A car accident, our family of three crossed

Chapter 163 Killing the chicken to scare the monkey

He Li was sitting at home, still feeling angry about the slaps and whippings he had received in the morning, and the pain was still there.

"What's wrong with city people? Why do they beat people up just because they want to?" She kept complaining and secretly made up her mind to ruin the other party's reputation.

He Dazhu burped and leaned aside and said, "If you ask me, you are just asking for trouble. Why did you go to mess with the city people? Can you afford to mess with them? What did our father tell you yesterday? He told you not to cause trouble in the village, but you forgot everything today. Don't let your whole family be harmed because of you."

He Li was furious when she heard this and shouted, "He Dazhu, your wife was beaten up and you still speak in favor of outsiders. Have you also been seduced by that vixen? She couldn't seduce Hang Shuheng, so she came to seduce you, right?"

She kept spitting out harsh words and opened her hands to scratch He Dazhu's face a few times. He Dazhu felt the pain and was unwilling to accept it, so he turned around and started to wrestle with her.

Suddenly, the door was kicked open with a bang. The two were startled by the noise and remained frozen in their struggle, staring at the door without moving. As they were facing away from the light, they could not see clearly.

"Take her away." The leader gave an order, and two people came forward, carried He Li away.

"No, who are you? What are you going to do?" He Li struggled and yelled in panic, "Let me go... Someone come and help me... Robbers are coming, robbing decent women in broad daylight..."

The man could not stand her noise, so he drew his long sword, and then sheathed it. He Li suddenly felt a gust of cold wind blowing past her ears, and a strand of her hair was cut off. She turned pale, rolled her eyes, and fainted.

"Where are you going to take my wife?" He Dazhui saw that the other party was not easy to deal with and did not dare to step forward to rescue her. However, when he saw that the other party had no intention of making things difficult for him, he bravely followed behind.

The same fate happened to He Li, as did the few young wives who gossiped with her in the morning. They were all taken to the threshing ground one after another.

Hang Shuheng's family had just finished lunch when He Chunsheng, the head of the village, ran over breathlessly and called them to gather at the threshing ground, saying that an important person had arrived.

Mu Dun happened to be here, and Song Ning asked Mu Dun to look after Yang Yang, and then went to the grain drying ground with them. On the way, seeing that some people from the village had also gone out, Hang Shuheng was a little curious, "Who is the big shot who has come to mobilize so many people?"

He Chunsheng walked hurriedly, tilting his head and said, "It's the young lady from the city who is on good terms with your family. She brought people here to punish Dazhu's wife. In short, you will know what's going on when you get there."

"You mean Miss Zhou?"

Hang Shuheng and Song Ning looked at each other. They were not surprised that Zhou Ru would take action, but they did not expect her to act so quickly.

When they arrived at the threshing ground, they saw Zhou Huan and his daughter Zhou Ru in the shed from a distance, as well as an unfamiliar middle-aged man. Judging from his appearance and temperament, this man must be of extraordinary status. The old clan leader, the village head, and the clan leader of the He family were all there.

Zhou Ru also saw them. She smiled helplessly at Song Ning. She had planned to solve the problem on her own, but she didn't expect it to turn out like this.

Hang Shuheng and his wife were also parties involved in this incident and were invited to the shed.

The head of the village said excitedly: "Shuheng, come quickly and pay your respects to the prefect."

"Hi, sir." Hang Shuheng took a quick look and bowed readily. Song Ning also followed suit and bowed.

After being exempted from the formalities, Song Ning walked around from the back to Zhou Ru. She nodded to Zhou Huan first, "Manager Zhou." Then she took Zhou Ru's arm and whispered with concern, "Sister Ru, calculate the time, you just came back from the city, right? Haven't you eaten yet?"

Although the voice was small, it did not escape Zhou Huan's ears. Hearing this, he nodded secretly, and his favorability towards Song Ning increased a lot.

"Don't worry, Sister Song. I had some snacks in the carriage." Zhou Ru complained in a low voice, "We just returned to the mansion and ran into my father and Uncle Zhao. It's all because of Xiang Huan's gossip. She told this matter and it turned out like this. Such a big scene was created."

"Don't blame Xianghuan. You were wronged and she was protecting you."

On the other side, Zhao Kun looked at Hang Shuheng carefully, "Are you Hang Tongsheng? I have heard of you."

As the prefect of a state, although he was in the provincial capital, what happened in the counties and towns under him could not be hidden from his eyes and ears. Moreover, the incident between Hang Shuheng and the Wan family caused quite a stir.

Hang Shuheng said: "It is a student's fortune to be remembered by the adults."

Zhao Kunshen changed his gentle attitude and released the majesty of the prefect. He asked, "I want to ask you, the villagers are talking about you and Miss Zhou in private. Do you know?"

"The students know." Although he only knew about it last night when Song Ning told him.

"If you knew that, why did you just ignore the rumors? Could it be that you really had that in mind?"

"Your Excellency is wise. Miss Zhou and my wife are as close as sisters. I regard her as my sister and have absolutely no improper thoughts about her. Shopkeeper Zhou should understand this."

"As for rumors, students believe that rumors stop with the wise, and if you ignore them, they will eventually break down on their own. If you explain to others, it will only make things worse."

Hang Shuheng remained neither humble nor arrogant, but the others were already sweating profusely when the prefect released his aura.

"What a saying that rumors stop at the wise." After his aura was retracted, Zhao Kunshen turned around and looked at Zhou Huan, but this good friend was unwilling to pay attention to him.

Zhou Huan originally wanted to seek justice for his daughter personally, but the prefect revealed his identity. As a result, all the limelight went to the other party, and his biological father was useless.

At this time, He Li and the young wives had been taken to the threshing ground by Zhao Kunshen's men. He Li was as dizzy as a dead pig and was thrown to the ground, but she still hadn't woken up.

As soon as those young wives saw Zhou Ru, they knew that she was coming to take revenge on them. Only now did they regret not listening to Song Ning and keeping their mouths shut.

"Ms. Zhou, please spare me! We know we were wrong and shouldn't have said that to you."

"I'm sorry Miss Zhou, please forgive us, we were all dragged into this by He Li."

"All of this was spread by He Li. She was the one who spread the gossip about Miss Zhou everywhere in the village, which is why everyone started to talk about it in private."

Several people spoke in unison, all pointing the finger at He Li. Some women in the village also came forward to testify, and it became an established fact that He Li was the initiator of the rumor.

Zhao Kunshen ordered his men to throw water on He Li to wake her up. Before He Li could figure out the situation, she was forcibly dragged onto a bench and made to lie prone. She was then severely beaten with twenty boards.

This trick of killing the chicken to scare the monkey had a good deterrent effect, making several young wives nearby kneel on the ground and tremble in fear.