You are unlucky and I am tough

Chapter 114 Go to the authorities

The two of them kept playing the victim and saying that they had no money. Cheng Shuang was too lazy to talk nonsense with them and just sat down in the yard.

"If you don't have money, then wait for those with money to come back."

After a while, the Wei family's three sons and father came back. Wei Changgui, who was walking in front, was holding a big watermelon, and the two people behind him were carrying a sack, which seemed to contain four watermelons.

On the way back, when he met villagers who asked him questions in confusion, he said with confidence that there was nothing wrong with him picking the melons from his son's house.

But when they entered and saw Cheng Shuang sitting in the yard, the three of them were startled at the same time and froze on the spot.

Why is she here? They were planning to take the melons to the town to sell them early tomorrow morning. Who gave her the news?

The melon is still in my hand, and there is no place to hide it even if I want to.

"You, you, why are you here?" Wei Changgui felt guilty and stuttered unconsciously.

"The money manager is back." Cheng Shuang stood up and looked at them. "He brought back a few more people. We have to start over."

"What's that?" Wei Changgui asked, and at the same time, he told his two sons to carry the sacks into the house and hide them.

Cheng Shuang said, "Here's the money for the watermelons. Twenty cents a pound, no bargaining. Pay up quickly. Your house stinks. I don't want to stay here."

I don’t know if it’s because the toilet is too close or if this family has no hygiene at all, but there’s a faint foul smell coming from the yard.

Wei Changgui shouted, "Why should I give you money? This is my son's melon."

Cheng Shuang smiled. "Really not. First, Wei Qinglang is not your son. Second, this melon is mine. Considering it's your first offense, I'll let you go this time since you paid for it. It won't count as stealing."

"What if I don't give it to you?" Wei Changgui became arrogant again after feeling guilty. He walked into the yard and put the watermelon on the table.

"If you don't give it to me, I'll sue the authorities." Cheng Shuang said indifferently.

"Sue the government?" Wei Changgui laughed, pointing at Cheng Shuang and saying to the others, "Listen, listen to what this woman is saying. Can the government care if I pick a few melons for my son? Do you think the government office belongs to your family?"

As soon as he finished shouting, Wei Qinglang and Wei Nanxing arrived, followed by several villagers.

It was because when Lin Erlang went to call people, he started shouting loudly from a distance. Those villagers heard someone stealing melons, so they ran over to watch the fun.

Wei Qinglang walked into the yard with a frown. He first glanced at Cheng Shuang to make sure she was safe, then he turned his gaze to the other people in the yard, and finally his eyes fixed on Wei Changgui.

"I never thought your family was so shameless that you dared to steal my things in broad daylight."

"Who stole your things?" When Wei Changgui first saw Wei Qinglang, he felt a little guilty, but when he saw some villagers peeking out from outside, he immediately jumped up.

"Nan Xing also has a share in this melon patch. I picked my son's melons. Would he dare to accuse me of stealing his melons?"

When Wei Nanxing heard what Wei Changgui said, and then looked at the cut watermelon on the table, her cheeks instantly turned red. She felt extremely ashamed and sad that she could have such a father.

"You're stealing," he said, stepping forward. "My brother and his wife went to the capital to buy the melon seeds, and my sister-in-law also bought the melon plot with her own money. It has nothing to do with me. Have you forgotten that I only have three acres of vegetable plot?"

"Why did I give birth to such a bastard like you?"

Wei Changgui was furious when his son exposed him in public. He raised his hand to hit someone, but Wei Qinglang quickly stepped forward, grabbed his hand and pushed him hard. He took several steps back and fell heavily to the ground.

Wei Da Kui and Wei Xiao Kui, who had gone into the house to hide watermelons, ran out in a panic when they saw their father being beaten.

Seeing a few more onlookers outside the courtyard, Wei Da Kui immediately shouted at the top of his voice: "Wei Qinglang, if your son hits me, you will be struck by lightning."

Wei Changgui was stunned for a moment, then he began to howl at the top of his lungs: "Oh my! Heaven, please send down a thunderbolt to kill this rebellious son! Beating his father for a few melons is simply unjust."

“If praying to God is helpful, what is the point of the law?”

Wei Qinglang looked at Wei Changgui, who was beginning to act like a scoundrel, and sneered, "You three, father and son, have committed theft. We have witnesses and evidence. According to our dynasty's laws, if the value of the stolen items exceeds one or two taels, you will be sentenced to two months in prison. Do you have any idea how much you stole?"

"That's more than one or two." Cheng Shuang said at the right time, "Total, he must have been in prison for at least three or four months."

The onlookers were in an uproar: "Wei Changgui and his family are going to be arrested and put in jail."

"No way, we really need to report this to the police."

When the children in the yard heard that they were going to be arrested and put in jail, they were so scared that they burst into tears. The commotion here soon attracted more people.

Li Xianglan and Li Chunyan were also panicked. Cheng Shuang had mentioned before that she would report the case to the authorities, and they did not expect Wei Qinglang to do the same when he arrived. They both went to pull their husbands to ask what they should do.

After a while of commotion in the yard, Wei Da Kui and Wei Xiao Kui looked at Wei Chang Gui and said, "Dad, why don't we pay the money? We don't want to go to jail."

Cheng Shuang had said before that she would let the compensation go this time.

Wei Changgui still didn't believe that the county magistrate would intervene in such a trivial matter. He said with wide eyes, "You believed this little bastard when he said he would report it to the authorities. How could the county magistrate have the time to take care of such a family matter? I won't compensate you, so what?"

"It seems you won't cry until you see the coffin?" Cheng Shuang said to the three of the Wei family in a voice that everyone in the yard could hear: "Stealing a few melons is indeed not a big deal, but I can sue you if I want. Last month, the county magistrate came to the village specifically to look for me. You haven't forgotten why he came, right?

"People in several nearby villages have headaches waiting for me to treat them. The county magistrate has even sent hundreds of people out to find medicine, and this is the only disease I can cure. If I go to the officials and ask the county magistrate to sentence you, do you think the county magistrate will send soldiers to catch the thieves? Want to bet?"

The Wei family's father and son turned pale in the face instantly. Yes, the county magistrate now needs Cheng Shuang's help. If Cheng Shuang insists on suing them and arresting them because of these melons, they may really end up in jail.

Wei Xiaokui swallowed his saliva and whispered, "Sister-in-law, is it just a few watermelons?"

Cheng Shuang said expressionlessly: "As for that, either pay the money or go to jail."

Wei Da Kui and Wei Xiao Kui were completely panicked and looked at Wei Chang Gui, "Dad, give them the money quickly. It's not like our family is short of money."

Wei Changgui was furious. He had money, but not much left.

He pointed at Wei Qinglang in frustration, "You ungrateful bastard! Even though we've split up the family, you're still surnamed Wei. I fed you and raised you, and now you're just going to watch your wife bully me like this?"

"Stop flattering yourself."

Wei Qinglang said coldly, "I was raised by my mother. As far as I know, she had a lot of jewelry on her when she was stranded in Chengjia Village. She pawned it and used the money to support you and your family. Even the house you live in now was built with my mother's money. Have you earned a penny in all these years?"

"So what?" Li Xianglan muttered softly, "She still abandoned her husband and children and ran off with another man."

The yard suddenly became quiet. Wei Nanxing was so excited that he shouted, "You're talking nonsense! My mother didn't do that."

The villagers who were sticking their heads out from outside the fence heard these words and started to talk in low voices. Wei Qinglang's eyes instantly turned cold.

Cheng Shuang frowned, took two steps forward, and in full view of everyone, raised his hand and slapped Li Xianglan in the face.

It was not easy for two men to lay hands on a woman, so she was the only one who came.

Li Xianglan covered her face with her hands in disbelief. Cheng Shuang said coldly, "Try to slander me with one more word?"