Wealthy beyond measure, yet you call me a sister-supporting-brother demon?

After listening to Li Dacheng and Chen Changshou's words, everyone felt that the Wang family was indeed in the wrong; how could they act like that? What kind of place is Donglaishun? Can they just walk in like that?

If Wang Damao hadn't offered to treat them, Chen Tong and Li Yong wouldn't have been able to go to Donglaishun. And since they were already there, they were asked to pay for a jar of wine each. Wang Damao is probably a shill for Donglaishun.

Wang Damao is so despicable! He's deliberately ripping off the villagers! I never knew he was this kind of person!

The Li and Chen families started fighting tooth and nail for the pigs again. The pigs were released from the pigpen by Butcher Wang, and several pigs were chased around in circles in the yard.

Seeing everyone cursing Wang Damao, Butcher Wang also started crying. "Fellow villagers," he cried, "the Chen and Li families only lost six taels each, but our Damao lost over twenty-six taels! My mother takes medicine all year round and can't save much money. We simply can't afford twenty-six taels. That's why I begged and pleaded with you all to borrow money a few days ago. These pigs are my lifeline; I can't let the Li and Chen families take them away!"

"Pah! Wang Fugui, you've lost all shame now! Wang Damao deserved to spend twenty-six taels! Was it him who told everyone to go to Donglaishun for dinner? He not only invited Xiaotong and Dayong, but also eight people from several nearby villages. Everyone went to eat with him."

"Wang Damao was dressed in a new outfit, looking very impressive. He made everyone call him Young Master Wang, and he was incredibly arrogant! When it came time to pay the bill, he said he had no money and told Chen Tong and the others who ordered the food and drinks to pay for it themselves, which almost landed Xiao Tong and his friends in jail."

"Exactly, it's his own fault that your son spent twenty-six taels of silver. Who told him to act like a rich young master and invite everyone to the Donglaishun Restaurant? If you don't have the skills, don't take on the job!"

Li Dacheng imitated Wang Damao, saying, "Waiter, bring me your most expensive wine from Donglaishun, three jars at once! He acted like a rich young master from a wealthy family, but he turned out to be nothing special and ended up having his companion pay the bill."

The villagers who had been watching were speechless after hearing what Li Dacheng and Chen Changshou said! When Wang the Butcher borrowed money from them before, his explanations were vague, and they assumed Wang Damao had accidentally done something wrong, which was why they lent him the money. They never expected him to have overdone it with his boasting!

This Wang Damao not only ruined his own family, but also Chen Changshou and Li Dacheng's families! What a bastard! If they had known it was for this reason, they wouldn't have lent him the money in the first place!

Chen Changshou and Li Dacheng's families also suffered an undeserved misfortune. Wang Damao is far more wasteful than Yuan Sheng; Yuan Sheng at most indulged in eating and laziness and spent a little money. Unlike Wang Damao, who squandered over twenty taels a day! No, those twelve taels that Li Dacheng and Chen Changshou owed should also have come from the Wang family; they deserved to have their pigs caught!

Wang Damao had been badly beaten by his father, leaving him covered in superficial bruises and lying in the house recovering. But when he heard the villagers cursing him out of the blue, saying that his reputation as a scoundrel and spendthrift surpassed Yuan Sheng's and that he had become the most notorious in the village, he couldn't stay in bed any longer. He got up, rushed into the yard, and shouted at Li Dacheng and the others.

"I didn't invite Li Yong and the others to Donglaishun to show off my status as Young Master Wang. I thought Yuansheng was treating us!"

What was the inside story? The villagers took a while to realize what was going on.

So Wang Damao was trying to rip Yuan Sheng off! He was treating Yuan Sheng like a fool and trying to fleece him! It was over thirty taels of silver! He was trying to ruin Yuan Sheng! Wang Damao is so despicable!

The villagers looked at Yuan Sheng, the person in question. Yuan Sheng touched his nose and said, "Da Mao, luckily I had something urgent to attend to that day. I didn't have thirty-odd taels to treat you to a meal."

Look, look, how innocent and naive Yuan Sheng is! He still hasn't figured out what's going on.

The villagers quickly realized what was going on: Wang Damao was trying to rip off Yuansheng, and the butcher was spreading rumors throughout the village about the Yuan family, saying they had borrowed a huge debt and hadn't paid it back, yet they were living a life of luxury. What kind of people were these father and son?!

Everyone started talking at once. Those who didn't get along with Butcher Wang started hurling insults at him, while most of the onlookers began making sarcastic remarks. For example, some said, "The Wang family really has good upbringing." Others said, "Now I understand why Wang Fugui has been badmouthing the Yuan family everywhere. It turns out Yuan Sheng didn't let his son take advantage of them..."

Seeing that public opinion had completely sided with their families, Chen Changshou and Li Dacheng fought even harder for the pigs. Soon, one family had secured two large, fat pigs, each worth a little over an ounce of silver. With all four pigs together, they estimated they would be worth four or five ounces of silver.

Wang the butcher was already furious because of the loss of over twenty-six taels of silver due to his son, and he hadn't recovered yet. Hearing the villagers' curses only fueled his anger, and cold sweat poured down his forehead. Now, seeing Li Dacheng and his men trying to seize his last four pigs, he completely panicked!

He strode to the courtyard wall, picked up a pig-slaughtering knife, his thick, dark eyebrows bristling, and said, "Let's see who dares to touch my pig! Today, whoever touches my pig will face the wrath of this knife."

Li Dacheng, Chen Changshou, and the others were frightened by Wang the Butcher's fierce appearance and subconsciously let go of his grip. The pig, out of control, started running wildly around the yard again.

Chen Changshou said, "Wang Fugui, we're all from the same village, how dare you use a butcher's knife! You won't return our money, and you even used a butcher's knife! You've gone too far! You've ruined all the roads in Shanhou Village."

Hmph! Seeing this, Li Dacheng also left with his sons. A wise man doesn't fight a losing battle.

The villagers who had been watching the commotion fell silent and left.

Soon everyone gathered again under the big locust tree.

"Damn it, what kind of bastards are the Wang family? Bandits, I guess!"

"I've seen shameless people, but I've never seen anyone this shameless. It was clearly Wang Damao who cheated Chen Tong and Li Yong, but in the end, he acted like he was in the right."

“We’re all from the same village, yet he resorts to violence! I’m never going to associate with Wang Fugui again. I can’t afford to mess with him. What if I do one day and he pulls a knife on me?”

"Exactly, we shouldn't argue with this kind of person. What if he goes crazy one day and tries to kill us with a butcher knife? We'll just ignore him."

“The people in our back mountain village simply stopped associating with him. Even if all the other meat sellers at the meat market were to disappear, I wouldn’t buy meat from him anymore.”

"These two, father and son, are truly morally corrupt. Didn't you see? Wang Damao is trying to rip off Yuansheng. He probably knows that the Yuan family is rich now. Wang Damao invited so many people to Donglaishun for dinner, hoping to do Yuansheng a favor and have him pay for it."

"Exactly, he messed up. Yuansheng had to go home, and he got himself into this mess. Hahaha, it's over twenty taels of silver. I bet Butcher Wang is spitting blood in private."

This is what they call "lifting a rock only to drop it on one's own foot!"

"Wang Fugui is even worse. He failed to rip off Yuan Sheng, but he's been spreading rumors about the Yuan family everywhere. We've all been fooled by him!"