In the end, the Zhao Wufu family was not driven out of the village. The village chief still remembered the kindness of the deceased uncle and, despite the pressure from everyone, decided to keep the Zhao Wufu family in the village. However, to explain his decision to the rest, he made the Zhao Wufu family swear in front of their ancestors' tablets at the ancestral hall that they would never again do anything that would harm the village's reputation or interests, otherwise, they would definitely be driven out next time.
At first, the Zhao Wufu family had been somewhat defiant, thinking that throwing tantrums would suffice, but as the situation developed and it became clear that this was not merely about them—the majority of the families in the village had come to insist on their expulsion—Mrs. Zhao didn't dare to make a peep. She obediently took the village chief's reprimand. If they were truly driven out of the village, they would have no way to survive.