In the years of famine, in troubled times, the koi sweet wife is omnipotent

In the past, she only knew how to make unreasonable demands and throw tantrums. She was not as clear-headed as she is now, and she could not prove her innocence with solid evidence.

"It makes sense."

After hearing this, the village chief felt that Xia Wanwan’s method was very feasible.

However, her confidence made everyone present start to wonder whether she was really wronged.

"Go immediately and find the owner of the medicine shop. Once we find the real culprit, we will not let him off lightly."

The village chief led everyone and set off immediately.

"Village Chief! It's already afternoon, and we're still twenty kilometers from town! It'll be dark by the time we get back. For safety reasons, we should... or we can go tomorrow."

Zhao Ziyang panicked and rushed out to stop them. "Everyone knows that there are often wolves in the valley ten miles away at night. We can't take this risk."

The village chief looked up at the sky and calculated the time. It would indeed be dark when he returned at night.

Xia Wanwan frowned, looked at Zhao Ziyang, and said aggressively, "What's so scary about this? Wolves are afraid of fire. Wouldn't it be fine if everyone holds a torch? Are you afraid?"

Zhao Ziyang sneered and said sarcastically, "You are indeed a woman who has never experienced danger. Do you really think that you can scare away hungry wolves with just a few fires? What a fantasy."

At this time, a villager said, "Village Chief! Why don't we go early tomorrow morning? Zhao Ziyang is right. A few torches won't scare away those hungry wolves. It'll be the same if we go tomorrow. The owner of the medicine shop won't run away, right?"

"Ok!"

The village chief nodded when he heard this and was about to announce that they would set off tomorrow.

Xia Wanwan refused to accept this, glaring at Zhao Ziyang with a cold gaze. "You're saying this simply because you're feeling guilty. You're trying to delay this for another day. Then tomorrow morning, you'll have your mother go to town to get some medicine under the pretext of taking Da Zhuang to the doctor, so you can bribe the shopkeeper to lie for you in advance, right?"

"You...you...you are talking nonsense."

When Zhao Ziyang saw that his secret was exposed, he immediately glared at Xia Wanwan and said with a lack of confidence.

"In fact, we don't have to go to town. The truth will come out anyway."

Xia Wanwan didn't want to walk dozens of miles for no reason. Instead, she would use the time to clean the house. At least she would feel better living in a clean environment.

So she thought of a way. She looked at Zhao Ziyang again and said coldly, "Do you dare to make a bet with me?"

"You...you want to bet...what?"

Zhao Ziyang looked at Xia Wanwan guiltily, always feeling that her bet was not very friendly.

A fleeting sly smile appeared on Xia Wanwan's lips, and she pretended to be thoughtful, as if she was thinking about what to bet on.

Everyone stared at her curiously, wanting to know what she was betting on.

Even Gu Huaijin, who had always known Xia Wanwan, could not see through her at this moment and had no idea what she would say next.

"Xia Wanwan! If you have any bets, just tell us. Don't waste everyone's time here. Do you think everyone is like you, idle around all day and doing nothing?"

Aunt Zhang became impatient after just a moment and immediately scolded Xia Wanwan.

In her opinion, Xia Wanwan didn't dare to go to the town for confrontation, so she deliberately changed the subject and delayed time so that the matter would be left unresolved.

Xia Wanwan ignored her completely and didn't take her seriously at all. Instead, she walked up to the village chief, pointed her finger at Zhao Ziyang and said, "Village chief, I want to make a bet with Zhao Ziyang. Whoever is the murderer will run naked around Heping Village three times. When they come back, they will be whipped on their buttocks thirty times, and they must be punished without wearing pants."

"I……"

"I can see it."

Just as Zhao Ziyang was about to refuse, Aunt Zhang readily agreed. She looked at Xia Wanwan and said loudly, "You're really going to come up with anything to clear yourself of suspicion. Do you think this will arouse my son's pity and make him let you go? You're just daydreaming."

"Mother~"

Zhao Ziyang became anxious.

Xia Wanwan must have had a backup plan when she did this, which was to prevent him from going to the town in advance to bribe the owner of the drugstore.

Xia Wanwan couldn't help but burst out laughing. Then she casually walked over to him and said sternly, "Since Baozhu has been kind to the children in the past, don't say I didn't give you a chance. If you admit it now, I'll spare you the punishment of running naked three laps and only give you a caning on your buttocks. If you still refuse to admit it, we'll all go to town tomorrow to confront each other. Whoever drugged you will be punished according to the bet. Of course, in the meantime, I will strongly request that the village chief send someone to guard your house to prevent anyone from going to town to bribe the owner of the medicine shop in advance."

At this point, Xia Wanwan paused, lazily raised her fingers, and fiddled with them. "To be fair, of course we can't just have the village chief send someone to guard your house. We have to send someone as well. That way, no one can do anything tricky, don't you think?"

Every word she said was full of confidence, which made everyone's eyes fall on Zhao Ziyang.

Did they really wrongly accuse Xia Wanwan this time?

The person who actually drugged her was actually Zhao Ziyang. Although Xia Wanwan had gained some weight, her face was indeed beautiful, so it was normal for him to have some bad thoughts about her.

The village chief also looked at Zhao Ziyang at this time and said unhappily: "I think Xia Wanwan's bet is good. What do you think?"

"me……"

Zhao Ziyang felt guilty, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

Gu Baozhu was holding her son in her arms, and her heart suddenly sank when she saw this scene.

She slowly came to Zhao Ziyang, without crying or making a fuss, without yelling or shouting, and asked in the calmest tone: "Tell me the truth, did you use drugs on Xia Wanwan?"

"Baozhu! I..."

Zhao Ziyang felt extremely guilty when he saw her calm eyes.

Xia Wanwan felt a little dizzy and wanted to make a quick decision. She said coldly again, "Zhao Ziyang! You only have one chance. If you don't admit it, regardless of whether this bet is successful or not, I will report you to the authorities. Rape is a serious crime. It will not be as simple as just thirty lashes on the buttocks."

Although this was an era where men were superior to women, it did not mean that men could do whatever they wanted.

“No, I can’t sue the authorities.”