Wei Qiongfang couldn’t believe that Jiang Lin would suddenly kick her without any warning.

She was kicked in the shoulder by Jiang Lin, fell backward, and felt dizzy.

Jiang Lin, still furious, lifted her foot to continue kicking Wei Qiongfang, cursing, “You think you can talk nonsense all you want? If no one confronts you, you’ll keep talking? The world is too small for you to roam around? Do you have to chew on my tongue to feel satisfied? You’re asking for a beating, and I’ll give it to you!”

“What’s going on? What’s going on?” Ma Kaihua was startled and immediately stood up.

Seeing Jiang Lin trying to continue kicking Wei Qiongfang, she quickly stretched out her arms to stop her and shouted, “Stop fighting! Stop fighting!”

She tried to stop Jiang Lin while signaling to other women to help intervene and separate Wei Qiongfang from Jiang Lin so that Wei Qiongfang could fight back.

Jiang Lin was not polite to her.

She grabbed the arm Ma Kaihua extended towards her, tripped her with her foot, and threw her to the ground.

Ma Kaihua didn’t understand how she had been knocked down.

She only felt a dull pain at the back of her head, and a swarm of hornets buzzing in her head, with stars flashing before her eyes.

The other women wanted to go up and pull Jiang Lin away.

Yan Runzhi asked Dabao to take Xiaobao aside, then picked up her own awl and fiercely confronted them, “Get lost! Anyone who tries to intervene, I’ll deal with you!”

The women were frightened.

They had always seen Yan Runzhi as submissive and timid, even when scolded.

They had never seen her act aggressively.

They were too scared to approach and could only verbally try to stop the fight.

Xiaobao clapped his hands on the side and shouted, “Go, Linlin, go Linlin, you’re amazing!”

Wei Qiongfang got up and started fighting with Jiang Lin.

Considering herself stronger and taller, she wanted to grab Jiang Lin’s hair.

However, Jiang Lin was more agile.

She jumped up, grabbed Wei Qiongfang’s hair first, and pressed her down, forcing Wei Qiongfang to lie on the ground.

Jiang Lin immediately straddled her back, pressing her knees against Wei Qiongfang’s arms and pulling her hair.

With a loud slap, she said, “Keep talking nonsense, and see what happens!”

Cheng Dabao had been watching Wei Qiongfang get up to fight his mother, and he ran over to help.

However, he stood there dumbfounded after a few steps.

One woman, trying to please Ma Kaihua, wanted to pull Jiang Lin away, but Jiang Lin turned her head and cursed, “Get lost, or I’ll beat you to death!”

Her fierce appearance frightened the woman, who quickly backed off to avoid being hit or blamed.

Two other women, who were afraid of Cheng Rushan, quietly slipped away.

Ma Kaihua struggled to get up and shouted, “Jiang Lin, will you ever stop? We’re all educated youth, this is really embarrassing!”

Jiang Lin pressed Wei Qiongfang down, making her unable to move.

She said, “What about you gossiping behind people’s backs? When you’re gossiping, did you ever think I would get angry and hit someone? Did you think I’m afraid of losing face and wouldn’t dare to confront you?”

This is such a double standard!

Gossiping behind people’s backs and then acting all righteous when caught, how thick-skinned can you be?

If you don’t stand up for yourself a bit, you’ll end up being taken advantage of!

A kind-hearted person is often taken advantage of!

Let’s see who dares to gossip and spread rumors behind people’s backs!

Ma Kaihua said, “If you haven’t done anything wrong, you shouldn’t fear the knock on the door at night!”

“If you can’t produce evidence, we won’t be done with this today,” Jiang Lin said coldly.

Jiang Lin wasn’t afraid of Liu Honghua reporting her for selling a child because in rural areas, it’s quite common for children to be sent away if the family can’t afford to raise them or for other reasons.

There are no relevant policies, so nobody really cares.

Besides, she didn’t actually sell her child; he was fine and by her side.

She was only worried about how her family would feel about this.

She didn’t want to make them sad.

She had always treated the idea of selling her son as a joke, so Dabao, Yan Runzhi, and Cheng Rushan didn’t seem to take it seriously.

But the gossip in the village was hurting Dabao, Yan Runzhi, and Dabao.

She was worried they would be hurt by the rumors they heard outside.

If Liu Honghua had really asked at the big store, she would surely know the truth.

The original owner did indeed intend to sell her son at first, but it was unlucky that she died before she could sell him.

The problem now was how to explain her visit to the big store.

If the Zhao family came to confront her, how would she respond?

In fact, Jiang Lin was not afraid of confronting the Zhao family at all.

After all, she didn’t sell her child, and if she said she sold him for 10,000, the Zhao family wouldn’t believe her.

They would think she was crazy.

The problem for her was how to explain her visit to the big store to the Zhao family.

Why would she go if she didn’t intend to sell her son?

There had to be a reason, or else Yan Runzhi and Dabao would be upset.

She didn’t want them to be upset.

Since Ma Kaihua and Wei Qiongfang were gossiping here and were heard by Yan Runzhi and Dabao, Jiang Lin might as well explain it now.

Ma Kaihua’s head was still throbbing, and she shouted, “Let go of her first, let’s talk things out properly. What’s with the fighting as soon as you meet? Isn’t there any law and order anymore? Go report to the community director and let him deal with her properly.”

At this moment, Cheng Yulian led a few women running over.

The women fought, and neither the brigade secretary nor the brigade captain bothered to intervene.

The head of the women’s committee was the one in charge of handling such matters.

It’s hard for a fair official to judge family affairs, and women’s issues are even more complex than family affairs.

Basically, it’s a case of “he said, she said,” and as long as no one is seriously injured, there’s no need to involve the government for a ruling.

This kind of thing usually ends without resolution, depending on whose husband is more powerful and whose status is higher in the village.

After the two families fall out, they rarely interact again.

So when Jiang Lin and Wei Qiongfang fought, nobody cared.

Only the head of the women’s committee came to mediate.

Cheng Yulian ran over and shouted, “What’s going on? How dare you bully Jiang, an educated youth?”

Ma Kaihua retorted, “Nonsense! She’s the one who hit someone. Which eye saw us bullying her?”

At that moment, Jiang Lin was still on top of Wei Qiongfang, pressing her down and pulling her hair.

How could she be the one being bullied? Are you blind?

Cheng Yulian was also sharp-eyed.

Rural women, especially those dealing with in-law relationships, sisters-in-law, sisters, and neighbors, are basically seasoned warriors.

She opened her eyes and told a blatant lie, “Look at how Jiang, the educated youth, was beaten. Her face is swollen, and even pulled out a bunch of hair. Tsk tsk, does it hurt?”

Wei Qiongfang burst into tears.

That was the hair Jiang Lin had pulled out!

Seeing her crying so heartbreakingly, as if she were the one who had been wronged, Jiang Lin got up and let her go, saying, “If you don’t want to get beaten up in the future, stop gossiping.”

Cheng Xiaobao and Cheng Dabao immediately ran over and each grabbed one of her hands tightly.

Wei Qiongfang lay on the ground crying uncontrollably.

She had completely given up struggling.

She was no match for Jiang Lin at all.

She only knew how to pull hair and slap, but Jiang Lin fought like a man, using elbows and knees effectively, both at long and short range.

She couldn’t handle this completely overwhelming fighting style.

With the commotion, many of the members who were not working in the fields but were in the village came over to see what was going on.

Sun Qinghui asked, “Jiang Lin, what’s going on?”

Jiang Lin pointed at Wei Qiongfang and said, “She accused me of selling my son and bullying our grandma, so I got angry and fought with her. She couldn’t beat me, so she resorted to dirty tactics.”

Sun Qinghui was also very angry. “Wei Qiongfang, you’ve gone too far. I warned you before about asking about Jiang Lin selling her child, and you’re still talking about it. This is too much.” It was clear who was in the wrong.

Wei Qiongfang cried, “How am I going too far? Why would she act like this if she’s not up to something?”

Sun Qinghui：“Wei, are you doing this on purpose? You accused her of selling her child, did she? Is her child not here and doing well? Did she sell him? Why can’t you see the good in Jiang? Do you want people to think you’re up to something?

Wei Qiongfang felt even more wronged. “I have evidence. Someone went to Dache Store and asked, she did go to sell him, for a hundred.”

Jiang Lin coldly replied, “Call her over for a confrontation, I’ll ask her how she asked. A hundred? Did I sell him? I wouldn’t sell my son for ten thousand!”

Cheng Xiaobao shouted, “Exactly, wicked woman!”

Cheng Dabao chimed in, “Another old witch!”

“Director, our mother Bao’er is stubborn, she can’t stand being wronged.” Yan Runzhi started to cry, “The policies are getting better and better, the government doesn’t say anything, but Ma Kaihua, why do you still curse me, saying you want to beat and kill me? Are you better than the government?”

Cheng Yulian took the opportunity to say, “Ma Kaihua, you’re going too far. It’s been two years since this was in fashion, and you’re still going on about it. Is this the discipline the family members of brigade cadres should have?”

Ma Kaihua was livid, but had no retort.

Sun Qinghui said, “Accusing Jiang Lin of selling her child is too irresponsible. The child is fine here, and you still say such things. Wei Qiongfang, you should apologize to Jiang Lin, otherwise we will be ashamed to associate with you.”

Other educated youths also agreed with Sun Qinghui. “Yes, Jiang Lin is doing so well now, so proactive and enthusiastic, she even helps repair houses for the members.”

“Wei Qiongfang, you better apologize quickly, we are really embarrassed by you.”

It was one thing for the educated youths to gossip, but to come out onto the street and say it, letting Jiang Lin catch them in the act, was clearly instigating a fight.

Wei Qiongfang felt so wronged, crying loudly, “Even if you did sell him, why should I apologize? Liu Honghua has already gone to Dache Store and asked, you did go to sell your child!”

They thought that by creating public opinion in the village, making everyone look down on Jiang Lin, and then reporting to Liu Honghua, the investigation team from the commune would come down, and Jiang Lin would be questioned.

The village members had already spread the word about Jiang Lin selling her child. When the investigation team came down, it would be a definite case.

Jiang Lin was unlucky.

Little did they know that before the commune team came down, Jiang Lin would blow the lid off the whole thing, disregarding any sense of decorum.

Jiang Lin said, “Where’s Liu Honghua? Let her come for a confrontation.”

Someone shouted, “Liu Honghua went to the commune in the morning and hasn’t come back yet.”

Jiang Lin knew that Liu Honghua had gone to the commune, but she didn’t expect the commune to not take the matter seriously, and Liu Honghua could actually stay there and not come back.

Could she be preparing something big?

Ma Kaihua felt secretly pleased because she had already sent someone to Dache Store to find the Zhao couple to come for a confrontation! If everything went smoothly, they would arrive by noon!

As long as the commune was willing to intervene, even if they couldn’t give Jiang Lin a charge, they could still discredit her.

Let’s see if she could still hold her head up in the village and continue repairing houses and buying tiles!

Cheng Yulian said, “What you’re saying is so ridiculous. The child is fine at home, but you insist on saying she sold her child. Are you so bored and full that you’re doing this?”

Of course, they weren’t concerned about the child.

Wei Qiongfang wanted to use the accusation of selling her child to make Yan Runzhi and Cheng Rushan dislike Jiang Lin and expel her, while Ma Kaihua wanted to use this opportunity to suppress the Yan Runzhi family, discredit Jiang Lin, and take the opportunity to continue suppressing the Cheng Rushan family.

Wei Qiongfang smirked, “If you have the guts, don’t run away. Wait for Liu Honghua to come back for a confrontation!”