Chapter 40 My Little Sister is Right
Chapter 40 My Little Sister is Right
Upon hearing that Zhao Chun had harbored malicious intentions, everyone watching couldn't help but steal a glance at Xia Mo.
Beautiful! The late summer looks better as it goes on!
Xia Mo was pretty before, but she didn't have that special quality that they couldn't understand. With both of those qualities combined, Xia Mo was even more beautiful.
Zhao's mother's words resonated with a few people in the crowd.
"Zhao Chunfa isn't a bad person by nature. Even if he's a bit lecherous, that's just a man's nature. If Xia Mo weren't so beautiful, why would he do such a thing?"
"..."
Gao Lizheng swept his angry gaze over the group of people who had spoken.
Xia Mo looked at the people who were saying "victim blaming" and memorized their faces.
She knew what to do, hehe...
"I'm saying, Zhao Chunfa was bitten by a wolf, and it's unreasonable for you to seek justice from the Xia family for that!" Gao Lizheng glared at the group of people who had spoken inappropriately, signaling them to shut up; he didn't want to cause any more trouble.
Zhao's mother, eldest son, and second sister glared at the Xia family members unwillingly, but since the village head had spoken, they could no longer continue to make trouble.
Zhao Laoda's arm was broken, and at this moment, his forehead was covered in cold sweat from the pain, and his lips were pale.
Zhao's mother looked at her eldest son, then glanced fearfully at Xia Sange, and said loudly, "He broke my eldest son's hand, they have to pay for it!"
Gao Li frowned, and things continued to develop with many more minor details!
Sister Zhao finally recovered and said, "My eldest brother has to support his family, including our parents, sister-in-law, and children. Now that his hand is useless, he can't do anything. The Xia family has to compensate us... money."
Xia Sange was in trouble and had to pay compensation. His heart clenched. He was starting to regret his heavy-handedness, which had caused his family to have to pay compensation.
Although Xia's parents felt that the Zhao family had gone too far, they also felt that they should indeed compensate for breaking someone's hand.
So……
Xia Mo stepped forward, her small face serious, and said, "My third brother only resorted to violence because they started the trouble. The responsibility cannot be entirely placed on my third brother!"
Gao Lizheng gave Xia Mo a deep look, his emotions fluctuating inexplicably.
"We came here to argue, and we started fighting. You broke my brother's hand, so you have to take full responsibility!" Sister Zhao put one hand on her hip and pointed at Xia Mo's nose with the other. Her eyes, besides being angry, were filled with envy, jealousy and hatred for Xia Mo's good looks.
Sister Zhao's "fighting power" is back.
"You're just looking for someone to argue with?! If you succeed, you'll ruin my daughter's life!" Xia's mother glared at Zhao Erjie, her eyes red.
"But it didn't work out, did it?" Sister Zhao said matter-of-factly, "Nothing happened, nothing happened! On the contrary, my eldest brother's hand was broken by your third son! This is a fact that has already been done, and you have to compensate him!"
Zhao Erjie's twisted logic infuriated Xia's father and mother to the point of wanting their lungs to explode.
"A shameless person is invincible," Xia Mo said, stepping forward because she didn't want to see her family angry anymore.
Xia's parents, on the contrary, were afraid that Xia Mo would be taken advantage of, so they wanted to protect her behind them.
Xia Mo smiled sweetly at Xia's father and the others, then turned to them with a serious expression and said, "The truth is, you guys provoked us first."
“But you’re fine, aren’t you? Now it’s my brother’s hand that’s injured! You have to pay for all the money he spent on treating his hand, and you also have to pay for the money we couldn’t earn to support our families during this time…” Sister Zhao Er had a sense of superiority when she faced Xia Mo, as if she could suppress Xia Mo if she wanted to.
Xia's mother wanted to continue refuting.
Xia Mo tugged at her mother's sleeve in a comforting gesture, but instead of agreeing with her, she continued talking to herself.
“We are only willing to compensate for the cost of bone setting, medication, and living expenses during this period. We will not compensate for anything else.”
After Xia Mo finished speaking, she gave her father, mother, and eldest brother a sweet smile, her bright eyes seeming to ask: Father, Mother, eldest brother, second brother, third brother, did I say it right?
“Yes, we will only pay for the bone setting! We won’t pay for anything else. You’re just asking for trouble and suffering for yourselves! You deserve it!” Brother Xia said loudly, echoing Xia Mo’s words.
“Village head, you’re also our village chief, you have to be the judge…”
After hearing Zhao Erjie's theory, Zhao's mother really believed that her family was the victim.
Besides Zhao's mother's opinion, a small group of onlookers also thought that Zhao Erjie's words made sense.
Xia Mo smiled at Gao Lizheng, but in reality, her eyes were icy cold.
Everyone looked at Gao Lizheng.
Gao Lizheng glanced at Xia's father and the others and said, "It is true that the Zhao family is looking for trouble. If they hadn't caused trouble for the Xia family, there wouldn't have been the hand injury. Therefore, the Xia family only needs to pay five hundred coins for the treatment."
Zhao's mother and the others couldn't bear Gao Lizheng's verdict and burst into tears.
Xia's mother went back to her room, took five small strings of copper coins, and tossed them to Zhao's mother.
"Think about your daughters and children, what impact will today's events have on them? I don't want the rumors to distort their image!" Gao Lizheng came not to deal with the Xia family's affairs, but because he was thinking about the bigger picture and worried that it would affect the reputation of the entire village.
"Alright, everyone disperse!"
Gao Li waved his hand as if shooing away flies, signaling the crowd gathered outside the Xia family courtyard to disperse quickly.
The Xia family seemed to have returned to peace, but Xia's father and the others were still unable to calm down.
Xia's father, Xia's mother, Xia's eldest brother, Xia's second brother, and Xia's third brother surrounded Xia Mo in the center and asked Xia Mo what was going on.
"Little sister, you shouldn't go into the mountains alone anymore, should you?" Xia's mother was so worried that she wanted to ban Xia Mo from going out alone.
Xia Mo immediately thought, "How can that be? I have more interesting things to do!"
"Mom," Xia Mo stamped her foot playfully and said sweetly, "It was the bad guys who got into trouble, not me, so how can you banish me?! I can run really fast in the mountains. If you don't believe me, ask Third Brother. Even if Third Brother runs at full speed, he can't catch up with me."
Xia Sange nodded in deep understanding.
He was chasing after Xia Mo at the time, but he lost her after a short while. He thought he had lost his little sister and was so sad and suffocated that he felt like he was going to die.
Xia's father, eldest brother, and second brother frowned.
"Don't believe me? I'll run one for you!" Xia Mo blinked pitifully at her family.
Xia's parents felt their hearts were struck by cuteness, and they couldn't help but smile warmly.
Xia Mo said with a hint of pride, "Father, Mother, eldest brother, second brother, and third brother have all become stronger, haven't you noticed too?"
Without waiting for a response from Xia's father and the others, Xia Mo continued speaking to herself, saying, "Third Brother has strengthened his physique by consistently practicing the 'Breath Nourishing Technique'."
Xia Sange thought about the extra strength he had gained and nodded.
"He has indeed become stronger, but he should do less of things like breaking people's hands casually, like today," Xia's father said, pleased with his third son's improvement but still able to offer a word of advice.
Brother Xia clenched his fist and insisted, "Whoever bullies my little sister, I'll beat them to a pulp!"
"We can knock them down, but don't cripple them unnecessarily, otherwise we'll have to pay for their medical expenses ourselves, which isn't worth it," Xia Mo sweetly reminded her.
Xia Sange nodded: "Little sister is right."
Xia's father, Xia's mother, Xia's eldest brother, and Xia's second brother: "..." Silently watching Xia's third brother.
It's unclear when it started, but Xia Sange began to listen to Xia Mo's words without question and firmly believe in them.
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