Chapter 59

“Xia Daquan stepped forward and said, “Yun girl, we were wrong before. Can you let your cousin off?”

“She was just confused for a moment and wrote that report. Your uncle knows she didn’t mean it. Just give your uncle some face. Be magnanimous and let her off this time.”

“Uncle, you finally spoke. I thought you were mute. When you saw me being bullied by Xia Dabao, didn’t you just turn your head and walk away? You pretended not to see.”

“Why are you so eloquent now that it’s your daughter? I’m telling you, no one can help her today. Xia Yunyan is not a child. She has to pay for her actions.”

“You’re still spoiling her. If she dares to report me today, she’ll dare to report others tomorrow. They won’t be as easygoing as I am.”

“Besides, if she gets away with this punishment, she won’t learn her lesson. She might do it again. I’m doing this for your own good. Don’t thank me too much.”

The Little Red Soldier  also said to Xia Yunxuan, “You parents don’t discipline your children properly. Now you come here to plead for her. Isn’t it too late?”

“Besides, we’ve already decided on the punishment. Why are you constantly pleading for her? If everyone who makes a mistake can just plead for forgiveness and get away with it, what’s the point of having laws?”

“If you keep nagging, we’ll add 10 more days to her punishment.” Xia Daquan and Bai Lanhua immediately shut up when they heard the Little Red Soldier  say this. They were afraid of harming their daughter.

Although a daughter wasn’t as important as a son, they had raised her for so long. Maybe they could sell her for a good price later. If she had a bad reputation, who would want her?

Those old women saw that Xia Yunxuan was so difficult to deal with now. She didn’t even give her own family face. They had no choice but to go home and get 10 yuan. But they were cursing in their hearts, “Damn damn girl. She dared to make us pay 10 yuan. She’s not afraid of bad luck for the rest of her life. She’s heartless.”

The old women dragged their feet. When the Little Red Soldier  was getting impatient, they finally brought the money and handed it to Xia Yunxuan. “You dead girl, how did you become this way? You don’t recognize your own family. You’re so heartless. You’re from our village. You should be more considerate. It’s best to leave some room for maneuver.”

“We’re your elders. What’s wrong with us saying a few words to you? Haha, Xia Yunxuan sneered. “Elders? You guys are worthy of being elders? You’ve forgotten, haven’t you?”

“If I had elders like you, I would be so angry that I would die a few years earlier. I would just buy a block of tofu and bump my head against it. I can’t handle it. Xia Yunxuan saw that the old women were clutching the money tightly. She said, “Where’s my money? Give it to me quickly. I don’t want to talk to you anymore. I’m wasting my breath.”

“I don’t have as much free time as you to gossip and spread rumors about people. You’re not afraid of your tongues rotting from talking too much.” The old women were speechless. They were almost out of breath. They had met their match today. They were always invincible and would argue even if they were in the wrong. But their usual tactics didn’t work this time. They were in the wrong and couldn’t argue with her.

There was another person they couldn’t mess with in the village, Xia Yunxuan, this dead girl. After this lesson, they would never gossip again.

They all thought that this dead girl must have been possessed by something unclean. Otherwise, she used to be quiet as a mouse. Now her mouth was like a machine gun, scolding everyone, even their elders.

The old women handed the money to Xia Yunxuan. They were unhappy about paying the money, but the person who started this mess shouldn’t get away with it either. Xia Yunyan dared to write a report and cause them to suffer. This money should be paid by the Xia family.

Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Li looked at each other and understood each other’s intentions. “Mrs. Li said, “Village Head, Xia Yunyan doesn’t work properly. She just writes false reports. Aren’t you going to punish her? She made us pay so much money.”

“Mrs. Wang said, “Yes, Village Head. She was punished by the Little Red Soldier  with a public shaming. Our team didn’t punish her at all. You should make her carry manure for a few months. That way, we’ll feel better. Otherwise, she should pay for this. She started this.”

“Besides, if you don’t teach her a lesson, she’ll report anyone she doesn’t like. What will you do then? If you don’t have time to focus on production and you’re constantly dealing with these trivial matters, what will we eat? If we don’t have enough food, are we going to eat at the Xia family?”

The village head said, “Okay. After her punishment, she’ll carry manure for three months. That’s enough.” The village head also looked at Xia Yunyan and said, “You heard what I said, right?” Xia Yunyan yelled, “Village Head, why are you doing this to me? I know I was wrong. Can’t you just let me off?”

“Haha, Xia Yunxuan said, “You’re not a three-year-old child. You have to take responsibility for your actions. You’re just bored and have nothing to do. My dear sister, I hope you enjoy carrying manure for the next few months.”

“Xia Yunxuan, you poisonous woman, you damn girl! What do you get out of doing this to me? I just wrote a letter. You could be more generous and let me off.”

“Besides, you have that ID. Why didn’t you show it earlier? You just wanted to see me humiliated, didn’t you? You’re so cruel.”

Xia Yunxuan didn’t say a word. She walked over and slapped Xia Yunyan twice. Everyone heard two loud slaps. Just hearing the sound made them feel pain.

Xia Yunxuan looked at her red hand and said, “It’s all because of your foul mouth. You can’t stop gossiping. You’ve made my hand red. You’re so young, why can’t you learn your lesson?”

Bai Lanhua ran over and saw the red handprints on her daughter’s face. She yelled, “Xia Yunxuan, what do you want? Don’t push your luck. You’ve slapped your cousin twice. No one can control you anymore, can they?”

“Xia Yunxuan also said, “Mother-in-law, if you have time to yell at me, you should spend more time controlling your good daughter. Tell her to stop talking nonsense. Luckily, you met someone as good-tempered as me. If you had met someone else, you wouldn’t know how you died. I’m doing it for her own good. You don’t even appreciate it. I’m so sad. Sigh, it’s hard to be a good person these days.”