Chapter 209 The Current Situation of the Ruan Family
The Ruan family... is in a terrible state.
Shu Yi thought that Lu Sanzhu's statement that half of the Ruan family's courtyard was demolished was an exaggeration, given Lu Sanzhu's personality.
Unexpectedly, it was the real deal.
Half of the wall in the entire Ruan family's courtyard was knocked down.
Not only that, the kitchen was also severely affected. Of the two stoves, only one remains. The already damaged cabinets were crushed into pieces by the broken walls. You can see the remaining half of the kitchen from the outside.
The cows and pigs that used to be kept in the yard are gone, but a few chickens are still clucking.
The cured meat, corn skewers, and other food that used to hang under the eaves are all gone, and even the door to the main room looks like it's about to collapse.
The collapsed mud clods were still piled up there, and no one had cleaned them up. Right now, a dog was urinating under the corner of the wall, which scared the chickens inside so much that they squawked even louder.
Hearing the noise, Granny Ruan inside the house hurriedly ran out.
Shu Yu immediately hid in a corner, watching as Granny Ruan cursed and chased the dog away, "Get out, get out, you mangy dog! If you come to my house to pee again, I'll stew you and eat you as dog meat."
Shu Yu looked at Granny Ruan. Just over half a month ago, she was full of vigor and high-spiritedness. Now, she was hunched over, had lost a lot of weight, and her face looked increasingly ferocious and mean.
After she cursed a couple of times, impatient voices from the Ruan family soon came from inside: "Mother, are you ever going to stop? Can't people rest in the middle of the day?"
"Seriously, can you please stop causing trouble? You're the reason our family is ruined, so just shut up."
Granny Ruan shrank back in shock from the scolding, not daring to argue, and hurriedly went back into the house in a low voice.
Shu Yu watched the whole thing from outside and couldn't help but smile sarcastically.
Sure enough, the wicked must be dealt with by the wicked; the Ruan family is really 'quite lively' now.
She took one last look at the Ruan family's house, then turned and left.
Ah Xiang's home is at the foot of the mountain. Neither her husband's family nor her own family wanted her, and many people in the village couldn't tolerate her either, so she lived quite far away.
Shu Yu's forehead was already covered in sweat. She suddenly missed modern short-sleeved shirts and shorts, which were so much more refreshing than this long skirt.
Exhaling a breath, Shu Yu crossed the small bridge in the village and finally saw the houses at the foot of the mountain.
She quickened her pace, but before she even got close to Ah Xiang's house, she heard several angry voices coming from her direction.
“Fu Xiangdi, look what you’ve done! My youngest son only scolded you a few times, and you pushed him into the water. If the river hadn’t been shallow, he would have drowned. You’re a murderer.”
"And my third son, Fu Xiangdi, you're the one who threw those burrs on his head, aren't you? You can't even pull them off, what are you going to do about it?"
Shu Yu watched from afar and indeed saw two women leading two boys who looked to be around ten years old, standing at the gate of A Xiang's house.
Across from the four stood a thin, frail girl, not very tall, even shorter than the two ten-year-old boys.
But from their conversation, Shu Yu knew that this person must be Aunt Xiang's daughter, Fu Xiangdi, who was a year younger than her.
Just from the name, you can tell how much the Fu family favored sons over daughters back then.
No wonder that after Ah Xiang's husband died, the Fu family not only kicked Ah Xiang out, but also threw out Fu Xiangdi, who was only two years old at the time.
Fu Xiangdi is thirteen years old now, but the pressure of life over the years has made her look unwell, both in terms of complexion and height.
(End of this chapter)
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