The Princess of Northern Land
Chapter 422 Unexpected Person(6)_1

Chapter 422: Chapter 422 Unexpected Person(6)_1

People looked around; it was Lou Zheng who showed up. With someone to take charge, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

"You’re a scholar, how come you’ve learned to use weapons?" Lou Zheng glared at Ma Zhicai, who usually appeared unassuming and gentlemanly, but transformed into a young wolf when he became ruthless. "Can’t you talk things out properly? We’re all from the same village, is there a need to fight to death?"

"Come on, hit me, I’ll beat you to death." Zhou Ming nearly suffered a loss, his eyes were red. If looks could kill, he would have killed Ma Zhicai a hundred times over.

"Lou Zheng, your arrival is timely." Ma Xincai rubbed his hands as he looked at Lou Zheng, expecting him to enforce justice.

It was a difficult situation to handle. In the end, Lou Zheng’s resolution was to criticize both parties and advise them, essentially disciplining both sides equally.

Ma Dalang and Zhou Dasheng, who had come upon hearing the news, were also severely criticized by Lou Zheng and were instructed to properly discipline their wives and children.

"Lou Zheng, rest assured, I will discipline them when I get home." Ma Dalang was seeking favor with the Lin family recently. Naturally, in front of so many villagers, he wanted to give a good impression.

The trouble with the Zhou family today seemed severe, but it was actually trivial matters that caused the uproar. If things got too violent and couldn’t be pacified, their Ma family might not stand a chance in the village.

Ma Dalang may be from Shili Village but he has always been a deputy shopkeeper in the city. Deep down, he looked down on villagers from Shili Village. However, now he had no choice. Under someone else’s roof, one has to bow their head; to have a good life in the village, he must get along with these country people. This is an unwritten rule passed down from generation to generation.

He sighed inwardly at the thought that city life was much better.

"Lou Zheng, I’ll listen to you." Little Mrs. Pang didn’t miss the chance to show her obedience.

"Lou Zheng, don’t blame her for her lack of understanding as a simple woman." Mrs. Pang, who had been watching the show from the sidelines, finally spoke. "My daughter-in-law always seems stingy and likes to take advantage, but she is very filial to my wife. Today she’s angry because she’s trying to protect my old bones. She’s thick-skinned, she doesn’t care about a minor collision, she’s just worried that I’ll be hurt by younger people."

Ma Dalang was infuriated but was helpless looking at the white-haired Mrs. Pang. As for Zhou family stirring up trouble, Mrs. Pang was indeed nagging now. As an elder, can a grown man like him retort to her nagging?

Ma Dalang cared about face, but Ma Zhicai didn’t want to take the blame, "Don’t try to distort the facts. It was clear that it was her who bumped into me first." He pointed at Little Mrs. Pang to defend himself.

"On such a wide road, I was supporting an old man, and you were standing there waiting for me to knock into you?" Little Mrs. Pang didn’t back down. Usually, her rudeness could stir up trouble and even more so now when she felt in the right.

The surrounding people laughed softly. Indeed, the village road was very spacious. Did Ma Zhicai deliberately wait for Little Mrs. Pang to hit him?

"Okay, okay, it wasn’t worth wasting time on such a trivial matter. You’ve been working all day and aren’t you tired?" Seeing that the dispute might turn sour again, Lou Zheng instantly became unhappy.

He was busy working every day and managing the affairs of the village, he was not interested in dealing with these minor issues.

"Lou Zheng, we won’t quarrel with them. We’ll go home now." Little Mrs. Pang and Zhou Dasheng sensed Lou Zheng’s impatience and quickly echoed his words with obedient smiles.