The woman standing closest to Liu Sanya even gave her a vicious push, cursing, "It's all your fault, you wretched girl! If it weren't for you, would we be working in the fields?"
"Exactly!" the others chimed in, looking as though they would have devoured Liu Sanya if they could.
Liu Sanya was pushed so hard that she fell on her bottom in the field, but she was too scared to speak; all she could do was cry, and so she cried.
Someone said, "We're going to be flogged!" Such petty theft usually resulted in a flogging.
Now, not only could they no longer rent land from the Wang Family, but they were also facing a beating. A man was so distraught that, in his anger, he kicked Liu Sanya to vent his frustration.
"Enough, no matter what, we can't hit a girl," scolded an older man. "Right now, our priority must be to figure out a way to clear ourselves of these theft charges. Without the charges, we won't be flogged."
