Granny Wu tried to shake her head, but she couldn't move it at all.
Ye Panjiu raised an eyebrow. Heng Tong was really good at cooperating with her. "But you just insulted our Ye family, and said such nasty things. Slap yourself twice, and we'll let it go."
Hearing these words, Granny Wu felt like spitting at Ye Panjiu in her heart, but the familiar pain in her back suddenly surged up again.
She cried out in pain, tears streaming down her face.
Heng Tong bent down and, while helping her up, quickly said, "If you don't slap me, I'll make you feel pain forever."
Granny Wu stood up and, without hesitation, slapped herself across the face.
"Smack!"
The sound was quite loud.
Old Wu, hiding behind the crowd, looked annoyed. What was this old hag up to? Slapping himself in front of so many people was clearly an admission that he was wrong.
The people of Yejiacun were thoroughly enjoying the spectacle, shouting, "Well done!"
"That foul mouth of his should be slapped by himself!" That's what Tian shouted.
This is how you teach an old woman who takes advantage of her age to throw tantrums and act out.
"Slap!" Another slap.
Ye Panjiu looked at her, her eyes cold and stern.
Granny Wu was genuinely scared now. Her eyes seemed to say that if there weren't so many people around, she would have given her a good beating.
"Watch closely," Ye Panjiu said quickly in a soft voice.
Then she turned around and shouted to the crowd, "The other two men of the Wu family must be here too, so why leave Granny Wu to stand in front alone?"
Everyone looked at each other, glanced around, and immediately caught the Wu father and son who were trying to escape.
The villagers swarmed forward and pushed the two men to stand next to Granny Wu, preventing them from running away.
Wu Weiyi laughed awkwardly, "Aunt, you've misunderstood. We were just passing by. I tried to persuade Mother, but she wouldn't listen to me."
Ye Panjiu raised her hand, "No, I have nothing to do with you. Just tell me how you plan to compensate our Ye family for the damage to our reputation today."
Old Wu couldn't stand a woman, especially a junior, speaking to him so disrespectfully. "Where did this brat come from, talking so arrogantly? Has the Ye family run out of people?"
Ye Panjiu raised her hand and slapped Old Wu across the face.
"So, are you qualified now?"
Old Wu was like an enraged tiger, about to rush up and tear Ye Panjiu apart.
Heng Tong casually pressed Wu Pozi's pressure points, quickly subduing the old man.
Granny Wu raised her hand and remained motionless.
Old Wu struggled desperately, his wrist, which was being twisted, felt as if it were broken.
Ye Cuihua handed the two children to Liu Shi and shook her head.
He resolutely jumped off the carriage and walked towards this spot.
Ye Panjiu raised her hand and slapped him again. "How about that? Back when you bullied Cuihua and her two mothers because of your age and strength, did you ever think about this outcome?"
Wu Weiyi trembled with fear as he watched his father being beaten, but a secret sense of vengeful pleasure welled up inside him.
Old Wu opened his mouth to spit at Ye Panjiu, but Ye Panjiu pulled Wu Weiyi in front of her and spat on Wu Weiyi's face.
Ye Panjiu said with a smile, "Look, even now, you still rely on being the father to insult your son like this."
Wu Weiyi wiped the drool off his face with his sleeve, looking at his father who was furious.
Old Wu roared, "Even if I, as his father, were to die, he should die with a smile on his face! What's wrong with insulting him!"
"Smack!"
Wu Weiyi slapped Old Man Wu across the face with all his might, making his own hand ache.
Ye Cuihua, who had just walked over, was so shocked that she covered her mouth.
The villagers were also surprised.
A son beating his father, especially in front of so many people!
According to the law, this is punishable by beheading!
"You beast! What are you doing?! I'm going to the yamen to report you for being unfilial, and I'll beat you to death!" Old Wu roared, spitting all over Wu Weiyi in his excitement.
Wu Weiyi's face was calm as he kicked Old Man Wu in the leg. "Father, you're beating me to death. If you take this to the authorities, it's because you wanted to kill your son first."
Old Wu was so troubled by the headache that he knelt down on one knee.
Granny Wu watched from the side, making muffled noises, tears and snot streaming down her face. She tried to stop her, but she couldn't move at all.
She advised the father and son not to come to the Ye family, as they couldn't compete with them.
Ultimately, it was the Wu family who were at fault, but the result of her persuasion was that she was severely beaten by Old Man Wu.
Wu Weiyi kicked him again, forcing him to his knees. "Why? Why is it that just because I'm your son, you can beat me, scold me, and insult me all the time? Am I not a human being?"
Old Wu's face was swollen beyond recognition, and blood was flowing from the corner of his mouth.
Wu Weiyi slapped him across the face again, roaring, "Say something! Why should I?"
Ye Panjiu watched from the side, and the people of Ye Family Village also watched quietly.
No one spoke.
The atmosphere was tense.
Old Wu retorted, "Kneel down and kowtow to me now, and I won't go to the yamen to report you. Otherwise, I'll beat you to death!"
Wu Weiyi sneered and changed his slap to a fist.
"Bang bang bang!"
Fists rained down on Old Wu's entire body.
Heng Tong retreated to Ye Panjiu's side.
"Don't let him get beaten to death," Ye Panjiu said softly.
Heng Tong nodded.
As Wu Weiyi continued to beat the old man, scenes of him being beaten by him flashed through his mind like a revolving lantern.
When he was three years old, he was beaten until his head bled, and they wouldn't let him into the house. In the dead of winter, he was left out in the snow and almost froze to death.
When he was five years old, his finger was broken from being beaten. Even though he had money, he refused to see a doctor. He was in so much pain that he cried himself to sleep at night.
When he was eight years old, he was kicked into a cesspool. If his mother hadn't frantically tried to save him, he might have drowned.
...
He got used to being beaten so many times.
If his father wanted to hit him, he would just stand there and let him be hit.
Father is always right, and he is always wrong. You can't defy him in the slightest, not even with a glance.
Old Wu, barely breathing, said, "Go ahead and kill me if you dare..."
Just as Wu Weiyi was about to throw a punch, Heng Tong knocked him away.
"If you hit someone again, they'll die."
Wu Weiyi struggled; he really wanted to beat him to death!
He himself didn't want to live anymore.
Ye Cuihua stepped forward and said, "Wu Weiyi, you deserved this slap."
Then, with all his might, he slapped Wu Weiyi's blood-covered face twice.
Wu Weiyi remained motionless, his eyes fixed on her.
The wind passed silently.
"I'm sorry."
Only he knows how much this gentle and kind woman healed him when he first married Ye Cuihua.
But the Wu family has more than just him.
He couldn't resist Old Man Wu, and little by little, the only bit of beauty in his life was destroyed by his own hands.
Ye Cuihua turned away with red eyes, not wanting to look at him anymore.
Ye Panjiu sighed, "Send the Wu family father and son to the county government and let Lord Chu judge them."
Heng Tong nodded, "Brother Ye, could you please come with me?"
Ye Daniu nodded, jumped off the carriage, untied the horse, and threw Wu Weiyi onto his back.
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