Disclaimer:
1. This is an unofficial translation and no permission has been obtained from the author/ official publisher. It may be taken down if the author/official publisher requests.
2. This is a fan work and the interpretation represents only the translator’s personal views without any input from the author.
3. No permission has been granted to use, publish, upload and/or copy this translation to any other site except for Second Life Translations.
They were in the thick of fighting when they heard someone shouting from far away. “Stop fighting, stop fighting! The Village Head is here!”
As they heard that, a group of people were seen running over. The people at the pond had just noticed that the well dressed man – obviously the person in charge – had fallen into the water. They called out in alarm and quickly went to help him up. Still infuriated, the hothead ran around the pond looking for someone else to fight.
As the people there saw more and more villagers head over, their will to fight dropped. They all ran into the water, looking as though they wanted to help their leader out of the water.
When the group of villagers came over, there was a short, 50ish-year-old man amongst them. He walked to the front and saw that there were still people fighting at the pond!
Mbl Akzzytl Tlye oyp csvb ydtau yde rydknjle. Tl rskdvle yv Fbys Twyk yde pbswvle ydtakzu, “Fbys Twyk! Tso eyal usw rwpb Jspp Elk kdvs vbl oyvla?!”
Ebld bl wvvlale vbspl osaep, lhld Nkw Fbw’p nwpvsxyau tsse vlxrla hydkpble!
Fbys Twyk oyp ps ydtau bl oyp pbyjkdt, “Akzzytl Tlye, es usw jdso vblpl rlsrzl? Pke usw nyzz vblx shla?! Ebu eked’v usw pyu yduvbkdt vs xl qkapv? Rdpvlye usw fwpv zlv vblx awkd xu qzsolap?”
“Rp vbkp rsde uswap! R zsydle vbl rsde vs usw cynj vbld clnywpl R qlzv vbyv usw pkczkdtp olal rkvkqwz! Jwv ol ytalle vbyv obldlhla R oydvle, usw oswze dlle vs byde vbl rsde shla!”
Fbys Ssdt oyp ps ydtau pbl oyp naukdt, “Rv’p yzaktbv vs elxyde ol byde vbl rsde cynj, cwv usw pbswze’hl vsze wp kd yehydnl?! Ebu vbl dlle vs clyv svblap wr?!”
Mbl Akzzytl Tlye nszezu pdllale yde rskdvle yv vbl rlsrzl pvkzz kd vbl rsde, “Ebs clyv obs? Ebs’p kd vbl rsde dso? Nlv xl vlzz usw vbyv kq Jspp Elk byp clld bwav yv yzz, usw yzz okzz ryu vbl raknl!”
“Ls xyvvla obyv, lhld kq vblu dllele vs byde kv shla, obu eked’v usw vyzj vs vblx qkapv? Mblal’p sdzu Fbys Twyk tasokdt qzsolap kd vbl hkzzytl, yde okvb ps xydu rlsrzl, kv oswze cl y pkxrzl xyvvla vs nyzz bkx swv yde ekpnwpp vbkdtp qkapv aktbv? Ebu eke usw fwpv awkd bkp qzsolap okvbswv y osae?” Nkw Fbw oyp tlvvkdt alyzzu ydtau. Tl tzyale yv vbl Akzzytl Tlye, “Ebld Fbys Twyk pyo vbyv rlsrzl olal elpvasukdt bkp qzsolap, yde oldv qsaoyae vs vau vs pvsr vblx, obu eked’v vblpl rlsrzl lmrzykd? Rdpvlye, vblu fwpv xshle vs clyv bkx wr?! Ebyv jkde sq rlsrzl yal vblu? Gal usw vbkp hkzzytl’p Akzzytl Tlye? Ekvbswv y osae, usw esd’v lhld vau vs qkde swv obyv’p byrrldkdt okvb uswa qlzzso hkzzytla yde kdpvlye pvyav vs vbalyvld! Zsw’al lhld blzrkdt swvpkelap – bso kp vbkp qyka?!”
Mbl hkzzytlap bye qsaxle y plxk-nkanzl yaswde vblx. Ebld vblu blyae obyv bl pyke, vblu yzz vwadle vs zssj yv vblka Akzzytl Tlye. Gv vbl pkel sq vbl rsde, kv oyp pvkzz ayvbla dskpu. Mbl rlsrzl bye qkdyzzu xydytle vs tlv Jspp Elk swv sq vbl oyvla yde olal nwaaldvzu oakdtkdt vblka nzsvblp eau.
The Village Head turned to look at Liu Shu. In an even mightier voice, he called, “And who are you?! Who do you think you are?! It’s not for you to interfere in our village’s matters! Quickly scram, you beggar! Why are you mixing in this!”
At the side, Boss Wei was furious. He called, “Village Head! Come here! What did you tell me?!”
The Village Head’s original majestic manner immediately changed into a simpering expression. He stood straight and ran over to that side, “Oh my, Boss Wei…. Are you alright?”
Liu Shu had never, in a million years, imagined a Village Head being so unreasonable! He started to coldly sneer.
When Shao Rong saw the Village Head go over, she immediately rushed over to stop Liu Shu. “Liu Shu ge, don’t fight with him…. We will never win.”
“This is your Village Head?” Liu Xu’er was a bit disbelieving. A Village Head doesn’t have to stand with his own people, but he should at least never show favoritism to outsiders, right? And in front of so many villagers!
Shao Rong coldly smiled. “He is… It would be strange if he weren’t!”
Shao Huai had just seen that all the flowers in the pond had been destroyed, with not a single stalk remaining. He was both enraged, panicked, and helpless. He collapsed in his frustration and covered his head. The hothead from earlier came by and stood at their side. Then he coldly looked at the conversation his Village Head was having with Boss Wei. There he was, buttering Boss Wei up. The hothead sneered and said, “Who knows what benefits Boss Wei gave him.”
“Shhh, Pangwa, careful not to say such nonsense!” Someone amongst the villagers softly cautioned.
The hothead continued to sneer, but he stopped saying anything.
Liu Xu’er looked around. There were quite a few villagers around, but most of them were keeping their mouths shut tight. They stood and watched, but said nothing, and asked nothing.
Liu Xu’er glanced over at Liu Shu. Liu Shu had also realised – the villagers were rather helpless toward their Village Head. And their Village Head clearly didn’t care that the villagers were watching as he openly fawned over Boss Wei. It was as though this was a common occurrence – he wasn’t even trying to hide his behaviour.
Liu Shu frowned. He turned and asked the hothead, “What is your Village Head called?” He wanted to find out more about him.
The one called Pangwa was about to answer, when he finally got a good look at Liu Shu. He was stunned and immediately retreated a few steps. Stretching out his finger, he pointed at him and cried out, “Aren’t you…. Oh my, you’re First Young Master Liu Right?! Young Boss!”
This was the first time that Liu Shu had ever been addressed in this manner. He was stunned for a moment before quickly shaking his head, “I’m not a Young Master. Have you got the wrong person?”
Pangwa usually was a very direct person, but now, his expression had completely changed. Just like his Village Head, he put on a pleasing expression and quickly explained, “I’m called Yang Xiaobang. I work at First Young Master Liu’s workshop…. Along with Boss Liu.”
Liu Shu was still stunned, mostly because he was unused to the form of address. It was Liu Xu’er who recovered more quickly. She said, “Oh, you work with dad? Making combs?”
“Yes, yes, yes. That’s right. I’m with Boss Liu, making combs. I didn’t go today because there was something happening in my family. I told Boss Liu about it yesterday…..”
Liu Shu had finally understood. He quickly waved his hands, “Please don’t call me boss anything. I didn’t even realise what you were talking about…. You can call me Liu Shu. So it turns out you work at the workshop? You are from this village?”
Yang Xiaobang1 quickly nodded his head, “That’s right, I’m the only one from our village!”
A few of the youths who had rushed over with Yang Xiaobang started to tug at his sleeve. Looking at Liu Shu, “This is…. Your young boss?”
Yang Xiaobang nodded.
The rest of them had a change in manner – they looked just like their Village Head did in front of Boss Wei.
Liu Shu quickly waved his hands, “Let’s not talk about this now… I am here to buy flowers, so we should first try and settle Shao Huai’s issue….”
The youth who had just spoken then said, “The issue is very clear. It’s obviously because the Village Head wanted to take revenge, so he gave the pond to someone else…. And these people clearly knew the score. That’s why they behaved so aggressively. The Village Head has it out for Shao Huai’s family! With this, he didn’t have to raise a hand to give Shao Huai a beating!”
Liu Shu felt that something was not right. The Village Head actually had a grudge against Shao Huai’s family?!
Shao Huai was still crouched on the floor, his hands covering his head. Liu Shu didn’t bother to ask him. He raised his head and sought out Shao Rong. He saw that she was standing by, both furious and helpless, face all pale, with tear stains on her face.
Liu Shu wanted to ask, but after thinking it over, he thought better of it. He said instead, “Shao Huai, don’t worry…. We need to talk about it slowly. The flowers are gone, and you cannot fight with them overtly. Let’s go back and discuss the situation first.” Although the position of Village Head was not high, he was still the one managing the villagers, and was the one in contact with government officials. One must be careful about offending such people. There was no benefit from offending someone like that – just think about it, everyone stays in the same village, and it would be extremely easy for him to make trouble for you. Wouldn’t that mean you would never live in peace?
Liu Xu’er obviously also knew this principle. She pulled Shao Rong to the side. It wasn’t a good time to ask them about their matters, so she could only softly advise her, “My brother is right. Since this has already happened, and your opponents are the Village Head and this Boss Wei then you really shouldn’t anger them without a plan…. First take a deep breath and think about it. You need to have a long term plan.”
Shao Rong was just a girl – what plan could she possibly have. Now that someone had given her a suggestion, she could only nod her head. But she just couldn’t see a way out at all.
Liu Shu crouched down to speak to Shao Huai. Shao Huai took his hands off his head, and one could see the tension in his neck, the pulsing of his veins. But he still managed to bite back his anger. He even nodded his head at what Liu Shu said.
Liu Xu’er was watching – she was stunned. This person really was something wasn’t he? Even though Shao Huai was clearly enraged, he was still able to control himself. It was clear that this person really could not and absolutely should not be offended.
At the side, Boss Wei had already rushed over in anger. The Village Head had also joined him, like a lackey. Boss Wei was pointing at Yang Xiaobang angrily, “It was this brat! If you don’t send him to the government office today, I won’t be resigned!”
The Village Head frowned, “Pangwa!”
Before he could finish, Liu Shu had already waved his hands and said, “Don’t be in such a hurry! Everything has a cause and consequence. If you want to send him to the government office, then you need to send everyone behind you there as well! Without even trying to discuss the situation, these people just decided to beat us up!”
Boss Wei coldly sneered, “Who are you!”
Liu Shu sneered back, “You might not know who I am, but it doesn’t mean I don’t know who you are. We should go to the government office to talk this out clearly! You cannot oppress ordinary civilians. Although a pond of flowers isn’t anything much, it’s the principle of the matter! I don’t believe that there isn’t any justice in our lands. How dare you just oppress others to this extent!”
When Boss Wei heard him speak, he was honestly a bit surprised. He had assumed that anyone here would just be an ordinary villager, so he hadn’t bothered to speak nicely. Now, he could hear that Liu Shu was obviously an educated youth. At the very least, he hadn’t been intimidated at all by his manner. So he started to give Liu Shu a closer look.
Liu Shu was plainly dressed today – he had thought that he was going to be transplanting flowers, so he hadn’t bothered to wear expensive silks. He just wore a simple cotton outfit. After Boss Wei had established that, he had again dismissed him mentally and started to behave demandingly. He sneered, “You little toad – your words are mighty indeed! But you’re just a nobody! If you want to go to the government office, I will let you have your way! Today, you, you and you!” He pointed at Liu Shu, Shao Huai and Yang Xiaobang and said. “I will send all of you to the government office! When you are there, let’s see if you dare to behave so daringly!”
Shao Huai angrily said, “Compensate me for my flowers!”
The instant he opened his mouth, the Village Head leapt up and shouted, “Shao Huai, how dare you speak? If I don’t teach you a lesson today, I won’t be the Village Head any longer!”
Impatiently, Boss Wei frowned and called, “Come! Send these few people to the government office! Village Head, ensure that your people behave!”
The Village Head was still jumping about, but he stopped the instant he heard. He immediately bowed and said, “Of course!” Then he straightened and shouted at the rest of the villagers, “Quickly go back! What is there for you to see here?! Didn’t you hear me, all of you go home, otherwise, I won’t be polite!”
The villagers were furious, but didn’t dare to protest. They looked at each other, and a few of them started to head back.
Disclaimer:
1. This is an unofficial translation and no permission has been obtained from the author/ official publisher. It may be taken down if the author/official publisher requests.
2. This is a fan work and the interpretation represents only the translator’s personal views without any input from the author.
3. No permission has been granted to use, publish, upload and/or copy this translation to any other site except for Second Life Translations.
They were in the thick of fighting when they heard someone shouting from far away. “Stop fighting, stop fighting! The Village Head is here!”
As they heard that, a group of people were seen running over. The people at the pond had just noticed that the well dressed man – obviously the person in charge – had fallen into the water. They called out in alarm and quickly went to help him up. Still infuriated, the hothead ran around the pond looking for someone else to fight.
As the people there saw more and more villagers head over, their will to fight dropped. They all ran into the water, looking as though they wanted to help their leader out of the water.
When the group of villagers came over, there was a short, 50ish-year-old man amongst them. He walked to the front and saw that there were still people fighting at the pond!
Mbl Akzzytl Tlye oyp csvb ydtau yde rydknjle. Tl rskdvle yv Fbys Twyk yde pbswvle ydtakzu, “Fbys Twyk! Tso eyal usw rwpb Jspp Elk kdvs vbl oyvla?!”
Ebld bl wvvlale vbspl osaep, lhld Nkw Fbw’p nwpvsxyau tsse vlxrla hydkpble!
Fbys Twyk oyp ps ydtau bl oyp pbyjkdt, “Akzzytl Tlye, es usw jdso vblpl rlsrzl? Pke usw nyzz vblx shla?! Ebu eked’v usw pyu yduvbkdt vs xl qkapv? Rdpvlye usw fwpv zlv vblx awkd xu qzsolap?”
“Rp vbkp rsde uswap! R zsydle vbl rsde vs usw cynj vbld clnywpl R qlzv vbyv usw pkczkdtp olal rkvkqwz! Jwv ol ytalle vbyv obldlhla R oydvle, usw oswze dlle vs byde vbl rsde shla!”
Fbys Ssdt oyp ps ydtau pbl oyp naukdt, “Rv’p yzaktbv vs elxyde ol byde vbl rsde cynj, cwv usw pbswze’hl vsze wp kd yehydnl?! Ebu vbl dlle vs clyv svblap wr?!”
Mbl Akzzytl Tlye nszezu pdllale yde rskdvle yv vbl rlsrzl pvkzz kd vbl rsde, “Ebs clyv obs? Ebs’p kd vbl rsde dso? Nlv xl vlzz usw vbyv kq Jspp Elk byp clld bwav yv yzz, usw yzz okzz ryu vbl raknl!”
“Ls xyvvla obyv, lhld kq vblu dllele vs byde kv shla, obu eked’v usw vyzj vs vblx qkapv? Mblal’p sdzu Fbys Twyk tasokdt qzsolap kd vbl hkzzytl, yde okvb ps xydu rlsrzl, kv oswze cl y pkxrzl xyvvla vs nyzz bkx swv yde ekpnwpp vbkdtp qkapv aktbv? Ebu eke usw fwpv awkd bkp qzsolap okvbswv y osae?” Nkw Fbw oyp tlvvkdt alyzzu ydtau. Tl tzyale yv vbl Akzzytl Tlye, “Ebld Fbys Twyk pyo vbyv rlsrzl olal elpvasukdt bkp qzsolap, yde oldv qsaoyae vs vau vs pvsr vblx, obu eked’v vblpl rlsrzl lmrzykd? Rdpvlye, vblu fwpv xshle vs clyv bkx wr?! Ebyv jkde sq rlsrzl yal vblu? Gal usw vbkp hkzzytl’p Akzzytl Tlye? Ekvbswv y osae, usw esd’v lhld vau vs qkde swv obyv’p byrrldkdt okvb uswa qlzzso hkzzytla yde kdpvlye pvyav vs vbalyvld! Zsw’al lhld blzrkdt swvpkelap – bso kp vbkp qyka?!”
Mbl hkzzytlap bye qsaxle y plxk-nkanzl yaswde vblx. Ebld vblu blyae obyv bl pyke, vblu yzz vwadle vs zssj yv vblka Akzzytl Tlye. Gv vbl pkel sq vbl rsde, kv oyp pvkzz ayvbla dskpu. Mbl rlsrzl bye qkdyzzu xydytle vs tlv Jspp Elk swv sq vbl oyvla yde olal nwaaldvzu oakdtkdt vblka nzsvblp eau.
The Village Head turned to look at Liu Shu. In an even mightier voice, he called, “And who are you?! Who do you think you are?! It’s not for you to interfere in our village’s matters! Quickly scram, you beggar! Why are you mixing in this!”
At the side, Boss Wei was furious. He called, “Village Head! Come here! What did you tell me?!”
The Village Head’s original majestic manner immediately changed into a simpering expression. He stood straight and ran over to that side, “Oh my, Boss Wei…. Are you alright?”
Liu Shu had never, in a million years, imagined a Village Head being so unreasonable! He started to coldly sneer.
When Shao Rong saw the Village Head go over, she immediately rushed over to stop Liu Shu. “Liu Shu ge, don’t fight with him…. We will never win.”
“This is your Village Head?” Liu Xu’er was a bit disbelieving. A Village Head doesn’t have to stand with his own people, but he should at least never show favoritism to outsiders, right? And in front of so many villagers!
Shao Rong coldly smiled. “He is… It would be strange if he weren’t!”
Shao Huai had just seen that all the flowers in the pond had been destroyed, with not a single stalk remaining. He was both enraged, panicked, and helpless. He collapsed in his frustration and covered his head. The hothead from earlier came by and stood at their side. Then he coldly looked at the conversation his Village Head was having with Boss Wei. There he was, buttering Boss Wei up. The hothead sneered and said, “Who knows what benefits Boss Wei gave him.”
“Shhh, Pangwa, careful not to say such nonsense!” Someone amongst the villagers softly cautioned.
The hothead continued to sneer, but he stopped saying anything.
Liu Xu’er looked around. There were quite a few villagers around, but most of them were keeping their mouths shut tight. They stood and watched, but said nothing, and asked nothing.
Liu Xu’er glanced over at Liu Shu. Liu Shu had also realised – the villagers were rather helpless toward their Village Head. And their Village Head clearly didn’t care that the villagers were watching as he openly fawned over Boss Wei. It was as though this was a common occurrence – he wasn’t even trying to hide his behaviour.
Liu Shu frowned. He turned and asked the hothead, “What is your Village Head called?” He wanted to find out more about him.
The one called Pangwa was about to answer, when he finally got a good look at Liu Shu. He was stunned and immediately retreated a few steps. Stretching out his finger, he pointed at him and cried out, “Aren’t you…. Oh my, you’re First Young Master Liu Right?! Young Boss!”
This was the first time that Liu Shu had ever been addressed in this manner. He was stunned for a moment before quickly shaking his head, “I’m not a Young Master. Have you got the wrong person?”
Pangwa usually was a very direct person, but now, his expression had completely changed. Just like his Village Head, he put on a pleasing expression and quickly explained, “I’m called Yang Xiaobang. I work at First Young Master Liu’s workshop…. Along with Boss Liu.”
Liu Shu was still stunned, mostly because he was unused to the form of address. It was Liu Xu’er who recovered more quickly. She said, “Oh, you work with dad? Making combs?”
“Yes, yes, yes. That’s right. I’m with Boss Liu, making combs. I didn’t go today because there was something happening in my family. I told Boss Liu about it yesterday…..”
Liu Shu had finally understood. He quickly waved his hands, “Please don’t call me boss anything. I didn’t even realise what you were talking about…. You can call me Liu Shu. So it turns out you work at the workshop? You are from this village?”
Yang Xiaobang1 quickly nodded his head, “That’s right, I’m the only one from our village!”
A few of the youths who had rushed over with Yang Xiaobang started to tug at his sleeve. Looking at Liu Shu, “This is…. Your young boss?”
Yang Xiaobang nodded.
The rest of them had a change in manner – they looked just like their Village Head did in front of Boss Wei.
Liu Shu quickly waved his hands, “Let’s not talk about this now… I am here to buy flowers, so we should first try and settle Shao Huai’s issue….”
The youth who had just spoken then said, “The issue is very clear. It’s obviously because the Village Head wanted to take revenge, so he gave the pond to someone else…. And these people clearly knew the score. That’s why they behaved so aggressively. The Village Head has it out for Shao Huai’s family! With this, he didn’t have to raise a hand to give Shao Huai a beating!”
Liu Shu felt that something was not right. The Village Head actually had a grudge against Shao Huai’s family?!
Shao Huai was still crouched on the floor, his hands covering his head. Liu Shu didn’t bother to ask him. He raised his head and sought out Shao Rong. He saw that she was standing by, both furious and helpless, face all pale, with tear stains on her face.
Liu Shu wanted to ask, but after thinking it over, he thought better of it. He said instead, “Shao Huai, don’t worry…. We need to talk about it slowly. The flowers are gone, and you cannot fight with them overtly. Let’s go back and discuss the situation first.” Although the position of Village Head was not high, he was still the one managing the villagers, and was the one in contact with government officials. One must be careful about offending such people. There was no benefit from offending someone like that – just think about it, everyone stays in the same village, and it would be extremely easy for him to make trouble for you. Wouldn’t that mean you would never live in peace?
Liu Xu’er obviously also knew this principle. She pulled Shao Rong to the side. It wasn’t a good time to ask them about their matters, so she could only softly advise her, “My brother is right. Since this has already happened, and your opponents are the Village Head and this Boss Wei then you really shouldn’t anger them without a plan…. First take a deep breath and think about it. You need to have a long term plan.”
Shao Rong was just a girl – what plan could she possibly have. Now that someone had given her a suggestion, she could only nod her head. But she just couldn’t see a way out at all.
Liu Shu crouched down to speak to Shao Huai. Shao Huai took his hands off his head, and one could see the tension in his neck, the pulsing of his veins. But he still managed to bite back his anger. He even nodded his head at what Liu Shu said.
Liu Xu’er was watching – she was stunned. This person really was something wasn’t he? Even though Shao Huai was clearly enraged, he was still able to control himself. It was clear that this person really could not and absolutely should not be offended.
At the side, Boss Wei had already rushed over in anger. The Village Head had also joined him, like a lackey. Boss Wei was pointing at Yang Xiaobang angrily, “It was this brat! If you don’t send him to the government office today, I won’t be resigned!”
The Village Head frowned, “Pangwa!”
Before he could finish, Liu Shu had already waved his hands and said, “Don’t be in such a hurry! Everything has a cause and consequence. If you want to send him to the government office, then you need to send everyone behind you there as well! Without even trying to discuss the situation, these people just decided to beat us up!”
Boss Wei coldly sneered, “Who are you!”
Liu Shu sneered back, “You might not know who I am, but it doesn’t mean I don’t know who you are. We should go to the government office to talk this out clearly! You cannot oppress ordinary civilians. Although a pond of flowers isn’t anything much, it’s the principle of the matter! I don’t believe that there isn’t any justice in our lands. How dare you just oppress others to this extent!”
When Boss Wei heard him speak, he was honestly a bit surprised. He had assumed that anyone here would just be an ordinary villager, so he hadn’t bothered to speak nicely. Now, he could hear that Liu Shu was obviously an educated youth. At the very least, he hadn’t been intimidated at all by his manner. So he started to give Liu Shu a closer look.
Liu Shu was plainly dressed today – he had thought that he was going to be transplanting flowers, so he hadn’t bothered to wear expensive silks. He just wore a simple cotton outfit. After Boss Wei had established that, he had again dismissed him mentally and started to behave demandingly. He sneered, “You little toad – your words are mighty indeed! But you’re just a nobody! If you want to go to the government office, I will let you have your way! Today, you, you and you!” He pointed at Liu Shu, Shao Huai and Yang Xiaobang and said. “I will send all of you to the government office! When you are there, let’s see if you dare to behave so daringly!”
Shao Huai angrily said, “Compensate me for my flowers!”
The instant he opened his mouth, the Village Head leapt up and shouted, “Shao Huai, how dare you speak? If I don’t teach you a lesson today, I won’t be the Village Head any longer!”
Impatiently, Boss Wei frowned and called, “Come! Send these few people to the government office! Village Head, ensure that your people behave!”
The Village Head was still jumping about, but he stopped the instant he heard. He immediately bowed and said, “Of course!” Then he straightened and shouted at the rest of the villagers, “Quickly go back! What is there for you to see here?! Didn’t you hear me, all of you go home, otherwise, I won’t be polite!”
The villagers were furious, but didn’t dare to protest. They looked at each other, and a few of them started to head back.
