After the separation, I took my whole family to eat delicious food and drink spicy

The villagers who were watching the commotion outside quickly reacted and rushed to ask for the village chief. Mrs. Bai, who was still chatting at Aunt Chen's house, heard about the incident and ran straight home without even taking her needlework or fabric. Aunt Chen's family, fearing something might have happened, followed suit. Li Fang and Li Linlin, who had been playing in the fields, saw so many people gathered at their house and, fearing something might have happened, hurried home as well.

By the time the villagers were dragging the village chief over, Mrs. Bai and the others had also arrived. Seeing Li Xiaoxiao still standing in the middle of the yard confronting Li Jiang and the others, Mrs. Bai and Aunt Chen hurried over, grabbed Li Xiaoxiao and looked her over, fearing she might be injured.

"Xiaoxiao, are you okay?" Bai asked worriedly.

Li Xiaoxiao held Bai's hand with one hand and held the broom in the other. "Don't worry, Mom, I'm fine. They're the ones in trouble." After saying this, she looked towards Su and the others.

When Li Jiang saw the village chief coming, he hurried forward and said, "Village chief, you have to take care of this for us. Li Xiaoxiao, that lunatic, actually dared to hit her breasts."

After hearing what Li Jiang said, a hint of surprise flashed in the eyes of the village chief. In ancient times, filial piety was the most important thing. If a younger generation hits an elder, it is a great disrespect and enough to bring shame to the entire family.

But the village chief did not express his opinion immediately. Instead, he turned to look at Li Xiaoxiao and the big broom in her hand, and looked around the yard. In particular, he noticed the scattered wolfberries and the traces of being trampled on the ground, and he had already made some judgments in his mind.

"Li Jiang, don't jump to conclusions," the village chief said earnestly. "Let me ask Li Xiaoxiao what's going on."

Li Xiaoxiao put down the broom in his hand, bowed respectfully to the village chief, and then recounted the whole incident in a clear and orderly manner, from the sudden visit of Su and others, to their unreasonable demands, and finally to Su's behavior of destroying the wolfberries. He explained them one by one without exaggeration or deliberate concealment.

"Village Chief, you heard it all. I didn't mean to contradict the elders, let alone hit anyone," Li Xiaoxiao said, her voice choking slightly. "I was just protecting the fruits of our third branch's hard work and didn't want it to be ruined for no reason."

Seeing this, Su wanted to interrupt and refute, but was stopped by a stern look from the village chief. The village chief knew that Li Xiaoxiao's words were true, and that she had always been filial and sensible. There must be something hidden behind what happened today.

"Alright, I've got a general understanding of what's going on." The village chief paused for a moment and said, "Su, as an elder, you should lead by example. How could you destroy property in a fit of rage? This not only violates village rules and regulations, but also damages the family's reputation."

Su blushed at the village chief's words, but dared not say anything more. The village chief then turned to Li Jiang and Li Ren and said, "As brothers, you should also persuade mother and help the family live in harmony, instead of blindly favoring each other or even distorting the facts."

Finally, the village chief looked at Li Xiaoxiao with a hint of approval in his eyes. "Li Xiaoxiao, although you are young, you are calm and logical in your approach, which is quite rare. However, remember, a harmonious family is the foundation of everything. In the future, when you encounter problems, you should communicate more and try to avoid conflicts."

After saying this, the village chief waved his hand, signaling everyone to disperse. Although Su and the others were unwilling to accept it, they did not dare to act rashly in front of the village chief and had to leave in disappointment.

Bai was grateful for the village chief's fair handling of the case and quickly pulled Li Xiaoxiao and the village chief to express their gratitude. The village chief smiled and shook his head, saying that this was his duty as village chief.

Afterwards, Aunt Chen and Li Xiaoxiao's family were in the yard cleaning up the trampled wolfberries. Mrs. Bai couldn't help but say, "Xiaoxiao, you were too impulsive this time. She's your grandmother after all. You shouldn't hit her. If others tell others, they'll say you don't understand filial piety and disrespect your elders. I'm worried about your marriage."

"Don't worry, Mom. I don't care about reputation or those empty things. No matter what others say, as long as I don't feel that it's a big deal, that's all I need. Besides, my grandma is soft-hearted and afraid of toughness. If I don't give her some tough treatment, I'm afraid she will continue to cause us more trouble in the future." Li Xiaoxiao said nonchalantly.

"Cui Niang, don't worry too much. What Xiaoxiao said is right. Old lady Su deserves to be punished. If it were me, I would also beat her up." Aunt Chen said on behalf of Li Xiaoxiao.

Seeing that Aunt Chen said this, Mrs. Bai didn't say anything else and concentrated on picking up the wolfberries on the ground.

"Xiaoxiao, these wolfberries have fallen to the ground. Do we still need them? It would be a shame to throw them away. They must be worth a lot of money, right?" Aunt Chen asked again.

"Of course, Auntie." Li Xiaoxiao answered as she picked up the intact wolfberries and put them aside. "I'll wash them and dry them in the sun later, and then I can sell them in town."

Mrs. Bai and Aunt Chen joined in the picking. After a while, the three of them finally picked up most of the wolfberries.

"Fortunately, the loss is not too great." Bai heaved a sigh of relief.

"This old lady Su is really getting more and more outrageous!" Aunt Chen said indignantly.

"We'll just have to be more careful next time." Li Xiaoxiao consoled him. "Fortunately, the village chief is sensible, so this matter is over."

Mrs. Bai nodded, still feeling a little worried, but also relieved to see her daughter so strong and brave.

Life has to go on. Li Xiaoxiao believes that as long as the family works together, life will get better and better.

"Auntie, let's have lunch at our house. I'll cook now." Li Xiaoxiao said to Auntie Chen.

"Yes, don't go home for lunch, just eat at our house." Bai also invited.

Seeing that it was difficult to refuse, Aunt Chen agreed.

Li Xiaoxiao hurried to the kitchen to cook. Now there are many vegetables growing in the vegetable garden, and some beans, eggplants, and peppers are edible. Although not many are ripe, it is still enough for the whole family.

Li Xiaoxiao asked Li Fang to light the fire first, while she went to the rice jar and scooped a spoonful of rice to steam. She asked Li Fang to keep an eye on the fire, and then she picked up the basket and went to the vegetable patch in the backyard. Aunt Chen and Bai saw that Li Xiaoxiao was going to pick vegetables, so they also said they would go with her to see.

When he arrived at the vegetable garden, Li Xiaoxiao pulled out a bunch of Chinese cabbage and picked some peppers, eggplants, beans and other vegetables.

"Cui Niang, the vegetables in your family are growing so well and so fast." Aunt Chen praised as she looked at the lush vegetables.

"It was our little girl who said that we should apply enough fertilizer before planting vegetables and then tend to them diligently, so that we can have all these vegetables now. If I did it myself, I certainly wouldn't be able to grow them so well." Mrs. Bai praised her daughter without hesitation.

"There is such a saying. I have been farming all my life and didn't know this truth. Our Xiaoxiao is really amazing. It seems that you have to learn from Xiaoxiao in the future." Aunt Chen said with a smile.

"Auntie, please stop teasing me. Our vegetables are ripe now, so I'll pick some for you to take back. I also want to thank you for giving us the vegetable seeds." After saying that, Li Xiaoxiao picked some eggplants, beans and other things and put them in the basket, preparing to take them back to Auntie Chen after dinner.

"You are such an honest kid. Thank you in advance."

Li Xiaoxiao just smiled and said nothing. She picked up the basket, said goodbye to the two of them and went back.