That's how it was in the countryside in ancient times. Although there were many honest and simple people, there were also some who were extremely wicked. They upheld the most primitive social nature and would take advantage of your weakness to kill you.
Morality and law have no effect on them as long as the county magistrate cannot see them.
Especially these kinds of grudges and hatreds from their hometowns, which they can never forget for generations, make them extremely hostile whenever they meet.
So, the Shen family made some preparations, and the whole family, armed with sticks and wood-chopping knives, came together.
All four Shen brothers were present, along with their grandson, making a total of nine men. Including the women, there were a large group of more than a dozen people.
The Song family was missing two strong men and was initially hesitant to go, but seeing the Shen family mobilize together, Old Mrs. Song sneered, "Let's go, let's go and take back everything the Qiao family stole, with interest."
Thinking that the Qiao family had built a house, they might still have a hundred or two hundred taels left. They could seize it all and the family would become very wealthy.
They also moved all the bricks and tiles used for building the house over and tidied up the Song family's courtyard.
Fearing that the Shen family would get there first, the Song family quickly grabbed their weapons and set off.
However, they slowed down a bit and maintained a certain distance, with the Shen family members leading the charge.
“When they start fighting, we’ll go into the house and steal their things,” Song Daming said.
As Qiao Xier poured water at the hospital entrance, she saw the Shen family coming up below, and then she saw the Song family arriving from the village to the east.
The two families sent a total of more than twenty people.
Qiao Xi'er's first reaction was to compare the strength of the two sides. Apart from the two elderly people and the woman, there were only two men in the house.
Even if the Qiao family members were very skilled in fighting, they couldn't defeat more than twenty people.
She ran to the back of the house and found Foreman Liu again.
Foreman Liu was directing the craftsmen when he noticed Qiao Xier looking somewhat anxious.
"Girl, what's wrong?"
"Uncle Liu, the Shen family and the Song family are coming to settle scores with us. They have a deep grudge against us and they want to cause trouble because so many of our men are not at home."
Everyone in the family knows that everyone is doing well in the county town, but someone spread rumors that all the men in their family have become disabled, and some are even going to die.
There were more than twenty of them.
Foreman Liu burst into laughter.
"There are only twenty or so, what's there to be afraid of? Girl, your family makes sure the construction site has meat and meat soup every meal. Now that someone is causing trouble for you, how can the brothers just sit idly by?"
With that, Foreman Liu waved his hand and said, "Brothers, some people are coming to the Qiao family to cause trouble. Let's go and drive them away together."
Upon hearing this, the craftsmen all agreed, put down their work, picked up various tools, and gathered behind Foreman Liu.
They eat meat and big bowls of rice every day, even better than when they celebrate the Lunar New Year at home. Now that the family has suffered misfortune, they should do their part to help.
At this moment, the Shen family arrived at the Qiao family's door.
Old Man Qiao glanced outside and, seeing so many people, shrank back.
"Honey, the Shen family is coming to fight us, and so is the Song family."
He ran to get his tools while talking.
"I knew these bastards wouldn't give up and would seize any opportunity. Humph, even if only these people were left in the house, one of them could easily take on two."
Grandma Qiao came out of the pigsty, carrying a manure carrying pole in her hand.
But seeing so many people had come, Grandma Qiao still felt uneasy.
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