Everyone was stunned by this scene, even Second Aunt opened her mouth and forgot to speak. Old Lady Shen was even more surprised. Miao, who had always been like a dough that she could knead and flatten, suddenly stood up, which made her feel even more angry: since the day Miao's two brothers came to her house, everything around her was gradually out of control.
Shen Qing, who should have worked like a slave for her at home and was eventually sold to a mountain valley in exchange for a betrothal gift, actually dared to break off relations with her family and leave; Miao, who should have been divorced smoothly by her son and driven out of the house with nothing, actually dared to ask for a divorce and took away her dowry and compensation; she, who should have been an old lady enjoying a leisurely life at home, had to start doing housework and serve her new daughter-in-law; Miao, Shen Qing and her son, who should have been poor and starving, made a lot of money by selling firewood and even shot a wild boar, and their lives were getting better and better...
Miao, who had never dared to speak a word in front of her, actually dared to reject her and even pointed a knife at her!
Old Lady Shen felt a surge of rage—the rage that had grown from her long period of powerlessness and fatigue burst out at this moment: "You are such a rebel! How dare you point a knife at me?! You are such a traitor, such a conscienceless and unfilial daughter-in-law!"
Second Aunt Lian finally came to her senses and retorted, "You don't think it's funny when you say that! You divorced a long time ago, so who is your daughter-in-law? I'm pointing at you, not to mention treason!" Then she tried to pry the knife out of Miao's hand, "Chunlei, put the knife down first, don't get angry with this kind of person, or you'll get hurt again."
Second Aunt Lian's intuition was not good. Once this honest man got angry, it was the most terrifying! She felt an unusual energy from Miao, and she was afraid that Miao would be provoked to hysteria and really do something.
Miao's whole body was shaking, but her hand holding the knife was tightly held, and her mind was very clear, and she was not confused due to the rush of blood.
She thought of the wound on Shen Qing's arm, which was caused by the long tusks of a wild boar, leaving a long cut that looked ferocious and scary; she thought of Shen Qing's shoulder being rubbed red and swollen by the rope while carrying firewood, and a series of blisters on his palm. She shed tears while picking the blisters for Qing'er, and after they were broken, she squeezed out the water and tied them up with a cloth strip, because she had to go up the mountain again tomorrow; she thought of when she was at Old Shen's house, her brother worked in the fields all day, and came back to clean the pigsty and repair the roof...
Their lives had just gotten a little better, with a little hope, so why did the old Shen family haunt them again? Her brother worked so hard, but he was still cursed by his own grandmother to be struck by lightning!
She was incompetent and could not help Shen Qing, but she could not become a burden to Shen Qing, and could not be easily manipulated by the old Shen family and become a burden to Qing Ge'er. Even Second Aunt Lian could help her once or twice, but she could not be by her side every time.
Miao recalled that she had resisted Old Lady Shen before. On the day of the divorce, she was desperate, and with the support of her brothers, she also cursed and howled at Old Lady Shen. She had such courage once, so why couldn't she have it a second time -
Old Lady Shen was still cursing, "How dare you point a knife at me? If you have the guts, chop me right here! Come on, I'll lend you some courage! You're a hen that doesn't lay eggs. After two days of good life, you've become so arrogant that you've forgotten who you are. How dare you talk to me like that..."
Miao tried hard to control the trembling of her arms. The nervousness made her tears flow uncontrollably. She squeezed out a few words with difficulty: "Do you think I dare?"
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So when Shen Qing was about to reach the small courtyard at the foot of the mountain, he saw a mess ahead from afar. An uncle ran towards him in a panic: "Hey, Qing'er! You're back. Something happened in your family. Your mother wants to kill your grandmother! Go back and take a look. Everyone is helping to stop them. I'll go and call the village chief!"
After hearing the first two sentences, Shen Qing ran away. After running a few steps, his eyes widened again: ? ? Who? Who wants to chop who?
The village head and his wife had the same question: "Who? You must be wrong. Did the old woman from the Shen family bully Qing'er's mother?" Aunt Guixiang was just processing the pork leg sent by Shen Qing. She cut off a small piece of meat to prepare for the jar meat, and washed the rest, salted it and hung it up to dry. She came out of the kitchen, shaking her hands: "I knew that the Shen family was a bunch of bad people. When they saw Qing'er brought back a wild boar, how could they not be jealous?"
The uncle who came to report the news waved his hand and said, "No, oh, that's right! At the beginning, it was indeed the old woman from the Shen family who came to make trouble first. She insisted that Qing'er's mother give her five pounds of meat for free. Qing'er's mother didn't agree. The second daughter-in-law of the Lian family protected Qing'er's mother and argued with the old woman from the Shen family. The old woman from the Shen family got anxious and said something very unpleasant. She also said that if Qing'er was not filial, she would be struck by lightning."
The uncle was close at the time and watched the whole process: "As soon as she cursed Qing'er, Qing'er's mother's face changed immediately, and she took the pork chop knife on the table and wanted to chop Old Lady Shen." After thinking for a while, he added: "It's also the old lady Shen's fault for being so rude. Originally, Qing'er's mother was just holding the knife, and she was saying in a nasty way, come and chop me if you have the guts."
"Why don't you kill her?" Aunt Guixiang exclaimed in amazement: "I never thought that Miao Chunlei would have a day to stand up. She is really capable." Before, when her uncle came to report that Miao was going to kill someone, she couldn't believe it!
Aunt Guixiang used to look down on Miao: she was not the only one in the village who had not given birth to a boy. Take Uncle Zhang in front of her for example, he only had a boy. Later he married a son-in-law from another village and lived a happy life. His husband and brother-in-law all respected him.
But Miao lived like that! It was pitiful, but it also made people angry! How could she be a mother when even her own son had to live a hard life at home? Aunt Guixiang sympathized with Shen Qing and looked down on Miao even more. She herself was a strong-willed person with her own opinions, and she was annoyed by those who couldn't stand up, and she got anxious just by looking at them!
Today, Miao wanted to chop Old Lady Shen with a knife. She didn't think that Miao had gone too far. Instead, she looked at Miao with a new respect, as if a piece of useless mud had finally stood up!
Village Chief Zhao looked at his wife helplessly and said, "Stop talking nonsense. You are happy even though there is such a big mess. Alas, the Shen family is the same. They can't have two days of peace! They always cause trouble for me!" Village Chief Zhao was also annoyed.
Aunt Guixiang rubbed her hands on her apron twice, took it off and casually placed it on the stone table in the yard: "Wait for me, I'll go with you, what do you know about the affairs between old women!" As the wife of the village chief, she is the one who mediates most of the conflicts between women, husbands, girls and boys in the village. Just like she said, as a man, the village chief sometimes finds it difficult to handle things here! "When the time comes, just stand by and support me, don't give orders blindly! If you always protect the old Shen family, it will be strange for them to live in peace!"
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