Reborn as the Blissful Wife in the countryside

"Mom and Dad, don't believe this Old Devout Woman." Mo Qinzi looked at Old Mrs. Mo and laughed angrily, "What kind of thick skin does Elder Mo have? Could my words really make him vomit blood? You are just trying to frame me! Are you going to ask my family to pay for his treatment next, and then demand ten taels of silver for his recovery?"

Old Mrs. Mo choked, the darn girl had become clever, knowing exactly what she was plotting.

However, Old Mrs. Mo, shameless as she was, went along with Mo Qinzi's words and said, "Shouldn't it be the case? He is your elder uncle, your senior. Even your father would have to salute him, and here you are, a little girl, making him vomit blood. Shouldn't you compensate with some silver?"

"As expected, it's all about money." Mo Qinzi sneered repeatedly, "If you want me to pay, then fine, let's go get a doctor now. If Elder Mo hasn't vomited blood, your family will owe my family ten taels of silver and issue an apology to my family."

Old Mrs. Mo cared deeply about money, and upon hearing this, she wished she could devour Mo Qinzi, "You even dare to speak about us owing your family ten taels of silver? I tell you, if your family doesn't produce ten taels today, I will go to the government office and accuse you of murder!"

"Old aunt, my sister Qin hasn't even stepped into your house, how could she attempt to murder someone in your family? What you're saying is clearly aimed at framing my sister Qin!" Mo Kui also grew angry and dropped the polite language, addressing her directly as "you".

Last month, when they moved out of the shared house, Mo Kui felt a bit guilty for leaving his elder uncle's family behind. Now he deeply regretted not moving away from them sooner, perhaps even during the time of fleeing the famine.

Once involved with such a family, one could not escape without being bitten.

"Damn it! Mo Kui, you heartless dog, if your daughter hadn't come to our house, would my old man have vomited blood?" Old Mrs. Mo fiercely pointed at Mo Kui, "It's all your family's fault, it's your family's fault. Pay up, if you don't pay, I will go to the government office and have Mo Qinzi arrested for disrespecting her elders and put her in jail!"

Old Mrs. Mo cackled evilly, "And in that jail, there are only Old Masters, your family…"

"Shut up!"

"Be quiet!"

Two voices, one from the furiously red-eyed Mo Kui and the other from the fuming Village Chief He.

After hearing about the Mo Family's affair from Mo Xiangming, Village Chief He did not dare delay, and rushed over with the support of He Jinseng. Upon arriving, he heard Old Mrs. Mo's words and scolded, "Mo's family, do you realize what you are saying? Younger harming the elder, how dare you speak such words. You want to ruin our entire village, tarnish the reputation of our entire village!"

Reputation is what people value most; if one from the family has a bad reputation, the entire family suffers; if a village has a murderer, the entire village faces retribution.

"More than a decade ago, a murder occurred in Dazi Village in Xianggui Town. After the criminal was sentenced, the reputation of Dazi Village was tainted. For the past decade, girls from our village have married below their status, and men from our village have had difficulty finding wives. People from ten miles and eight villages are terrified of our village, saying everyone in our village has blood on their hands. Not only do they refuse to marry their daughters into our village, but even passing by, they make a detour!"

"Look at Dazi Village; do you want our village to become the next Dazi Village?!" Village Chief He pointed at Old Mrs. Mo, wishing he could tear off her old face.

This wretched old woman, never doing any good, only causing trouble for the village.

He Jinseng, worried that Village Chief He might become severely agitated, quickly tried to calm him down, "Grandfather, don't get angry, she's not worth it."

Old Mrs. Mo was scolded by Village Chief He and finally got scared. She quickly got up and explained: "Village Chief, you misunderstood, I didn't mean that, I was talking about Mo Qinzi, who has nothing to do with our village."

Village Chief He, seeing that she was still making excuses, scolded: "Mo Qinzi is from our village, so when you talk about her, you are talking about our village!"

The other villagers who were watching also said: "Village Chief is right, you old devout woman are too malicious, failing to get money and then falsely accusing Mo Qinzi of endangering lives, ruining the reputation of our entire village. People like you cannot stay in the village."

"Yes, people like you cannot stay in the village, you would endanger the reputation of the village. Village Chief, drive her and her family out of the village, they cannot be allowed to live here anymore."

"Those who come as refugees still dare to be so arrogant, our village cannot keep you!"

Inside, the Mo Family people became anxious upon hearing this.

Mo Dali turned pale with fear and asked Elder Mo: "Dad, what should we do now? We can't be driven out of the village."

Being driven out would mean they'd have to sleep on the streets, a nomadic life he was terrified of.

Elder Mo, hearing Village Chief He, grew fearful. Village Chief He had warned before that if his family caused trouble again, they would be driven out of the village.

As he was contemplating what to do, Village Chief He's voice came: "Mo, come out now, or else I'll have the villagers smash the door!"

He Dazhuang's wife, hearing the commotion, also came over with people from the workshop, shouting at the Mo Family: "Mo Family, a bunch of cowards hiding after causing trouble, letting an old woman make a scene outside. Are all the men in your family dead? Childless? Hurry up and get out, or else I will bring people to chop down your rotten door!"

He Tieshu's wife, also working in the workshop, was standing by with an iron shovel, telling Village Chief He: "Village Chief, just give the word, and we'll rush in and smash the Mo Family."

He Dazhuang, Old Guo, and others were also waiting with tools, saying: "Village Chief, please give the order quickly, it's getting dark, and we need to go home for dinner after dealing with the Mo Family."

Every day when they went to work at the workshop, the Young Master told them, as people from the same workshop, they should stick together in face of trouble.

Although they didn't understand exactly what sticking together meant, if anyone dared to bully people from their workshop, it wouldn't be okay with them.

Seeing the Mo Family causing trouble repeatedly, Village Chief He was very frustrated and shouted at the Mo Family: "Mo, if you don't come out now, the villagers are going to rush in, don't blame me if elders act ruthlessly then!"

Elder Mo quietly got up, peered out the door and saw the courtyard filled with angry villagers, which frightened him.

Knowing that today's matter would not end peacefully, he made a harsh decision, bit down fiercely, tearing a piece of flesh from his cheek: "Ow~"

Elder Mo screamed in pain, blood immediately gushing from his mouth, he quickly grabbed the hem of his clothes, spit out a few mouthfuls of blood onto the hem, smeared the fresh blood on his mouth, then weakly collapsed, saying to his three sons Mo Dali: "Quick, lift me onto the chair, carry me out, hiss~"

Speaking even that short sentence with his injured mouth caused Elder Mo severe pain.