Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
âWell said!â Ruyi and Ah Wei turned around and saw Li Yu getting out of the carriage. It turned out that Li Yu had also come looking for them because she was worried.
Ruyi and Ah Wei bowed. âMadam, youâre here!â
Li Yu looked at Ah Weiâs tattered clothes and bruised face and frowned. âHow did you train your martial arts? How did you get beaten up like this?â
Ah Wei limped to Li Yuâs side and looked pitiful. âMadam, the Tian mother and son hit me.â
Li Yu looked at his pitiful appearance and said gently, âAlright, go back and apply some medication later. Then, ask Old Master to concoct some medicine for you.â
Ah Wei bared his teeth and smiled. âThank you, Madam. I will cultivate well in the future.â
âAlright.â Li Yu walked in front of the Tian family. âRuyi, this family stole the corn rice from the farm, right?â
âItâs true, Madam. They stole those corn seedlings. They were afraid that we would catch them red-handed, so they fed them to the cows.â Ruyi pointed at the few corn seedlings in Ah Weiâs hand. âI snatched these back.â
Li Yu nodded and looked at the white-haired and wrinkled village chief. âYouâre the village chief of the Yang family village?
The village chief of the Yang Family Village cupped his hands at Li Yu. âIâm Yang Guozhi, the village chief of the Yang Family Village. What can I do for you, Madam?â
Li Yu looked at him and asked indifferently, âWhy are you asking me? I want to ask you, the Tian family stole the corn seedlings on my farm and even injured the people in my residence. Why did you stop us from sending them to the officials?â
Village Chief Yang glanced at Li Yu and lowered his head, thinking to himself that he heard that this Madam had an extraordinary background, but he couldnât afford to offend the Tian family. He could only smooth things over and not offend either side.
âMadam, I know that the Tian family was unreasonable at first. Think about it, they only stole some crops. You said that the people in your residence were injured by them, but the people in your residence also injured his family! What do you think? Iâll make them compensate you for your crops. Can you be magnanimous and spare them this time?â
Li Yu looked at Village Chief Yang and sneered. âYouâre quite good at making peace. Unfortunately, I wonât fall for your tricks.â Li Yu looked at Ruyi. âRuyi, send the Tian family to the government office and sue them for stealing rare crops and gathering to hurt people after the incident. They intended to destroy the crops.â
Ruyi bowed. âYes, Madam.â
âMadam, why do you have to do this? You donât know that the Tian family isnât to be trifled with. Letâs each take a step back to prevent us from fighting in the future!â Village Chief Yang said to Li Yu awkwardly.
âYouâre just an old fool who canât tell right from wrong. Youâre not worthy of being the village chief. Iâll propose to the government office to remove your village chief title and choose another capable person.â
âI just want everyone to be harmonious.â Village Chief Yang was so angry that his face turned red. âYouâre too domineering!â
Li Yu looked at the villagers who were whispering from afar. âLet some people swallow their anger and compromise. Is this what you mean by getting along well? Then Iâll be domineering. What are you going to do?â
âSince you didnât listen to my advice and the matter blows up, donât blame me. At that time, whatever you do has nothing to do with me!â Village Chief Yang turned around and left angrily.
Seeing that the situation was bad, Tian Mazi hurriedly instructed the workers, âGo back to the manor and call for help.â He ran over and blocked Ruyi. âYouâre not from the government office. What right do you have to arrest people?â
Ruyi sneered. âWhat right do we have to arrest him? You stole and destroyed our property. You didnât repent after being caught red-handed and even dared to gather to hurt others. You brought it on yourself.â As he spoke, he grabbed Tian Mazi. âYouâre not a good person either. You have a share in beating and stealing.â
Tian Mazi struggled and shouted, âMy sister is Master Tianâs concubine. If you dare to capture our Tian family, we wonât let you off!â
Seeing Tian Maziâs arrogant appearance, Li Yu snorted. âJust a concubineâs mother dares to be so arrogant and domineering. Ruyi, send them to the government office immediately. I want to see how the Tian family wonât let me off.â
âYes, Madam.â Ruyi and Ma Gui tied up the Tian family members who had collapsed to the ground and threw them into the carriage to be sent to the government office.
Only then did the villagers, who were standing far away, run out and say to Li Yu, âMadam, this family does all bad things. Theyâre domineering in the village and can hit whoever they want.â
âAnd that Tian Mazi is the most shameless and domineering.â
Li Yu saw that all of them looked unbearably angry, but no one dared to go up and scold the Tian family just now. They only dared to come over and complain to her after the Tian family was taken away. Was it so difficult that they were already afraid of being bullied by the Tian family and lost their courage?
Chang Guiâs mother also said, âMadam, the Tian familyâs courtyard is so spacious because it occupied my family and the Yang familyâs vegetable fields. The old village chief is afraid of offending the Tian family, so he only knows how to smooth things over. We donât dare to help when we see Ah Wei being beaten up.â
Someone else said, âThatâs right! Logically speaking, Ah Wei often accompanied Doctor Wen to treat us. We should have gone forward to help when Tian Zhongâs family suppressed Ah Wei, but the Tian family is too domineering. We donât dare to cause trouble for our family. We can only watch Ah Wei be beaten up and donât dare to go forward to stop the fight. Weâve let Ah
Wei down.â
Did they still remember that Ah Wei often accompanied Old Master to treat them? If they didnât dare to stop the fight, shouldnât they secretly send someone to report it? Li Yu sighed in her heart and looked at them indifferently without saying anything.
âThatâs right! Who hasnât been beaten and scolded by the Tian family? Who hasnât suffered?â
Li Yu looked at them and said, âIf any of you have been occupied by the Tian family, the Tian family has already been sent to the government office. You can follow the people in my residence to complain to the government office. They wonât dare to make things difficult for you.â
The villagers, who had been complaining just now, instantly lost their resentment. They chuckled and said, âMadam, just get someone to take them to the government office. We wonât go if you complain.â
Li Yu looked at these villagers coldly and knew that it was their instinct to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages. Perhaps many times, even if they were forced to do so, not many people were willing to provoke those powerful families, let alone now that someone had stood up for them. However, such actions inevitably made oneâs teeth turn cold.
At the side, Grandma Yang looked at the bruised Ah Wei with Ah Leâs heart. âAh Wei, Iâve let you down. I didnât dare to help when I saw you being beaten up. Iâve let you down, Ah Wei.â
Ah Wei grinned. âGranny Yang, I didnât listen to your advice and went to provoke the Tian family. I canât blame you.â
âBrother Ah Wei, my grandmother asked me to help you call someone,â Le whispered from behind.
Ah Wei glanced at Grandma Yang, who was glaring at Le, and patted him with a smile. âThank you, Le!â
Li Yu glanced at the villagers and suddenly felt a little disinterested. She
shouted at Ah Wei, âLetâs go..â
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