Chapter 421: The Peasant Girl’s Splendid Manor
Chapter 421: Shameless Retaliation (3)
Mo Yan's face turned extremely ugly as she sternly shouted, "Wang Dali, what do you think you're doing barging into my house like this?" Wang Dali was a ruffian with some audacity, but if his family dared to lay hands, they would surely suffer.
Mo's house was some distance from the village. Normally, apart from those who went up the mountain to chop firewood, few would pass by here. If Wang Dali's family barged in, someone would have intervened, but for now, they had to stabilize the situation.
"Hmph, since you won't let me off, I won't let you off either! I'm being expelled from Liuyang Village anyway, I don't care!"
Wang Dali's expression twisted with resentment, not seeing his expulsion as deserved but blaming Mo Yan for not pleading on his behalf, harboring deep hatred for her and the Mo family.
Seeing this, Mo Yan knew reasoning with such a person was futile and lost her patience: "If you dare to cause trouble in my house, do you believe tomorrow officials will arrest your entire family and throw you all into jail? Are you not afraid of prison, afraid your whole family will go in with you? In this bitter cold, prisoners are most likely to die of illness or freezing. If you're not afraid, then go ahead and try!"
As Wang Dali was about to order his wife and children to act, he couldn't help recalling his time in jail after extorting five hundred taels from the Mo family, the sights and sounds, and the excruciating pain of being lashed. His complexion changed instantly.
"You... don't try to scare me, do you think the yamen is run by your family? You think you can just have anyone arrested?"
Mo Yan could easily discern his mixed emotions, sneering coldly, "Haven't you heard 'money talks'? With enough silver, even if you don't lay a finger, I can have your whole family spending the New Year in jail!"
Even before Wang Dali could say anything, his wife was already panicked: "D-darling, let's... let's just forget it. If this little bitch really bribes the officials and has us thrown into jail, we'll have no way out!"
The children of the Wang family were also terrified, pulling at Wang Dali's sleeves and joining in the outcry. They didn't know how terrifying it was inside the jail, but Wang Dali's bloody, beaten exit had left a lasting impression, even causing them nightmares.
Threatened by Mo Yan like this, Wang Dali already had a sense of retreat, though he was deeply unwilling. He glared fiercely at her, his eyes filled with resentment: "Hmph, if you have the guts, go report me to the officials right now and have me thrown into jail. Otherwise, I'll cause trouble like this every day until you go to the village chief and stop him from pursuing me for extorting you. If you don't believe me, just wait!"
After saying this, he limped out of Mo's gate with his family. Before leaving, Wang Dali's wife viciously kicked the courtyard gate, making a loud bang and spat on it. The children followed suit, laughing arrogantly as they left.
"Elder sister, the Wang family is too much. Zhen'er will tell Uncle Village Chief to expel their entire family from the village!" Zhen'er's face was flushed with anger, clenching his fists as he prepared to rush out.
"Hold on!" Mo Yan grabbed him, looking at the muddy prints on the gate, furrowing her brow. "They only kicked the gate a few times. If you go tell the village chief, at most he'll give them a scolding. It won't do much."
Zhen'er tightly pursed his lips, unwillingly saying, "Are we just going to let them off like this? Wang Dali already threatened us shamelessly. He'll definitely come back to cause trouble tomorrow."
"Let them cause trouble. Once the New Year passes, Wang Dali will be expelled, and that will be the end of it."
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