She's skilled in medicine, martial arts, and even understands animal language—the abandoned dau

Lanxiang is kind-hearted and not good at arguing with people. Today, she felt very wronged and angry about what happened.

Zhao San and his companions were clearly injured by tigers, yet these people blamed their injuries on themselves. If Shen Man hadn't stopped the tigers in time, they would probably be dead, their bodies never to be found.

They were saved, but instead of being grateful to her and her daughter, they repaid kindness with enmity and came to her doorstep to cause trouble. They really don't know what's good for them.

At this moment, Shen Man walked out of the house. She sensed Lanxiang's anger, grabbed her hand, and then looked at the old woman with a firm gaze, saying loudly, "You are not allowed to bully my mother!"

"Oh, look at this little slut, she really is an unfaithful wife. A widow with such a big child, did she have it with some random man?"

The old woman spoke with a mocking tone, her voice filled with disdain and contempt. Her eyes were fixed on Lanxiang like a venomous snake, as if she wanted to devour her.

Lanxiang's face turned red with anger, and her body trembled slightly. She clenched her fists, rushed forward, and argued with the old woman: "Watch your mouth! It's none of your business to interfere in my family's affairs!" Her voice was sharp and angry, and her eyes flashed with fury.

However, just as she was about to clash with the old woman, a small hand grabbed her tightly again.

She turned around and saw that it was Shen Man who had pulled her back.

Shen Man remained calm and said softly to Lanxiang, "Mother, we don't need to pay attention to them. If you're upright, you have nothing to fear."

Her eyes revealed a maturity and rationality beyond her years, which made people take notice.

Lanxiang looked at her sensible daughter and felt a sense of relief. She knew she couldn't let her emotions get out of control, and she couldn't let these people's words affect her life.

She took a deep breath, tried to control her emotions, and turned to go inside.

Shen Man turned her head to face the old woman, her gaze firm and calm: "Do you know that people who love to gossip will go to the Tongue-Pulling Hell after they die? The so-called Tongue-Pulling Hell is where the ghost messengers pull out their tongues and nail them to the wall or a piece of wood as punishment."

"You...you little brat, don't try to scare this old woman. Lanxiang, don't think you're safe just because you're hiding inside. My son was injured because he ran into you, you jinx, on the mountain. We won't let this go until you give us an explanation!"

The old woman was intimidated by Shen Man's words and dared not smear Lanxiang any further.

However, she has not yet achieved her purpose in coming here today, so it is absolutely impossible for her to leave now.

“That’s right, my husband lost an arm, so he can’t hunt anymore, sob sob sob…” another woman cried in agreement.

“My husband also suffered several injuries and will not be able to work in the fields for the next few months.”

Immediately afterwards, more and more people stood up to support the old woman.

"Their injuries were inflicted by tigers in the mountains. What does that have to do with us? If you're so capable, why don't you go up the mountain and settle accounts with those tigers instead of causing trouble at my house?"

Shen Man was speechless after hearing what the women said. She also understood from their words that their purpose in coming here was to get Lanxiang to compensate them.

"Hmph, you little bastard, you've got a sharp tongue! Anyway, my son said it was you who harmed him, those tigers are in cahoots with you! If you don't compensate my son for his losses today, we'll tear your house down."

"Oh, how much money do you expect us to pay?" Shen Manman asked casually. She glanced into the crowd and saw a familiar face among the people from Dahe Village. It was Granny Zhang, whom she had scolded a few days ago.

Shen Man felt that the fact that these people dared to cause trouble at her doorstep was probably related to Granny Zhang.

"One hundred taels!" the old woman replied matter-of-factly.

"You're really asking for the moon. One hundred taels of silver? Or should I send those tigers down the mountain to compensate you?"

Shen Man looked at the woman's greedy face and said quietly.

"If you don't pay us back the money today, you won't have a peaceful life..."

The old woman was interrupted by a roar before she could finish her harsh words.

"What's all this noise about! Who are you people, daring to cause trouble in my Xiaoyao Village? Is there no law in the world?"

Before anyone knew it, the village head arrived at Lanxiang's door. Upon seeing the scene, he immediately shouted angrily at those people.

"And who are you? Could you be Lanxiang's lover?"

The old woman looked at the village head with displeasure, her eyes full of contempt.

"You old woman, can't you keep your mouth shut? What nonsense are you spouting? I am the village head of Xiaoyao Village. You come to my Xiaoyao Village to cause trouble and spout such blatant lies. Do you think Xiaoyao Village has no one left? Changsheng, go and call all the able-bodied men in the village and drive these people out of the village!"

Upon hearing this, Changsheng turned around and went to the village to look for the person.

"So you're the village head of Xiaoyao Village! You've come at the right time. You must stand up for us!"

The old woman, feigning malice, accused Lanxiang and her daughter of conspiring with a tiger in the mountains, causing serious injuries to my son and several hunters in the village, nearly costing them their lives. Tell me what should be done about this!

The village head frowned as he glanced at the injured Zhao San lying on the ground. He had a general idea of ​​what had happened. He turned to Lanxiang and asked, "Lanxiang, is this as they say?"

Lanxiang quickly shook her head and told the village headman everything that had happened.

Upon hearing this, the village head's face darkened. He glared at the troublemakers and shouted, "How dare you slander innocent people! It was clearly your son who poisoned the tiger out of malice and was retaliated against by the tiger. What does this have to do with Lanxiang and her daughter? I think you're trying to extort money from us! Get out of our Xiaoyao Village right now, or don't blame me for being impolite!"

"The reason my son and his men hunted tigers was to protect the local people from the threat of tigers. Even if they poisoned them, what's wrong with that?"

“Those tigers have been roaming the mountains for quite some time now. Have you ever seen them come down from the mountains and hurt people? If you hadn’t provoked them, how could such a disaster have happened? Your son and his family didn’t listen to advice and even tried to kill the mother and daughter to silence them. Now they are suffering these consequences, all of which are their own fault!”

"You're blindly favoring those two, mother and daughter, without even distinguishing right from wrong. Who would believe you have no affair with her!"

As more and more people gathered, the old woman knew she was in the wrong and couldn't argue with the village head, so she steered the conversation back to matters of the heart, trying to confuse the issue.

"Men, throw this old woman out of here!" The village headman, seeing her unreasonable behavior, was furious and his face turned red. He gave the order to a group of young men from Xiaoyao Village behind him.

The young people immediately responded to the call and aggressively approached the old woman and her companion. They grabbed their arms without hesitation and shoved them away forcefully.

Only then did the faces of the villagers from Dahe Village begin to turn pale; they finally realized the seriousness of the situation.

They all lowered their heads, their previous arrogance gone, and slunk out of Lanxiang's house like a group of defeated roosters.

They didn't even dare to utter a harsh word again, for fear of angering the village head and suffering a severe beating.

Lanxiang looked at the village head, her eyes filled with gratitude. She knew that if the village head hadn't arrived in time, things might have gotten out of control.

The village head patted Shen Man's two little tufts of hair, sighed deeply, and comforted them, saying, "You two don't need to be afraid. If anyone else dares to cause trouble here, just come find me." His voice was firm and powerful, which reassured everyone who heard it.

"Thank you, Grandpa Village Head!" Shen Man smiled sweetly at the village head and thanked him.

"Good boy, come in!"

After the village head finished speaking, he turned and slowly left Lanxiang's house. Sunlight shone on him, creating a warm silhouette.

Lanxiang and her daughter Shen Man stood quietly at their doorstep, gazing in the direction the village head had left, their hearts filled with gratitude and respect.

"Mother, thankfully the village head is an upright man, otherwise how would we mother and son live!"

“Man’er, when our family was poor, not only did no one make things difficult for us, but people also sympathized with us and would occasionally bring us some food. Now that we’ve just earned a little money, one trouble after another has come our way, and the villagers’ attitude towards us has changed. Alas, it seems that money is not a good thing after all!”