After crossing over: kidnapping a female hunter to be the stepfather of the three cubs

When everyone saw Zhao Huanxi slapping Mrs. Zhang a few more times, they were only surprised for a few seconds before someone said to Mrs. Zhang, "Mrs. Zhang, why are you blaming others? If you bullied my child, I would never forgive you either."

There were also people in the crowd pointing fingers at Mrs. Zhang. They looked as if they were experiencing the same situation as their own children being bullied, and were filled with righteous indignation.

Seeing that Zhao Huanxi was so courageous and his family owed Zhao Huanxi such a big favor, the village chief naturally could not side with Mrs. Zhang now.

So he could only say to Mrs. Zhang, whose face was swollen like a pig's head, "Ever since you married Liu Dashan, the Liu family has never been at peace. You treat your son and daughter-in-law badly, which is a family matter. I don't care. But today you bullied another child, and the child's mother fought back, which is understandable."

When Mrs. Zhang heard this, she couldn't stand it anymore and immediately lay on the ground wailing, "Boss, come out. I gave birth to your children, and now I'm being bullied to death by outsiders. Are you a man?"

She wanted to scold Zhao Huanxi, thinking that Zhao Huanxi was still as easy to bully as before. There was no man in her family now, only a few money-losing women. Who knew that Zhao Huanxi dared to hit her, and the village chief didn't speak for her. She was so angry that her heart ached.

When Zhao Huanxi saw Old Lady Tian coming, he walked over to greet her and stood with her. Now that the village chief had come to uphold justice, Zhao Huanxi naturally would not tolerate Mrs. Zhang's scolding.

When the village chief saw Mrs. Zhang making a scene, he ignored her and asked two people to go to Liu's house and call Liu Dashan out.

The Liu family's courtyard wasn't big, and with Old Lady Zhang wailing so loudly, Zhao Huanxi didn't believe the people inside couldn't hear anything. Thinking of this, he suddenly felt sorry for Old Lady Zhang, having been beaten so badly, and no one came out to help her. If she had come out, Zhao Huanxi could have dealt with her together.

Zhao Huanxi had already discovered a little boy peeking behind the gate. It must be Tie Zhuzi. He was such a coward that he didn't dare to say a word when he saw his grandmother being beaten like this by outsiders.

After waiting for a long time, an old man who was about the same age as the village chief came out. He should be Zhang Yanzi's husband Liu Dashan. After coming out, the old man hurriedly apologized to the village chief, saying that he was asleep and did not hear the noise outside.

The village chief was speechless. The sun had just set, so how could he sleep? He told Liu Dashan the whole story.

After hearing this, Liu Dashan felt that his wife was useless. He secretly glanced at Zhao Huanxi, saying that she couldn't even beat a young wife like her. He also felt that his wife was really bored, bullying a little girl, and now she had the nerve to cry and wail when someone came to beat her up.

"Now that you know about this, as Zhang Yanzi's husband, how do you think you should deal with it?" The village chief's tone was not very good.

"Village Chief, how can a grown man like me get involved in the affairs between these young wives? In my opinion, the Lu family's wife has beaten and scolded me, and the matter is over."

Liu Dashan was not a member of the Lu family, and what happened last night was known only to the Lu family and a few gossipy women. They even thought Zhao Huanxi was Lu Feng's wife.

Old Mrs. Tian spoke up at this time: "Liu Dashan, your good daughter-in-law bullied my granddaughter like this, and you think you can just let it go with just a few words? I tell you, you can't! Zhang Yanzi has been gossiping about me day after day, don't think I don't know!"

Zhao Huanxi took Zhao Yin's little hand, squatted down and said to Zhao Yin, "Xiao Yin, just look at how your mother vents her anger on you."

Zhao Yin looked at Zhao Huanxi with sparkling eyes. She had just seen her mother slapping Mrs. Zhang in the face. She thought her mother was so powerful and she wanted to become a mighty woman like her mother in the future.

Seeing that Old Lady Tian refused to let him go, Liu Dashan decided to go all out. "So what do you want? Are you going to beat her to death? She's just a little girl, what else do you want?"

Old Mrs. Tian also became angry and was about to shoot Liu Dashan.

The village chief interrupted her: "What do you mean by a little girl? She is my daughter! I don't want you to treat her like this!" The village chief looked like he was about to get angry.

Zhao Huanxi walked out of the crowd and said to Liu Dashan, "It's not your turn to point fingers at my own child. It seems that Uncle Liu Dashan is not going to solve the problem, right?"

The village chief thought Zhao Huanxi was going to attack again. If she really beat Zhang Yanzi to death, Zhao Huanxi would not be able to escape. He quickly grabbed Zhao Huanxi and stopped her from moving forward.

"Liu Dashan, if you compensate Zhao Yatou with two taels of silver, this matter will be over. Otherwise, Zhao Yatou will not let it go."

Seeing that the village chief was speaking in favor of Zhao Huanxi and even asking her to pay two taels of silver, Mrs. Zhang next to her was not happy.

"Village chief, don't extort me like this. How can this girl ask for two taels of silver from me? She won't be worth it even if she is sold!" As he said this, he came over and pulled Liu Dashan's trouser leg.

"Boss, can you bear to see me being bullied like this? Are you mute, Boss?" He cried with tears and snot.

Liu Dashan didn't want to completely offend the Lu family. Lu Gaoshun was his village chief's cousin. If he offended him to death, his family would probably have a hard time in the village.

He could only say angrily: "Village Chief, don't you think these two taels of silver are a bit too much? My family can't afford it."

The village chief also knew that the Liu family probably could not come up with the two taels of silver. The men in the Liu family were all lazy and had no other livelihood except farming. The other men in the village would go to the town to do odd jobs in their spare time. Moreover, the land was sparsely planted. After paying the grain tax every year, only a few people were left with a simple meal.

So he said to Liu Dashan: "If you can't come up with silver, then you can use something else as collateral. If you can cause trouble, you must be able to pay it back!"

Liu Dashan knew that his family would not be able to survive today unless some blood was shed. Looking at his disappointing wife, he became angry and raised his leg to kick Mrs. Zhang in the chest.

Mrs. Zhang was just about to argue with the village chief, but she was caught off guard by the kick and fell to the ground. She gasped for a long time before she recovered.

At this time, a younger woman came out of the house and said weakly to the village chief, "Uncle Village Chief, we really don't have that much money at home. I have a few old hens. If we take them to the town to sell, we can sell them for some money. If the Zhao family sister doesn't mind, I will catch them and send them to you."

The person who came was Lanhua, the daughter-in-law of the Liu family and Tiezhuzi's mother. The thin woman, as thin as a bamboo pole, was looking at him nervously. Zhao Huanxi had no choice but to look at Old Lady Tian for help.

Old Lady Tian took the hint and said to Lanhua, "This is your mother's fault. Since you want compensation, then it's up to you. But first, let me make it clear: this is compensation for your family's wrongdoing. And let me be frank, with the village chief as a witness, if I hear anything unpleasant in the future, I'll be the first to find Zhang Yanzi!"

After saying that, he pretended to pull Zhao Huanxi to calm down.

The village chief was also surprised to see Lanhua. He was the one who hosted the wedding banquet for Lanhua. He also secretly saw Lanhua at that time. She was completely different from now. It was obvious that she had been abused.

Liu Dashan was about to drag Old Lady Zhang into the house when the village chief stopped him and asked, "Where is Lanhua's husband?"

Liu Dashan was upset, but he didn't dare to show it to the village chief. He could only say sullenly, "Yuanbao has gone to the city to work. What do you want, village chief?"

The village chief felt that this matter should be made public, otherwise if the news got out, no one from other villages would dare to marry their daughter to him.

"Since your Liu Yuanbao is not at home, you two old people should take good care of his wife. Look at how thin Lanhua has become. As her father-in-law, you also have responsibilities."

Liu Dashan felt that the village chief was meddling in everything, but he still smiled awkwardly and said, "I understand, village chief. I'll tell my wife about it later."

The village chief had said all he wanted to say, and it was not appropriate to say anything more. He could only walk up to Zhao Huanxi and comfort her, "If your family has any grievances in the future, come to me. Don't hit anyone again."

Zhao Huanxi nodded repeatedly. Lanhua had already caught the chickens, five in total. Although they were not worth two taels of silver, they were fat and the hens could easily lay one egg a day.

Zhao Huanxi took the chicken, and the village chief warned everyone to be alert and not to gossip in the future. Then he told those people to go back home.