Chapter 92: Protecting Today's Aye is also particularly heroic
Those who gathered here to watch the fun were all very gossipy, especially the men who were supposed to go to the fields to work. Now they were no longer in a hurry to go to the fields and insisted on eating their fill of the melon before leaving.
The questioner was this middle-aged man. He had dealt with Zhou Ye a few times before. Zhou Ye was an honest man who would never say anything nonsense.
Since he said this, it is absolutely true and cannot be false.
But no one would have expected that Zhao Laosan, who usually kept silent, would have the idea of dividing the family before the two elders left!
Lin Shu looked at Zhou Ye in surprise, feeling confused, but she didn't ask at this time.
Zhou Ye had been standing beside her, his arm protecting her from being jostled. When someone pressed him, Zhou Ye paused before explaining, "About a year ago, Uncle Zhao had a few drinks and seemed down. I stopped by and asked him about it. Perhaps he figured I wasn't the type to gossip, so he drunkenly told me a lot, revealing his desire to separate and live separately."
Someone asked in surprise: "You were thinking about splitting up a year ago?"
The idea of dividing the family had been on my mind a year ago, but it really had nothing to do with Miss Lin Shu. At that time, she was still enjoying herself in the Marquis' Mansion.
"Did Zhao Laosan say why?"
Zhou Ye shook his head.
Although he didn't say anything, someone else gave him some reasons.
"What else could it be? It's just the same reasons. There's discord between father and son, discord between brothers, and as for Zhao Lao San, there's another reason: his wife hasn't had a child in all these years."
"Before Zhao Laosan got married, there were no conflicts in the Zhao family. But after Zhao Laosan married Lin, I heard that quarrels could be heard from time to time in the courtyard. Nine out of ten times, it was related to Lin. Otherwise, why didn't there seem to be any disputes after Zhao Laosan and Zhao Laosan got married?"
"It's hard not to argue about this. Which parent doesn't want their son to have many children and grandchildren? But Lin has been married to Zhao Lao San for so many years and hasn't given birth to a child. Even if parents are kind-hearted, they can't help but have disagreements about this. But the old couple of the Zhao family are kind people. Even though Lin has no children, they didn't ask their son to divorce her. If it were any other family, they would have sent the daughter-in-law back to her parents' home long ago!"
"Divorcing and remarrying sounds good, but won't it cost money? The Zhao family isn't a wealthy family. With so many people in the family, life is tight. How can you expect to marry a good wife? I'm afraid you can only marry an old, weak, or sick woman."
Gao, who had just suffered a loss at the hands of Lin Shu, also chimed in, saying, "Marrying someone old, weak, or sick is better than marrying Lin. At least there's a chance of having children. But that Zhao Lao San is a henpecked man who only wants to marry a vixen like Lin!"
"Sister Gao, do you think I'm dead?! I know Lin best. You're just an ignorant village woman who dislikes her. What you say is bullshit!" Li Chunmiao was furious. She had always been in contact with Lin Zhaodi because they had similar personalities. Everyone in the village knew that she was good friends with Lin Zhaodi. But Gao actually dared to slander Lin Zhaodi in front of her. She was stupid and mean. Even if so many people were watching her today, she would still scold her to her heart's content!
Gao's brows slanted, her face, altered over the years, becoming increasingly sarcastic and bitter. "Do you think only those who wear powder and rouge are vixens? Lin Zhaodi is so resourceful, otherwise why would Zhao Laosan want to split up the family? It must have been Lin Zhaodi whispering in her ear! You two are from other villages, and you're good friends with her, so of course you're on her side! Humph, whether I'm right or not is up to everyone, so why are you getting so worked up here? Could it be that you were the one who gave Lin Zhaodi the bad idea to split up the family?!"
Lin Chunmiao was furious, and immediately started spewing out curse words that were no less sweary than Gao's, "*&￥#@%%..."
Lin Shu was stunned when she heard this.
Seeing the two of them about to start pulling each other's hair and scratching their faces, she coughed twice and sniffed, reminding everyone of the injustice she had just suffered from the Gao family. "Aunt Gao, if everyone was like you, fabricating facts based on their own conjectures and spreading them everywhere, wouldn't our Tianshui Village be in chaos? You fabricated this story about me before, and Aunt Gao didn't even apologize. Now you're slandering Aunt Lin and Aunt Li?"
"Shut up, you bitch!"
Lin Shu whimpered when she was scolded by her, and turned around and started crying.
Zhou Ye pulled her into his arms without leaving any trace, his frowning brows filled with coldness. "Aunt Gao, the village head will judge the facts. You have no right to gossip here."
Gao shuddered at his cold look. She had originally thought that he was down-to-earth and capable, and that it would be a good match for her lazy niece if she married him, but this idea was suddenly crushed to pieces.
"A rotten pot deserves a rotten lid, bah!"
Gao spat fiercely on the ground, "Zhou Ye, I used to think you were honest and simple, but this vixen just made a move on you and you were completely captivated by her! Someone saw you two hugging and kissing on the mountain, right?"
Zhou Ye's eyes suddenly turned fierce. He really didn't want to fight with the ignorant woman, and he believed that Ah Shu could defend herself, so he didn't intervene at the beginning. But he didn't expect Gao to be so unreasonable.
Lin Shu rushed ahead of him, her tearful face suddenly pale. "Aunt Gao, you fabricated me before, but now you're going to slander my innocence? That day, I only helped Ah Ye walk because I sprained my ankle. How come you're saying it's just a hug?"
A woman nearby immediately said, "Yes, many people know that Lin Shu sprained her ankle and was supported by Ah Ye. Sister Gao, please stop being unreasonable. Even if Ah Shu and Ah Ye are being affectionate, that's normal. They will be a family sooner or later. You're meddling too much."
Seeing that everyone was speaking for Lin Shu and Zhou Ye, Gao felt secretly resentful. Then, seeing He Guixiang and Zhang Qiaohua rushing over anxiously from outside the crowd, she didn't bother to stay and continue watching the fun. She turned around and tried to squeeze out of the crowd.
Unexpectedly, Zhou Ye grabbed her arm and said, "Aunt Gao, you've been slandering Ah Shu behind her back and ruining her reputation. Please apologize to Ah Shu before you leave. If you leave like this today, what if someone takes what you said seriously?"
Gao bent her legs and was about to sit on the ground and roll around, but Zhou Ye clamped her shoulders instead and lifted them up, almost making her feet leave the ground. Because they were only slightly off the ground, no one else saw it, but Gao herself was frightened to death.
Terrified, she hurriedly apologized, "What I said before was all nonsense! Lin Shu didn't clean up the Lin family branch, nor did she give me a cold look. I misunderstood her! I'm sorry!"
Zhou Ye suddenly let go of his hand, and Gao's legs went limp, and she almost collapsed to the ground.
At this time, He Guixiang and Zhang Qiaohua squeezed in.
Zhang Qiaohua pointed at Gao's nose and cursed her.
He Guixiang's cheeks flushed with anger. On the way here, she had made up her mind: she would never argue, not even yell at anyone, but today, even if it meant losing face, she would find the person who slandered Ah Shu, and then rush over and rip her mouth apart!
The villagers called her son Xiao Pu a sickly sick kid and a debt collector, but she tolerated it all because Xiao Pu had been in poor health and had cost the family a lot of money, leaving her feeling shaky. But Ah Shu was such a good child, she had done nothing wrong, so why were these people throwing dirty water on her?
When He Guixiang came in, she just heard Gao's apology. Her head was buzzing for a while, and she rushed over in anger, scratching her mouth fiercely, "It's you who shamelessly slandered my Ah Shu!"
Gao was feeling weak and couldn't dodge in time, so she was scratched by her.
Everyone was stunned. He had always been gentle, but no one expected her to have such a fierce side.
Sisters Lin Shu and Lin Xiaopu also widened their eyes.
Auntie, you are so energetic today!
Gao came to her senses and screamed. Just as she was about to fight back, Lin Chunmiao pretended to intervene and quickly pulled He Guixiang aside. "Alright, alright, we're all from the same village. Let's not let one or two little things hurt our relationship."
Other villagers also came to persuade him.
Some felt that Gao deserved it and kept their distance from him.
The dispute was not resolved until Zhang, the eldest daughter-in-law of the village head, came out of the courtyard.
With Zhang around, the excitement was no longer worth watching, so the villagers dispersed on their own.
Under normal circumstances, the division of the family would not be worth the villagers' attention. The fact was that before the head of the village was invited to the Zhao family, the Zhao family members were arguing, and the argument was particularly fierce. But once the courtyard gate was closed, everyone should have dispersed. However, Gao took this opportunity to gossip about the daughter of Lin Laoer.
Later, Lin Shu and Gao faced off face to face, Zhou Ye accidentally revealed the inside story of the Zhao family's division, and then when he went to Lin's hometown, he actually showed some toughness and scratched Gao's mouth. All these things made the onlookers stunned and satisfied.
When they return home, they will share what they have seen and heard with the villagers who have not seen it with their own eyes. However, outsiders will not know whether they will embellish or exaggerate the story during the process of spreading it.
He Guixiang was furious at the time, but when she returned to her yard, her legs became weak.
Zhang Qiaohua comforted her for a few words, then turned to ask Lin Shu, "Ah Shu, were you scared today?" After she shook her head, she continued, "Your mother was quite frightened. I'm sure you have some personal things to say. Third Aunt will come to talk to you later."
"Okay, Third Aunt, tell cousin Yushu to come back in an hour."
Zhang Qiaohua hesitated and said, "Ah Shu, why don't we just call it a day? It's only one day. You were frightened today, so you should rest for a day before we talk about it."
"Aunt San, I'm fine. I didn't suffer any loss today. I have to go to town tomorrow, so I'll be delayed for a day anyway. I can't delay any longer today."
When Zhang Qiaohua heard this, she felt even more that her niece Ashu was the best in the world, and that Gao was really a gossipy woman!
After Zhang Qiaohua left, He Guixiang and Lin Xiaopu looked at He Guixiang together.
"Mother, you look so majestic today!" Lin Xiaopu praised, his eyes shining.
Lin Shu leaned towards her and said, "Thank you, mother, for protecting me today. After what happened today, no one will dare to say bad things about Xiao Pu and me anymore."
Lin Xiaopu nodded vigorously.
He Guixiang patted Lin Shu's head, then touched Lin Xiaopu's face with a guilty look, "Mother should have been tougher in the past. My little Pu has suffered so much. I'm sorry. I'm too weak."
Lin Xiaopu's eyes suddenly turned red. "Mother is not weak. Even if she is weak, I still like her the most."
A Niang is weak, but she is also weak.
Fortunately, her elder sister came back, and with hope for the future, things got better and better between her and her mother.
Niang Saner stayed with her and talked about personal matters for a long time.
It wasn't until Lin Shu and Lin Xiaopu repeatedly praised her heroic deeds that He Guixiang felt embarrassed. "I have to be tough for once, Shu, you're so weak. If I continue to be weak, won't everyone bully us three in the future? Xiaopu and I are used to being patient, but I can't bear to let you suffer such injustice again. Shu, you're too weak and easy to bully. You can't stand up to these mean-spirited village women."
Lin Xiaopu opened his mouth and was about to explain, but Lin Shu blinked, wrinkled her nose, and nodded with a weak and helpless attitude, "Mother is right. You must continue to protect me in the future."
Lin Xiaopu's open mouth slowly closed.
Lin Shu said, looking at Zhou Ye who had consciously avoided the corner of the courtyard. "Mother, don't the men in the village participate in verbal disputes like this? But Ye helped me today. Ye was also particularly heroic today."
Zhou Ye was just far away, not deaf. He deliberately ignored the three women's gossip, but as soon as Ah Shu said the word "Ah Ye", his ears pricked up involuntarily.
Then he listened to every word Ah Shu said.
Zhou Ye's ears turned red again.
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