72 Playing in the Mud
Li Youcai announced loudly, not giving anyone a chance to object. He quickly said, “It’s useless to object. Don’t forget what you promised Xuewen before he died. Now that Chen Guihua and Zhang Chunxiang are plotting against their niece’s house, it’s embarrassing for all of you.”
The last sentence made everyone with the surname Su shut their mouths.
The others were overjoyed.
The five good families not only had glory and face, but they also received food as a reward. Every good family would be rewarded with 100 catties of sorghum and 20 catties of flour. This was an on hand reward. The Trinity Village was a village with a large population, but there were very few spots for the five good families.
There were only a few spots every year, and too many people fought for them. This year, the people surnamed Su were disqualified and dozens of households were reduced, so their chances were even greater.
Most importantly, the Su family had lost a lot of face.
The crowd laughed and some even wanted to thank Chen Guihua.
Zhang Chunxiang immediately fell to the ground. Now, all of the Su family’s relatives would definitely hate her. At that time, her family would become a thorn in their side.
Su Xuewu would definitely not let her go.
“You wretched woman.” Su Xueqiang grabbed Chen Guihua’s hair and directly pulled her over. “I’ll kill you.” He dragged her home, and Chen Guihua screamed as she was dragged.
None of the onlookers came forward to mediate.
Zhang Chunxiang saw that things were not looking good, so she slipped out of the crowd while no one was paying attention.
Third grandma did not say a word. Her wrinkled face was tense, and she looked a little scary. She was looking at Su Wen, her eyes full of doubt and confusion. In the end, she was an old woman and had already seen things clearly.
Chen Guihua’s scheme against Su Wen had failed and she had fallen into Su Wen’s trap.
Not only Chen Guihua, but all of the people with the surname Su had been tricked. The three surnames of the Trinity Village had always been on bad terms with the Su family, so the village chief would not let this opportunity go.
Third grandma was very dissatisfied with Su Wen’s actions and even blamed her.
They could argue and fight however they wanted, but they could not involve outsiders. However, when she saw Su Wen’s bright and clear eyes, she did not say a word. Instead, she suppressed all her dissatisfaction in her heart.
Su Wen did not back down as she looked at her third grandma. She even gave her a meaningful smile.
This elder did not take her seriously at all. Now that the matter had blown up and damaged everyone’s interests, she knew who to blame her. Why did any of these blood-related relatives and elders not stand up for the original character when her family was bullied?
Even if it was just to help put in a few words, that would have been great as well.
In the novel, the original character was not good, as she had led a wolf into the house. However, her sisters were innocent, kind, and weak. They had never done anything to let anyone down. When they were sold, scammed, and tortured, their blood-related relatives did not say a word.
Su Wen did not even treat these people as relatives.
Under Su Wen’s gaze, the third grandma finally looked away. She did not know if it was because of a guilty conscience or something else.
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It was noon, and the villagers quickly dispersed under the scorching sun. Su Wen and the others had left. They squatted on the ground and picked up the wild vegetables that were scattered on the ground into the basket one by one. Halfway through, she saw a small black claw in front of her. She looked up and saw little sister Su smiling at her.
“Big sister.” Little sister Su asked carefully, looking at Su Wen’s eyes nervously.
“What happened to your hand? Why is there so much dust?” Su Wen deliberately pulled a long face. “Did you go to play in the mud?”