Chapter 128: Chapter 129: Introducing Tingyan 2
At the mention of compensation, Sun Dongmei immediately flared up, "You little girl, you must be kidding, right? Itâs me whoâs here to collect money from you, and you have the nerve to ask me to compensate you?"
Nianyangâs lips curved with a hint of coldness, "Aunt Ma, youâve come to us for repayment, and the money is already returned. This has nothing to do with you bringing people to ruin our vegetable field. We knew we had to pay our debt, so shouldnât you compensate for destroying our garden?"
"You!"
Sun Dongmei was fuming.
Nianyang leisurely said, "Or is it that, Aunt Ma, because you have many relatives and brothers, and our Jiang Family is outnumbered, you think you can act recklessly? Donât forget this is Shangnan Village, and youâre from Xiaodong Village. Youâre an outsider coming here to show off, do you think our village is easy to bully?"
Nianyangâs words were skillfully crafted. What was originally just a personal dispute between the Jiang Family and the Ma Family was elevated to a matter of village interest. The onlooking villagers couldnât stay silent anymore.
If itâs among their own village people, any argument or issue would be considered a family matter.
But if itâs someone from another village bullying one of their own, the entire village would surely stand united!
"Thatâs right, Gu Er Yaâs right. Our village isnât a place for you, an outsider, to show off!"
"Thatâs right, and besides, you damaged their vegetable plot. Itâs not like they didnât repay your money. You should compensate for ruining their garden!"
"Hey, Sun Dongmei, hurry up and pay up!"
Sun Dongmei, accustomed to her familyâs wealth and having many brothers, was always arrogant and untouchable in her own village, which fostered her domineering nature.
But seeing so many people criticizing her now, with an attitude as if they would all gang up on her, her arrogance quickly disappeared, and her face turned pale with fear.
"Wife, stop talking. If they want compensation, letâs just pay it," Ma Gousheng timidly advised.
Sun Dongmei nearly ground her teeth to dust, reluctantly saying, "Compensation, you say? How much?"
"Three hundred bucks!"
"What did you say, three hundred bucks?" Sun Dongmeiâs eyes widened, "Itâs just a few patches of your vegetable field. Is it worth that much? Why donât you go rob instead!"
"Our vegetable field has been carefully cultivated and is unlike ordinary ones. Moreover, the law now states that damaging a farmerâs vegetable plot is prohibited. A vegetable plot is a farmerâs means of livelihood, and destroying it is a crime punishable by imprisonment. Itâs good Iâm not suing you, and you still want to bargain with me?"
Nianyang proudly declared, which made Li Tingyan, standing beside, even more impressed. The more he interacted with his little wife, the more he realized her cleverness, making him like her even more.
Sun Dongmei was dumbfounded, and with the villagers watching her closely, she could only painfully pull out three hundred from the five hundred that Nianyang had returned to her.
In all her life, Sun Dongmei had only oppressed others, and this was the first time she had suffered a setback from a young girl.
Originally coming to collect a debt, she ended up compensating three hundred instead. She really stumbled today.
The Ma Familyâs party was utterly defeated, arriving with grandeur, departing like a group of defeated chickens.
The neighbors cheered gleefully, united for the first time to suppress evil forces, feeling an indescribable sense of pride.
The Jiang Family members were in awe of how Nianyang, with just a few words, managed to drive away the difficult and unreasonable woman, and even extracted three hundred yuan from her.
Indeed, with Yangyang around, everything would be fine. Letâs see who dares to bully the Jiang Family now!