C2 Excessive Demand

The back of her hand hit the edge of the blade, and a long gash appeared on the back of her hand, blood rushing out.

"Ah!" After realizing it, Mrs. Zhang cried out in pain. Mrs. Zhang rolled on the ground in pain, "It hurts! Ah... my hands are going to be wasted!"

Xu Yao held the knife in her hand and the remaining blood dripped onto the ground. She stood steadily in front of Mrs. Xu. Because she was small and no one noticed her sudden appearance, Mrs. Zhang bumped into her as expected.

"Yao'er! Where did you get this knife from?!" Mrs. Xu saw that the knife in Xu Yao's hand was frightened and quickly grabbed it and threw it on the ground.

Xu Yao grinned and pointed at a villager on the left, "I saw that this uncle put a knife next to him and took it."

Hearing her say this, the person who had the knife lowered his head to take a look. Only then did he realize that his knife was gone!

Xu Yao was still smiling naively. She looked at Mrs. Zhang who was rolling on the ground and pouted at her, "Serves you right! I should have crippled your hand. In case you want to tear other people's mouths apart all day long!"

Mrs. Xu was stunned. She could not associate this innocent child in front of her with the person who held the knife with a cold expression just now.

Seemingly aware of how shocking her actions were, she quickly turned around and threw herself into Mrs. Xu's arms, "Mother, hug. Yao'er is so scared, there is still blood. It is too scary!"

Mrs. Xu came back to her senses and shook her head. The child is only so small. What is she thinking about?! She quickly hugged Xu Yao and caressed her back.

No one cared about Mrs. Zhang who was on the ground. There were even people who secretly spat. To be able to see people who were usually arrogant and despotic taking advantage of the villagers, to end up like this was also gratifying!

"What is this again!"

A very dignified voice came from the outer circle. When they heard this voice, everyone subconsciously made way. They saw an old man walking over slowly with a walking stick. His old face did not show any anger or intimidation.

"Village Chief! You must help me make the decision! Look at this mother and daughter. Not only did the little one steal my fruit, but the big one even made my hands look like this. If my hands are crippled, how can I work? How can I cook for my son, who is a scholar! "

When Mrs. Zhang saw the old man, she immediately used her fiery nature and rolled around in tears. She also emphasized her son's identity.

Village Chief Zhang Sansheng looked at Mrs. Zhang's hand and his face immediately darkened. He turned to look at Xu Yao and Xu Yao, "Is what Mrs. Zhang said true?"

Mrs. Xu was not good with words to begin with. Now that she had a long mouth, she did not know how to explain. The person who stole the fruit was her daughter. The person who made Mrs. Zhang's hand bleed was also them. For a moment, she was speechless.

Without waiting for Mrs. Xu to say anything, Xu Yao already stood up and said crisply, "Village Chief, I also want to ask you to help us mother and daughter to uphold justice!"

"Tell me." The village chief stamped his walking stick on the ground.

"The fruit tree at Mrs. Zhang's door was planted by me three years ago. Now that it finally bloomed, I picked one to eat. Mrs. Zhang insisted that I stole her fruit and beat me all the way into the river. She almost drowned me. If not for my life, I would have been separated from my mother!"

"Okay, continue." The village head nodded and looked at Mrs. Zhang who covered her hands with a face full of grievance. He also knew what kind of person this person was. There were so many villagers here who did not refute, so what Xu Yao said was most likely true.

"Also, just now she wanted to hit my mother. I did not want to see my mother get beaten, so I directly swung a knife in front of her. As long as Mrs. Zhang retracted her hand in time and didn't want to hit my mother, then she wouldn't get hurt. She was clearly the one who wanted to hit her. But we did it ourselves!"

When the village chief heard this, his expression was already ugly. He immediately turned around and scolded Mrs. Zhang," Mrs. Zhang, you are the one who caused this! What else do you want to say?

"Village chief, don't listen to this little slut's nonsense! That fruit tree is in front of my house. How could it be planted by her? Furthermore, how could I be such a silly person? How could I foolishly bump into a knife? Village Chief, you must help me make the decision! If something were to happen to me, What should I do? "

Mrs. Zhang started to emphasize her son again. Her goal was simple. She wanted the village chief to help her make the decision for her son's sake. Everyone in the Zhang Family Village knew about it. Her son was the only scholar in the village, and he might even be promoted to a high position in the future, which was why the villagers had tolerated her a few times.

Zhang Shousheng was in a difficult position. On one hand, he was a future senior official whom he could not afford to offend. On the other hand, he was a mother and daughter who had been bullied. No matter what he did, it did not seem right.

Xu Yao saw the hesitation on his face and stood out without thinking. She was neither servile nor overbearing as she said, "Village Chief, since this Mrs. Zhang must be so shameless and insist that it is our mother and daughter's fault, then it is our fault. Village Chief, how do you think this matter should be resolved?"

Zhang Sansheng looked at the child and deeply felt that she was sensible. He nodded slightly, "Mrs. Zhang, what do you want to do?"

"What to do? Humph!" Mrs. Zhang immediately covered her hands and got up when she heard that the initiative was in her hands. She coldly snorted and fiercely glared at Xu Yao and her daughter, "You stole my fruit and hurt my hands. You can't not take money!"

"How much do you want? Name a price!" Xu Yao went straight to the point.

Mrs. Xu's expression changed when she heard that. She came forward to pull her, "Yao'er, What nonsense are you talking about? How can we have the money to give it to her?"

"Mother, don't worry. Just watch from the side." Xu Yao patted her mother's hand to comfort her. Mrs. Xu's expression was conflicted but she also knew that things had come to this stage and it would not end unless she took the money. She could only take a step back skeptically.

"Yo, what a big tone. You still want me to offer a price, right?" Mrs. Zhang looked at Xu Yao mockingly and her expression was arrogant, "Since that's the case, then let's forget about this matter for a hundred taels and a hundred taels!"

Hiss!

The villagers all sucked in a breath of cold air, one hundred taels. That was ten years' worth of food for ordinary families like them. Mrs. Zhang was also asking for an exorbitant price. Opening her mouth, she asked for a hundred taels!

Everyone knew that with this small injury on her hand, it would at most be one tael of silver to settle it. She actually wanted a hundred taels of silver!

Zhang Sheng Sheng's expression also couldn't help but change. His crutch suddenly stuck into the soil, "Mrs. Zhang, isn't a hundred taels too much? So much money, how can you take out this pair of mother and daughter?"