Chapter 223 Could a three- or four-year-old child possibly lie?

Qiao Qiao never expected that she would attract the villagers here.

She blinked and peeked at Dou Yufeng from her arms, then began her tearful accusation.

Before she made her accusation, Lin Chunxia was still trying to explain.

"Sister-in-law, believe me, I really didn't mean to arrest her. Why would I arrest her for no reason?! I was just thinking that we still had some snacks at home, and I wanted to give her some."

"I don't know why my hands were stuck to her body, it's so weird, sister-in-law, you have to believe me..."

"Waaah... You are bad auntie. I heard you say that you hate Aunt Dou and that Aunt Dou stole your things."

"You even insulted Uncle Tan, saying things like...'in the past...'"

Qiao Qiao paused here, as if she had forgotten the words for a moment because she was too young. She tried hard to think for a while, repeating the word several times before continuing.

"You still say that before, Uncle Tan shouldn't have hurt himself and let Uncle Tan take the spot, so that those things would have been yours."

These words seem to come out of nowhere at first glance.

However, thanks to Lin Chunxia's embellishments over the years, the villagers still know some things about the Tan family.

Lin Chunxia complained to them a lot, saying that the spot for joining the army originally belonged to Tan Hongming, but Tan Hongwei snatched it away.

The good life that Tan Hongwei and Dou Yufeng enjoy now was all taken from them by their second wife and husband.

Some people in the know asked, "Didn't Tan Hongming not go because he was injured back then? Could there be some hidden reason behind this?"

When faced with these questions, Lin Chunxia gave vague and evasive answers.

Gradually, rumors began to circulate in the village that Tan Hongwei had deliberately injured his brother and taken the spot to join the army.

Over the years, Tan Hongwei and Dou Yufeng have rarely returned home, even during the Spring Festival. They simply keep sending good things home from Kyoto.

But in the eyes of the villagers, this action confirmed what Lin Chunxia had said.

After all, if they didn't feel guilty, who would keep sending nice things home all year round, and even build houses for second and third wives?

Tan Hongwei and Dou Yufeng were completely unaware that all their hard work and indulgence over the years had been wasted.

They have become objects of contempt and scorn in the village, their very backbone long since torn apart by the villagers.

However, after hearing Qiao Qiao's tearful account, the villagers immediately realized that they had been deceived by Lin Chunxia.

"Well, so all these years you've been talking nonsense, Lin Chunxia!"

"You even said it was Tan Hongwei who injured him? How could you have the nerve to say that?"

"So Tan Hongming injured himself back then!"

"I guess they looked down on this road back then. Being a carpenter was much more lucrative, a secure job!"

"Pah! Shameless! They didn't want it back then, but now that they see others are doing well, they want it back. And she cries in front of us every day, saying that Hongwei and Yufeng took their family's spot back then."

"..."

The villagers' gossip and scornful laughter were incessant, and Lin Chunxia's face turned completely white.

She didn't know how Qiao Qiao knew her secret conversation with Tan Hongming.

Seeing the increasingly unpleasant expressions on Dou Yufeng and Old Master Tan's faces, her mind went blank for a while. After she came to her senses, she anxiously tried to explain.

"No, I didn't say any of that! This child is slandering me!"

"Yes, she's slandering me. She didn't even go inside the house, how could she have heard any of that?"

However, her explanation was clearly not accepted by everyone.

Someone even said directly to her, "Lin Chunxia, ​​she's just a three or four-year-old child, how could she lie?"

"Exactly! If she hadn't heard those words, what would she know at such a young age? She must have really heard them to imitate them so perfectly!"

"Could it be that such a young child has already learned to make up stories about you?!"

"..."

Faced with the villagers' questions, Lin Chunxia felt utterly speechless.

"You heartless bastard!" She looked at Dou Yufeng, opened her mouth as if to say something, but when she looked up, she was met with a hard slap from Dou Yufeng.

Dou Yufeng knew that, given Lin Chunxia's personality, she hadn't expected her to be particularly grateful to the main branch of the family over the years. She had only done those things to save herself trouble and to make Old Master Tan feel at ease.

But she really didn't expect that Chunxia would not care about them at all.

They even went so far as to smear their family behind their backs!

If Lin Chunxia hadn't been pregnant, she would have beaten her so badly she was crawling all over the ground!

Lin Chunxia staggered backward after being slapped by Dou Yufeng.

After stabilizing her body, Lin Chunxia had an idea, and subconsciously thought of using the child in her womb to make a point.

She clutched her stomach, about to cry out in pain, when she began to squat down repeatedly.

But she cried out "ouch, ouch!" several times and tried to squat down several times, but she just couldn't squat down!

Instead, it felt as if her body was encircled by something slender, supporting her limbs and leading her into the house.

When the others saw Lin Chunxia walk into the house without saying a word, they followed her for a few steps.

Then they saw Tan Hongming standing blankly by the door, holding a burlap sack in one hand and a towel in the other. The towel was wet and smelled strange.

Tan Hongming, who was inside the house, was clearly startled when they suddenly entered.

Instinctively, I hid the things in my hands behind my back.

After his obvious attempt to cover up his true intentions, everyone understood perfectly well.

A villager ran over and grabbed Tan Hongming's hand that was holding the towel.

He leaned in for a sniff, then immediately tilted his head back, keeping a distance, and shouted to the others.

"I know this. You got it from the village tycoon, right? I heard that if you put this thing over someone's mouth, they'll immediately pass out!"

The tumor at the entrance of the village was originally named Liu Guangde.

It wouldn't be an exaggeration to call it a malignant tumor in the village.

He's good at everything – eating, drinking, gambling, whoring, and it's said he also does robbery and theft.

Every household in the village is wary of him.

But I don't dare to report him.

Such a person is ruthless and vicious; once someone sets their sights on you, the retaliation they inflict is unbearable.

Ordinary people wouldn't dare to get involved; they'd just stay far away if they saw someone there.

The villagers never expected that Tan Hongming, who seemed so honest and upright, would collude with such a scourge, wanting to kidnap a little girl to sell, especially since the little girl was the child of a friend brought back by their own older brother.

Previously, Dou Yufeng took Qiao Qiao, who was disguised, to town to make a phone call. Because Tan Hongwei had driven to buy things, Dou Yufeng walked there.

When villagers asked her about her situation on the way, Dou Yufeng said she was a friend's child who was too busy to stay for a while.