Ordinary observers in fast time travel

Chapter 1209 Compensation
The newcomer was tall and thin, with particularly sharp eyes that looked directly at Shi Jia. He was Li Xiaohua's maternal uncle, Mu Jiashu.

“Uncle, it’s a fact that my aunt and cousin came to my house to steal. Even if you don’t admit it, it won’t change the outcome.” Shi Jia knew from the reactions of the people around him that this person was Li Xiaohua’s uncle.

"Shut up!" Mu Jiashu yelled at Shi Jia. He then glanced at Wu Manfang, who, under his gaze, hugged her son tighter.

He then looked at the village chief, "Village chief, this is a family matter. I'm really sorry to have woken you up in the middle of the night..."

"Uncle!" Shi Jia shouted, "Village Chief, this is no longer a family matter, they are trying to kill me!"

Shi Jia decided to make a big fuss about this matter. Without letting Mu Jiashu or the village chief know, she continued, "After my parents passed away, I moved to my uncle's house. They used the excuse of raising me to seize the only food and money my parents left me, but they wouldn't even share a bowl of wild vegetable soup with me."

“I have to go up the mountain to find food myself, and sometimes they will steal what I find. I have no choice but to move back to my own home. Although I still don’t have any food, at least I’m not being treated like a laborer.”

"And today, I went through all the trouble of picking up some food from the mountain, and they snatched it away like vicious dogs that had caught a whiff of it. When they couldn't steal it, they came to steal it again in the middle of the night!" Shi Jia tried to speak loudly, so that every word would penetrate their minds and strike their hearts.

"I'm even worried that if I don't wake up in time today, I might be killed in my sleep!"

"Village chief, I'm just asking you, is this still a family matter?"

The village chief subconsciously rubbed his ears, feeling extremely agitated. Actually, this kind of thing wasn't difficult to handle, but there were more than a dozen households in Xinghua Village with the surname Mu, and they were also original residents of Xinghua Village.

“You’re talking nonsense. Come to my house, I’ll feed you and let you stay. What’s wrong with you doing some work? Which girl doesn’t work these days?” Wu Manfang retorted immediately.

“The problem is you didn’t give me any food!” Shi Jia retorted, ignoring Mu Jiashu’s cannibalistic gaze.

"Li Xiaohua! Shut up! Do you even respect your uncle?" Mu Jiashu roared.

Shi Jia ignored him, "Village Chief, the matter is very clear now, make a decision quickly. I don't want too much compensation, just give me five yuan!"

"Impossible!" Wu Manfang blurted out, her eyes filled with hatred as she looked at Shi Jia, as if she wanted to tear her to pieces.

"Xiaohua, even if your aunt was wrong, do you really have to make her apologize to you?" said Mu Jiatu, Shi Jia's uncle. This girl is really too insensible.

Shi Jia glanced over. Who was this person? Wait, he looked quite a bit like Mu Jiashu. Was he her uncle?
"Apologize to Xiaohua now!" Upon hearing his younger brother's words, Mu Jiashu immediately kicked Wu Manfang.

"Ouch!" Wu Manfang cried out, "Impossible! Why should I apologize? I'll apologize, but this little bitch has to pay me first!"

Mu Jiashu's temples throbbed. What an idiot!
The village chief sighed, "Wu Manfang, everyone has seen what you did today. If you don't want to be arrested and criticized, you'd better apologize quickly."

Shi Jia frowned. Were they trying to smooth things over? But before she could say anything, Wu Manfang started shouting.

"Why are you arresting me for a public denunciation? If anyone's going to be denounced, it should be this little bitch!" Wu Manfang was extremely agitated! "She went to the mountains today and picked a basket of chestnuts, and she definitely secretly ate some meat!"

"Everything in the mountains belongs to everyone, why does she have the right to monopolize it..."

Upon hearing this, everyone looked at Shi Jia. The village chief frowned and asked, "Xiao Hua, did you find chestnuts on the mountain?" Shi Jia nodded and replied, "I did go to the mountain to find something to eat."

“Look, she admitted it. She admitted it. She embezzled public property, arrest her and make her suffer criticism,” Wu Manfang said excitedly. “She also has to pay for her medical expenses.”

Shi Jia glanced at her speechlessly, "According to what my aunt said, the wild vegetables and mushrooms that everyone digs in the mountains belong to the public. So, have you all handed over the wild vegetables and mushrooms you dug?"

"And what about my uncles who seized my family's grain?" Shi Jia asked, then looked at everyone. "Logically speaking, I'm not yet an adult, so the village should be responsible for raising me. What about that?"

"Xiao Hua, don't be unreasonable." Mu Jiatu tried to interrupt Shi Jia.

But Shi Jia ignored him. "Everyone, according to my aunt, no household in Xinghua Village should hoard grain. So, uncles and elders, please take stock of your grain before dawn and hand it over, lest you be dragged away for criticism and struggle sessions when the disciplinary soldiers come at dawn."

"Do you all think what I said is right?" Shi Jia looked directly into the village chief's eyes. Although Li Xiaohua's memory was incomplete, she still remembered that the village chief's family was the best-off in Xinghua Village.

Upon hearing this, everyone felt uneasy, thinking about the grain they had hidden away.

The saying goes, "Those who live near the mountains live off the mountains." The mountains behind Xinghua Village are actually quite rich in resources, so although the people of Xinghua Village live a frugal life, they never lack food or drink.
The reason why Li Xiaohua's parents died was not entirely due to lack of food, but more importantly due to disease.

Shi Jia didn't want to investigate whether the village chief had any illicit income, as long as it didn't affect her life in this world.

The village chief felt uncomfortable being stared at, and then glared at Wu Manfang with displeasure. "Wu Manfang, the resources on the mountain belong to everyone. Whoever has the ability to get them owns them. Don't talk nonsense here."

“Jia Shu, Jia Tu, this was originally your family matter, but Wu Manfang’s actions have really affected the atmosphere of our Xinghua Village,” the village chief said. “Li Xiaohua is also your niece. Since the girl is no longer living in your house, then both of your families should return the grain and money coupons that her parents left her to her.”

"Village Chief!" The Mu brothers were taken aback.

The village chief remained unmoved, and the people around them pointed and whispered. In the end, the two brothers pooled their money and took out four yuan and twenty jin of potatoes.

Out of consideration for the twenty pounds of potatoes, Shi Jia did not pursue the matter further regarding whether Wu Manfang had apologized.

Anyway, there will always be a chance to get revenge later.

As a result of this incident, Shi Jia's reputation in Xinghua Village was established, but it wasn't a good one. People said things like Shi Jia was ruthless and disrespectful to his elders.

Or perhaps it's said that Shi Jia is selfish, disloyal, or something like that.

Shi Jia didn't care about that. The only thing that mattered to her was that those chestnut trees ultimately couldn't be saved.

The next day, Shi Jia set off before dawn, but still failed to grab the last chestnut.

Shi Jia stared at the bare chestnut tree in front of her, feeling annoyed. Perhaps she shouldn't have made such a big deal out of it.

No, she should have gone into the mountains to pick chestnuts immediately after things got out of hand.