Chapter 10 Just a scoundrel
Chapter 10 Just a scoundrel
The next day—
The scoundrel came to the Xia family with a shady matchmaker who would do anything.
Chen Yongping helped the scoundrels spread the news in the village, attracting more Anjia Village residents to go to Xiajia Village to watch.
The two had decided that if the scoundrel brought a matchmaker to propose marriage and Xia Mo and the others refused, they would use the power of gossip to force Xia Mo to agree.
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Xia Family —
Outside the Xia family compound, the village had partially surrounded the area. The hoodlum, accompanied by the matchmaker, stood at the front, directly confronting Xia's father, mother, eldest brother, and second brother.
Xia Sange was inside Xia Mo's room, blocking her from leaving.
Xia Mo looked at Xia Sange, who was blocking the doorway, and gave him a sweet smile.
She wanted to go out, and Xia Sange couldn't stop her at all. Of course, she wasn't in a hurry to go out; she used her spiritual power to take a look at the front yard first.
Xia Sange nervously pressed his hands and feet against the door, whispering, "Little sister, be good and listen to me."
To put it bluntly, the Xia family was afraid that the thugs would cause trouble, making Xia Mo uncomfortable, and they were afraid that Xia Mo would get hurt.
Xia Family Front Yard —
"Get out!"
Xia's father roared at the thug with a gloomy face.
The scoundrel seemed blind to the Xia family's disgust towards him, and pretended not to hear Xia's father's roar. He chuckled and asked, "Did you guys dig up some ginseng and make a lot of money a while ago?"
Xia's father and the others naturally didn't want to reply to Hunzi's words, and the four of them stared at Hunzi in a gloomy manner without saying a word.
"You bought eight acres of land and fenced off a plot of land to build a house. You must have exchanged the ginseng for over a hundred taels of silver, right?" The hoodlum was excited at the thought of being able to gamble a hundred times. His hands trembled with excitement, and his gaze toward Xia's father and the others became fervent.
Xia's father and the others stared at the thug with grim, cold faces.
"Father-in-law, it's such a waste for you to use that money to buy land. Why don't you give it to me? Maybe it will multiply several times over!" the scoundrel said shamelessly.
Xia's father and the others had faces so gloomy they looked like they could drip ink.
"Who's your father-in-law! I didn't agree!" Mr. Xia was so angry that his chest heaved violently.
“But it’s fine. You give me the land deed, I’ll sell it and get the money, it’s the same thing, hehe…” the scoundrel said.
Summer's End in the room had already condensed his spiritual energy into threads, encircling the rascal's hands and feet, only needing to tighten.
The scoundrel, completely oblivious to the danger lurking around him, continued talking to himself, "Father-in-law, after I marry Mo'er, hehe... I'll definitely treat Mo'er 'very, very, very, very well,' hehe..."
What the scoundrel was thinking was: Xia Mo is good-looking, he can fetch a good price, hehe...
"roll!"
Xia's father and his family were so angry that they gritted their teeth, holding hoes, brooms and other tools, and blocked the gate.
"I saved Mo'er's life, that's a fact, right? As they say, a life-saving grace should be repaid with one's body. Mo'er can only be my wife for the rest of her life," the thug said loudly, looking around at the people around him as if he were performing in a play.
Xia's father and the others looked ashen-faced.
In the eyes of Xia's father and the others, they did not agree to Xia Mo marrying Hunzi, but... apart from them, everyone else believed that Hunzi had saved Xia Mo, and the Xia family should repay the debt of gratitude!
Xia's father and his family gritted their teeth. They wondered if they could give money to the thugs to end this mess.
"Let those eight acres of land be Mo'er's dowry," the scoundrel said greedily, not wanting just Xia Mo.
When Xia's father and his companions heard that the thugs, having already taken the land, were still trying to snatch their precious daughter and younger sister, their eyes flashed with murderous intent as they glared at the thugs.
Even if it costs them their lives, they would never let their little sister marry such a scumbag!
"Father, Mother," Xia Mo's sweet voice came from behind Xia's father and mother.
Xia's mother and the others hurriedly turned around and looked reproachfully at Xia's third brother, their eyes seeming to say: Why didn't you stop your little sister?!
Xia Sange lowered his head like a child who had made a mistake.
“Father, Mother, I agree to marry that scoundrel,” Xia Mo replied with a smile.
Xia Mo looked at her father and the others, trying to convey her thoughts with her eyes. What she was thinking was: There's really no need for Dad, Mom, eldest brother, second brother, and third brother to be so angry when a thug comes to cause trouble. He's just a thug; dealing with him is easy.
"His-"
Those gathered outside the Xia family compound gasped in astonishment.
They're all from the same village; everyone knows what a scoundrel is like!
Despite Xia Mo's eccentric personality, she actually agreed to marry him!
This surprised them greatly.
When Xia Mo's father, mother, eldest brother, second brother, and third brother heard Xia Mo's words, they were panicked and so angry that they felt cold and trembled.
"Momo!"
"Little sister!"
How could you be so foolish!
Xia's father, mother, eldest brother, and third brother looked at Xia Mo with disapproval, but they did not reprimand him in a deep voice. Instead, they were heartbroken.
"It's only right to repay a life-saving debt with one's body," Xia Mo said, blinking her bright, clear eyes at her family, signaling them not to get angry yet.
Xia's father, mother, eldest brother, second brother, and third brother received Xia Mo's gaze and barely managed to suppress their anger.
Even the scoundrel was surprised.
Chen Yongping, who was participating from the sidelines but pretending to be an observer, was overjoyed and couldn't help but steal glances at Xia Mo from time to time, secretly swallowing his saliva.
Xia Mo looked sincerely at her family and said, "Father and Mother, I would like to ask you to do something for me."
Xia's father and the others looked at Xia Mo with serious expressions.
"what?"
Xia Mo then looked at the villagers who were watching and asked, "Now that we're all family, whatever happens next, won't it all be considered a family matter?"
Summer's end, she asked with a smile.
The villagers watching pondered, feeling something was off, and nodded in agreement.
Xia Mo glanced at the thug who was giving her a lewd look and thought to herself, "This is the only time the thug can still be so smug."
Xia Mo, with her pretty and sweet face, said something that was strikingly different from her usual self.
Xia Mo pointed at the hoodlum and said to Xia's father and the others with feigned helplessness, "He is addicted to gambling and can't quit. I'm doing this for his own good. Dad, eldest brother, second brother, third brother, please help me cut off his hands."
The scoundrel's face had just put on a smug look when he heard Xia Mo's words, and his face instantly turned ashen.
"You bitch! How dare you!" The thug glared angrily at Xia Mo and roared helplessly.
"Yeah, Momo, isn't it a bit too cruel to use those crippled hands..."
Among the villagers watching, someone couldn't help but say something.
Xia Mo closed her eyes briefly, and when she opened them again, her large, bright eyes deliberately showed a pitiful, watery expression.
Her pink lips parted slightly as she said, "When I went to the county, I heard someone point at him and say that the gambler was from Anjia Village. I felt so bad..."
Everyone present, except for Hunzi and Chen Yongping, turned pale when they heard Xia Mo say those words.
Anjia Village is a village, and when bad people and scoundrels appear in the village, it affects the entire village!
"When that person saw me, he wanted to befriend me, so he asked me which village I was from. How could I dare to say?" Xia Mo sighed and looked helplessly at the villagers who were watching.
The villagers, reflecting on their own situation, felt a sense of suffocation; it was utterly shameful!
“He’s become family with me now. I crippled his hands for his own good, and for the good of our village. Finally… someone’s keeping him in check, right?” Xia Mo asked, her little face puffed up with anger.
Her small gestures were soft and cute, making people's hearts soften. But as soon as Xia Mo finished speaking, the Xia family courtyard fell silent! So silent that the hooligan's terrified, heavy breathing could be heard.
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