Widow Cheng showed no sign of backing down, only angrily cursing, "Bah! What Xu Family Village? You shameless bastards have driven her out. What kind of Xu Family Village does she even belong to? Get out of here right now! Xiao Tao is my niece, so of course I have to take care of her."
Xu Yongfeng was immediately annoyed by the scolding. He glanced at Widow Cheng before saying, "Ignore this crazy woman. Xiao Tao has nothing to do with her. Take Xu Xiao Tao away quickly."
He'd already taken the money, so naturally he couldn't just leave.
If he couldn't take her away from Liujia Village, he would snatch her from the street. He was Xu Xiaotao's second uncle, and this crazy woman wasn't Xu Xiaotao's aunt. Even if the government came, they couldn't do anything about it.
Upon seeing Xu Yongfeng give the order, the other members of the Xu family rushed forward, about to slap Widow Cheng away.
Widow Cheng looked around, snatched the kitchen knife from Zhao Dashu's hand, and roared, "Anyone who dares to touch me will be killed! Get out of here!"
As he spoke, he frantically waved the kitchen knife around, startling everyone present.
The onlookers were so frightened that they took a few steps back, and the men who wanted to step forward also retreated in fear, looking at the seemingly insane man in terror.
Xu Yongfeng was also taken aback, clearly not expecting someone to come out to watch the commotion with a kitchen knife. After his initial shock, he just sneered and cursed, "Crazy woman, don't give me that. Last time you chased my son for two miles with a kitchen knife. He's a coward. Do you think I'm afraid?"
"Come on, I, Xu Yongfeng, am standing right here. You fucking try and chop at my neck, I want to see if you dare!"
As he spoke, he took a few steps forward and stretched his neck toward the kitchen knife.
He'd seen this kind of trick many times before; this crazy woman was just trying to scare people, she wouldn't actually do anything.
Widow Cheng looked at the head that was leaning closer, paused for a moment, and didn't dare to move.
He gripped the kitchen knife tightly in his hand, his eyes filled with rage.
Xu Yongfeng, not satisfied with that, continued to curse: "Come on, you crazy woman, didn't you want to chop someone up? Chop them up, let's see if you dare."
To deal with this crazy woman, you can't be shameless. If she were really crazy, how could she have the leisure to come to town to sell tofu? Only her stupid son would believe that.
Seeing this, the other three men realized that Widow Cheng was just trying to scare them, so they were no longer afraid and swaggered towards Xu Xiaotao.
When the boy saw them coming, he quickly blocked Xu Xiaotao's way and shouted, "You, you're not allowed to come any closer! Sister Xiaotao won't go with you!"
One of the tall, thin men shoved the boy aside and grabbed Xu Xiaotao's arm tightly. The other two men also rushed to help, dragging her away from the crowd.
Xu Xiaotao screamed in terror and struggled violently, saying, "I won't leave! I don't want to marry him! I won't marry that old widower! Let me go! Let me go!"
Startled awake by the shouts, Widow Cheng immediately abandoned Xu Yongfeng and grabbed a kitchen knife to chase after the others.
Xu Yongfeng quickly realized what was happening and, while trying to snatch the kitchen knife, said, "Quick, take Xu Xiaotao away."
Seeing this, the group carried Xu Xiaotao away from the crowd. The boy tried to chase after them, but he stepped on some scattered tofu and fell to the ground.
When Widow Cheng saw her son fall and Xu Xiaotao about to be taken away, she no longer cared about hurting anyone. She gripped the kitchen knife with both hands and swung it forcefully, aiming a powerful blow at Xu Yongfeng's neck. She was clearly serious.
Xu Yongfeng was startled and tightly controlled the other man's hand to prevent the cleaver from striking him.
But then his foot slipped and he fell to the ground. Widow Cheng grabbed his collar with one hand and raised a kitchen knife in the other, slashing at him with fury in her eyes.
Just as the cleaver was about to fall, Jiang Yimian casually tossed out a few pebbles.
The sound of pebbles hitting the kitchen knife was so faint that it could not be heard at all in the noisy crowd.
Widow Cheng's hand veered, and the cleaver missed Xu Yongfeng's neck, only striking his shoulder.
At that moment, several constables squeezed in from outside the crowd, shouting, "What are you doing? Stop it! Anyone who dares to move again will be thrown in jail!"
Seeing this, the people carrying Xu Xiaotao, who were almost squeezed out of the crowd, not only did not stop but also desperately pushed their way out.
Zhao Dashu kicked the last person in the leg. The person screamed, knelt on the ground, and released Xu Xiaotao's leg.
Freed from her legs, Xu Xiaotao struggled violently, her mouth and nose, which had been covered, were now exposed. She immediately shouted, "Sir, sir, save me! Someone is forcibly taking a woman from me!"
Ma Ming frowned, noticing the commotion in the crowd. He immediately drew his broadsword from his waist with a "snap" and shouted sternly, "Let go of me, or I'll make you regret it!"
The men were taken aback and had no choice but to release their grip on Xu Xiaotao.
As soon as she was free, Xu Xiaotao quickly squeezed back into the crowd to check on the boy who had fallen on the ground.
He breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the other person was alright, and then quickly looked at Widow Cheng. Seeing that she was also alright, he said, "Sir, these men tried to abduct me and even overturned my stall and my aunt's stall. You must do justice for me!"
Hearing the voice, Xu Yongfeng suddenly came to his senses. He glanced at the cleaver hanging on his shoulder, saw that there was no injury on his shoulder, and quickly touched his face and ears. Realizing that he was alright, he threw the cleaver off his shoulder and shouted, "Sir, sir, help! This crazy woman is trying to kill me! She just tried to kill me with a cleaver! Arrest her and put her in jail, quick!"
Xu Xiaotao quickly explained, "Sir, there's a reason for this. These people wanted to abduct me and force me to marry an old widower. I didn't want to. My aunt was just threatening them with the kitchen knife to protect me; she didn't really want to kill me."
Xu Yongfeng immediately shouted, "Pah! Xu Xiaotao, you heartless bastard! I'm your own second uncle, and you're siding with outsiders! What's wrong with me arranging your marriage?"
Since ancient times, all marriages have been arranged by parents and matchmakers. Your parents are dead, your grandparents are dead, and you only have me, your second uncle, as your only relative. I will help you arrange your marriage. What's the problem?
You should thank me.
If it weren't for him, Xu Xiaotao would never have been able to get married in her life. A person who had been kidnapped by bandits for several months would have long lost her virginity. Who would be willing to marry someone who has lost her virginity?
He was clearly trying to help her.
Xu Xiaotao was so angry that she trembled all over, and her voice was trembling with sobs. "What do I have to thank you for? Thank you for driving me out of the village, thank you for selling me to an old widower who is halfway to the grave, thank you for coming to my door to forcibly take me away, and for hitting me when I disagreed."
As she spoke, she removed the veil from her head.
The scene before them was truly frightening, and the onlookers couldn't help but gasp.
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