As a group of people walked over, they saw the villagers gathered in three layers in front of Xu's house in the dark, watching the excitement.
The faint orange-yellow lights from the surrounding residents' homes shone through the doors and windows, dispelling the darkness outside the doorway. They could see the expressions on everyone's faces clearly before they got close. The light in their eyes flickered with gossip, and it was obvious that they were watching with great excitement.
When they got close enough they trotted over. The place was packed with people and before they could squeeze in he could hear his mother's loud cursing in his ears.
"You are such a wicked person, you have lost your conscience, you steal everything, your hands should be chopped off, my ancestors, why didn't you take this family with you? Why are you harming people in the village~"
"Hand over my ambergris to me now, or I will smash your house and tear it down."
"Hey, God, why don't you open your eyes? Just send down a bolt of lightning and kill them all, so as not to cause harm to others."
"You are not human beings. Hurry up and compensate me for my longans, my eggs, my ambergris. Oh, this hurts more than digging out my heart. You are a bunch of bastards..."
"Don't be polite, eldest sister, second sister, third sister, fourth brother, fifth brother, sixth brother, eighth brother, nephews, please help me find it. The son of a bitch has stolen all his stuff into my house. Where is the knife? Where is the knife? I'm going to chop off his hands..."
Ye's mother yelled and pointed at the Xu family and cursed them.
The old and young members of the Xu family were not willing to be outdone. Every woman stood in front of the room with her hands on her hips to prevent anyone from turning over.
"You are blind and deaf, and you believe everything you hear. Whoever said that my family stole your ambergris, or whoever has a rotten tongue and gossips about others, should go to the 18th level of hell, have his tongue pulled out, and walk through a sea of fire..."
"It's just a piece of broken wood, but you guys think it's a treasure. My son just picked it up casually. Who knows what rumors will spread in the village? You guys should all be tongue-tied..."
"We picked up wood. If you want it, just take it. What the hell is this ambergris? I haven't even seen a hair of it. Get lost..."
"What? What are you doing? You guys, stay away from me, or I'll sue you for hooliganism."
Ye's mother argued with the crowd, "You rascals, what crime are you committing? You are a bunch of shameless rascals who stole other people's things and refused to admit it. The villagers heard it and even told us enthusiastically. You are a bunch of liars who should be sent to the 18th level of hell."
"Old women, old witches, they are so old, but they don't even know how to lie down when they die. They stay out there every day to attract people's dislike. Hey, it's bad. If I sell you, your whole family won't be able to afford the compensation~"
Ye's mother cursed and imitated others, which immediately made the villagers burst into laughter.
It was really because of the self-important look of this family yesterday, who looked down on everyone, and their disdainful words, as if the money had already been made and you were all untouchables. If you were to be seen by everyone, you would be able to defile her treasure.
Thinking back on it, it really makes me laugh out loud.
"You're full of shit, get out of here."
"You slutty old woman, hand over the ambergris you stole from my house first, otherwise this matter will not end well. You guys search, what are you afraid of them doing? We are in the right."
Ye's mother's brothers, sisters and nephews immediately started to move again. Everyone in the Xu family tried to stop them and pushed and shoved them. The old lady of the Xu family simply sat on the ground and cried loudly.
"Hey, I don't want to live anymore. I'm old and worthless. I've been bullied. My old bones are useless... Beat me to death, beat me to death and put me against that piece of wood... When I die, everything will be over."
Xu's mother also cried out, "Kill me first. We were attacked by a group of robbers. It's just a piece of broken wood, but they insisted on blaming us. It's unfair. They think we are easy to bully. Take my life as a sacrifice."
Mother Ye looked down at them with disdain, saying, "Sing louder! Have you not eaten enough? We didn't hear enough opera in the temple on Mazu's birthday. Keep singing."
As she spoke, she walked around them and started searching every corner, but was blocked by the man from the Xu family and was pulled away.
Ye's mother quickly shook her arm away, "What do you want to do? Are you a hooligan? Look, everyone, there's an old man acting like a hooligan here. Everyone, help be a witness. Catch him and shoot him."
"How could I be a hooligan?" The man from the Xu family was so panicked that he had no way to defend himself. Nowadays, the crime of hooliganism is very serious.
"Then what are you doing, are you going to hit someone? Go ahead and hit him, nephews, this shameless old man is going to hit someone, come and help me pull him away~"
"You old woman, please be reasonable. I told you that Lai Fu was just a piece of wood when he was brought home. Everyone didn't look carefully yesterday and spread the news."
"Ah... You still dare to stare at me, do you want to eat me? You think you are right to steal? Everyone has heard it, and you still want to quibble. Hand over the ambergris to me, or I will destroy your house."
Every evildoer will receive his due punishment!
Not willing to be outdone, Ye's mother sprayed back and pushed him to the side, but failed to move her aside and was pushed by him instead, with her lower back hitting the stove.
This was like poking a hornet's nest. "Hey, this is terrible. The man from the Xu family beat someone up and is going to kill her..."
Ye's mother's brothers and nephews immediately came up cursing and waving their fists.
The men and women of the Xu family also came forward to pull and tug at them, and the room became noisy and chaotic.
While listening to a wonderful drama, Ye Yaodong and his friends squeezed through the crowd and grabbed Li Laoer's family, who had been hiding in the corner, trying to conceal their presence and looking for an opportunity to escape. They asked the enthusiastic villagers at the door to help keep a close eye on them and not let them run away.
Then he shouted a few times at the people who were pulling and tugging in the middle of the field, but seeing no response, he simply ignored it. After all, his mother was not at a disadvantage.
But when he saw that the old lady of the Xu family, who was already very old, still wanted to step forward to stop the fight, he and Xiaoxiao reacted quickly and pulled her to a corner to prevent her from causing trouble.
This guy is worthless. If he gets squeezed into the crowd and beaten, he will not be able to withstand more than a few punches. If he is beaten to death, they will have to pay compensation. How depressing that will be.
He handed the person over to his brother-in-law to help look after him, and then patted his mother on the shoulder who was searching everywhere.
"You're being a hooligan..." Without even turning her head, Ye's mother started yelling again.
Ye Yaodong helplessly reminded: "Mom, it's me..."
"Ah?" Ye's mother turned around and saw, "It's you, you're back? Your father and the others are here? Hey, you prodigal son, you found ambergris and didn't recognize it, and threw it everywhere, hurry up and look for it..."
"Mother..."
"…Did they hide it in some corner? Damn it, even look for it in the firewood pile…"
"Mother..."
"... Don't miss any corner, that's ambergris..."
Ye Yaodong couldn't help but hold his forehead with his hand. His mother was too energetic and didn't let him say a word. "Mom, don't look for ambergris..."
"What nonsense are you talking about? That's ambergris, why don't you find it..."
"It's not ambergris, I just picked up a piece of wood!"
Mother Ye, who was rummaging through the firewood, paused and asked, "What did you say?"
“I just picked up a piece of wood!”
Mother Ye's eyes widened in disbelief. "What you picked up was just a piece of wood, not ambergris?"
"Yes! I may not be able to recognize ambergris, but can I not recognize wood? I just recognized that the piece was wood, so I threw it away casually."
"ah!
Is it really wood?" Ye's mother was stunned for a moment, "Then it's really a mistake?"
The main room was so small and there were so many people standing inside. Mother Ye had a loud voice and her one wrong remark directly caused her brothers and nephews who were beating people to stop and look at each other in bewilderment.
"Is it a mistake?"
No one knew what to do at this time.
The old lady of the Xu family slapped her thighs and cried and shouted: "What a sin! A group of robbers came to our house to beat people because of a piece of broken wood. God, please open your eyes and take them away... My son, please don't get beaten to death. Please compensate my son for his medical expenses..."
Even though she was forced to stand in the corner, she still didn't stop.
The neighbors at the door were also surprised and couldn't believe it. They shouted to Ye Yaodong: "Is it fake? The one Xu Laifu stole from you was a fake?"
"Didn't he admit that he was telling the truth?"
"Yes, he admitted it before..."
Xu Laifu was beaten to the ground and could only raise his hands and head, saying with tears and snot: "I just said the wrong thing quickly. What I stole was really just a piece of wood. It was my uncle who asked me to steal it. I didn't steal it on my own. 555... It hurts..."
After finding out it was fake yesterday, he was beaten by the whole family. He even limped when he walked. Today he was beaten again. Why is he so miserable? 555～
The villagers who were helping to watch over Li Laoer's family at the door were also angry.
"A person from another village actually dared to instruct others to steal things in the village. He is courting death..."
"That's right, this guy from another village has too much power, we can't kill him..."
"Beat him up! He is the one from Haiqing Village who caused trouble a few days ago..."
"Ah? No wonder they are so arrogant. Beat them up, and they dare to come over?"
"Drag him out and beat him..."
There were bursts of cries of pain coming from the door, and the situation in the house was not over yet. After figuring out that it was a misunderstanding, the Xu family started their jumping performance again.
Xu's mother sat on the ground, slapping her thighs, and said in a mournful voice, "They said it was made of wood, but you refused to believe it. Damn the shop owner Wang for spreading rumors. He should be sent to the 18th level of Avici Hell to have his tongue pulled out..."
Old Madam Xu said again: "You Ye family are not human beings. You beat people without permission. Pay the money now..."
“Yes, yes, you have to pay compensation for beating people…” Other members of the Xu family were also sitting, lying or standing, shouting for them to pay compensation.
"You stole something from my house and you still have the nerve to ask us to pay you. You deserve to be beaten to death," Ye Yaodong said as he kicked Xu Laifu again. "Tell me the truth. What else did you steal?"
"No...no, I didn't steal anything, just that piece of wood..."