Chapter 37 Going Crazy
After a little thought, Liu Xiaoru figured it out. She used to do a lot of farm work in her mother's home, and after marrying into the Wang family, she also took on all the heavy work. But Wang Yaozu was different. He was a scholar who was so weak that he couldn't even tie a chicken, and he was not even as tall as her!
After realizing this, Liu Xiaoru felt relieved and pulled the broom hard, and Wang Yaozu's hands were left with several red marks from the strong force.
Wang Yaozu suddenly didn't dare to move. He was a scholar who would take part in the college entrance examination in a few days. If his right hand was injured, what was the point of taking the exam? He might as well go home as soon as possible.
He did not dare to be as fierce as before. Looking at the lady holding a broom like a god of war, he said in a gentle voice: "Liu, let's talk nicely. If you feel wronged at home, just tell me and I will help you..."
Liu Xiaoru is now certain that Wang Yaozu wants to kill her, and her mind is full of Niu Niu's words. Niu Niu is right, nothing is more important than being alive.
It's ridiculous that even a five-year-old girl understands this principle, but she has to be pointed out before she understands it.
Reputation and filial piety are not as important as being alive!
Liu Xiaoru hated Wang Yaozu who wanted to kill her so much that she picked up the broom and hit him again, as if to vent all the grievances she had suffered in the Wang family over the years.
The room was small and they could be hit easily with a broom. The mother and son of the Wang family were chased like dogs.
At the critical moment, it was Wang Po who was smart enough to pull her son and run to the yard.
Her idea was very simple: the yard was big and it would be difficult for Liu Xiaoru to chase the two of them alone.
But Wang Yaozu, who was dragged out by her, regretted it so much that his intestines turned green.
They were making a noise in the house, and the people living next door were already craning their necks to look inside. Now they ran into the yard, making it even easier for the tenants in the entire yard to watch the fun.
Wang Yaozu values face the most. He didn't stand up for his mother when she was beaten so badly before. Now that everyone in the yard is watching him, how can he bear it?
But Liu Xiaoru refused to let him go. She chased after the mother and son with a broom and beat them, shouting, "Just side with your mother! You and your son still sleep in the same bed every night, and you drink her milk when you feel uncomfortable. If you don't side with her, who else can you side with!"
The onlookers immediately burst into exclamations. They just came out to watch the excitement of the fight, but it actually escalated into an incest scandal!
The gossipers only have one thought in their minds: make money, make money.
When Wang Yaozu heard this, he almost tripped and fell to the ground. He turned around and looked at Liu Xiaoru in disbelief. His face flushed red, he said, "What nonsense are you talking about! Mother and son sleeping in the same bed? That's not true!"
Liu Xiaoru didn't give him face and said, "Since we came to the capital, I have slept on the floor every day, and you two have shared a bed every day. Can this be fake? We only rented one room in this house!"
It is naturally difficult for outsiders to know what happened in the room, but it is clear at a glance how many rooms the Wang family rented.
Madam Qi, who lived next door to Wang's family, analyzed the situation with the other onlookers and said, "It is common for a man to come to the capital city to accompany his wife or mother to take the exam, but it is rare for them to accompany him together. I saw Madam Wang sleeping on the floor yesterday morning, but I don't know where Wang Tongsheng and his mother slept."
She was almost pointing at Wang Yao's nose and accusing him of committing incest with his grandmother.
Wang Yaozu was so angry that his hands were shaking as he pointed at Madam Qi: "How can you slander someone for no reason? My wife sleeps on the floor, so why can't I sleep on the floor too?"
Madam Qi looked at him in surprise and said, "The college entrance examination is coming soon. You locked yourself in to study even when your mother was beaten. Aren't you afraid of catching a cold and affecting the exam by sleeping on the floor? Or are you just a coward, pretending to be deaf and dumb and not daring to stand up for your mother?"
Wang Yaozu had never seen a woman more sharp-tongued than Madam Qi, but there was nothing wrong with what she said.
"Even if I didn't sleep on the floor, it might be that my mother and wife slept on the floor together, and I slept on the bed!" Wang Yaozu was so angry that he actually said such words in public.
As soon as he said this, the eyes of the men around him suddenly widened and they looked at Wang Yaozu in disbelief.
Madam Qi also looked surprised and said, "You sleep on the bed and let your mother sleep on the floor. You are unfilial. With such a character, you still want to take the exam for a scholar?"
Wang Yaozu's head was buzzing, as if a little man was holding a sledgehammer, constantly hitting his head, asking him why he said such stupid things.
He even couldn't help thinking that he might as well admit to the incest with his mother from the beginning. At least this way he wouldn't be accused of being unfilial.
All the people living in this courtyard are scholars, and they are also his competitors.
If he had not passed the examination to become a scholar this time, perhaps he would still be safe.
But if he passed the exam, if someone became jealous and went to report him for being unfilial to the examiner, then all his fame would be gone, and he would have no hope of passing the imperial examinations in the future, and all his efforts in the first half of his life would have been wasted.
Wang Yaozu thought about himself and felt that if he caught such evidence on others, he would definitely make good use of it.
The college entrance examination hasn't even started yet, but Wang Yaozu can't help but want to back out. He wants to give up this year's college entrance examination and wait until the next time to take it. Maybe his little thing will be forgotten.
But he had prepared for so long just to show his talent in this exam, and he was unwilling to give up because of such a small thing.
But Granny Wang once again showed her maternal instinct and said, "My son wants me to sleep on the bed, but I am afraid of disturbing his rest, so I must sleep on the floor. Who dares to call him unfilial? He is the most filial son!"
Wang Yaozu had never been so grateful to his mother as he was at that moment.
But the next second, Liu Xiaoru, who was usually not smart, became smart again. She took the initiative to say, "When did you sleep on the floor? I was the only one who slept on the floor, and you slept on him every day."
Wang Yaozu was almost going crazy. How could he not get over such a trivial matter? He really wanted to throw Liu Xiaoru into the well right now.
"How can you be such a person, vilifying someone's innocence? I really misjudged you. I want to write a letter of divorce and divorce you, this unreasonable and unreasonable woman!" Wang Yaozu threatened viciously.
When Liu Xiaoru heard this, she forced herself to suppress the joy in her heart, and only when her nails dug into her flesh did she stop herself from laughing.
She followed Zhang Yunniang's instructions, imitating the behavior of those shrews in her memory, and shouted, "You, the Wang family, married me because you coveted my embroidery and wanted me to sell it to support your studies. Now that your scandal has been exposed by me, you want to kick me out! I tell you, you can't divorce me!"
She actually felt that a letter of divorce was acceptable, but Zhang Yunniang hoped that she would get a letter of reconciliation.
Wang Yaozu was so angry that he was going crazy. He did sleep in the same bed with his mother at night, but that was only because he had no money and rented a room. There was no extra room for his mother to live in. Liu Xiaoru used to be so docile, but why was she chasing him and biting him like a mad dog today?
"What good will it do you to hurt me like this? Are you crazy?" Wang Yaozu asked gritting his teeth.
Liu Xiaoru was now acting crazy, and she shouted at Wang Yaozu, "I am crazy, and I was driven crazy by you two. You did such a shameful thing, and you still want me, a clean person, to work like a slave for you. Why? I will report it to my clan and to the officials! Let's all sink into the pond and put into the pig cage together! Don't live anymore!"
(End of this chapter)
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