Tao Lengshuang took Xiao Feng to check on the situation, wanting to understand what happened at the village chief's house.
The village chief's family was brought back by a constable.
The constable stood at the main entrance and announced loudly, "From today onwards, Old Man Luo will no longer serve as the village chief of Shili Slope. As for who will be the village chief, the county magistrate will select one as soon as possible."
"During this period, if you encounter any trouble, you can go to the county yamen and find the county magistrate."
The villagers exchanged glances. They were just going to let the village chief... no, Old Man Luo's family go?
"Brother Constable, may I ask a question?"
Tao Lengshuang asked with a smile, "Old Man Luo's family committed such a serious crime, why were they let go?"
The constable said sternly, "The case of Old Man Luo's family needs to be reported to the Ministry of Justice for trial. However, Old Man Luo and the other two were seriously injured. The county magistrate feared they would die in prison, so he allowed them to return to recuperate, but they are not allowed to leave their residences at will."
A glint flashed in Tao Lengshuang's eyes. She smiled and thanked him, finding it very interesting.
After the constable left, she heard the villagers discussing Old Man Luo's family in twos and threes, and who would become the village chief.
"From now on, if I see Old Man Luo's family, I'll beat them up once. They've been bullying and doing evil in the village by virtue of being the village chief."
"I think that girl Luo Yang is pretty good, she'd make a good wife for me."
"You want a pampered young lady who can't do anything? Besides, do you have the money to support her? Why not think about whether you have a chance to become the village chief? Look at Old Man Luo's family, how comfortably they live after becoming village chief."
"Oh, you're so right. If I have the chance, I must become the village chief. Then I'll eat well and drink heartily."
Hearing this, Tao Lengshuang merely shook her head, without any particular thoughts.
She glanced at the Luo family's tightly shut doors, knowing that the Luo family would not give up easily, let alone the unknown person behind them.
She was waiting for the Luo family to continue their self-destruction.
Just as Tao Lengshuang was about to take Xiao Feng home, she suddenly heard Luo Yang's sharp scream, which attracted her attention.
Following the sound, she happened to see Luo Yang, with her hair disheveled and a look of terror on her face, opening the door and trying to run out.
However, she was grabbed by the hair by a fierce Old Man Luo and dragged back forcefully.
"I'll beat you to death, you scoundrel!"
He held a feather duster and beat Luo Yang like a madman, "It's all your fault, you scoundrel, for causing me to lose my position as village chief and face imprisonment."
"Today, I will beat you to death."
Luo's mother, covered in injuries, lay in the courtyard, constantly pleading with her husband, "Husband, please forgive Luo Yang. It's not her fault, it's not her fault."
"If you keep hitting her like this, you'll really beat her to death."
"Dad, Dad, I really know I was wrong. Please forgive me this time?" Luo Yang curled up on the ground, protecting herself with her hands, crying tears and snot.
Old Man Luo, in a fit of rage, would not let her off, only hitting her harder.
The villagers who had not yet left watched and discussed with disgust.
"This family is finally getting what they deserve. They were quite arrogant in the village in previous years."
"However, Old Man Luo is hitting too hard. He's really going to beat Luo Yang to death. Look at Luo Yang's injuries."
"What, you feel sorry for her? Don't you think about what kind of person Luo Yang is? A promiscuous and malicious person. She hasn't harmed many of our village chief's good-looking daughters."
"Yes, yes, yes. Several good-looking girls in our village either had their reputations ruined and were thrown into pigpens, or were married off to widowers and lived miserable lives. It's said that Luo Yang was involved in all of it."
Tao Lengshuang raised an eyebrow, vaguely recalling such an incident.
Back then, Luo Yang was not the village beauty, nor was she the best-looking in the village. There were two or three girls who were prettier than her.
Later, for some reason, these girls all had problems with their reputations. Some were thrown into pigpens, others were married to widowers, and none had a good outcome.
So, it was Luo Yang who did it.
One had to admit, this woman was truly malicious to the extreme, not valuing human life.
In the end, Luo Yang was beaten half to death by Old Man Luo and dragged back forcefully.
Old Man Luo stared at Tao Lengshuang with fierce hatred, as if he wanted to devour her alive, "Tao Lengshuang, don't get too smug."
Tao Lengshuang smiled fearlessly, "What am I smug about?"
"Village chief... oh no, you're not the village chief anymore. Old Man Luo, I warned you long ago not to provoke me again, but your whole family wouldn't listen."
Now, Old Man Luo deeply regretted not killing Tao Lengshuang in one go, which led to him losing his position as village chief and facing imprisonment.
"And how long do you think you can be smug?"
With that, he slammed the door shut and returned to the main hall, muttering curses.
Tao Lengshuang shrugged indifferently and led Xiao Feng home.
As soon as she arrived home, she saw Mo Lingxi standing in the courtyard. Beside him were two large cloth bags.
"You're back?"
Tao Lengshuang smiled and proactively massaged his shoulders, "You've worked hard, husband. What have you brought back?"
Xiao Feng tiptoed next to the two large cloth bags, peeking curiously, looking quite intrigued.
Mo Lingxi glanced faintly at Tao Lengshuang. Despite his suspicions about her intentions, he showed nothing on his face. "Some rice, flour, and daily necessities."
He said this and brushed her hand away.
Tao Lengshuang hissed in pain. She glanced at the spatial medicine garden; its area had only increased by a tiny bit, and that was from her building a good relationship with Xiao Feng.
Good heavens, why was this man so difficult to please?
She just wanted to expand the area of the spatial medicine garden so she could have more medicinal herbs to exchange for silver or supplies.
"You hurt me."
She extended her reddened hand to Mo Lingxi, pouting at him.
Mo Lingxi found it glaringly obvious. The coldness on his handsome face intensified, "Stay away from me, you're being dramatic!"
Tao Lengshuang was almost furious, grinding her teeth and glaring at him. This man was truly an unromantic blockhead!
"You're the one who made my hand red."
"Who told you to touch me?"
Hearing Mo Lingxi's righteous words, Tao Lengshuang once again wanted to give him some poison and just kill the man.
But thinking of the spatial medicine garden, she had to endure it.
Man = expanded spatial medicine garden area = countless medicinal herbs = silver.
A simple calculation: Man = Silver.
Putting on a smile, she leaned closer, "Oh my, look at what you're saying. I wasn't touching you, I was massaging your shoulders because you've worked hard."
Mo Lingxi looked at her with suspicion, "What trick are you playing now?"
Tao Lengshuang suppressed the urge to roll her eyes, her smile deepening, "I'm not playing any tricks. I genuinely feel you've worked hard."
Mo Lingxi chuckled twice, not believing a single word, "If you truly felt I worked hard, you wouldn't be smiling like this to scare me. Look at the flesh on your face."