novelAbuy Chapter 514 - 510: Specialized in Handling All Defiance (Part 1)
Chapter 514 - 510: Specialized in Handling All Defiance (Part 1)
Many villagers in Er Gui Village had dealings with Xing Beichen, and they all saw him as an exceptionally kind person.Now that Xia Guagua accused him of being a criminal, everyone found it hard to accept all at once.
Lu Yuanfeng hadn’t entered the kitchen yet, so Xia Guagua’s words naturally reached his ears clearly.
Xia Guagua was undoubtedly thick-skinned; if something didn’t go her way, she wanted to destroy it, without considering how much trouble her words might cause others.
Lu Yuanfeng furrowed his brows and turned to Xia Guagua, saying, "Have you caused enough trouble? Gone crazy enough? Xia Guagua, just how many people do you intend to slander before you’re satisfied?"
"I’m not crazy, don’t think I don’t know. That Xing Beichen was nursing his injuries at your house back then. You even dared to deceive the villagers, saying he was a distant relative.
Lu Yuanfeng, do you think everyone in the world is a fool? When your mother married your father, her family severed ties with her; they didn’t have any relatives who would associate with you."
Xia Guagua laid everything she knew out in front of everyone.
As the crowd was still in shock, she started inciting the villagers again.
"Everyone, listen to me. That day, I was outside and saw Lu Yuanfeng and Mu Shuangshuang taking care of a bloodied Xing Beichen. They even got a doctor for him to treat him inside the house.
That Xing Beichen was so badly injured, he surely isn’t a good person, and might bring disaster to our Er Gui Village. Everyone think, if the elderly and children in our village are implicated because of Mu Shuangshuang and Lu Yuanfeng’s actions, what will we do?"
Xia Guagua was in a desperate situation; if she couldn’t have someone, no one else could.
Only by driving Lu Yuanfeng and Mu Shuangshuang out of the village could she be at ease!
The villagers exchanged glances.
Some things were alright to just watch from a distance if they didn’t involve oneself, but it wasn’t so simple if it did.
"Fengzi, who exactly is this Xing Beichen? Is Xia Guagua telling the truth?" someone from the village asked.
"Of course it’s true, I also saw that person covered in blood, looking like he had been slashed countless times. You tell me, would a normal person be hacked like that?"
The speaker’s voice was rough and hoarse, like a drake, wasn’t it Ma Houhou, who had been stung half to death by wasps because of Mu Shuangshuang?
After so much time recovering, he had finally healed.
But there were still wasp sting marks on his face, making it horribly ugly.
Of course, he had never seen Xing Beichen injured; he was just happy to lie if it could disadvantage Lu Yuanfeng and Mu Shuangshuang.
Ma Houhou was a neighbor not far from Lu Yuanfeng, so his words convinced more people.
Someone shouted for Lu Yuanfeng to get out of Er Gui Village, and gradually, more people echoed this sentiment.
Lu Yuanfeng wasn’t someone good at defending himself; he didn’t like laying everything out in the open.
As he was about to enter the house, ignoring the villagers, he realized Yuanbao, who had been following him, was missing.
A while later, Yuanbao returned, with Shuangshuang following behind.
It seemed that both had run over, especially Shuangshuang, who had a thin layer of sweat on her forehead.
But once she entered their courtyard, Shuangshuang immediately calmed down.
"Yo, what’s everyone doing here?" Mu Shuangshuang asked, feigning curiosity.
"Shuang, you came just in time. Xia Guagua and Ma Houhou say the man you two saved is a criminal, and bringing disaster to our village. Is it true?" a villager asked.
"Of course not. Fengzi and I are just kids; he’s seventeen and I’m fourteen. How could we have the ability to save a criminal we don’t even know?"
Mu Shuangshuang loudly denied.
She then continued, "Xing Beichen was actually a relative of Fengzi. A relative staying for a few days is nothing extraordinary, I’m sure everyone would agree with that kinship switch.
I know some people have interacted with Xing Beichen and should know he’s a well-mannered person, how could he be a bad guy?"
Mu Shuangshuang wasn’t afraid of Xia Guagua.
She had indeed seen Xing Beichen injured before, but Mu Shuangshuang wouldn’t admit to things without evidence, right?
Xia Guagua had anticipated Mu Shuangshuang’s denial, and she had prepared evidence.
"Everyone, don’t worry, I’ll get the evidence for you!"
Xia Guagua walked towards her house. This time, Gu Jiulian didn’t stop her, because she was eager to see Lu Yuanfeng chased out of Er Gui Village.
She knew Lu Yuanfeng had recently bought several acres of land, and if he left Er Gui Village, wouldn’t all that land be hers?
So now Gu Jiulian was itching to see Lu Yuanfeng and Mu Shuangshuang chased out of Er Gui Village.
A while later, Xia Guagua returned with a tattered piece of clothing in her hands, still stained with blood, though it had dried.
Mu Shuangshuang keenly noticed it was the clothes bloodied when Xing Beichen was injured that day; she remembered Lu Yuanfeng had said the clothes had been dealt with.
Why it was now in Xia Guagua’s hands was a mystery to Mu Shuangshuang.
But she quickly reacted, snatching the blood-stained clothes and giving Xia Guagua a slap.
"Xia Guagua, you’re shameless. How could you keep the clothes Fengzi wore when he went boar hunting last time? He’s your cousin, how could you think so poorly of him?"
Xia Guagua was hit into a daze, temporarily unable to react, staring at Mu Shuangshuang in shock, evidently not believing she dared to hit her.
"You..."
As Xia Guagua started to speak, Mu Shuangshuang cut her off.
"What you? My and Fengzi’s relationship is approved by my parents, even Matchmaker Sun knows about it. Once I come of age next year, there’ll be a betrothal. Or do you think your status is higher than mine?"
Mu Shuangshuang puffed out her chest, loudly questioning Xia Guagua.
They say striking first confers the advantage, while delaying leads to disaster.
Xia Guagua explained, "Don’t believe her, everyone. Those clothes aren’t Lu Yuanfeng’s, Lu Yuanfeng never had such clothes; they belonged to Xing Beichen."
"How do you know Fengzi doesn’t have those clothes? Have you seen his wardrobe? Xia Guagua, while the villagers are here, let’s straighten this out.
Last time, was it you who cut up all of Fengzi’s clothes with scissors, leaving him with nothing to wear, forcing him to cobble together two sets of clothes?"
"I..." Xia Guagua felt guilty, she had indeed done that.
But it didn’t mean the clothes in her hands belonged to Lu Yuanfeng!
"Look, everyone, this Xia Guagua hesitates with everything she does. It’s obvious she’s guilty!"
"I really don’t know how Fengzi and I offended her, for her to cling to us so relentlessly."
"Everyone watched Fengzi grow up, is he someone who makes empty promises? Xia Guagua claimed Fengzi promised to marry her; it’s nothing but a rumor she started to get her hands on those few acres of land Fengzi owns."