Old Lady Wang's mouth was like a motor, opening and closing, spewing out all kinds of obscenities at Qian like a barrage of cannonballs.
Although Qian was a bit of a hot-tempered person, she was still a seasoned veteran. This old woman hadn't known what had happened to her today, but she had been scolding Qian for the entire duration of a cup of tea, like she was possessed by a demon.
Until Tian Ming came.
Seeing that Old Lady Wang was tied to the tree trunk, Tian Mingcai frowned and walked over to untie her:
"Mom, didn't we agree on this? Why are you making trouble again?"
Seeing her son coming, Old Lady Wang seemed to have found her backbone. She pointed at Tian An and said, "Third brother! She is an evil ghost. She wants to kill our whole family! You should find Gao Zeng to take her away! She has already killed your eldest brother. You will be next!"
Looking at his mother, Tian Mingcai felt helpless: "Mom, don't talk nonsense, An An is my second brother's child, not an evil ghost."
When Mrs. Wang heard her son speaking up for Tian An, she went crazy and started beating him: "Even you are so disloyal. She gave you a little sweet thing, and you don't even want me anymore!"
Then he thought of his eldest son: "Go, aren't you on good terms with her? Go and ask her to release your eldest brother. As long as she releases your eldest brother, I won't make a fuss."
Tian Mingcai felt that his mother was being unreasonable: "Mom, those were the people arrested by the yamen runners. An An has no say."
When Old Lady Wang saw her youngest son disobeying her, she pinched and beat him relentlessly, "That's your own brother! Are you really so heartless that you don't care whether he lives or dies? And what about your nephews and nieces? Don't you care whether they live or die?"
Seeing his mother disregarding her own situation for her elder brother, Tian Mingcai's eyes turned red and he said, "What about me? Am I not your son? I don't care whether he lives or dies, how can you let me do that? He broke the law and should be sentenced. Do you want me to take the blame for him?"
If their family is not doing well, you want us to suffer too, right? Do you want me to go to jail too before you stop? I beg you, mother, to leave me a way out, okay?
Faced with her son's questioning, Old Lady Wang finally became speechless and just kept muttering: "What about your eldest brother? What about your nephews? What about mother? What about this family?"
Tian Mingcai sighed and said, "Mom, didn't I promise to provide you with food as a filial gift? We have a house and fields at home. As long as they work hard, life won't be too difficult. In a few years, when Li Yin and Li Jin are older, it will be even better."
Before Old Lady Wang could say anything, Qian interrupted, "Brother-in-law, what you say is better than singing. Don't just stand there and talk without any hesitation. The children are so young, what can they do? You gave food to your mother-in-law as a filial gift, but what about us mother and children? How about you raise us as well?"
Upon hearing this, Mrs. Du was furious. They didn't even have enough food for their own family! Giving food to her mother-in-law was out of the question, so what was the point of supporting the Li family as well?
These women are all lazier than the other. Before the family split up, the crops in the fields were all grown by Tian Mingwu's family. After Tian Mingwu left, it was the third wife who farmed. Are they used to eating cheap food?
The more Mrs. Du thought about it, the angrier she became. She wished she could eat Mrs. Qian alive. If her mother-in-law hadn't been partial to Li Dazhui and instigated by Mrs. Qian, would their family have suffered so much?
"Qian, do you have any shame? How dare you ask that of your uncle? The children are still young. My Zhuangzhuang and Kaikai are four or five years old and they are already busy in the fields. Your Li Chunmei is fourteen and still young. Aren't you afraid of being laughed at if you tell others about it?"
Qian said shamelessly, "My children are precious, how can they do such rough work! My daughters Chunmei and Qiuju will marry and become wives in the town in the future, so they must be well taken care of!"
Mrs. Du was so angry that she almost laughed: "You still want to be a wife? I think you are dreaming of your own future! With your two lazy and stubborn daughters, I don't think anyone would want them even in the village, let alone marrying them in town."
When Qian heard Du talking about her daughter, she immediately rushed towards her like a madman. Unfortunately, she had already been beaten once, and in just a few hits, she was knocked to the ground by Du again.
But he kept cursing Madam Du: "Madam Du, you shall not die a good death, you evil woman with a black heart and rotten liver, how dare you curse my daughter..."
Mrs. Du felt relieved after hitting Mrs. Qian, and finally felt better. She straightened her hair and walked towards Tian Youcai:
"Boss, you see, they are just a bunch of lazy leeches who are used to daydreaming all day long. They are ungrateful wolves that can never be tamed. Even if you give them your heart, they won't be grateful to you in the slightest."
Tian Mingcai nodded coldly: "I know, I won't care about them. I can't shirk my share of responsibility for my mother, but I have no obligation to care about the Li family. If they want to live a good life, then live it. If they don't want to, it's none of my business."
Tian Mingcai walked up to Tian An and said, "An An, I've taken my mother away. I can't control them. Whether you drive them away or send them to the government office, I don't care."
After saying this, he and Mrs. Du helped Old Lady Wang leave.
After watching a play, Tian An put the uneaten melon seeds into his pocket, clapped his hands, and walked to Li Chunmei and Li Qiuju:
"Do you want to marry and be a wife in the county town? You can't be a wife if you've been in prison.
I have no say in Li Dazhu's affairs, and it will be useless even if you continue to argue with me.
If you make me angry, I will report you to the police. Then your whole family will be thrown into jail and be prepared to spend the rest of your lives!
Think it over carefully: do you want to live a good life and keep to yourself, or do you want to make a fuss and let everyone in the city know about it?
I don't care. I'm already engaged, so Big Brother Niu won't mind. But you guys...think about yourselves!"
After saying that, Tian An pulled Da Niu into the house.
After Tian An left, Li Chunmei and Li Qiuju started to discuss.
Li Qiuju: "Sister, can she really send us all to jail?"
Li Chunmei was also a little unsure: "She knows the county magistrate, I'm afraid it really can do it."
Li Qiuju panicked: "What should we do? Are we really going to ignore Dad?"
Li Chunmei said irritably, "You ask me how I know what to do. I only know that if we really go to jail, our lives will be over."
Li Yin and Li Jin, whose faces were covered with bruises, also gathered together: "Sister, we don't want to go to jail! What should we do now?"
Li Chunmei looked at the gate of Tian An's house, turned her head and said, "That bitch Tian An is very powerful now. I'm afraid it's impossible for us to get any benefits from her."
He looked at Qian who was cursing in the distance and said, "Mother will definitely not give up until she gets what she wants. We have to take turns watching her and not let her do anything wrong. Otherwise, if Tian An is annoyed, we will all have a hard time."
After they discussed it, they went over and helped Qian go home.
Seeing that there was nothing exciting to watch, everyone dispersed.
The quiet outside Tian An's house returned to its former state.
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