He started by killing his abusive father, and from then on, he embarked on the road to wealth.

Chapter 17: Attempted Slander Backfires, Suffering a Heavy Blow

The two women were quite large and tall, and they agreed without hesitation as soon as the village chief spoke.

The two men walked to the side of Sun's mother, who was constantly groaning "ouch," one on each side, and pulled her out of the yard.

We have to listen to the village chief and watch the excitement, so how can we not hurry?

"What are you doing?!" Sun's mother was startled by the sudden turn of events. She was so dizzy from being hit that she didn't pay attention to what the village chief said.

"Where are you taking me? Dachengzi, son! Damn it..."

Sun Dacheng couldn't hold back any longer, "Village chief, my mother is an elder, after all. She hits an elder, and you're not going to do anything about it?"

Meng Bochang snorted: "I just finished speaking and your mother has already forgotten all about it. Even if Qingya didn't make a move, I would still send her away."

Sun's father listened from the side, his expression blank, not daring to speak.

As for Qi Meixiang, her relationship with her mother-in-law was already bad, and with what happened last night, she was still holding a grudge. This morning, she didn't know if she had caught a cold, but her head was dizzy and her body felt heavy, so she didn't want to do anything.

As Sun's mother's shouts and curses gradually faded away, everyone felt much more at ease.

Upon seeing Meng Bochang's actions, Meng Fuqing raised an eyebrow slightly.

She had thought that the rigid village chief she remembered wouldn't agree with her, but it seemed she wasn't the only one who couldn't tolerate Sun's mother.

Meng Bochang then asked Sun Dacheng, whose answer was completely opposite to Shan Qiyu's.

"Village chief, you have to stand up for me! This wretched woman clearly seduced me. Out of consideration for my friendship with Brother Meng, I wanted to help her and her son. Who knew that in broad daylight she would whisper in the fields to ask me to come to her house at night? Many people in the fields saw me talking to her. Village chief, just ask her!"

Meng Fuqing twirled the small stone in her hand, but stopped the moment she met the village chief's gaze.

Her restless thoughts were extinguished. She loosened her grip, and the small stone fell to the ground. She shrugged, indicating that she was harmless.

With so many people around, she didn't plan to do anything else.

Meng Bochang withdrew his gaze, coughed lightly, and looked at the villagers: "Who saw what Sun Dacheng was talking about?"

"Me! Me!"

"Me too!"

Several people raised their hands in response.

Meng Bochang pointed to a woman, who was the one who had spoken to Sun Dacheng. Upon seeing this, she immediately said, "That's exactly what Dacheng said. They talked quite a bit yesterday at noon!"

"Yes, I saw it too!"

Meng Linlang, standing in the crowd, pursed her lips. It seemed like she had experienced something similar in her dream. Not long after Meng Fuqing's death, her aunt was caught in bed with Sun Dacheng.

After breaking the man's leg, Meng Shaoyuan immediately divorced him. The divorced Shan Qiyu, dragging his broken leg, was disgraced and had nowhere to go. In the end, the village chief and Yao Shanyun put him in a thatched hut, but he died not long afterward.

If it weren't for the affair between Shan Qiyu and Sun Dacheng, she would have felt some sympathy for her former aunt.

Just then, someone in the crowd shouted, "I don't think so. Qing'er's mother has been avoiding Sun Dacheng the whole time, and she looked really grim when she left!"

"What kind of decent person is Da Chengzi? Didn't he harass women a lot before he got married? Qingqing's mother is not that kind of person!"

Many people nodded in agreement.

Sun Dacheng was furious. "She was clearly faking it for you all, otherwise people would know she was having an affair with me! A bunch of idiots!"

Upon hearing this, the Meng clan members instantly became enraged, "Hey, what did you say, brat?!"

"You should really take a piss and look at yourself. How could anyone want someone like you? Shao Yuan might be a bit heavy-handed, but his face is passable. What are you? A toad trying to eat swan meat!"

"According to you, she didn't want anyone to know about your affair, so why did she invite Dalang's mother to the house after you made plans together? Has she lost her mind?"

……

The word "idiot" angered many people, and the villagers ganged up on Sun Dacheng, finding his argument increasingly reasonable, leading to a continuous argument.

Saitama, whose brain was kicked by a donkey: ...

Ever since Sun Dacheng spoke, her clenched fist, which had been trembling, had somehow relaxed.

She was momentarily bewildered. She had thought she was about to face a fierce battle, but how did things suddenly turn out like this?

She subconsciously looked at her eldest daughter, only to find her with a smile on her lips and a satisfied expression, which made her relax instantly.

Then she paused again, realizing that even though she was the head of the household, her eldest daughter made her feel more at ease.

Meng Fuqing never expected that Sun Dacheng had no idea how bad his reputation was in the village. In the past, the villagers were reluctant to argue with them because Sun's mother was too noisy and Sun Dacheng was shameless. Now they finally had a chance to vent their anger.

However, she didn't really approve of those who brought up Meng Shaoyuan to speak.

Domestic violence deserves to die, especially domestic violence against her, she deserves to die even more.

Sun Dacheng realized he couldn't out-argue so many people, and his face turned terribly gloomy.

Meng Bochang raised his hand to signal the villagers to be quiet. Only after no one spoke did Sun Dacheng say, "Village Chief, what I said is the truth..."

“Grandpa Village Chief, I have something to say,” Meng Fuqing stepped forward and said. “Last night I checked, and one of the ginsengs I picked is indeed missing. Shouldn’t you do something for my family?”

As she spoke, she glanced at Sun Dacheng.

Meng Bochang was at his wits' end; this girl was really causing trouble.

As expected, Sun Dacheng's pale face turned red with anger. "What are you saying, you bitch? Who stole your family's ginseng?"

“My mother and Aunt Yao only saw you sitting on the wall, they didn’t see whether you climbed in or out. I think you’re clearly defaming my mother’s reputation and covering up your theft!”

Sun Dacheng was furious and stepped forward to approach, but Shan Qiyu and Yao Shanyun blocked Meng Fuqing's way, preventing him from getting close.

Yao Shanyun rolled up her sleeves, put her hands on her hips, and cursed, "You son of a bitch, you good-for-nothing who was born of a mother but not raised by a father, you've sullied people's reputations and stolen their property. I thought you'd become a little more restrained after you got married, but you've become a little more restrained! Hurry up and return the ginseng, or I'll file a lawsuit against you in the county government, and let's see how arrogant you can be!"

Sun's father, standing to the side, was starting to panic. His son had a history of petty theft, and the more he thought about it, the more uneasy he became. He tugged at his son's sleeve and whispered, "Dacheng, tell me properly, did you take that ginseng?"

Sun Dacheng was furious. His already hoarse voice became a hoarse croak when he spoke. He turned around and shoved his father's hand away. "Dad! I said I didn't!"

Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Qi Meixiang huddled to one side like a quail, and Sun Dacheng was immediately furious.

Last night she was the one who cursed the most fiercely, and today it was her turn to curse again, but she was all talk and no action. Thinking this, he couldn't suppress his anger and kicked her.

"What are you doing here? What did I tell you before you came?"

Qi Meixiang, who had been in a daze, was suddenly kicked in the stomach. Before she could react, she staggered back several steps and sat down on the ground.

A sharp pain shot through her abdomen, followed by a surge of heat that soaked through her clothes and dampened the ground beneath her.

It wasn't until someone exclaimed in surprise that Qi Meixiang looked down in a daze. The reddish-brown liquid was terrifyingly bright. She screamed and then her eyes rolled back, and she knew nothing more.