Jiang Zhi didn't want to hear these empty words. Filial piety was just a formality; she wanted to hear about real actions.
"Explain clearly how Xu Genbao is unfilial. And what about you? Are you lazy and good-for-nothing in the Xu family, and harsh to your brother, sister-in-law, nephews, and nieces?" Jiang Zhi kindly reminded her.
Wang Xiaoju burst into tears: "How would I know how Genbao is unfilial!"
He is a man of the Xu family, and as a woman, I naturally obey him. If you have to blame someone, blame yourselves for not raising him properly.
I work myself to the bone every day, but Tian Fangcao still wrongs me. She complains that I don't do enough work and then spreads rumors about me outside, saying, "Ah! Your Xu family is bullying me!"
Tian Fangcao is the eldest daughter-in-law, surnamed Tian.
Hearing this nonsense, Liu was so angry that she pounded her chest: "You're the one who's lying! You're the one who's harming people! Genbao must have been bewitched to marry you."
Tian blushed and tried to defend herself: "Xiaoju, I haven't said a single word about you outside."
The surrounding villagers were talking about it. The newcomers didn't know what Wang Xiaoju was like before, but they could tell from her current behavior that it wasn't a good thing.
Those Xu family members from before knew this even better. Qin couldn't help but jump out and say, "You yourself praised that Genbao listens to you the most. If you tell him to go east, he won't dare to go west. If you tell him to stand, he won't dare to sit. Now you're saying that you can't control Genbao. That's nonsense!"
Seeing that Jiang Zhi wasn't hitting her, Wang Xiaoju, whose back had already slumped, became defiant again: "I didn't say that you were bullying me!"
Jiang Zhi put away the yellow thorn branches and glanced sideways at Wang Xiaoju.
Everyone has their own version of the truth, and family squabbles are the most difficult to resolve.
It seems that Wang Xiaoju never felt she had done anything wrong. Even after being beaten, she didn't think she was wrong and instead believed that the Xu family was framing her.
Even verbally admitting fault is done under duress.
These kinds of weird people can be found everywhere; from their head to the back of their head, not a single cell is normal.
She always thought that everyone and everything in the world should revolve around her, and that if she didn't get what she wanted, she was being bullied.
Haha, the Wang family has worked so hard to raise this little delinquent and crazy girl, why should I bother to train her!
The real culprit is Xu Genbao, that brainless idiot. Since he's willing to follow his wife's lead and go crazy with her, then they should all get out of Xu Family Village together.
However, this incident of leading people into the village to rob can not be easily forgotten.
"Wang Xiaoju, you led people to rob grain, shouldn't you be punished?" Jiang Zhi said in a deep voice.
Wang Xiaoju was speechless; she wanted to argue again.
But the physical pain hadn't subsided yet; the burning sensation throbbed and throbbed, making it hard for her to ignore.
“It was Genbao who suggested taking the grain. I didn’t agree at first, but Genbao said that it was his land and he should take it. Besides, he said that his family wouldn’t even help with something as small as buying timber, so why should he farm the land for free?”
Xu Genbao, standing nearby, became anxious: "It was clearly you who asked for grain, otherwise your two sisters-in-law from the Wang family would have given you a hard time and said you were going back to your parents' home to freeload!"
"It's all your fault for being useless and not earning any money, which is why Leiwa and I have to be looked down upon! Otherwise, I wouldn't bother taking this little bit of grain and cotton."
Ignoring the pain from her beating, Wang Xiaoju yelled at Xu Genbao, saying how wonderful it would be if she had money to spend, then she wouldn't have to come to the village to be beaten.
Jiang Zhi walked up to Xu Genbao and asked, "You think so too, that the fault lies with Wang Xiaoju?"
Her face was pale, and the thorny branch in her hand was twitching slightly, as if she couldn't control herself from striking someone again.
Xu Genbao touched his swollen, blood-red buttocks, looked at the fierce-looking Wang Xiaoju, and grinned, saying, "It was her idea in the first place, and she even brought people here, which made me suffer as a result."
In front of his mother, his elder brother, and other relatives of the Xu family, Xu Genbao couldn't bring himself to lie with his eyes closed like Wang Xiaoju.
He admitted his mistake and said everything he could think of, except that the one who was wrong was of course Wang Xiaoju.
After the two got married, Wang Xiaoju looked down on the Xu family and the village.
It's not as lively as the town, nor does it have the air of nobility of the people there. They never do any work at home and are picky about what they eat and wear.
After escaping, the villagers stayed together. Although they were safe from death while mixed in with the refugees, they were bound to suffer.
Wang Xiaoju kept cursing and swearing, and in the past few months she had become even more displeased with him, which made Xu Genbao very angry.
In front of dozens or even hundreds of villagers, Xu Genbao and Wang Xiaoju started arguing, each arguing about who should be held responsible for the grain robbery.
Jiang Zhi interrupted the two of them: "I don't care whose idea it was, you're both going to get beaten up anyway. As people of Xujia Village, there's no reason for you to keep a dog that bites you."
"Wang Xiaoju, all these people who keep saying they were hired by you, the youngest sister of the Wang family, deserve to be beaten!"
As he spoke, the yellow thorn branch in his hand lashed down again with a whoosh, and Wang Xiaoju screamed in pain, crying out, "It's Xu Genbao! It's Xu Genbao! I'm innocent!"
Jiang Zhi turned around and slapped Xu Genbao: "They say that children are taught by their parents, and women are taught by their children. Wang Xiaoju's bad behavior didn't happen overnight. You carefully selected her and brought her into the family, and you spoiled her every day. Now that she has made a mistake, you should bear at least 70% of the responsibility."
As he spoke, two more blows landed, and Xu Genbao was beaten until he cried out in pain: "What does her mistake have to do with me? It's not like I taught her to do it."
Jiang Zhi pointed at his nose and scolded, "Don't try to make excuses to me."
From now on, whenever Wang Xiaoju makes a mistake, you'll get beaten, and I'll only target you!
I won't hit you unless you take your household registration book and move out of Xujia Village.
"If you want to have your name recorded in the Xu family register, you'd better keep a close eye on your wife."
Jiang Zhi didn't want to argue with Wang Xiaoju. She decided to strike at the heart of the matter, since everything was caused by Xu Genbao, the culprit.
If he had acted uprightly and had a firmer attitude, this wouldn't have happened.
These words startled Xu Genbao: "Aunt Jiang, I can't control Wang Xiaoju!"
He always kept his head down and worked diligently at the Wang family's house, never daring to confront his two brothers-in-law.
Jiang Zhi raised her hand and slapped him: "If you can't control your wife and your son, then control the thing in your crotch. Divorce Wang Xiaoju right now!"
Several more officers beat Xu Genbao until he howled in pain, repeatedly promising, "I'll keep an eye on him from now on, I promise!"
"You surnamed Xu, how dare you control me!" Wang Xiaoju was furious. She realized that if Xu Genbao controlled her, she would definitely be beaten to death by the people of Xujia Village.
Ignoring the pain in his buttocks, he took advantage of Qin and Pi's inattention and pushed them away, running out of the village while shouting, "I want a divorce from Xu Genbao. I'd rather die outside than go back to Xu Family Village."
She had used this trick before, and it always scared the Xu family so much that they would chase after her to apologize.
But today, neither Liu nor Tian made a move, and Xu Genyou, the elder brother-in-law, did not react at all.
If Xu Genbao were willing to divorce the troublemaker, they would be more than happy to do so.
Xu Genbao burst into tears: "Brother! There's nothing I can do when I encounter a woman like this!"
Xu Genyou shook his head: "You decide for yourself. I won't farm your land anymore. If you can't stay at the Wang family's place, come back and farm it yourself. Anyway, it can't be left empty."
Xu Genbao rubbed his sore buttocks, caught in a dilemma. Life at the Wang family's house was hard, and life back in the village to work was even harder. He couldn't bear to divorce his wife, but he had to bear the beatings and humiliation all by himself.
Just as he was still trying to figure out what to do, Xiaoman came over from Zhang Juntou's place, looking refreshed and satisfied: "Auntie, those hooligans are about to be sent to the county government. Oh, and by the way, Song, the village head of Lihua Town, is here!"
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