Chapter 338: Rebirth in the '90s: The Tyrannical Flower, Chapter 339: Returning Defeated

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Protagonist:

Chai Mi

When Song Qingshan came over, Liu Zhanggui took Song Qingshan to Liu Xiaochun's house.

On the road Liu Zhanggui said to Song Qingshan: "This Liu Xiaochun, he stole quite a lot of corn from Chai Mi's family. Almost one mu of land. This isn't petty theft anymore, this is practically grand larceny. Seeing people busy and having no time to manage, he just takes it like it's his own family's. That's not acceptable."

"That definitely isn't acceptable, stealing from anyone isn't acceptable." Song Qingshan said: "The problem is, this Liu Xiaochun isn't a decent person. He's stubborn and unreasonable, hard to deal with."

Liu Zhanggui also sighed: "There's nothing to be done either. He's still considered one of our old Liu family people, I can't just send him to prison, can I?"

"If you can deal with him, I think it's unnecessary." Song Qingshan said this with his mouth, but this work still had to be done: "Let's try, if it doesn't work then forget it. His nature, in the village he's already in the category of can manage or can not manage."

After all, he stole quite a lot.

It's not as simple as stealing a few ears of corn.

Liu Xiaochun's nature isn't moral corruption, but already seriously...

Right or not.

Liu Zhanggui and Song Qingshan walked one after another toward the west side of the village, the atmosphere somewhat gloomy. Liu Zhanggui had a cigarette in his mouth, brows furrowed, while Song Qingshan had his hands behind his back, his face black as could be.

When they arrived at the dilapidated courtyard gate of Liu Xiaochun's house, the gate was ajar. Liu Zhanggui cleared his throat and raised his voice: "Xiaochun? Is Xiaochun home?"

No movement inside.

Liu Zhanggui shouted again: "Liu Xiaochun! Open the door! We have something to find you for!"

This time, the sound of footsteps came from inside the house, and the door was pushed open halfway with a "squeak." Liu Xiaochun came out wearing broken cloth shoes, a piece of straw in his mouth, wearing only a yellowed undershirt on his upper body, exposing his dark arms. He caught sight of the two at the door, especially Song Qingshan, and a smirk hung on his face, but his eyes showed wariness.

"Yo ho, Village Chief? Uncle Qingshan? What wind blew the two of you here? Rare guests!" Liu Xiaochun leaned against the doorframe, not letting them in, just blocking the spot.

Indeed, judging from Chai Mi's second uncle Chai Youfu's side, Liu Xiaochun should indeed call Song Qingshan uncle.

Liu Zhanggui moved forward half a step, trying to make his tone sound peaceful: "Xiaochun, I have something to talk to you about. Shall we go inside to talk?"

Liu Xiaochun smiled without smiling: "What is it, Village Chief? Just say it here, the house is a mess, no place to stand. My wife is still sleeping." He deliberately emphasized the words "still sleeping."

Song Qingshan snorted coldly and didn't respond.

Liu Zhanggui endured his anger and got straight to the point: "It's like this. Chai Mi's cornfield at He Tao lost quite a few corn cobs. Her mother Su Wan personally saw you in that field this afternoon... shucking corn? Is that true?"

The smile on Liu Xiaochun's face disappeared instantly, replaced by an expression of anger at being wronged, and his voice rose an octave: "What?! Shucking corn? Village Chief! Uncle Qingshan! Listen to you! What kind of talk is this? Am I Liu Xiaochun the kind of person who steals chickens and touches dogs? When did I go to her cornfield? This is purely slander!"

"Xiaochun, don't be anxious first." Liu Zhanggui pressed his hand, "Su Wan said she personally saw you, and even shouted at you, you waded through He Tao and ran, and left a broken cloth bag for holding corn at the field edge..."

"Bullshit!" Liu Xiaochun spat out a mouthful of saliva, spat the straw far away, pointing at his own nose, "Saw me? Did her eyeballs grow on her ass or is her vision blurred? I spent the whole day at home tidying the courtyard, went to burn paper for my father's grave (Fake Lao Wu's grave is not far behind his house, just buried in a random hole). I didn't go to He Tao at all! Wading in the river? Don't you know how cold the water in He Tao is? Am I stupid to go wade in the water?" The more he said, the more excited he got, saliva flying everywhere.

"That broken cloth bag?" He sneered, full of disdain, "Village Chief, ask around the whole village, which family doesn't have a few broken cloth bags? They're all over the street! Why do you say it's mine? Chai Mi's corn is lost, you blame me? I say Chai Xiu stole my old hen! Do you have evidence? Caught my hand? Held my neck? No! This isn't just because you think my family is poor and easy to bully, wanting to cheat me?"

Song Qingshan really couldn't listen anymore, stepped forward, and said in a deep voice: "Liu Xiaochun! Watch your language! No one wants to cheat you! People saw you, and that bag was also dropped at the scene, if it's not yours then whose is it? If you have no ghost in your heart, why did you run?"

"I ran?" Liu Xiaochun stuck out his neck, his aggressive nature came up, and he also stepped forward, almost pressing against Song Qingshan's face, "Uncle Qingshan, which eye of yours saw me run? Who proved I ran? Su Wan just opens her mouth and it counts? What does she count as? I say she's seeing things! Maybe some wild dog dragged it away! Blame me? Your old Song family and Chai Mi's family wear the same pants, teaming up to bully honest people, right?"

"You!" Song Qingshan was so angry at his twisting the truth that his face turned iron green, his fists clenched tight. Liu Zhanggui quickly grabbed Song Qingshan's arm.

"Xiaochun! How are you talking!" Liu Zhanggui was also angry, "Qingshan is an accountant, he's here to solve the problem! Can your attitude solve the problem?"

"Solve the problem? Solve what problem?" Liu Xiaochun spread his hands, completely playing the rogue, "I didn't steal! You insist on blaming me for stealing! How to solve this? How about you search? Turn my house upside down, see if there are her corn cobs? If you can't find them, you owe me an explanation! Kowtow to apologize! And compensate me for mental distress!"

Liu Zhanggui was made to feel chest tightness by his rogue attitude: "Xiaochun! You... you're not being unreasonable, are you? People saw it with their own eyes!"

"Saw fart!" Liu Xiaochun's voice was even louder, drawing several neighboring households to poke their heads out, "She saw a ghost! Village Chief, Uncle Qingshan, I respect you as elders, but you can't be this biased, can you? Chai Mi's family has money and power, so you side with them? My family is poor, so we deserve to be bullied? Today I, Liu Xiaochun, put my words here! I didn't steal! Whoever dares to say I stole it, don't blame me for turning my face and not recognizing people!" He glared viciously at Song Qingshan and Liu Zhanggui, his eyes fierce as if wanting to eat people.

Song Qingshan was so angry his whole body trembled, pointing at Liu Xiaochun: "Good! Good, you Liu Xiaochun! You wait!" He knew if he kept talking, this crude person might do anything. Liu Zhanggui was also completely at a loss, this crude person was impervious to reason and even bit back.

"Fine! Liu Xiaochun, you've got guts!" Liu Zhanggui was also quite angry, "This matter isn't over! Let's go!"

He pulled the furious Song Qingshan and turned to leave. Behind them came Liu Xiaochun's arrogant shouts: "No need to see you off, Village Chief! Uncle Qingshan! Come again when you have time! But next time you come, best bring evidence! Without evidence, don't talk nonsense! Be careful the wind doesn't flash your tongue!"

The two walked far away, and could still hear Liu Xiaochun deliberately humming an out-of-tune little song loudly in the courtyard.

"Damn it! This turtle bastard!" Song Qingshan kicked a clod of dirt on the road hard, "Simply a slippery character! Impervious to reason! Neither soft nor hard!"

Liu Zhanggui also sighed, even forgetting to smoke: "Sigh... I knew it would be like this. This worthless wretch is just like his brother-in-law Chai You De, even more crude than his brother-in-law! Talking reason to him is like playing music to a cow! Wasted saliva!"

"So what to do? Just let it go like that?" Song Qingshan was unwilling, "How to explain to Chai Mi's place? Her family really lost that much corn!"

"If not let it go, what else can be done?" Liu Zhanggui spread his hands, looking helpless, "Can't beat him, can't outscold him, call the police? That bit of corn really isn't enough to file a case over. Besides, even if you really catch him, can he admit it? Once released, he'll only worsen and harm Chai Mi's family! This kind of person, getting involved is nothing but trouble!"

He looked back at the dilapidated courtyard wall of Liu Xiaochun's house, lowered his voice to Song Qingshan: "Qingshan, go back and tell Chai Mi, let her... think of a plan herself. This matter, the village can't manage, I can't persuade either. People like Liu Xiaochun need someone like Chai Mi to deal with. Let him wait for Chai Mi to deal with him! Let's go, bad luck!"

"That won't do. You have to go explain this matter clearly, otherwise I can't handle it either. You say the village can't manage, but you still have to go manage. You have to give people an explanation, right... that's not a small amount, if it's really one mu of land, not to mention the money, the nature is also different..."

Song Qingshan said this, Liu Zhanggui also had no choice but to sigh, and with a stiff scalp went back with Song Qingshan to find Chai Mi.

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On the other side.

Chai Mi looked at the newly bought frying pan, glanced at the listless calf, sighed, and handed the medicine to Chai Youqing: "Dad, this newly bought medicine, the veterinarian said, calculate by the calf's weight, the dosage must be accurate, too much won't do. You carefully mix it."

Chai Youqing took the medicine, holding it like a treasure, nodding repeatedly: "Yes, yes, I know, this time I'll definitely be careful!" He hurried to find a syringe, clumsily gesturing to read the scale.

Afterwards Chai Mi went to Song Qiushui's house, arrived at the storehouse.

The two carried the newly fried pan into the storehouse. The cart was also directly put into the storehouse, saving worry and effort.

Song Qiushui's mouth wasn't idle: "Tsk, this pan is really powerful! Stainless steel, shiny! Chai Mi, do you think Liu Zhanggui and the other can figure it out? Don't let that Liu Xiaochun talk his way back again."

"Talk his way back?" Chai Mi snorted, carrying the newly cooked pot toward the kitchen, "Liu Zhanggui's muddying-the-waters skill, at most can make Liu Xiaochun spit out the shucked corn cobs. Apologize? Don't even think about it. If that worthless wretch could soften, the sun would come out from the west."

Song Qiushui pouted: "Can't beat him up? I think he's just showing off, deserves a beating."

"Forget it, with Liu Xiaochun's physique, can't beat him. I can't either..." Chai Mi shook her head: "This isn't something we can beat. His physique is really good, and also damn fierce. Can't use force, using force we'd lose out."

Afterwards the two returned to Chai Mi's house.

Su Wan said with a worried face: "Chai Mi... how about we ask for less, as long as he gives some... as long as we can get some back, I think not apologizing is fine too, or... anyway it's better than losing it all for nothing. And it's just... just that Liu Xiaochun is crude, don't let him bear a grudge against our family."

"Bear a grudge?" Chai Xiu pouted, "He stole our family's things and still has reason? Mom, you're too soft! I say, Sister, we should just push that broken cloth bag to his doorstep and curse him out! Let the whole village know what kind of goods he is!"

"Cursing in the street is useless." Chai Mi also felt it wasn't easy to handle: "That kind of slippery bastard can't be drowned by spit. You have to make him hurt. Wait and see; if Liu Zhanggui really can't even fart, we'll think of another plan."

Just as they were speaking, the gate sounded. Liu Zhanggui and Song Qingshan returned one after the other. Liu Zhanggui's complexion wasn't good, and Song Qingshan had a black face, as if someone owed him eight hundred strings of cash.

Song Qiushui rushed out first: "Dad! How was it? Did that Liu Xiaochun admit it? What about the corn?"

Song Qingshan walked into the yard with his head down, plopped onto the firewood pile, pulled out a cigarette and took a hard drag, saying nothing.

Liu Zhanggui sighed and walked up to Chai Mi: "Chai Mi... I went, and I saw the person."

"And then?" Chai Mi asked calmly.

"This kid... is truly shameless!" Liu Zhanggui shook his head. "He bit his tongue and refused to admit it! He said that torn cloth bag is everywhere on the street, so why say it's his? He also said... he also said Su Wan's old eyes are dim and she mistook the person! It's infuriating!"

Su Wan became anxious as soon as she heard it: "How could I mistake him? His bowlegs, his dark appearance—I'd recognize him even if he were burned to ashes! He was splitting wood at the time; I shouted at him and he splashed through the river to run away! He splashed water all over me!"

"I believe you!" Liu Zhanggui hurriedly said, "But that kid just won't admit it! I wore my lips raw talking to Brother Qingshan, and he has the attitude of a dead pig unafraid of boiling water! He even shouted that we're wronging a good person and wants to go to the xiang to file a false accusation! You say this... this..."

Song Qiushui stomped her feet in anger: "Sue his grandmother! Thief shouting stop thief! Village Chief, you're just letting him intimidate you? He stole things and still has the right?"

Liu Zhanggui looked embarrassed: "Not intimidated... Qiushui, you didn't see him; that kid is shameless, cut from the same mold as his brother-in-law Chai You De! He won't budge! I can't very well go beat him up, can I? That would make me the one in the wrong?"

"What about the corn? Just let it go like that?" Chai Xiu also became anxious.

"Corn..." Liu Zhanggui rubbed his hands, "......"

Liu Zhanggui didn't know what to do...

The corn was definitely gone, but he couldn't bring himself to admit he hadn't retrieved it...

"Ai, let's all calm down first. Once the anger passes, I'll go again."

"Forget it." Chai Mi directly refused: "Since he won't return it, there's nothing to be done."

"Village Chief, don't bother with this matter anymore. He's just a poor bully, thinking he's something special. It's truly spoiling his bad habit." Chai Mi said: "Does he really think our Chai family has no one?"

Liu Zhanggui hurriedly said: "Chai Mi, you mustn't act recklessly..."

Chai Mi didn't care about those things: "You don't manage it. He won't return it, right? I'll find someone to beat him until he begs to return it to me."

Liu Zhanggui still wanted to say something, but Chai Mi had already gone out.

Although the Old Chai family didn't have many people, they were still considered a major household in Sanjiacun.

That Liu Xiaochun was just someone adopted into the Chai family, a member of a la ban fu group, and he still dared to be defiant?

Chai Mi smiled.

Since Liu Xiaochun was so arrogant, they would just use force directly.