Zhao Ergou got beaten up!
It was the Zhou family who did it.
Boss Zhou vented his frustration, and Xiu'er lost her job.
"Ergou, what happened to you?" Xiuer saw Zhao Ergou enter the hospital looking disheveled and covered in injuries, and she rushed forward to help him.
"Get up!" Zhao Ergou was furious!
"Daddy!" Little Grass said, somewhat displeased, as she stepped forward.
Zhao Ergou did indeed shove her hard, causing her to stumble.
"Zhao Ergou, what's wrong with you?!" Xiu said angrily.
"What's wrong with you? You have the nerve to ask me what's wrong with you? It's all because of you!" Zhao Ergou said angrily, pointing at Xiuer.
"Me? What happened to me?" Xiu'er was confused.
“You idiot, Boss Zhou closed the pastry shop because he wasn’t satisfied with your recipe, and I even got beaten up because of it. Tell me, aren’t you hiding something?” Zhao Ergou said.
Boss Zhou needed an excuse to hit him.
"I didn't, I know, I've already told you everything. He's the one who's doing poorly in business, how can he blame me?" Xiu'er said.
"I think it's that Li Rou Niang. She must have been hiding things from you and didn't tell you everything. She's a real menace. She tricked you like that, making you all confused, and you're still feeling guilty all over. Humph, it's ridiculous," Zhao Er Gou complained.
“Ergou, you can’t say that about Rou Niang. She saved my daughter and me, and she had no obligation to teach me. It’s my own fault for being stupid and not remembering everything,” Xiu’er said, shaking her head.
"She'll save you? She just needs a free servant to do her chores. Do you think she's willing to save you?" Zhao Ergou said disdainfully.
"Zhao Ergou, you can't be so ungrateful. Have you forgotten what happened back then? I almost got... never mind, I won't say anymore." Xiuer glanced at Xiaocao and finally swallowed her complaints.
"Is everything that happened back then my fault? It was all your own doing. You're such an unlucky guy. Marrying you brought me bad luck too. Boss Zhou didn't even plan to give me the money he promised. See? It's all your fault. Nothing good ever comes from being associated with you." Zhao Ergou blurted out the secret.
"What did you say? What silver? Zhao Ergou, what other deals do you and Boss Zhou have that I don't know about?" Xiu'er sensed something was wrong and pressed for an answer.
"Now that things have come to this, I can tell you."
To tell you the truth, I was living a carefree life elsewhere. It was Boss Zhou who contacted me and told me where you were. Boss Zhou promised me money, so I came here to put on this act, just to swindle the formula from you.
Now his shop is closed, and he won't give me any money. I'm really having the worst luck.
"Zhao Ergou, you bastard!" Xiu'er was furious when she heard this and rushed over to hit Zhao Ergou.
It turns out that all the talk of a prodigal son returning home was a lie. The story of the lost little grass was all a scheme. They deceived themselves step by step about their own formula, deceiving themselves into becoming unethical and betraying Rou Niang.
"Alright, that's enough, you're annoying enough." Zhao Ergou slapped Zhao Xiu hard and pushed him to the ground.
"Bad daddy, bad daddy, don't hit my mother!" When Xiaocao saw her mother being hit, she immediately waved her little fists to hit Zhao Ergou. She was furious. Her father, who was always gentle and considerate to her, not only pushed her today but also hit her mother. She hated her father.
"You little brat, get out of my way! Don't get in my way." Zhao Ergou kicked Xiaocao far away. Zhao Xiu rushed over to check on Xiaocao, whose face was deathly pale and her forehead was covered in a fine sweat. She had been kicked in the stomach by her father and it hurt terribly.
"Zhao Ergou, are you even human? She's your own daughter! How could you kill her?" Zhao Xiu angrily accused.
"Biological? Zhao Xiu, don't make me spell it out. I know everything about what happened between you and that little rascal that night in the village. We don't even know whose child it is," Zhao Ergou said disdainfully.
Zhao Xiu's face turned pale upon hearing this, and then she became extremely angry. It turned out that he knew everything that night, not that he was drunk.
"Since you knew, why did you pretend to be drunk?" Zhao Xiu asked through gritted teeth.
Many years ago, one night, Zhao Ergou lost money gambling and offered to use his wife to pay off his debts. The other man agreed, and the two pretended to be friends, drinking at Zhao Ergou's house until midnight. Zhao Ergou pretended to be drunk. The man pounced on Zhao Xiu, and they had a good time all night. After the man left, Zhao Ergou pretended to know nothing, and Zhao Xiu didn't mention it.
"If I don't pretend to be drunk, how will you do my laundry and cook for me in the future? How will you willingly serve me?" Zhao Ergou said in his written test.
"Is this even human? I hate you so much!" Zhao Xiu roared.
"Don't pretend you've been insulted. What kind of good person do you think you are?"
Don't you know how many men you've been with since your father sold you out?
If I hadn't taken pity on you, why would I have brought you back?
You should be grateful. While I've hit you occasionally over the years, I haven't really mistreated you.
"I've already accepted this little brat you gave birth to, regardless of whose father he is. That's enough for me. Don't act like you've suffered some kind of loss."
These words stirred up unpleasant memories for Zhao Xiu. Yes, she was indeed taken advantage of by many people after her debts were settled, but deep down and in her spirit, she wanted to be a good woman.
Zhao Ergou's words shattered her resolve.
"Is this Zhao Ergou's house?" At this moment, the Zhou family's steward arrived with four servants.
"Steward Zhou, what brings you here?" Zhao Ergou hurriedly stepped forward to greet him.
“Your wife Zhao Xiu signed a contract of servitude with our family. Now that we’re closing down our pastry shop, how can she go home?”
She should be working in our household. Running away on her own is a crime and will be treated as a runaway slave. I'm forgiving you this time for not following the rules, but this won't be allowed again. Now, come with me immediately," Steward Zhou said coldly.
Boss Zhou gave instructions, but he's waiting for the renovation team to come and torture her to vent his anger.
Zhao Xiu's heart sank. Before, she had hoped that Zhao Ergou would make money to redeem her. Now that he had made his words so clear, she was afraid that Zhao Ergou would no longer care about her. Not to mention, Ergou probably wouldn't treat Xiaocao well either.
"Mother, don't leave me, Mother." Xiaocao clung tightly to Zhao Xiu. She regretted it. She didn't want her father anymore; she just wanted to be with her mother.
"What's going on? Why did they come to our village and take people away for no reason?" Zhao Youtian asked as he led the villagers over.
“Clan Chief Zhao, this wasn’t done without reason. She signed this indenture herself; we didn’t force her.” Steward Zhou showed her the indenture.
"Oh? There was no coercion, but a scheme was used. I've heard about that. Zhao Xiu followed me through countless dangers to get here, so she's practically a member of my Zhao family. I don't want her to be tricked like this. If the Zhou family insists, then I'll make a scene in court because of Zhao Family Village's reputation."
As soon as Zhao Youtian finished speaking, the villagers around him picked up hoes and other farming tools, while Dahe and Erhe stood fiercely on both sides.
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