Anyway, she's an old woman, so even if she gets beaten to death, it's not bad if she can extort some money for her son before she dies.

However, under the fearless gaze of Old Lady Lü, Ruan Miaomiao's soft hand gripped her neck tightly with immense strength.

They even grabbed her by the neck and lifted her off the ground.

Holding someone suspended in mid-air, Ruan Miaomiao tightened her grip slightly, making it increasingly difficult for Old Lady Lü to breathe...

This scene not only frightened Grandma Lü, but also the onlookers: How could Ruan Zhiqing be so strong?

Why does it seem like she can lift someone weighing 80 or 90 pounds so easily?

As Ruan Miaomiao choked her, Old Lady Lü began to suffocate due to difficulty breathing. The expression on her face gradually twisted and became ferocious, making her look like a demon crawling out of the ground...

As Ruan Miaomiao choked her, Old Lady Lü felt she was about to die at any moment. Fear and despair surged from the bottom of her heart, tears gushed from her cloudy eyes, and her mouth opened and closed as if she were silently pleading for mercy.

"Ah! I'll fight you to the death!"

Seeing that his mother had wet herself in fear, Zhou Tieniu, despite the pain in his body, lunged at Ruan Miaomiao.

However, just as she got up, Zhou Jingyun, who had been watching Ruan Miaomiao closely, kicked her back to the ground.

The next second, a heavy object came crashing down on him.

Enduring the pain, Zhou Tieniu opened his eyes and saw that it was his mother.

She immediately asked anxiously, "Mom, are you alright?"

Grandma Lü's throat was choked too tightly, or perhaps she was too frightened, and she was so hoarse that she couldn't speak.

But this time, Zhou Tieniu dared not stand up for his mother again.

After all, he had already witnessed Ruan Miaomiao's ruthlessness.

"Tell me, what are you doing here?"

Ruan Miaomiao walked up to Shi Tou, the grandson of Old Lady Lü, kicked him, and asked in a cold voice.

Shi Tou was terrified after witnessing his grandmother and father being beaten like that.

Now, when asked by the formidable Ruan Miaomiao, he immediately answered honestly:

"Grandma said, 'Ruan Zhiqing, your family has meat, rice, and steamed buns.' She told me to come to your house with her to eat something delicious, and after we finish eating, I should take some more home with me."

Anyway, since you, Ruan Zhiqing, have a kind heart and are willing to exchange rock sugar for prickly pears and wild chrysanthemums with the children in the village, you certainly wouldn't mind doing good deeds directly and giving things away.

If we act pitiful, you'll definitely give it to us.

"If you don't give it to us, we'll cry and make a scene in front of your door. You're from the city, and you're young, so you're probably too shy to handle it. Then Grandma and I will get whatever we want!"

"..."

After hearing what Shi Tou said, Ruan Miaomiao was speechless.

She traded rock candy with the children in the village for things, hoping to make her life a little easier.

I'm not trying to be a philanthropist!

I certainly don't want to be some kind of innocent victim who can be manipulated by others!

Somewhat angry, she bent down and slapped Shi Tou's face twice.

After the beating, under Zhou Tieniu's furious, almost spitting fire gaze, he said in a low voice, "I'm not a very civilized person. Even if an old person or a child offends me, I'll still take action!"

"I traded things with the children in the village because I wanted to improve everyone's living conditions and give them some benefits."

Unexpectedly, some people thought I, Ruan Miaomiao, was easy to bully because of this. Since that's the case, I, Ruan Miaomiao, will never trade things with the people in the village again.

Anyway, the commune can buy those things; if we're diligent, we can go up the mountain to gather them ourselves!

As soon as Ruan Miaomiao finished speaking, Zhou Jingyun immediately chimed in:

"Ruan Zhiqing, I'll go to the mountain to pick them for you. I'll pick as many prickly pears as you want!"

After saying that, worried that Ruan Miaomiao might misunderstand, he quickly added, "It's free, I won't charge you or exchange anything!"

When the villagers heard this, they felt like the sky had fallen.

They were just there to watch the fun, why are they acting like this?

Although the children didn't get much rock candy from Ruan Miaomiao, it was a rare treat for them, a farming family, to eat candy even once a year.

In the past few days, thanks to the children, they have all eaten one or half a rock candy.

I had planned to go with the children to pick some wild fruits after the autumn harvest and exchange them for things with Ruan Zhiqing, but now, suddenly they say they won't accept them anymore!

And the cause of all this was the Lu family, the old lady on the ground!

The crowd glared angrily at the Lu family, who were in dire straits, and began to hurl insults:

"Grandma Lü, you old hag, it's one thing to freeload in the village, but you even want to scam the educated youth from the city who came to help with the construction!"

"Zhou Tieniu, was your brain thrown away by your mother when you were born? You only grew tall but not smart."

Don't you know what kind of person your mother is?

They actually tried to attack Ruan Zhiqing right away?

"How many punches can Ruan, this delicate young girl, take?"

"Stone, I never thought you were this kind of person! You actually followed your grandma around, freeloading off everyone. We're never going to play pebble collecting with you again!"

...

The accusations rained down on Grandma Lü and her family of three like hailstones in summer.

Grandma Lü and her family of three were stunned by the scolding: No, they had always done it this way before!

Why didn't everyone seem this angry back then?

How did this incident provoke such public outrage?

Ruan Miaomiao watched this scene and sneered inwardly: You don't know the pain until you're cut by the knife yourself.

When the Lu family came to cause trouble earlier, apart from a few who stood up to help them, the rest just watched the show.

Now that I've said I won't exchange anything, it's infringed on their interests, and they're not just watching the show anymore, they're getting so worked up that they're starting to curse me!

hehe!

Humans are all driven by self-interest!

Ruan Miaomiao turned around with some disappointment, opened the door and went straight back into the courtyard.

Seeing this, everyone became even more worried and uneasy: They had scolded him so much, yet Ruan Zhiqing still hadn't given in?

Feeling uneasy, they cursed at Old Lady Lü and her family of three even more fiercely...

In the distance, Er Laizi, who had been watching the commotion from the sidelines, was quite frightened:

At first, when he saw Zhou Tieniu make a move, he was filled with anticipation, wishing that Zhou Tieniu would kill that bitch Ruan Miaomiao to avenge him.

Or, cripple him, but leave him alive so he can take revenge himself.

To his surprise, he saw Ruan Miaomiao's eyes flash with murderous intent as she easily grabbed Old Lady Lü and lifted her up, scaring the latter so much that she wet her pants.

In that instant, he felt that it wasn't just Old Lady Lü who was being choked, but also him.

His breath caught in his throat as he suddenly recalled what had happened that night, and he became even more certain:

Ruan Miaomiao is a woman he can't afford to offend!

"Why aren't you going to work? What are you doing making a scene here?"

The brigade leader, who had been carrying corn back with him, noticed that the granary was empty. Upon going outside, he saw a group of people gathered in front of Ruan Zhiqing's house, and a sense of unease immediately arose within him.

Did Ruan Zhiqing beat someone up again?