Chapter 15 Bastard
The voice came from the other side of the courtyard wall. Old Zhao recognized the voice immediately—it was that damned Chen Ergou. This enraged Old Zhao, and he jumped up and started cursing:
"Pah! Chen Ergou! You just don't want to pay your taxes, don't you?! You make it sound so noble, but everyone knows you're a scoundrel! You're always stealing chickens and dogs! Lazy and gluttonous! But you suddenly become diligent at this time!"
"Ha! Old Zhao! I'm cursing you out of your mind, so raise your voice a little higher! If you're cursing me out of your mind, then you're cursing the Huang family's rules out of your mind! What, you think you can overstep the Huang family's rules?"
In my opinion, Old Zhao, you should be thanking me properly! If I hadn't called out early, this bunch of beggars would have cost you ten taels of silver today! Instead of treating me to a good meal, you're cursing me. I think you don't appreciate kindness! Like a dog biting Lü Dongbin!
Old Zhao was furious at his words, and his face turned a deep purplish-red.
"you!"
Before Old Zhao could speak, a fist-sized rock flew from the other side of the wall, about to hit Xiao Bao. At the last second, Madam Fan rushed forward and blocked the blow. The rock struck her back, causing her to groan in pain. This startled everyone, and Fan Xiaoxiao's voice cracked: "Sister!!!"
"Mother!! Waaaaah... Mother!"
Xiao Bao's cries ignited everyone's anger. Uncle Wang grabbed a wooden stick from the yard and went out. Aunt Wang and Old Zhao, worried about him, followed him next door. Fan Xiaoxiao quickly checked Fan Shi's injuries; sure enough, the place where she had been hit was covered in bruises.
"Er Ya, I'm fine. Go and stop Uncle Wang and the others!"
Fan Xiaoxiao's anger surged. Today, it was her elder sister who was injured, but if Madam Fan hadn't stopped her, Xiaobao would have been bleeding from a head wound!
Chen Ergou's voice came from next door again: "What...what are you doing! Let me tell you! Master Huang said! If anyone causes trouble in private! Then...then they'll have to pay three taels of silver! Do you dare hit me! Hit me!"
Fan Xiaoxiao narrowed her eyes. What a clever test! Those two guys weren't satisfied with just getting a pair of walnuts yesterday; today they even sent people to put on a show! If it weren't for Chen Ergou's words, she would have almost fallen into their trap! Using reverse psychology to probe their financial situation—that's a brilliant tactic!
Thinking of this, Fan Xiaoxiao ran out the door and hurried to the next room.
As soon as they entered, they saw Uncle Wang holding his stick high in the air. Aunt Wang, fearing someone might get hurt, was pulling Uncle Wang away to stop him from going forward. On the ground, a thin man with shifty eyes was still yelling and challenging Uncle Wang to hit him!
"You son of a bitch! You really think I wouldn't dare hit you? Three taels of silver to buy your dog's life! Let's see if you can handle it!"
"Uncle!"
Fan Xiaoxiao quickly stepped forward and grabbed Uncle Wang, saying urgently, "Uncle! Have you forgotten that our money disappeared at the mass grave? Don't get into a conflict with them! We're here to do business!"
Uncle Wang looked at Fan Xiaoxiao with some confusion, wondering when they had been to the mass grave. Seeing Fan Xiaoxiao winking and making faces at him and Aunt Wang behind their backs, he finally realized what was happening and continued his act: "At worst, I'll just do some work to make up for the three taels! This bastard insulted us beggars, and he even injured my grandson's mother! Does he think the Wang family has no one to rely on?"
"Old man! Our little Bao hasn't recovered yet! Losing money at the mass grave is bad enough! If you have to go back to doing hard labor, how will our family survive!"
Lying on the ground, Chen Ergou's eyes darted around, catching the key words in their conversation—mass grave? Lost money?
(End of this chapter)
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