Chapter 131:
Both sides told different stories, and the onlookers didn’t know who to believe.
Among them were a few shouts demanding that Yun Jiao’s family pay money.
But Yun Jiao’s family was not to be trifled with. Just as a fight was about to break out, the village chief arrived.
“Don’t you all have nothing to do all day? You have the leisure to argue here, and you’re not even going tide pooling?”
Cai Jinhua: “Village Chief, it’s good that you’re here. This Yun Jiao’s family is too much. They hit my Zhaodi and stole my rabbit. They must pay.”
Wang Mei: “Nonsense, Village Chief, don’t listen to their lies. Clearly, they wanted to bully my Jiao Jiao. Fortunately, my Jiao Jiao is strong and wasn’t bullied. That rabbit was also caught by my cat. These few young girls saw it and wanted to snatch it. Then they turned around and blamed us.”
The village chief felt his head spinning.
Yun Chennan: “Village Chief, actually, it’s very simple to prove whether that rabbit was caught by them first.”
Everyone looked at him.
Yun Chennan squinted his eyes; he had an intelligent and gentle appearance.
“Village Chief, could you please have a few people separate them? Have them stand in different places, and make sure they can’t hear each other talk.”
Although the village chief didn’t know what he was planning, he wanted to resolve this trouble sooner, so he did as he was told.
The parents of those girls were still reluctant, but after the village chief scolded them, they reluctantly allowed their children to be taken away.
Everyone was curious about what Yun Chennan was planning to do.
“Have someone ask them where they found the rabbit, where they caught it, who caught it first, and how my cat snatched the rabbit.”
“If their answers are consistent, it proves they caught the rabbit, and we will apologize. If their answers are inconsistent, it proves they lied.”
Yun Chennan’s lips curved into a smile, but his gaze was slightly cold.
“Then they must apologize to Jiao Jiao.”
The village chief clapped his hands: “That’s a good idea.”
Yun Zhaodi and the others were children. From chasing the rabbit to being hit, and then reporting it to their parents, the whole process was rushed. They didn’t have the brains or the time to coordinate their stories.
After being separated and questioned, some started to falter. Before even answering, they nervously looked towards where the others were.
Unfortunately, due to the distance, they couldn’t hear each other’s voices.
Seeing the situation, the village chief knew that these young girls were lying.
He immediately felt disappointed in them. Lying was one thing, but demanding things from and trying to snatch things from such a young child like Yun Jiao was another.
After questioning, the village chief, with a grim expression, called the children back.
“Explain yourselves. Why are your answers to the questions all different?”
Yun Zhaodi and the others lowered their heads, not daring to answer.
The onlookers understood what was happening.
“These young girls often lie.”
“Exactly, they never tell the truth.”
The parents of several of them also felt ashamed, and some left without a word.
Cai Jinhua was unwilling: “Then what about Yun Jiao hitting my Zhaodi…”
Before anyone from Yun Jiao’s family could answer, someone in the crowd watching the excitement burst into laughter.
“Cai Jinhua, I’ve never seen you care so much about Zhaodi before. The marks on Zhaodi are probably from you hitting her more than anyone else!”
Immediately, others joined in the laughter.
Yun Chenxi, holding Yun Jiao, said: “Besides, it was your Zhaodi who first tried to snatch my Jiao Jiao’s things. Someone saw it with their own eyes.”
That person was naturally Yangwazi, who came to inform Yun Xiaowu and the others.
With Yangwazi as a witness, everyone believed Yun Jiao even more.
Yun Chennan demanded that they apologize.
The children were made to apologize, scared and unwillingly.
No matter how unwilling Cai Jinhua was and how much she wanted to argue, Wang Mei and Shen Yunlian chased her away with brooms.
Now, no one could say a bad word about Yun Jiao’s family.
They deserved it.
Cai Jinhua’s family left dejectedly. They hadn’t gained anything, had become a laughingstock, and were embarrassed, and had also been beaten. She naturally had no good expression towards Yun Zhaodi, the culprit.
“You troublemaker, all you do is cause trouble for me all day…”
Regarding Yun Zhaodi’s screams, the crowd sighed, but few sympathized.
The battle was won, and the Yun family members felt refreshed.
“Jiao Jiao, next time someone bullies you, be sure to come back and tell us. We’ll back you up!”
Yun Jiao nodded: “Okay.”
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The next day they were going to the city to sell pearls. Those going to the city woke up early, washed up, changed into their favorite new clothes, and looked energetic.
“Wait, take this tobacco to sell too.”
Old Master Yun smoked dried tobacco, which he couldn’t afford.
Yun Linhe glanced at his father and smiled somewhat obsequiously: “Dad, leave one pack.”
His father wasn’t interested, but he was.
Old Master Yun glared at him. Yun Linhe gave him a flattering smile and, relying on his thick skin, managed to keep one pack of tobacco.
He was overjoyed.
“What about the wine? Are those two bottles of Maotai wine for sale?”
Old Master Yun hesitated and shook his head.
“We’re not that short on money at home now, so we won’t sell them yet.”
Wine, when stored well, becomes more fragrant with age.
Even though Maotai wine was expensive, he wanted to keep it.
They could drink it later when their lives were better, or they could sell it.
This thing didn’t spoil easily.
“Jiao Jiao, is there anything you want? We’ll buy it for you.”
Yun Jiao was still groggy from sleep when she was woken up by her excited Seventh Brother and Ninth Brother.
She yawned, a little groggy and irritable.
However, her morning grumpiness was very cute. She didn’t get angry at anyone, but instead turned her back to the people who woke her up, puffing out her cheeks like a soft, inflated mantou.
Especially her little face.
Extremely cute.
“Jiao Jiao, don’t be angry. We’re leaving soon.”
“Will buying you candy make it better?”
After being coaxed by her two brothers for a while, she stopped being angry.
Rubbing her still not-quite-awake, pretty, chubby face, her voice at this moment was also soft and tender, as pleasant as if she were acting cute.
“Then I want meat buns, sugar buns, and popsicles, biscuits, fried dough twists, and egg cakes…”
All food.
She still had her pretty clothes and shoes, and she didn’t have any particular desire for toys because her Fourth Brother was skillful, so she never lacked toys.
Besides food, there was really nothing else she wanted.
“Okay, we’ll remember it.”
Yun Xiaojiu: “Popsicles are not okay; they’ll melt if we bring them back.”
Yun Jiao’s voice was sweet: “Then next time, you brothers can take me to town to buy them.”
“No problem.”
Before leaving, each of her two brothers kissed her chubby cheek.
Yun Jiao yawned, flapped her short legs and arms, and crawled back into bed.
It was just too hot. She tossed and turned and couldn’t sleep at all.
She wanted to go sleep in the sea.
She missed her big shell bed from her previous life.
The feeling of wanting to sleep but being unable to was so annoying.
Yun Jiao opened her eyes and got out of bed with a whimper.
“Fourth Brother, where are you going?”
She saw Fourth Brother preparing to leave with his beloved toolbox, which contained the carving tools Fu Mingyu had given him.
Yun Chenbei: “I’m going to Master’s house.”
Yun Jiao yawned and walked to his side, wanting to be held.
“I’m going too. I can’t sleep.”
“It’s all Seventh Brother and Ninth Brother’s fault.”
Looking at his cute, soft sister who looked beautiful even when angry and complaining, Yun Chenbei’s heart filled with affection.
His sister was truly wonderful.
