Chapter 218: The Peasant Girl’s Splendid Manor
Chapter 218: Discussing Marriage Matters in the Boudoir, Banquet with Hidden Calculations (2)
"Yeah, that's right! It was your husband's fault to begin with. Now you come to the Mo family's house and talk nonsense, and you still think you're right?"
"If it were me, I would've stayed far away. Where would I dare to come to someone else's house? Aunt Wang, you better go back. Don't bring bad luck to the Mo family."
Someone started, and others followed suit, all speaking up for the Mo family.
The matters between the Mo family and Old Mo's family were their own business, and outsiders shouldn't meddle. But Wang Dali and his gang were troublemakers. If they weren't properly dealt with, who knew if they would keep harassing the Mo family? The Mo family's actions weren't wrong in themselves!
Mo Yan understood immediately that the woman was Wang Dali's wife. It turned out she had caused this scene today to vent her anger.
Thinking about this, she smiled gratefully at the villager who first spoke up for her family and then sternly said to the disgruntled Aunt Wang, "It's a fact that Wang Dali extorted money from our family. It's up to the yamen to decide how to handle it, not for us to dictate. If you have any objections to the magistrate's ruling, you can go to the yamen and argue. Today, you've come to our house to cause trouble. For the sake of the villagers, we won't hold it against you. But from now on, don't ever step foot in our house again! Now, please leave!"
With Mo Yan's words, many others chimed in, disdainfully looking at Aunt Wang and urging her to leave. If their family was being targeted like this, regardless of whether it was justified or not, they would have already chased the person away with a broom.
Aunt Wang looked around at the disdainful gazes of the crowd and was suddenly at a loss. Those things were clearly done too far by the Mo family. Why was everyone speaking up for them?
Originally, she wanted to use the incidents of Mo's daughter falling ill on the day they moved and the newly bought horse getting diarrhea to tarnish the Mo family's reputation. But now, she found herself in an embarrassing situation.
Aunt Wang thought angrily to herself. She saw Li Zhong hurriedly approaching with a broom, ready to chase her away, and she even wanted to turn the tables.
Pointing at those villagers who were insulting her, she shouted, "You spineless cowards, just because you see the Mo family doing well, you want to lick their boots, don't you? Have you ever considered whether they're willing? Bah, none of you are any good!"
This statement stirred up a hornet's nest. While the villagers did have some selfish intentions, what they said was fair. Now being called "spineless cowards," none of the men present could tolerate it.
"You foul woman, spewing nonsense everywhere, get out of here, or I'll personally beat you up."
"Leave now, or I'll go to your house and let your husband teach you a lesson."
"Aunt Wang, leave now, or I'll personally kick you out."
These men were furious. If it weren't for the fact that she was a married woman, they would have rushed forward to strike her.
However, there were also a few women in the crowd who had no such qualms. They grabbed and scratched at Aunt Wang, pulling her hair until clumps fell out.
Aunt Wang was no match for them. She was being tossed around and wailing in pain, her face covered in tears and snot, utterly disgusting.
Watching the chaos in front of them, Mo Yan and the others were dumbfounded. Clearly, their family was being targeted, but the situation had turned out like this, leaving them at a loss for words.
However, they were grateful for those who spoke up for their family today. Otherwise, if they had allowed Aunt Wang to splash dirty water on them, it would have been extremely disgusting.
Mo Yan also understood that if it weren't for their family's actions last year, sending grains and cotton, treating the workers generously, and the family's improving circumstances, these villagers might not have voluntarily defended them, even if they thought they were innocent.
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