Chapter 396 Harm Others and Oneself, They Start Fighting (2)_1
Sister-in-law Wang and others returned from the town sobbing and wailing. If any villagers happened to bump into them and curiously asked what happened, they would learn of the affair. The more astute villagers could guess the reason behind it, and were unsure whether to laugh or sympathize.
Wang Dali and his group were not fools. After hearing the whole story, they quickly understood why. However, aside from cursing the doctors for their greed and lack of medical ethics, they had no choice but to sullenly allow their wives to carry the chest of silver back to town and humbly request the doctor to treat their injuries at home. They were the pillars of their households, after all. If they were to become disabled or useless, that would be a true loss of life.
When the incident reached Yang Bao’s ears, it reignited his anger. It was one thing to lose face in the village, but to be humiliated outside was unacceptable. What would outsiders think? He couldn’t let these people continue to ruin the village’s reputation—otherwise, future generations might find it even harder to marry off.
With this in mind, Yang Bao stealthily made up his mind. That day, he invited over a dozen respected elders from the village to his house to discuss establishing village rules. He figured that once the rules were set, Wang Dali and the others would have stabilized from their injuries, and it would be the perfect time for punishment!
To avoid overthinking by Mo Yan, Yang Bao shared his plans with her, and after hearing them, Mo Yan readily agreed.
Rather than letting Wang Dali and the others exploit their injuries to gather sympathy from the villagers and thereby escape severe punishment, it was better to wait until they recovered and then discipline them according to the village rules. This would set an example for all and firmly establish the rules.
Establishing village rules was not easy; each clause involved had to be carefully considered and deliberated before being finalized, which would take some time.
Wang Dali and the others, who had been anxious and worried about being held accountable, saw the Mo Family made no move, the village head did not visit their homes, and even the villagers knew nothing of their attempted extortion. Gradually, they each felt relieved and stayed at home to tend their wounds. Wang Dali especially lay in bed, vehemently bragging how the Mo Family was nothing but weak and could not do anything to him—he wasn’t even afraid if Qingze returned and found out about the incident!