In fact, even if the villagers said such things, there was no malice in it. Life in the village was boring, and the villagers' favorite activity was to get together and gossip.
They themselves didn't take those gossips about other people to heart, so they never thought that the boy from the He family not only listened to them, but also put them into action!
He Dadong frowned, pulled Lao Wu's sleeve, and scolded in a low voice: "Stop talking about Lao Wu."
Zhou Laosan said in a strange voice: "This is really outrageous. Just because you heard a few gossips from others, you brothers would go and hurt others. If anyone in the village offends you in the future, won't you kill and burn people?"
After hearing this, the villagers thought that it was indeed possible and felt a chill down their spine. They also looked at the He family with a strange look in their eyes.
He Dadong's face tightened. He was already old enough to read people's facial expressions, so he could naturally see the disgust in the villagers' eyes.
He knew that this was not going to work. If his sister-in-law really didn't come back, they would have to rely on the villagers for support, and they couldn't afford to offend anyone.
Of course, it would be best if he could stick to his eldest sister-in-law's family. After all, he has tasted the sweetness of the Zhou family's wealth.
He Dadong took a deep breath, and suddenly knelt down in front of the Zhou family, saying in an extremely sincere tone: "I'm sorry, I know that my brothers and I didn't understand for a moment and did something wrong and hurt our sister-in-law, but we have thought it through and know that we are wrong, so please forgive us."
As he spoke, he winked wildly at his younger brothers.
Without their father and eldest brother, He Danan and the others trusted their second brother the most, so they didn't care about anything and just knelt down on the ground and said "I'm sorry".
The eldest brother Zhou and the second and fourth brothers were all relatively honest and simple. They were shocked by this incident and didn't know how to react.
There is a saying that a prodigal son who returns is worth more than gold. Sometimes, bad people are more likely to be forgiven when they admit their mistakes.
Seeing this, some villagers immediately forgot what He Dabei had said before and said, "Dadong and his friends are young, so it's understandable that they made one or two mistakes. In fact, it's good that they can correct their mistakes."
He Dadong's eyes brightened a little. It turned out that showing weakness was effective.
He continued: "I know that my brother and I have hurt my sister-in-law's heart this time, but we will definitely make it up to her in the future. Whether my sister-in-law wants to hit us or scold us, we will not fight back. We will do whatever she tells us to do."
Even the village chief nodded after hearing this and praised: "Well said, if you do something wrong you will be punished. You understand this principle and it seems that you really know you are wrong."
The eldest, second and fourth sons of Zhou all felt that something was wrong, but they couldn't tell exactly where.
Zhou Laosan was a smart man. He immediately saw through He Dadong's idea of retreating in order to advance, and he felt sick at first.
"Who said that if you admit your mistakes, our Zhou family must forgive you? Besides, you hurt my little sister, we are not qualified to say forgiveness on her behalf." Seeing that He Dadong was about to speak again, Zhou Laosan quickly said, "Also, if you really have a conscience and really know you are wrong, then don't hang around my little sister. Not to mention that you will follow my little sister in the future. Seeing you murderers who killed her children every day, she will really be unhappy."
He Dadong clenched his fists so tightly that they creaked, but he managed a stiff smile on his face: "We just want to apologize in person in front of my sister-in-law."
Zhou Laosan sneered: "Forget it, there are lives involved here, how can it be resolved with just a simple apology?"
At this moment, the Zhou brothers finally reacted. Yes, human lives were involved here, and it was not something that could be solved with just a simple "I'm sorry". The villagers also came to their senses. Oh, there was a dead boy inside. How could Daqiang's wife forgive He Dadong and the others
He Dadong's plan failed and his face turned frighteningly ugly. He glared at Zhou Laosan fiercely, with uncontrollable anger flashing in his eyes.
Seeing him like this, Zhou Laosan smiled smugly, as if asking: Are you pretending? Why don't you continue pretending
He Dadong was so angry that his teeth were itching, but he didn't dare say anything that would upset the villagers. He could only suppress his anger.
By this time the sun was already high above everyone's heads. It was mid-April, the earth was warming up, the grass was growing, and the birds were singing. The sunlight was especially gentle on everyone's body.
Feeling the sunlight, Boss Zhou coughed twice and said, "Okay, it's getting late, let's move our things back quickly!"
After all, the third and fourth children have to leave in the afternoon, and there are only three buses from the town to the provincial capital, so there is really no time to waste here.
"Okay," Zhou Laoer nodded and called to his fourth brother, "Let's move these big items back first. Fourth brother, come and help me. Let's carry the cabinets back."
Zhou Laosi agreed and hurried forward to help.
Boss Zhou tied a lot of things to his bicycle, planning to ride back later. Anyway, bicycles these days are of very good quality, and you can keep pedaling as long as the chain doesn't fall off.
Zhou Laosan was a man of modest strength, but he had learned some skills while working in the factory. He was the most sought-after skilled worker, so he did not make things difficult for himself and spontaneously chose to stay and process the waste.
In fact, the things given by the Zhou family are very practical, but some things can no longer be used, such as the yellowed and moldy quilts, the sweaters knitted for the He family, etc. These things are disgusting to look at, so they can only be disposed of.
With the departure of Zhou Lao Da, Zhou Lao Er, and Zhou Lao Si, the villagers felt that there was nothing fun to watch anymore. Just as they were about to go home, they saw Zhou Lao San roll up two quilts and throw them together, and suddenly took out a lighter from his trouser pocket.
He Dadong was the first to notice something was wrong. He widened his eyes and asked loudly, "What are you doing? Are you crazy? Those things are still good."
However, Zhou Laosan ignored him and directly took the pillowcase and lit it on fire.
But the pillowcase was too dirty and too damp, and it couldn't be ignited for a while.
This gave He Dadong the opportunity, and he couldn't help but rush over and grab the quilt.
Zhou Laosan didn't get angry but laughed instead. He was just waiting for this scene to happen!
Although Zhou Laosan is not very strong, He Dadong is just a little boy, and he still has enough strength to deal with such a boy.
As a result, He Dadong had just rushed over when his hand was immediately twisted by Zhou Laosan. At the same time, Zhou Laosan also had no space to kick He Dadong's calf twice, which made He Dadong stagger and unable to stand steadily.
The villagers who were planning to leave finally reacted and rushed forward to separate the two.
(End of this chapter)