As long as there are neighbors, as long as your life is connected with a second person, conflicts are inevitable.
The Zhou Family was harmonious enough, yet Junior Ms. Qian would sometimes snap at her sisters-in-law. Zhou Silang often shirked work onto his brothers, and the elder brothers would occasionally bully the younger one.
Not to mention arguments, the brothers had even come to blows before.
And in Qili Village, despite its small size, villagers had their fair share of arguments over various matters throughout the year. Ms. Qian was as patient as a Buddha, yet the year before last, she blocked the entrance to Zhou Dalv's house for half an hour, ranting about Manbao and even took the matter to the village chief.
Then there was Dali Village, a larger village by comparison.
This village had more than one hundred thirty households, more than double that of Qili Village.
With more people came more disputes, of course.