Chapter 152 Boring
"Have you thought about what to say now?"
Ye Wan looked at the woman with a cool gaze.
"You...your family is bullying us!" the man shouted, shrinking back before taking a step back.
He was afraid he'd get slapped until his head was swollen; at this rate, his teeth would be knocked out.
Huigu snatched the red bellyband, flicked her fan-like hand, and slapped the man across the face. "Is this how you bully others by relying on your power? You just got a full meal thanks to our Lady Ye, and now you want to put down your bowl and curse us?"
Then he looked at the group of people at the door and asked, "Are you all here to stand up for someone?"
"No, no, we just came to watch the fun."
These people came from neighboring villages and from their own village; without exception, they had all borrowed spring planting seeds from Yewan.
Li Tie's wife has lost her mind. She wants to marry Ye Niangzi's daughter just because she has a bellyband. She's just jealous because she sees that other people are living well.
Well, that's it. He's been beaten to a pulp, and the man's teeth have all been knocked out. Lin Anyuan's aunt is really something.
At her age, she can still knock a man's teeth out with a slap.
Ye Wan pointed to someone she knew, "Hongmei, you tell me what happened."
Hongmei's face turned pale, and tears streamed down her face. "Madam Ye, it wasn't me. Last night, the Li family found out that this undergarment was a gift from Er Ya. They said they wanted this thing to come to Er Ya and marry her. I was scared..."
Er Ya was furious. "At least you still have some conscience."
She kindly gave Hongmei a dowry item, and now she's trying to take advantage of her?
If Hongmei also speaks up for the Li family, then she must be truly blind.
The woman from the Li family, her face swollen from the beating, shouted in a shrill voice, "My son has already touched this undergarment; she is now our Li family's daughter-in-law!"
Even after being beaten, Lin Erya insisted on marrying him.
Judging from Lin Erya's clothes and accessories, she's clearly a pampered child. When the two families become in-laws, they'll definitely get some of the good stuff, and they can even rely on the Liu family's connections.
"Everyone, come and be the judge! If Lin Erya doesn't marry my son, who else can she marry!"
The woman shouted at the top of her lungs, "I'll see which family would dare to take a girl whose reputation has been ruined!"
Er Ya's eyes immediately turned red, and she lunged forward as if to hit someone.
Ye Wan grabbed her arm. "Aunt Hui, pull out her undergarment!"
In a flash, Huigu tore apart Li Tie's wife's clothes, making a sound even louder than her.
"Come on, gentlemen, young and old, have a touch, you'll regret it if you don't!"
Some single men actually touched it several times, and some even smelled it.
Ye Wan sneered, "These men have all touched your underwear, who else can you marry if not them!"
Li Tie's wife was only wearing an outer garment. Clutching her collar, she was so ashamed and embarrassed that she almost fainted on the spot.
Just because her son is married doesn't mean she's shameless!
The onlookers were stunned. "There's such a thing?"
Country women are all fierce; when they fight, they hurl all sorts of filthy insults, and some even tear clothes. I've never seen anything like it.
"This...this is outrageous! You're bullying us!"
The man's face turned from green to blue, and he felt like a green-headed turtle.
Ye Wan raised her voice, "Who is bullying us here? Even if my daughter had worn this dress, let alone never having worn it before, you think you can marry my daughter based on just a dress? That's just wishful thinking!"
"Using a girl's reputation to manipulate her into marriage, that's what I despise the most!"
As soon as Ye Wan finished speaking, a woman echoed her.
"Well said, Madam Ye!"
"Yes, Madam Ye is right. The Li family is really despicable."
"Pah! A toad trying to eat swan meat, doesn't he even take a piss and look at his own son in the mirror? Get lost!"
"Just get out! Get out of our village chief's office!"
The more aggressive they came, the more disheveled they left.
The woman spat a mouthful of bloody saliva onto Hongmei's face. "Pah! You jinx, you have no luck at all. You even brought good fortune to my son, but it didn't help. What use is a jinx like you!"
Ye Wan's face darkened. "Call the village chief. No girl from our village who has married out has ever been bullied like this."
"Yes, no girl in our Shenggou Village has ever been bullied like this!"
The village chief stepped forward, made the Li family apologize to Er Ya, and then instructed them to promise to treat Hong Mei well before letting them go.
The village chief declared that since the two villages were close by, if he found out about any disturbances, he would lead his men to their doorstep.
Hongmei knelt down, crying, "Madam Ye, thank you. I used to say a lot of bad things about you. I'm not human."
Just now, her parents and brothers didn't stand up for her, but Lady Ye did.
"If you want to thank someone, thank the village chief."
Hongmei kowtowed twice to Ye Wan, saying, "It was Lady Ye who saved me."
She knew that if it weren't for Madam Ye speaking up, the village chief definitely wouldn't have intervened.
Ye Wan helped the person up. "Alright, stop crying. From now on, you have to stand up for yourself. You're a good kid. Don't be afraid. Everything is trivial except for life and death."
Hongmei wiped away her tears.
In the future, whenever Hongmei wanted to end her life, she would always remember these words.
After everyone left, the courtyard finally became quiet.
"You've remembered this time?" Ye Wan looked at Er Ya.
Er Ya lowered her head, not daring to lift it. "I'll remember, I'll never go out again."
Ye Wan looked at her red eyes and softened her tone, "It's not that I don't want you to go out, but if you stay cooped up at home all day, what will that make you? You'll go crazy, even if you're not stupid. When you go out, you have to make sure you're safe."
"What if the Li family had already set their sights on locking you up yesterday? How could a young girl like you possibly resist?"
The villagers are simple and honest, but also ignorant; some are wicked without realizing it.
Ye Wan had long been aware of people's true nature, so she always prepared for the worst and always made sure she was safe, no matter when or where. This was also a lesson she wanted her three girls to learn.
"Mother, I remember." Er Ya rushed over and hugged Ye Wan tightly. "Mother, you are so good. Having such a good mother is a blessing I have accumulated over eight lifetimes."
"Alright, stop with the flirting and get back to practicing your calligraphy."
Ye Wan sent Er Ya away, and finally it was quiet. She sat down to drink tea.
Huigu is really skilled at making tea, and I've learned a lot from her.
"Madam is kind-hearted and has raised her three daughters very well." Huigu picked up a teacup and handed it to her.
Ye Wan found her movements pleasing to the eye. "How do you know I'm kind-hearted? Isn't it because you didn't care about your own child?"
"Whether someone cares or not is obvious. No biological mother can compare to the lady, and the lady is always more tolerant of women."
When Hongmei was taken away by the Li family, Ye Wan could have stood by and watched, but she still stepped forward in the end.
Because of this, Hongmei will have a much better life in her husband's family in the future.
"Aunt, please stop calling me Madam. What kind of Madam am I?" Ye Wan lay lazily on the recliner.
What a pleasant autumn day!
"Auntie, life's getting a bit boring!"
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