Hong Mei smiled smugly, deliberately stomping her foot several times and splashing muddy water around. The girls beside her erupted into joyful laughter. Because of their status as outsiders, their parents always urged them to keep a low profile in the village. Now, seeing the local tyrant of Yuequan Village blush with anger due to Hong Mei, they all felt a surge of pleasure.
"This ditch isn't owned by the Zhong Family, is it? It's state property, belonging to the broad working masses. How I choose to look for snails is none of your business!" Influenced by her father Yuzhu, Hong Mei retorted with ideological rhetoric.
"Well, neither does this ditch belong to the Gao Family. Your reckless actions hinder our snail hunting, so of course I will intervene," Wanhua counter-argued.
