After looking around, Old Mrs. Yan finally asked, "Your three brothers said you built a new house, but I haven't seen it. Could it be that they took your fifteen taels of silver and are trying to fool me?"
Yan Qingqing laughed and said, "Mother, how could that be? When you came, did you see that three-courtyard house in the back? That's our newly built house."
Everything's packed, but we haven't had time to move it inside yet.
Upon hearing this, Old Mrs. Yan slapped her thigh excitedly and exclaimed, "My goodness! How much money must it cost to build something so beautiful?"
Yan Qingqing gave a rough estimate, which shocked Old Mrs. Yan even more. However, Old Mrs. Yan was more proud. Look at her daughter, she is really capable. There are probably no houses this nice in the surrounding villages or even in the town.
Yan Qingqing chatted with Grandma Yan for a while longer. Just as Yan Qingqing was about to ask Grandma Yan about the double-sided embroidery, she heard a quarrel coming from next door.
Yan Qingqing found it strange that things had been quiet for a long time since Zhao Yumei went back to her parents' home next door. What was going on now?
Grandma Yan also craned her neck to look next door and said, "Anyway, you've already separated your families, so you mustn't worry about those other people's business."
Yan Qingqing wasn't just bored and had nothing better to do, so she naturally wouldn't meddle in other people's business.
But after a while, Xu walked in angrily, with scratch marks on her face.
Yan Qingqing had no choice but to ask, "What's wrong with her third aunt?"
Madam Xu wiped her face and said, "It's nothing, Second Sister-in-law. It's just that Zhao Yumei is back. Her family saw that no one had come to pick her up for so long, so they sent her back."
Li Daniu is already disabled, so having a wife is of little use to him, especially since she was disabled by Zhao Yumei. He refuses to have her no matter what.
When her family realized they couldn't reason with her, they went to her mother-in-law, but she also refused to accept her, and somehow they ended up fighting.
San Niu was afraid those people would hurt his parents, so he went over to check on them, but they started making a scene because they were being unreasonable.
My face was scratched by Zhao Yumei's unreasonable mother, but I didn't hold back either; she wasn't much better off than me.
San Niu was afraid I'd get hurt, so he told me to come hide at Second Sister-in-law's place.
Since Yan Qingqing didn't intend to meddle, she didn't ask any more questions. Instead, she asked Xu Shi to go inside and have Li Xinniang find some medicine to apply to her.
However, there are some things that Yan Qingqing can't avoid just by meddling in other people's business.
Soon, Old Mrs. Li rushed in and shouted into the room, "Mrs. Yan, come out quickly! Someone's going to be beaten to death!"
When Old Mrs. Yan heard it was Old Mrs. Li's voice, she immediately exploded. Over the years, Old Mrs. Li had mistreated her daughter, and she had been harboring a lot of resentment. Today, she had to vent her anger.
As soon as Grandma Yan came out of the house, she said, "Old hag, what are you shouting for? This is such an unlucky day. You're disturbing my precious grandson's sleep."
When Old Mrs. Li saw that it was actually Old Mrs. Yan, her arrogant attitude immediately subsided.
Back when Yan Qingqing and Li Erniu had just gotten married, Yan Qingqing would go home and tell her grandmother if she was bullied. The grandmother, who loved her daughter dearly, would argue with Li Erniu's grandmother a few times, but it was clear that Li Erniu's grandmother was no match for her.
However, every time Yan Qingqing went home to complain, Old Madam Li would torment her even more. Eventually, Yan Qingqing dared not do it again, and Old Madam Li became even more ruthless, to the point that the original owner of the body didn't dare to breathe loudly when she saw Old Madam Li.
Old Mrs. Li didn't dare to argue back when Old Mrs. Yan scolded her. She just said, "That's clearly my Li family's granddaughter. How did she become your Yan family's?"
Grandma Yan scoffed and said, "The child is my daughter's, and she'll have to raise her herself. After all these years of tormenting my daughter, it's no wonder the child will never recognize you as her grandmother."
Grandma Li hesitated for a moment but couldn't say anything in rebuttal. However, hearing the noise at the door, she said anxiously, "Hurry up and let your daughter out, or someone will die."
Even Grandma Li herself didn't realize that in her heart she had already accepted that Yan Qingqing was the most capable person in the family; otherwise, she wouldn't have called on Yan Qingqing to save her life.
When Old Mrs. Li saw that Yan Qingqing still wouldn't come out, she shouted loudly, "Yan Shi, your father is about to be beaten to death by them. Although I, this old woman, have wronged you, your father has done nothing wrong to you."
As soon as Old Mrs. Li finished speaking, Yan Qingqing walked out of the room with a cold expression.
When Grandma Yan saw her daughter come out, she quickly said, "Why did you come out? You can't be exposed to the wind during your postpartum period, or you'll get sick when you're old."
Yan Qingqing smiled at Old Madam Yan and said, "Mother, don't worry, I know what I'm doing."
The old man was usually good to us. If he were really beaten to death, my children would never be able to hold their heads high again.
Grandma Yan sighed, knowing she couldn't stop her daughter.
She then said, "Go ahead, the child's mother is looking after him, so you don't need to worry."
Yan Qingqing nodded, picked up a wooden stick, and said to Yuan Huiniang and Li Xinniang, "One of you go and find Dalang and Sanlang, and the other go and inform the village chief that I told him to send people to surround all the exits of Canghe Village and not let anyone from outside the village escape!"
After saying that, she went out the door. At that moment, Old Mrs. Li felt that Yan Qingqing was like a savior.
Xu, who was inside the house, also heard Yan Qingqing's words. Feeling that she couldn't hide in the house and embarrass herself, she grabbed a broom and followed Yan Qingqing.
Yan Qingqing arrived at the courtyard where Grandpa Li and the others lived. A group of people were fighting in a chaotic manner. Grandpa Li was pinned to the bottom, and Li Xiangbao was lying on top of him being beaten. Several people were even willing to hurt a child.
Li Sanniu was also beaten by two or three people working together, and he looked like he had a black eye and a swollen face. Li Daniu's door was tightly closed, and he was too scared to come out.
Li Daniu's sons, Li Xiangjin and Li Xiangyin, hid to the side, heads in their hands, saying nothing. Zhao Yumei and Old Lady Zhao stood with their hands on their hips, muttering repeatedly, "Give them a good beating."
Looking at the seven or eight people from the Zhao family, Yan Qingqing's forehead veins throbbed, and her eyes blazed with anger.
Without saying a word, she grabbed a wooden stick and started hitting him. When Xu saw her husband and son being beaten like this, she went crazy and rushed over with a broom.
The Zhao family had initially underestimated Yan Qingqing and her companion, but Yan Qingqing's attacks were swift, precise, and targeted vital points. She quickly took down three or four burly men, finally instilling fear in the Zhao family.
Although Yan Qingqing was quite skilled in martial arts and had recovered well during this period, she was still very weak after giving birth only a few days ago.
Just when Yan Qingqing was about to give up, Li Xiangjian and Li Xiangping arrived. Li Xiangjian, in particular, saw that Yan Qingqing was being bullied and roared, "How dare you bully my mother!"
After saying that, he punched the person closest to him, who was immediately knocked unconscious and fell to the ground.
Li Xiangjian possessed immense strength and worked diligently while learning martial arts from Yan Qingqing; now, his abilities have finally come in handy.
With the addition of Li Xiangping and Li Xiangjian, the situation instantly reversed. By the time Li Kaishan arrived with his men, all the members of the Zhao family except for Zhao Yumei and Old Madam Zhao were lying on the ground.
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