Chapter 17
"No, my father-in-law has been out a lot lately and rarely comes back. Zhong Miao wanted to spend some time with her father."
"Why are you going out? It's so cold, and nowhere is as comfortable as home."
"I don't know, and I didn't ask."
Pei Ze said as he picked out a dozen slightly larger ones, "Sister Li, these are all."
"Okay, I'll pay you after I deliver it."
"Well, my mom is at home."
"How are you two doing? The rumors in this village are terrible. Shorty even came to my place to spread rumors about you two. I think you're doing pretty well, aren't you?"
Seeing Pei Ze was about to leave, Sister Li couldn't help but ask. This was the only kind of thing that happened in the countryside. People would gossip when they had nothing to do. Whoever got the first-hand information would have something to talk about when they went out to visit relatives.
"Oh, it's because he went to Zhong Miao's house to propose marriage, but my wife didn't like him at all and married me instead. He holds a grudge against her and goes around slandering her."
"Haha, he really deserved to be beaten. I heard that Li Guodong also beat him up. Tell your sister-in-law what happened to that second rascal. Did he not bully Miaomiao?"
"How is that possible? At that time, seven or eight old men in my family were drinking, and he couldn't even touch the door of the new house. If he was caught, he would be beaten up."
"Oh, I told you so. Those gossipers are spreading rumors. Wait till I rip their mouths off."
"That's right. There's nothing to do in the middle of winter, so all we do is talk nonsense."
Zhong Miao could never have imagined that the rumors that crushed this marriage in the original novel were so easily debunked by Pei Ze.
When Pei Ze left, he was still holding Zhong Miao's hand and said a few nonsense with his head down. Zhong Miao was confused, but did not resist.
Sister Li looked at the two people's backs. The couple was so affectionate and affectionate, and they didn't look like someone was cuckolded at all. Even Pei Ze spoke softly to his wife, coaxing her. She couldn't help but feel angry that she had been deceived.
This sister-in-law Li is the loudspeaker of the village. She is not a mean person. If you say something is good, she will say it is good. If you say something is bad, she will say it is bad. I have seen it in person and can be said to have obtained first-hand information. She will definitely criticize those foul-mouthed people to death.
That's why they say there's so much gossip in the countryside. Before the couple even got home, they heard someone arguing from a distance. The voices were so loud that you could hear them clearly even from 200 meters away.
"If you don't compensate me twenty dollars today, this matter will not be over."
"I don't care. My son's leg is bruised and it hurts so much that he has to grimace in pain when he walks. How did you raise your child? No wonder he cheated right after getting married."
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When Zhong Miao and Pei Ze heard this, they immediately quickened their pace. Zhong Miao could hardly keep up, so Pei Ze turned around and picked her up like a child.
"What are you doing?" His voice suddenly rose, and Zhong Miao was so scared that she quickly hugged his neck.
"You're so slow. By the time you get back, Dad will be scolded like an idiot."
"You are stupid. Stop talking nonsense and go away."
The noise was getting closer and closer. Apart from the high-decibel female voice, there was occasionally the sound of other people talking, but I couldn't hear it clearly.
When Zhong Miao saw more than a dozen people gathered at the door of his house, he was a little confused. Are they looking for trouble?
"Don't be afraid, they're just there to join in the fun. They're your cousin and his mom."
"Well, I'm not afraid."
More than a dozen people gathered at the door of Zhong Miao's house. When the onlookers saw Pei Ze carrying Zhong Miao back, the neighbors who had heard Zhong Cheng's mother's quarrel changed their minds.
You said that Zhong Miao cheated on Pei Ze. It was you who put the green hat on him. The couple was so affectionate that they had to hug each other every time they walked.
As soon as Zhong Miao got off Pei Ze, the middle-aged woman pounced on her and started to tickle her, "You uneducated little bitch."
Pei Ze was quick-witted and pushed the man away. He would not hit women, which meant he could not use fists or slaps, and he could not insult anyone. If anyone dared to touch his wife, he would have to push him away and kick him. This was called self-defense.
Zhong Cheng's mother was pushed to the ground by Pei Ze. "Oh my god, this is so unfair! You dare to hit your elders?"
Zhong Cheng came over quickly, limping on one leg. "Mom, mom, you're not hurt, are you?"
Zhong Cheng's mother immediately became excited and said, "I can't get up. You have to pay at least fifty dollars." As she said that, she lay on the ground crying and cursing, wishing she could roll over.
"Zhong Miao, you little bastard, I am your mother after all, how dare you hit me."
Zhong Miao took a moment to reflect on what "Auntie" meant. At that time, uncles were called "Grandpa" and aunties were called "Auntie".
She ignored the damn old lady and directly pulled her old father, "Dad, are you okay?"
"It's okay." Zhong Ming's face turned pale. He hadn't even gone to find the people who bullied his girl yet, so how dare these two guys come to his door on their own initiative?
Zhong Ming is a serious investor. Although he is smart and resourceful, he has no way to reason with a village woman who throws a tantrum and doesn't understand what she is saying. He can't just go up and beat her up, because that would mean he would be blackmailed for a lot of money.
Seeing that the crying was getting louder and louder, Zhong Cheng also started cursing, and there was no stopping for a while.
"Pei Ze, it's fine that you married this bitch, but you even dared to hit someone. I'm not done with you today."
Zhong Cheng was afraid of Pei Ze, but with so many people around him, he bet that Pei Ze would not dare to act rashly. Besides, his mother was there, at least she was an elder. If he really dared to act, it would be like beating an elder, and no one in the village would pay attention to him in the future.
Unfortunately, he was wrong.
Pei Ze punched him on the right cheek. Zhong Cheng was caught off guard and fell to the ground, almost crushing his mother who was lying on the ground.
Pei Ze was a man of ruthless hands, and he only hit Zhong Cheng in the face. He grabbed Zhong Cheng's collar and punched him again and again.
Zhong Cheng's mother was shocked when she saw her son being beaten. Others who were watching did not dare to step forward to stop the fight despite seeing how cruel Pei Ze was.
"You dare to hit me?"
"I'm going to hit you. You're bullying my wife. What's wrong? My father-in-law is easy to bully, right? Don't let me watch from now on. I'll beat him up every time I see him."
Zhong Cheng was frightened after being punched. "I was wrong, I was wrong. I won't do it again. I came here to extort money. Please don't hit me."
But Zhong Cheng's mother was not someone to be trifled with. "What did you do wrong? He hit you, and you're still wrong?"
Seeing that blood was coming out, Pei Ze stopped and said, "Tell me, what are you doing here?"
Zhong Cheng's mother was a little scared when she saw Pei Ze's attitude. Although she felt sorry for her son, she had already been beaten. She would not be willing to give up if she didn't get the money after making a fuss all morning.
"You beat my son yesterday, and now you beat him like this again. I will never let you go. You must pay compensation."
"How much do you want?"
Pei Ze signaled Zhong Ming, Zhong Miao and his father-in-law to go into the yard first, fearing that she would be hurt. Seeing Zhong Miao enter the yard, he sat lazily on the doorstep, with his wife and father-in-law behind him, and the troublemakers and onlookers in front of him.
"At least two hundred." Zhong Cheng's mother didn't dare to make a fuss anymore, fearing that her son would be beaten again, but she had to take the money.
"Oh, you're even asking for a higher price."
"Two hundred is not enough. Look at what you have done to me." Zhong Cheng couldn't help but interject.
"You better not have that mouth of yours. I'll beat you up if you dare to talk nonsense again."
"If you don't pay the money in full, I will never forgive your family."
"Then come and try it. I'll beat you up every time you try."
"Why are you so unreasonable? Ahhhh, I won't live anymore."
Seeing that Zhong Cheng's mother started to howl again, Pei Ze grabbed Zhong Cheng's collar and made a big bag, "If you howl once, your son will be hit. You can do whatever you want."
Zhong Cheng's mother didn't dare to cry anymore, and Zhong Cheng didn't dare to say a word. The mother and son didn't know what to do with Pei Ze for a while.
"We can't just let this go." Zhong Cheng's mother became a little more obedient, but she still couldn't take the beating in vain.
The neighbors nearby found it boring and gradually dispersed.
"That doesn't count. If you don't want to leave, just lie on the ground. I'm not the one who's cold."
Zhong Cheng and his mother watched as everyone dispersed. They were afraid of being beaten so they didn't dare to make a fuss, but they were also reluctant to leave.
This is really embarrassing.
"Zhong Miao, go back to the house with Dad. It's cold outside."
"Yeah." Zhong Miao nodded and pulled his father into the house.
"Oh, this young man is really great." Zhong Ming couldn't help but praise.
"He has been in the village for many years, and we have never encountered anything like this."
Zhong Miao had read the original text and of course knew what kind of person Pei Ze was. He was someone who should not be messed with.
"My dear, did he really not hit you?" Zhong Ming couldn't help but feel a little worried when he saw how fiercely his son-in-law beat people.
"No, he doesn't hit anyone or cause trouble."
"Hahaha, what a good boy."
Pei Ze sat on the doorstep, cheerful as a big boss. It was freezing and snowy, and the neighbors all left when they saw that it was no longer lively. It was really too cold outside.
The spoiled mother and son saw that everyone had left. They still couldn't deal with Pei Ze, and it was useless to talk to him for a long time. He was scolded like a big bitch and howled like a big-eared thunder boy, so they were scared.
Besides, the mother and daughter were still lying on the ground, their bodies were cold and they were almost frozen.
Zhong Cheng's mother stood up and brushed off the snow on her body. With a cold face, she shouted at her disappointing son, "Hurry up and get up. Go!"
After resolving this matter, the young couple and the father-in-law were not emotionally upset and did what they were supposed to do without any delay.
Zhong Miao drew with Pei Ze for a while in the afternoon to practice, and then went back to her husband's house with Pei Ze. An An was so excited to see her mother who had not come home for two days.
Zhong Miao thought about staying at her mother-in-law's house for one night. Tomorrow she would go to the city with her father and Pei Ze, and she had to tell her mother-in-law. The two of them hadn't seen each other since her mother-in-law fainted, and she was worried about her.
Also, she wanted to come back and take a shower, and it would be a waste to not use Pei Ze's labor.
"Dad, I want to go to the city too. I have to go, I have to go." An An became excited as he listened to the adults chatting.
"No, it's too cold, and the city is quite far away." Pei Ze couldn't bring himself to take the child back and forth in such a cold weather.
"I'm not cold, I want to go." The naughty kid's nature came out and he was about to make trouble again.
An An was spinning around Pei Ze like a top, always shouting that she wanted to go.
An An pestered Pei Ze for a while, then changed her target, "Mom, then take me there."
The child also knows that his father generally will not compromise. Although he dares to make trouble for his father, he dare not go too far, for fear of being spanked. Although his grandmother will occasionally compromise, she will negotiate conditions with him, and he always has to pay something if he wants to achieve his goal.
For An An, the easiest person to bully in this family is her mother.
Zhong Miao was at her wit's end, and she felt sad for a moment, "An An, this won't do. Without you, this family will fall apart."
"Ah? Why?" An An didn't expect his mother to say that, and the child's attention was immediately diverted.
"Did you know that grandma fainted a few days ago?"
"I know. My dad told me."
"Then do you know why grandma didn't faint again later?"
"have no idea."
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