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Zhang Wuliang slammed his hand on the table, filled with an unusual anger. Of course, part of the reason was that the Wang family and others had no right to smear his niece's reputation like this.
Moreover, the people from Sanhe Village didn’t even think to come to Ten Li Pu to inquire about the situation. How could they casually believe others? Now that something had happened, they knew where to find him?
Sanhe Village
The once arrogant Wang family now faced the watchful villagers, their earlier bravado completely gone, resembling a wilted cucumber, dejected and defeated.
The villagers no longer cared about the root cause; they showed no kindness towards the Wang family members.
In the distance, a middle-aged man approached with several young people. As they drew closer, one girl dressed in gray cotton clothes caught everyone's attention.
With bright big eyes, a high nose bridge, and rosy lips, a playful strand of hair fell across her forehead. When she spoke with the middle-aged man, her charming dimples lifted everyone's spirits.
At this moment, Wang was frantically trying to break free from several women’s grips, desperately lunging at Liu Qingxi: “You should be looking for her! It’s all her doing!”
A dark voice in her mind kept shouting to grab that shameless little wretch and take her away. Hahaha, Liu Qingxi, let’s see how you handle this!
Zhang Wuliang suddenly pulled Liu Qingxi back. The young people behind him quickly stepped forward to protect her while restraining Wang.
As the village chief, Zhang Village Chief observed the scene and realized Zhang Wuliang had come prepared: “Hahaha, Zhang Brother, I’m truly sorry for making you come here personally!”
Zhang Wuliang and Village Head Liu were familiar with each other since they often discussed significant matters together as leaders of Ten Li Eight Villages.
Especially when there were important announcements from the town.
While speaking, Zhang Wuliang smiled and stepped forward: “Not at all! If Liu Ge needs me here, how could I not come? Besides, regarding Qingxi’s matter, it’s not my fault; this girl is a good child!”
“Hahaha, Zhang Brother, I have nothing against her either. I just came to ask a few questions!” Zhang Wuliang’s words made Village Head Liu’s heart skip a beat.
It seemed this girl wasn’t as baselessly accused by Wang; she had Zhang Wuliang as a strong backing along with those young people behind him. It appeared that things wouldn’t end well!
“Alright, let’s get down to business. The people behind me mostly helped repair houses for Qingxi. Our village has had no issues at all; as for yours, we are unclear about the reasons.”
On the way, Zhang Wuliang had already heard the ins and outs of the situation from Sanzi. At this moment, he felt confident, knowing without a doubt that it was Wang, the woman who thrived on chaos, who was behind this.
"Ha ha, Zhang Brother, the Liu Family is also from your village. They came to Sanhe Village to swindle us. The money lost is one thing, but look at our house?
Winter is coming, and it's this cold. When the snow falls and the roof collapses, everything will be ruined. Honestly, I have no choice but to..."
Zhang Wuliang smiled on the surface while cursing Wang and her group internally for being incompetent troublemakers. "Liu Eldest, what's going on with you?"
Liu Eldest trembled with fear, stuttering as he spoke. It was unclear whether he was scared of the people from Sanhe Village or intimidated by Zhang Wuliang's authority. "It wasn't us! We didn't do it!"
Even if he had courage, he knew that denying it was the best course of action at this moment.
"He's lying! The problems with the house clearly arose after they repaired it!" A young man from Sanhe Village immediately stood up to oppose him.
Village Head Liu had to advocate for his villagers: "Zhang Brother, we really have no choice. How about this: let the Liu Family compensate us and then fix the house so we can get through this winter!
Not much—each household should pay back what they originally paid plus compensation for the damage based on repair costs!"
In other words, they would have to compensate at double the price of repairs. After discussions among the people of Sanhe Village, they reached a consensus that this was necessary.
This was actually their minimum acceptable range since the damage to the houses was severe. They couldn't survive through winter as things stood; even if they did manage to get through it, they would need to rebuild in spring.
The few hundred coins in compensation would be far from enough.
Wang was being pulled by several young people from Ten Li Pu, her mouth stuffed with a dirty rag whose origin was unknown. Her hair was disheveled from struggling, and with the wind blowing, she looked like a madwoman.
Upon hearing Village Head Liu's demands, Wang struggled even more fiercely, mumbling incoherently.
Finally, using all her strength, she yanked free and spat out the rag onto the ground. She shouted loudly: "No way! We won't pay! We don't have any money! You should go find Liu Qingxi; she has money! She's the one who made us do this!"
Village Head Liu rolled his eyes and then joked with Zhang Wuliang: "Let Wang finish first!" implying that they shouldn't let the young people hold onto her any longer.
Zhang Wuliang squinted his eyes and threw an ambiguous smile at Village Head Liu. He had figured it out; Village Head Liu's purpose today was simply to get money, and whoever could afford to pay would have to cough it up.
As for who was truly to blame, whether it was the Wang family or Liu Qingxi, it had nothing to do with Sanhe Village!
Heh! After being a village head for so many years and having witnessed countless similar situations alongside the Old Village Head, how could Zhang Wuliang not understand? Did they really think the people from Ten Li Pu would just accept this?
"Liu Ge, you can't say that. The Liu family came here as refugees, and we from Ten Li Pu took them in. As for any harm they may have caused, I don't know. Since they built the house, it’s only natural that they should be the ones to compensate!"
"But Liu Qingxi is from your village and was indeed involved in the construction. It’s possible she is in cahoots with the Liu family; besides, they are all part of the same family."
Liu Qingxi watched these two spar verbally. Upon hearing Village Head Liu's words, her initial sympathy for the people of Sanhe Village quickly faded, even though there seemed to be a temporary solution.
"Uncle Liu, what benefit do I gain from doing this? As the name suggests, I help people build houses to earn a living. I’m trying to promote my reputation, so why would I engage in something that damages my own name? Don’t you agree?"
"Yes, yes! This girl doesn’t seem like that kind of person!" The villagers of Sanhe Village found Liu Qingxi's words very reasonable.
"Who would ruin their own reputation for no reason? Just look at Wang; she clearly isn’t someone who cares about others. Just look at her slanted eyes and her sharp-tongued demeanor!"
Having a sweet and charming appearance, a slender figure, and an open expression, Liu Qingxi naturally drew sympathy from those around her.
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