Chai Zhongxiao beating Chai Chunfang was also what should be done.