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"How dare you steal my Agate Beads, You!"
Although the Wang family were the landlords of Daimiao Village, they were notoriously stingy, typical miserly folk, and all of them were excessively overweight. At this moment, seeing the pea-sized dark brown Agate Beads hanging around You's neck, the Meng family glared with eyes that seemed ready to burst. With hands like bear paws, they fiercely grabbed the string of beads and yanked it hard, sending You crashing to the ground.
"Ouch... this is terrible! Someone's going to get hurt! Who will take responsibility for me?"
"Wang Dafu! Lian'er! Your mother is about to die; come save her!"
The Wang family hoarded their wealth through despicable means, while You was someone who couldn't resist money. At this moment, enjoying her daughter's favor, she was utterly unrestrained, sitting on the ground and beating her thighs, wailing and crying out to the heavens.
Of course, no matter how much she cried and shouted, there were no tears; her eyes sparkled with guilt and resentment.
It seemed that Zhou Qinglian had secretly given her these beads, with the condition that the Meng family must not find out. However, You was a showy person; everyone nearby knew she had such a bead and flaunted it all day long. The Wang family had better conditions, and Zhou Qinglian often brought back discarded clothes from the manor. Even though You was over thirty, she dressed like a teenage girl, flitting from one place to another.
Especially when it came to the Xia family; whenever they were most helpless and hungry, she would strut around with a bowl full of Steamed Rice and meat dishes heading toward her home. Then she would say something cutting before tossing a few bones onto their wooden table and leaving with a cold laugh.
After gaining these memories, Xia Muxin could hardly imagine how such peculiar people still existed in the world.
"Officer! Over there! That girl in the patched gray clothes has a plague! She's spreading it everywhere; hurry up and take her away to burn her!"
While You continued to beat her thighs and curse loudly, the Meng family carefully tucked the Agate Beads into their embrace, even taking the ordinary string along with it. Suddenly, footsteps echoed as Liu Mazi's panting voice rang out behind him, followed by four men dressed in Yard Officer uniforms.
Hearing Liu Mazi's words, the group exchanged glances and quickly grabbed the prepared ropes and nets, covering their mouths and noses with cloths as they approached Zhaoxia Muxin with predatory intent.
Upon seeing this scene, You Shi hurriedly picked up a bowl that had fallen to the side, darted away, and stopped at a distance, not forgetting to add insult to injury:
"Yes, yes, Official. It's this little wretch here, so cunning. She brought this upon herself and now blames it on me, the honest Aunt. Hurry up and take her away to be burned."
"Burn her, burn this lowly creature! She even dared to deceive my Wang family's belongings. Just wait until I deal with Summer Forest, that unwanted wildling. None of them are worth anything; I spit on them." As soon as You Shi finished speaking, the Meng Family began to chatter like a machine gun.
The Yard Officers listened to their words and instantly set aside their doubts. Although they had never actually taken a living person to burn before, everyone knew about the plague that had spread from Daimiao Village to the capital over a decade ago. The County Magistrate became cautious upon hearing this; they could not bear the responsibility of such an act.
Better to wrongfully execute a hundred than let one escape.
- End of Chapter -
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