Tao Shuqing was so thoroughly scolded by Mr. Tao that he didn't dare say a word, ducking his head to hide behind his grandmother and mother.
Hearing what Mr. Tao said, Zhao Youcai understood the whole story. "This is unacceptable," he said. "I need to go to the next village and find their brigade leader. This is clearly a setup."
"That's right, Brigade Leader," someone chimed in. "We can't let them bully people from our Lihua Village like this."
"That's right, that's right! We need to find the Yuan Shan Village brigade leader and get this straightened out."
"Right."
Tao Chunshan then said to Zhao Youcai, "Brigade Leader, I'll go with you. My boy is the one who caused this mess, so I can't let you go to all this trouble alone. And him, too."
Pointing at Tao Shuqing, who was cowering and didn't dare make a peep, Tao Chunshan said, "He's coming with us. We have to get to the bottom of this today, no matter what."
