"And what kind of person is she? Do you know her? Do you understand her? Do you know how her son and daughter-in-law died? It's all retribution! Her so-called only grandson is the ninth child. Do you know why the ninth? Her daughter-in-law has been married into the family for nineteen years and has given birth to nine children! The first eight were all girls. Did you hear her mention them? Why didn't she mention them? Because they all died! They died in the mountains, eaten by wild wolves and dogs, died in the river and were devoured by fish, or even worse, died in chamber pots and became fertilizer in the fields. You pity this kind of person? What makes her worthy of pity?"
Just because of her affected wailing, you sided with her, pointing at me and cursing. Did you think whatever she said was law? Even the county magistrate doesn't listen to only one person's testimony when interrogating a prisoner. But you, upon hearing her words, publicly accused me, saying she was pitiful, that she deserved it! She caused the deaths of eight people; she deserved to live a miserable life! Her retribution isn't over yet; she won't have a good end! Isn't a girl's life a life too? Aren't you a woman? If you were Tian's granddaughter, do you think you could still stand calmly in my shop, pointing your finger at me and lecturing me? Hmm?"
Yan Xia's words instantly silenced the shop.
The female guest was also speechless; she opened her mouth slightly, unsure of what to say.
"I... how would I know who she is? You didn't say. Besides, your daughter did insult her grandson first, you can't deny that, can you? You really have a silver tongue, no one can argue with you. Your daughter hit someone's grandson, and you won't even let him cry?"
Some people, even if they know they are wrong, will not admit it; they will try every means to shift the blame onto others.
The same was true for this female guest.
“Mother, this man started harassing my sister. He actually said he wanted to marry her, and that you should give her this shop as part of her dowry, and preferably the house as well. He said many other disgusting things that I’m too embarrassed to say. My sister was so angry that she cried! I scolded him, and he deserved it! His mouth is so foul, he must have been raised on shit!”
Chang Yi quickly defended herself after hearing what the female customer said.
With her hands on her hips, eyebrows raised high, she glared fiercely at Li Changdui and cursed him again.
"What? Chang Yu is crying? You little beast, how dare you barge into my shop in broad daylight and try to harass my daughter! Luckily, everyone was here, and you didn't get away with it. If it had been at night, I don't even want to think about it. Chang Fu! Go to the county office and report this to the authorities. Get Zuo Li here. I want to see if there's any justice left in this world! A whole family of scoundrels, causing trouble in my shop. The old one is shameless, and the young one follows suit. The whole family is no good, yet they're still crying and wailing. What face do you have to cry like that? Chang Fu, go now!"
Yan Xia called out to Chang Fu.
Tell him to report it to the authorities.
Upon hearing this, Chang Fu immediately came out from behind the counter, trying to squeeze through the crowd, since the shop was full of people watching the show, and there were quite a few outside as well.
As a result, she was accidentally grabbed by the leg by Ms. Tian, who was sitting on the ground crying.
You can't shake them off.
Tian held him tightly, her mouth still uttering all sorts of filthy words to insult Yan Xia.
"Oh dear, you can't go, you're not allowed to go! Yan Xia, you little bitch, you owe me a favor, and now that you have money, you turn your back on me? Your Guihua is already 17, if she doesn't get married this year she'll be an old maid. I'm doing you a favor by letting my two grandsons marry your two daughters, otherwise your daughters wouldn't be able to get married. Not only do you not know how to be grateful, but you're also slandering our Zhu family. My grandson is indeed the ninth one, so what?"
"These worthless women are just born cheap and shouldn't exist. If they die, they die. Who told them to be born into my daughter-in-law's womb? This is the Zhu family's business. I can do whatever I want. What's it to you? You old whore, you old widow, you shameless old woman! At your age, you're still doing business. Are you selling pastries or prostitution? I don't believe that everyone in the city sells pastries and you're the only one doing well. I bet everyone who buys pastries takes advantage of you! You filthy slut!"
Yan Xia's face grew increasingly dark.
She decided to kill him.
Just as she was about to retaliate, two figures rushed out from the backyard, grabbed Tian's hair tightly, one slapped her in the face, and the other kicked her in the chest.
The pain made Tian swallow the rest of her words.
"I want you to curse my mother, you old whore! You'd better die, you'd better die—"
"If you insult my aunt again, I'll make you pay with your life! I'll beat you to death, you bitch! You'll learn your lesson for your foul mouth!"
It turned out to be Xiao Ji and Chang Yu.
"Slap slap—"
"Ouch--"
When Changfu saw that Tian dared to curse her mother like that, he couldn't hold back anymore. He grabbed Tian's arms and pinned them down so that his sister and Xiaoji could beat her more easily.
This caused quite a stir. Zhu Qiumei couldn't stand by and watch her mother be beaten, so she yelled and rushed over.
As a result, he tripped over Chang Yi's outstretched foot and fell to the ground, breaking his front teeth.
"Ouch, my teeth! Who tripped me? Ouch—"
Although Li Changdui suffered internal injuries, he could not stand by and watch his loved ones being beaten, so he endured the pain and rushed forward.
Just as he was about to reach out and slap Chang Yu, someone grabbed him by the collar and threw him aside.
"Take down all the troublemakers!"
The powerful voice startled everyone watching the play in the shop.
It turned out to be Zuo Li, who had come with a dozen or so officers.
"Oh dear, sir, you must do us justice! This Yan woman, along with her children, beat us in public. I want her to go to jail and pay us compensation! Oh dear, my old bones are about to fall apart! We have to pay at least a hundred taels!"
Tian's face was swollen from being slapped, but she still couldn't be scared. She even shouted in front of Zuo Li that Yan Xia should pay compensation and go to jail.
"You insulted my mother first! You disrespectful old man, you old geezer, go die already! Why should my mother go to jail? I hit you, so I'll take responsibility. If you drag my mother into this again, I'll make you pay with your life today!"
Chang Yu, who was usually gentle and delicate, became fierce for the first time. She narrowed her eyes slightly and stared intently at Tian Shi.
He wished he could stab her to death on the spot.
His body was still trembling slightly from his extreme rage.
Yan Xia was touched and hugged her tightly.
"My dear daughter, don't be angry. Mother is fine. You go back to the backyard first. Mother is here. Don't be afraid."
As soon as the sound came out, Chang Yu burst into tears.
"Mother, how dare she insult you! What right does she have to insult you? In front of so many people, she actually tried to slander you! A woman's reputation is more important than anything else! She wants to kill you, she wants to ruin our shop! Mother, I won't let her get away with this! If she dares to insult you again, I'll fight her to the death!"
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