Zhang was kind-hearted by nature. She didn't intend to hit the chubby boy. She just wanted to reason with him and get him to return Ya Ya's sausage. But who knew that in this world, her trick wouldn't work.
"You shameless woman, how dare you bully my nephew! I'll beat you to death!"
As if on cue, what you say comes true. This woman was none other than the third daughter-in-law of the Ge family. Her fists were clenched and her teeth were clenched: "Dashan's wife, how dare you steal my nephew's things! Give them back to me!"
Ge's wife reached out to snatch the sausage from Ya Ya's hand, but Zhang kicked her away, saying, "Don't force me. I don't want to hit you. The food in Ya Ya's hand was given to her by my mother-in-law. Your nephew not only took the food from Ya Ya's hand, but also hit her. I just asked him to give Ya Ya her food. How dare you talk nonsense?"
The daughter-in-law of the Ge family snorted coldly: "Oh, really? Your family is so poor that you don't even know where your next meal will come from. You say this food was given to you by your mother-in-law? Your mother-in-law is quite capable, isn't she? Everyone else is starving, but she has the ability to get such novel food. If she's so capable, go and get another one now?"
"Auntie, this is really delicious! I want more!"
The chubby boy's words immediately betrayed the Ge family's wife. She grabbed the boy's ear and said, "You're talking nonsense! This is food that your aunt brought back for you. How can you talk such nonsense, child?"
Zhang turned around and said slowly, "Everyone saw it. This little fat boy said that this thing wasn't given to him by his aunt, which means she stole it from my Yaya!"
Jin Dashan's wife is a model wife in the whole village. As soon as everyone saw that it was Zhang Shi, they all came over to help.
"Ge San's family, you really have a thick skin. Your nephew himself admitted that you didn't give him this. How can you still have the nerve to say that Ya Ya stole your nephew's things?"
"Can this woman's words be trusted? Ya Ya is skinny and much younger than this chubby boy. How could she possibly be a match for him? It's clearly Ge San's family talking nonsense here!"
Clearly, Zhang had a 50% chance of winning, but Ge San's wife insisted that Zhang had helped snatch the food from her nephew's hands. At the crucial moment, the chubby boy actually pointed out that Zhang had personally taken the food from her hands.
Originally, Liang Shuyan just wanted to see what this eldest daughter-in-law was capable of, but seeing that Ge San's daughter-in-law was about to gain the upper hand, how could she just stand by and watch her daughter-in-law be bullied by such a shrew?
"Well, if I can prove that this thing is what I gave to my granddaughter, and that I can produce it in front of everyone, and you say that my daughter-in-law stole your nephew's things, then fine, produce this thing. If you can't, then it proves that you are lying!"
How could the third daughter-in-law of the Ge family have the things that Liang Shuyan took out from the system?
"You, you're talking nonsense! How could you possibly take out something so precious? Aren't you just making things difficult for people?"
Liang Shuyan held up a sausage and said, "Look, everyone, isn't this the one I gave to my granddaughter? Can it prove that Ge San's family wronged my daughter-in-law?"
Everyone nodded in agreement.
Liang Shuyan naturally wouldn't let the matter rest so easily. She sneered at Ge San's family: "Since everyone can prove that my daughter-in-law is innocent, shouldn't my daughter-in-law be compensated for the damage to her reputation and my grandson's medical expenses?"
Ge San's wife suddenly screamed and shouted at Li Zheng, "Li Zheng, look at this woman! Is she desperate for money? She's trying to extort me!"
Zhang licked her lips, somewhat embarrassed, and said, "Mother, let's just let this matter go. Anyway, Yaya wasn't hurt, so I... I don't need to pay compensation!"
Zhang's sympathy got the better of her, but Liang Shuya glared at her daughter-in-law fiercely: "Get out of here, you idiot!"
If the third daughter-in-law of the Ge family had been able to let things go, she would have been fine with anything. But this woman was holding a grudge and wanted to use this incident to make Zhang Shi suffer and embarrass Liang Shuyan. However, she did not expect that things would not only go wrong, but would also have the opposite effect.
Liang Shuyan looked at Li Zheng with a serious expression and said, "Li Zheng, look, just a few days ago, this Ge San's wife caused me trouble. Now, only a few days later, she's finding excuses to torment me again. This time, she even hit my granddaughter and verbally attacked my daughter-in-law. Our Great Zhou has such laws. Doesn't a peasant woman like me even have the right to protect her own family? If you can't handle this, then I'll have to go to the nearby Ningyuan Town government office to talk to them. If the government officials blame me then, who knows what will happen!"
How could Li Zheng not recognize this as a threat? Through his actions over the past few days, Li Zheng had realized that Da Shan Niang had truly changed. She was not only capable of accomplishing what she insisted on, but she also used extremely ruthless methods. Last time, when she saved Xia Xia, Li Zheng had personally witnessed her ruthless methods. If he angered her, wouldn't he, Li Zheng, suffer as well?
"Everyone saw it. You wronged them this time, and your nephew even hit their granddaughter. What can I say? If you don't want to be arrested and go to jail, just be quick to pay some money and let it go."
The third daughter-in-law of the Ge family never expected that she would have to pay money to someone over a single bite of food. Now even the righteous official is on her side. What else can she say?
"But, Lizheng, this is a year of famine, and everyone is struggling to put food on the table. Where am I supposed to get the money to compensate her?"
Li Zheng glanced at Liang Shuyan: "Since that's the case, then you can decide for yourself. Either pay compensation or go to court. You assaulted someone and have to pay for medical expenses, and you also verbally attacked Zhang. Since you know you don't have any money, why treat her like this? This is called reaping what you sow, and you can't blame anyone else!"
Ge San's wife was used to being arrogant and domineering in the village. She would always humiliate others and then walk away. Today, Liang Shuyan actually demanded that she pay money.
"We don't even have anything to eat, how could we possibly have any money to compensate you?"
"Stop throwing a tantrum. You hit someone's grandson, so you should pay for his medical expenses. As for insulting Zhang, you can ask Aunt Dashan. If she doesn't mind, then let it go!"
"Fine, pay me back for my granddaughter's medical expenses first. As for those who insulted my daughter-in-law, apologize to her in front of everyone right now!"
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