The carefree life of Yang Shuisheng, the village miracle doctor

Yang Shuisheng carried a hoe and walked towards his own door.

"Sister Bai, you're here. What can I do for you?"

He ignored Wang Youfu and greeted Bai Qinglian, who looked uneasy.

"Shuisheng, you're back, we..."

Bai Qinglian raised her head, glanced at him quickly, her eyes filled with complex emotions.

"Yang Shuisheng! Stop pretending, you son of a bitch."

Before she could finish speaking, Wang Youfu threw his cigarette butt on the ground, stomped it out, and stepped forward to block Bai Qinglian's path.

"I'm asking you, did you steal my money?"

"Don't talk nonsense, you lucky guy. How could Shuisheng...?"

Bai Qinglian turned even paler with fright and subconsciously tugged at Wang Youfu's sleeve.

"Wang Youfu, what's wrong with you?"

Yang Shuisheng was also taken aback, then frowned and looked at the arrogant Wang Youfu, his tone icy: "When did I steal your money? You need to provide evidence before you speak, don't just spew nonsense."

"Evidence? Of course I have evidence!" Wang Youfu shouted even louder, his spittle almost landing on Yang Shuisheng's face. "You stole a thousand yuan from me, hand it over now."

"You must be mistaken, Youfu. I've already told you Shuisheng isn't that kind of person." Bai Qinglian stamped her foot in frustration. "Can you please stop wrongly accusing innocent people?"

"Innocent?" Wang Youfu abruptly shook off Bai Qinglian's hand, glaring at her. "What do you know! He stole the money."

"I'm going to make him cough up the money today."

Looking at Wang Youfu's confident expression, and recalling the thousand yuan he had just dug out of his pocket, Yang Shuisheng suddenly had a flash of inspiration.

That's it!

Bai Qinglian rented that piece of land to herself, and Wang Youfu was Bai Qinglian's husband. He had every opportunity to bury the money in advance.

This was all a setup!

The purpose was to frame him and ruin his relationship with Bai Qinglian.

He had originally intended to return the money.

But if you reveal that you've found money, you'll really fall into a trap.

So now, he's changed his mind.

"Wang Youfu, you keep saying I stole a thousand yuan from you."

"Where's the evidence? Show it to us."

He sneered and slammed the hoe on his shoulder into the ground with a loud thud, kicking up a cloud of dust.

"If you can't produce evidence, this isn't over!"

"Evidence? The evidence is on you!" Wang Youfu pointed at Yang Shuisheng's chest, a smug glint in his eyes, as if he had been waiting for him to ask this question. "Do you dare to take out all the money you have on you?"

"The thousand yuan I lost was ten brand new hundred-yuan bills, consecutively numbered."

"I even remember the serial number. Do you dare to show it to me and compare it?"

They even remembered the ticket serial numbers; they were really well-prepared.

It seems that Wang Youfu went to great lengths to frame him.

"Oh? You even remember the numbers?"

Looking at Wang Youfu's smug expression, Yang Shuisheng suddenly laughed.

"But why should I take it out and show it to you? And compare its serial number with yours?"

"You stole the money and won't admit it. Hand it over right now."

Wang Youfu was taken aback by his nonchalant attitude, and then retorted angrily, "The money on you is clearly mine."

"You're saying I stole it, so it's true? I could also say your wife stole it from me, would you admit that?"

Yang Shuisheng chuckled, his tone becoming increasingly relaxed, and he even teased Bai Qinglian, causing her face to instantly turn bright red.

What kind of time is this to be joking around?

"Don't give me that nonsense, I'm just asking you whether you're going to cooperate or not!"

"Cooperate? Who do you think you are?"

"Not cooperating?" Wang You grinned, his voice growing louder. "If you're not cooperating, it means you have something to hide."

"Qinglian, open your eyes and take a good look. This is the good person you keep praising. He stole money and still talks tough. He's a coward who dares to do something but doesn't dare to admit it."

Bai Qinglian bit her lip, looking at her aggressive husband and then at Yang Shuisheng, who remained calm. Her mind was in turmoil.

She didn't believe Yang Shuisheng would steal money, but Wang Youfu spoke with such certainty, even describing the appearance and serial number of the money in great detail.

Could it be that Yang Shuisheng really...

Her eyes were filled with doubt, and her gaze towards Yang Shuisheng became complicated.

"Say whatever you want."

Yang Shuisheng noticed the change in Bai Qinglian's eyes and sighed inwardly, but his face still wore that cold smile: "Anyway, I didn't steal your money, believe it or not."

It's pointless to talk to this kind of person.

He picked up his hoe, turned around, and prepared to push open his dilapidated door and go inside.

"Trying to leave? Not so easy!" Upon seeing this, Wang Youfu immediately raised his voice and shouted loudly to the surroundings, "Everyone come and see! Yang Shuisheng stole a thousand yuan from me, and I caught him red-handed, but he still won't admit it!"

"He's trying to hide inside like a coward! Everyone, come and be the judge! Is there no law anymore?"

His shout immediately alerted several households in the vicinity.

Soon, seven or eight villagers who had nothing to do poked their heads out of their yards, looking around curiously, and then gathered in twos and threes, pointing and whispering about Yang Shuisheng.

"What happened? Wang Youfu said Yang Shuisheng stole his money?"

"No way? Isn't Shuisheng mentally challenged? How could he steal things?"

"Maybe they're just pretending. You can only know a person's face, not their heart. A thousand dollars! That's no small sum!"

"Look at Wang Youfu, he doesn't seem to be talking nonsense."

The villagers, unaware of the truth, were abuzz with discussion. Although some did not believe it, there were more skeptical and curious onlookers.

Yang Shuisheng stopped at the door, his hand on the door panel but he didn't push it open.

He had his back to the crowd, and his shoulders swayed slightly.

He originally thought that, considering Bai Qinglian's sincerity towards him, he didn't want to stoop to the level of a petty person like Wang Youfu and was too lazy to argue.

But now it seems the other party is determined to make a big fuss and pin the label of thief on them.

If this matter isn't settled today, he'll never be able to hold his head high in Peach Blossom Village again.

"Fine, since you insist on playing, I'll play along to the end."

Yang Shuisheng slowly turned around, his gaze calmly sweeping over the villagers watching, finally landing on Wang Youfu's smug face, waiting for him to back down.

"Wang Youfu, you insist on my cooperation, fine." Yang Shuisheng spoke, his voice not loud, but clearly reaching everyone's ears, "But let me ask you, if I take out the money I have on me, what if you can't prove it's your money?"

"Can't you prove it?"

Wang Youfu was taken aback, not expecting Yang Shuisheng to ask such a question.

He knows the serial numbers on the banknotes by heart, how could he not prove it?

"I remember the number. If it doesn't match, then I'll admit I wronged you, apologize, and pay you 100 yuan for emotional distress."

"One hundred dollars?"

Yang Shuisheng shook his head, looking disgusted.

"You keep saying I stole a thousand dollars from you, making it public knowledge and ruining my reputation."

"If it's proven that you've wronged me, one hundred dollars is too little."

As he spoke, he held up one finger.

"I demand that you pay me a thousand, no more, no less, exactly the amount you wrongly accused me of."

"You've been working in the city for quite a few years now, you should be able to come up with a thousand yuan, right?"

The crowd gasped in surprise.

"A thousand dollars! He actually dared to ask for that!"

"Yang Shuisheng really has a big mouth."

Wang Youfu was also taken aback by Yang Shuisheng's asking price.

After all, a thousand yuan is enough for a family of three to eat for a year.

But he quickly came to his senses and realized that the kid was probably bluffing and trying to scare him off with a large sum of money.

Hmph, not a chance!

He buried the money himself, and he remembered the serial number clearly. Even if Yang Shuisheng emptied his pockets of all the money he had today, the serial number wouldn't change.

"Fine! A thousand it is!" Wang Youfu gritted his teeth and agreed fiercely, shouting to the villagers watching, "Today, I, Wang Youfu, will confront Yang Shuisheng. If I have wronged him and cannot produce evidence to prove that the money on his body is mine, I will compensate him a thousand yuan."

"But what if it's proven that Yang Shuisheng stole my money..."

He paused deliberately, staring at Yang Shuisheng with a sinister look, and said, word by word, "Then let's follow the old rules of our Peach Blossom Village: if you're caught stealing money, break both your hands and drive you out of the village."

"Yang Shuisheng, do you dare to answer?"

These words caused an uproar among those around them.

Breaking both hands and banishing him from the village is too harsh a punishment.

It seems Wang Youfu is really angry and wants to ruin Yang Shuisheng.

"Lucky you, you..."

"Shut up!"

Bai Qinglian turned pale with fright and tried to say something to help Yang Shuisheng, but was glared at fiercely by Wang Youfu.

She could only look anxiously at Yang Shuisheng, her eyes signaling him not to agree.

To his surprise, Yang Shuisheng nodded directly.

"OK."

The voice was clear and crisp, without any hesitation.

"Then it's settled. We ask all the elders and folks present to bear witness."

Looking at Wang Youfu's smug and ugly face, and then at the villagers around him with their various expressions, Yang Shuisheng's lips curled into a cold smile.

It's still uncertain who's sabotaging whom.