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Lin Qiujiu held the water in his hands, too anxious to drink, as he recounted the situation. He spoke of Tang Zhi's daughter, Tang Qingqing, who had gone to the town a few days ago to sell mushrooms and had accidentally encountered the local bully, Cao Dewang.
Cao Dewang had taken an immediate liking to her and deliberately bumped into her, causing her jade pendant to fall from her waist. He then extorted her for ten taels of silver. Tang Qingqing had given him all the money she made from selling mushrooms—over eighty wen—and promised to pay the rest slowly. At that moment, Cao Dewang did not press her further but left his address, only to return later with a few men to abduct her. Now, Tang Zhi and his son, along with several strong villagers, were holding their ground, waiting for Qi Chong.
After hearing this, Qi Chong glanced at Wu Dayong. This situation was reminiscent of when Wu Dayong had teased Yu Chunmiao; at least then, someone had been willing to part with a jade pendant. But here was Cao Dewang, daring to act up over a mere broken gourd.
Wu Dayong felt ashamed and repeatedly clasped his fists in apology.
"Yuan Er, come with me," Qi Chong called his brother and headed outside.
As they exited the courtyard, Yu Chunmiao and the Wujia siblings followed closely behind, along with Qian Duo Duo.
Qi Chong turned back to Qi Qin as she was about to leave. "Mother, go back and close the door."
They soon arrived at Tang's home, where Cao Dewang stood in the courtyard with five or six burly men. A few villagers were blocking Tang Qingqing's path with their carrying poles and firewood sticks.
Tang Qingqing, Qi Qin, and Sun Rong were there crying while holding onto the child.
Upon seeing Qi Chong approach, the villagers felt a surge of hope; their village chief had arrived. "Just wait and see," they thought. "Be careful or he might break your legs."
Cao Dewang was short and stocky, with a face full of flesh and around forty years old. The black mole on his nose made him look cross-eyed.
He glanced at the five approaching figures and said to Wu Dayong, "So you’re the village chief? Even a village chief can’t escape the law. This girl broke my jade pendant; I’m here to collect what’s owed—it's only right."
Wu Dayong was mistakenly identified as the village chief and looked at Qi Chong for guidance.
Qi Chong remained noncommittal as he stood at the entrance of Tang's house with Yu Chunmiao, arms crossed while watching Wu Dayong closely. He wanted Wu Dayong to clarify that he was not the village chief.
Uncertain of Qi Chong's intentions, Wu Dayong decided to play along for now. "Yes, I am the village chief. What do you want? Why make things difficult for honest villagers?"
Qi Chong wondered if this man had some hidden agenda.
The villagers were taken aback as they looked between their new village chief and Qi Chong. Could it be that Qi Chong didn’t want to be village chief anymore and had found someone else to take his place?
Cao Dewang sized up Wu Dayong with a quick glance; dressed in coarse cloth like a warrior and accompanied by a well-dressed girl along with two servants standing behind him, he couldn’t help but look twice.
I never bully anyone. I will leave if this girl compensates me for the jade pendant. Wu Dayong His eyes widened. What kind of jade pendant is worth ten taels of silver? You are trying to extort money without even picking out a valuable item. Bring it here for me to see. Cao Dewang took out a purse from his bosom and took out two pieces of broken jade. Wu DayongAt first glance, I thought it was the Emperor Long Pei. I would not be fooled if someone used a fake product to blackmail me. The jade pendant is not valuable, but it is an heirloom from my ancestors, so I think it is worth whatever it is worth. Cao DewangAfter receiving the broken jade, God, you either pay for it or give it to others. Wu Dayong: If you don’t give it to me, get out! Cao Dewang was enraged. He looked at the seven or eight men behind him, and then at the people standing at the door. They were all peasants, so he thought they would not dare to do anything. He rolled up his sleeves and gave orders to the thugs behind him: Brothers, except for me, Father-in-law, everyone else is welcome, come on! Qi FamilyThe brothers had already taken the carrying poles from the villagers and were waiting. The thugs rushed forward, Qi Chong Qi Yuanwaving their carrying poles, and the villagers were unable to intervene. Wu Dayong became excited and rushed into the crowd, grabbed someone and threw him with his fist. Two servants protected Wu Shengnan and Yu Chunmiao and they retreated. In just a few minutes, a group of thugs fell in the yard, some covering their legs, some covering their stomachs. Qian Duo Duo Biting the trouser leg of a person who fell to the ground, he refused to let go. Cao Dewang stood at the back and started to get scared now. Wu DayongScratching my head, I am still not satisfied with this kind of beating. After saying that, he looked at Cao Dewang, and said with a grin: Master Cao, shall we have a fight?
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