The aroma of cooking filled the house: I sent my eldest brother to become the Grand Secretary.

When Shi Yong heard his wife's words, he frowned. Although the villagers of Stone Village did not listen to him and were even somewhat selfish, they would never do anything like stealing chickens or dogs.

This Aunt Li, relying on the fact that her daughter married the county magistrate as a concubine, often bullied others.

Some time ago, her daughter was sent back by the county magistrate, who said she had offended the matriarch of the household and that she should go home and reflect on her mistakes. She could only return when she realized her mistake.

This made Aunt Li behave herself.

I never expected her to do something like this.

They're all neighbors, so if she just asked him for some, he'd pick some for her to try without hesitation.

Just as Shi Yong's family was wondering what to do, they heard a commotion at the door.

As they approached the door, they saw Aunt Li with her eldest grandson, making a ruckus in front of her house.

“Please help us! Our Li family only has one grandson, Erniu, and now he’s in this terrible state.”

“If the village chief hadn’t planted all sorts of random things in the fields, my child wouldn’t have tried them out of curiosity.”

"I don't care, even if he's the village chief, he has to pay compensation." After saying that, he plopped down on the ground and started throwing a tantrum.

"Come quick! The village chief's family is committing a heinous crime in broad daylight!"

When Shi Yong saw that Aunt Li was starting to throw a tantrum, he immediately stopped her, saying, "Li family daughter-in-law, if you have something to say, stand up and say it. What kind of behavior is it to throw a tantrum on the ground?"

After saying that, he looked at the head of the Li family and said, "What are you looking at? Hurry up and help your wife up."

"Crazy and eccentric."

The head of the Li family glanced at the village chief. He hadn't wanted to move, but seeing that the chief was getting angry, he reluctantly pulled his wife up.

"Get up right now, stop making a fool of yourself here."

Aunt Li glanced at her husband and thought, "He's so useless. He promised at home, but now he's chickened out."

After she got up, she took her grandson and walked to the village chief.

“Village chief, as the head of the village, you are responsible for upholding justice in all matters in the village.”

"Look, my grandson is like this because he ate that stuff you grew in your field. Today, you have to give my family an explanation no matter what."

Shi Yong looked at the Li family's grandson, who was chubby and looked dull-witted, and kept making "sha, sha" noises.

Saliva was still dripping from the corner of his mouth.

Shi Yong couldn't help but laugh to himself. Serves her right. This kind of person deserves to be taught a lesson. It looks like Aunt Li stole some spicy chili peppers.

After listening to Aunt Li's words, the village chief slowly said, "Li family, you said your grandson ate the chili peppers grown in my field and became like this, do you have any evidence?"

Aunt Li glanced back at her husband, who nodded slightly to her. Only then did she take out a few chili peppers from her sleeve.

“My grandson became like this because he ate this stuff from your field.”

Shi Yong almost couldn't hold back. Good heavens, Aunt Li actually stole millet peppers! Shen Cao said that this kind of pepper is the spiciest, no wonder her grandson is so spicy.

Aunt Li was curious about what the village chief was growing in his field. She had never seen it before. When she saw the village chief picking in the field in the morning, she took advantage of the fact that no one was around and picked a handful to take home and try.

She was afraid of being discovered, so she specifically chose something small and not easily spotted.

As soon as I got home, while I was thinking about how to eat this thing, my grandson immediately grabbed a handful and stuffed it into his mouth. After only chewing a couple of times, he complained that his tongue hurt.

He spat out everything in his mouth.

She never expected that the things the village chief planted would bite. When her husband saw his grandson in that state, he scolded her repeatedly, and her son stood by silently, his eyes full of reproach.

In order to absolve herself of responsibility, she discussed it with her family and decided that she had to go to the village chief for compensation.

So she took her grandson to the village chief's house.

Shi Yong took the small red chili pepper from Aunt Li's hand, "These are indeed chili peppers from my family's field."

Upon hearing the village chief's admission, Aunt Li's eyes immediately lit up with greed. "Village chief, you're admitting it? My grandson is in this state because he ate these millet peppers from your field."

"No matter what, your family has to compensate my precious grandson."

"Wait a minute," the village chief interrupted Aunt Li. "I only said these are peppers from my field, but how can you prove that your grandson ate peppers from my field and ended up like this?"

Aunt Li was stunned. How could she prove it? But her grandson had become like this because of eating this kind of chili pepper.

“I don’t care. My grandson is in this state because he ate this damn chili pepper. The village is trying to cheat me.”

"Come on, everyone, come and see! The village chief is leading the way in cheating!" Aunt Li wanted to continue her tantrum.

The village chief's eldest son stepped forward and said, "You're talking nonsense. It was clearly you who went to the field and stole the chili peppers I planted today. I saw it when I went to water the fields."

Aunt Li was surprised to be discovered stealing chili peppers today. She felt a little guilty, but when she saw that it was the village chief's eldest son, she breathed a sigh of relief.

"Bullshit, I haven't been to your place today. Stop talking nonsense. Your whole family is ganging up on us."

"Alright, since this matter involves my family, let's invite Elder Shi here." The village chief's words silenced everyone.

When Aunt Li saw the village chief invite Elder Shi over, she felt somewhat guilty. She had indeed stolen the chili peppers, but she was unwilling to let her grandson suffer for nothing. Anyway, no one else saw her go to the field except for the village chief's son. She could just deny it to the death.

"Elder Shi is here!" someone in the crowd shouted.

Shi Yong quickly stepped forward. The man in front of him was about seventy years old, with gray hair, a goatee, and bright eyes, but his legs were a little weak.

"Thank you for your decision, Elder Shi." Elder Shi was the previous village chief. He thought highly of Shi Yong as the new village chief. However, although Shi Yong was smart, he lacked prestige. For many years, he had to be the one to make decisions on any major issues in the village.

After hearing the whole story, Elder Shi walked up to Aunt Li and asked, "Aunt Li, you said you didn't go to the fields today?"

Aunt Li didn't dare to look at Elder Shi, her eyes darting around. "I've been at home all day today and haven't left the house."

Upon hearing what Aunt Li said, Shi Yong immediately had a plan.

"Li family member, are you sure you haven't left your house today?"

Aunt Li replied guiltily, "I haven't left the house at all today. If you don't believe me, ask my husband."

Shi Yong looked at the welding torch in the hand of the Li family patriarch, took a puff, and then nodded.

"Okay, as long as you admit it."

Shi Yong stretched out his hand, revealing a small chili pepper in his hand. "Aunt Li, you couldn't prove that your grandson ate this chili pepper just now, but I have a way to prove whether your grandson ate this chili pepper and became like this."