The chairs were brought over, but the village chief didn't sit down. He went up and kicked Liu Dachui and Liu Tiedan once each, sending them sprawling to the ground before finally sitting down in the chair.

"What exactly happened? Tell me in detail."

"Qingwu, you tell us."

Qingwu then recounted in detail what had happened the previous night.

"Uncle Village Chief, did you hear that? These people not only tried to steal our property, but also tried to harm us sisters. If we hadn't discovered it early, we would probably have fallen victim to their cruelty."

What's even more infuriating are Liu Tiedan and Liu Dachui. They collude with outsiders to harm the villagers. Today they can harm our family, and who knows, they might harm other families, especially those with good financial means and daughters.

If the villagers' lives improve in the future, and some people in the village cooperate with them, coming to the village will be like going to a market; they can take whatever they want from whichever family they like.

Will the village ever be peaceful again? Everyone's hard-earned wealth has been snatched away by others; they might as well just stay home and sleep!

Uncle Village Chief, don't you think that makes sense?

"I originally intended to hand these people over to the authorities directly, but since this happened in the village, I'll have to see what you, the village chief, think."

Last night, there was quite a commotion at Liu Dawang's house. Several villagers in the neighborhood heard it and hesitated whether to come out and see what was going on. But when they finally decided to come out, the noise stopped before they even reached Dawang's door.

They thought they were hallucinating, so they listened at the door for a while, but there was really no sound, so they all went back.

In the morning, there was some commotion at Dawang's house, and soon the village chief and clan chief arrived.

They were all curious about what had happened to Da Wang's family. They had invited the village chief and clan head early in the morning.

The gate to Da Wang's house was closed, but the voices inside were quite loud. They listened quietly from outside the gate and could hear everything clearly.

"Miss, someone is eavesdropping outside."

"It's alright. Go open the courtyard gate and invite everyone in."

When the villagers saw the gate open, they felt a little embarrassed, as it was never a good idea to eavesdrop on other people's conversations.

"Come in, all of you. It's nothing shameful. You might as well listen."

"Dawang, we didn't mean to eavesdrop. Last night, there was a commotion at your house, so we came out to see if we could help. But when we got to your door, there was no more noise, so we thought we were just imagining things and went back inside."

There was another commotion at your house this morning. The village chief and clan head are coming soon. We're just curious and wanted to come see what's going on.

Liu Dawang sighed, "You heard me right last night. Our house was broken into last night. These are the eight people in front of you, two of whom are from our village. They not only tried to steal our valuables, but they also tried to harm our family. Isn't that infuriating?"

"What!

"Are they here to steal? Or are they from our village? Let me see who he is! How can they be so shameless?"

The villagers looked at all eight people and found that they only recognized two of them; the rest were strangers.

"We don't recognize those six people. Aren't these two Liu Tiedan and Liu Dachui?"

"You're not mistaken. Those six people are local thugs. It's normal that you haven't seen them before. They were lured here by Liu Tiedan and Liu Dachui."

"You two bastards! You've been causing trouble in the village, and the villagers have let it slide because of your parents. But you've actually let wolves into the house and are bullying the villagers. Village chief, clan chief, you can't let these two bastards get away with this!"

"Don't worry, folks. To uphold the good customs of the village, I won't let them off the hook."

"Village chief, we know we were wrong. Please just let us go. We promise we'll never do it again."

"Liu Tiedan, Liu Dachui, you two tell me, why did you do this? What has the Dawang family done to wrong you?"

"They didn't do anything wrong to us, we're just not convinced, we feel aggrieved."

"Tell me, why are you so upset? What's bothering you?"

If what you say makes sense, I will consider the consequences of your actions.

"Village chief, as you know, we're not very capable, and our family is struggling to make ends meet. We often don't know where our next meal will come from. The money we paid in taxes this time was my mother's life savings for her coffin. If she passes away, I won't even be able to afford a simple coffin for her. I'll just have to wrap her in a mat and bury her in a hole."

But I was unwilling, resentful, and felt very aggrieved. We were from the same village and shared the same ancestors, so why could their family live in such a nice brick house? They ate white rice and white flour every day, along with plenty of fish and meat, while we couldn't even get a full meal.

If they had even a shred of compassion, if they had spared a little for us poor folks who couldn't even afford to eat, we wouldn't have taken this risk.

They live a comfortable life, so why can't they see those of us who are struggling to make ends meet?

After listening to Liu Tiedan's account, Liu Yue couldn't help but burst into laughter. This guy was quite good at making things up.

Everyone was looking at her and laughing, wondering what she was laughing at and what was so funny. Why didn't they find it funny at all?

"Liu Tiedan, according to you, it's our fault that we eat well, live well, and are rich."

Are we destined to be poor our whole lives? We don't steal or rob. We earn money with our own hands and brains to make a better living. What's wrong with that?

Why should we give you the money we've worked so hard to earn? And who are you to us?

Does that mean anyone who lives a better life than you is guilty?

Do you want to see the villagers' lives deteriorate, with each family worse off than the last?

They're all just as poor as your family. When my mother dies, we can't even afford a coffin.

Your family is poor, you don't know where your next meal will come from, and you can't even afford a coffin for your mother when she died. Is that our fault? Did we make your family so poor?

You think you're right just because you're poor?

If you want to live a good life, then earn it with your own abilities. Are we going to stop you from doing it?

You are not only poor in body, but also poor in spirit and mind. You are not ambitious, do not do proper work, and live a bland and tasteless life. When you see other people living well, you are not satisfied and feel resentful.

People like you are typical examples of envious people. You're unhappy with your own lives, and you can't stand seeing others doing well. You can only feel psychologically balanced when others are worse off than you.

Sigh, people like you with twisted minds, incompetent and lazy, living in this world is a waste of air, and dying in this world is a waste of land.

Think about it, does what I said make sense?

"That's right, you're absolutely right. If they were just a little more diligent, they wouldn't be living like this."

Even if you put a gold mine in front of them, they'd still complain it's hard work, dirty and tiring, and they wouldn't bend over.

"Liu Tiedan, Liu Dachui, listen to what you're saying."

You're poor and you blame others. As the old saying goes, "Those with wisdom use their wisdom, those without wisdom use their strength." You people have neither brains nor the will to put in the effort, so you deserve to be poor your whole lives.

I now understand the whole story. This matter is serious and has a terrible impact. I will publicly execute him in the village to deter those with malicious intentions.

"Village chief, what do you plan to do with us? We are native to Liu Family Village, we are brothers of the same clan, you can't disregard our kinship!"

"A country has its laws, and a family has its rules; we will handle this according to the village rules and clan rules."

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