Chapter 26: Mrs. Zheng's Retribution
A group of people walked towards the Zheng family in a mighty manner, especially those who usually didn't get along well with the Zheng family, now they all went to join in the fun.
The Zheng family was now in a panic. The Zheng brothers had just experienced the looting of their property, and they were already in a state of depression. They kept complaining in the morning, and gradually became dissatisfied with Mrs. Zheng, thinking that she shouldn't have let the Zheng family of three in.
But this was still at the complaining stage. Everyone saw that the old lady was not in good spirits, looked listless, and was lying on the bed complaining of a headache. They didn't know what to say.
Who knew that a bomb would suddenly explode in the sky, and their mother would actually dare to prick the little girl with a needle.
They really knew nothing about this. They had not been to the girl's house very often before and had seen Chaochao a few times, but they mostly ignored the girl. At most, they would ask her to bring them some tea, and they didn't know anything else.
However, several daughters-in-law looked timid and seemed to be feeling guilty.
They did know about the mother-in-law pricking Chao Chao with a needle, but it was mainly because after the pricking, Mrs. Zheng would teach them a lesson. She said that child brides must be properly disciplined, and if they are not tamed now, they will definitely have bad intentions in the future. She also took the opportunity to teach them that being a daughter-in-law is to serve the man.
Mrs. Zheng's idea is consistent with that of old lady Zheng.
The daughters-in-law only grumbled in their hearts at the time and did not dare to say a word to help Chao Chao. But when they heard the news coming out from the sky, they knew that it was all over.
Sure enough, the villagers of Zhengjia Village had already rushed over.
Someone directly called out to Old Lady Zheng, "You old hag, you are such a wicked person. People like you are not worthy of eating my eggs. Return the eggs I gave you yesterday."
"Yes, and return the two cakes I gave you as well."
"What a damned thing, what a bastard! No wonder your daughter is also so mean, it turns out she learned it from you."
"Old lady Zheng, why don't you come out? Don't hide in there and pretend to be dead."
Old Mrs. Zheng hid in the house. She was hit so hard that her head was aching so much that she didn't even want to listen to Tianmu. Naturally, she didn't know what was going on.
But the noise outside was too loud, especially when someone was calling her by name. Although Old Lady Zheng was drowsy, she still heard a few words.
She half leaned on the pillow and shouted to He, the second daughter-in-law who was taking care of her in the room, "What are you yelling for outside? Are you a dead person? I have a terrible headache and you don't chase me away. Are you deliberately trying to kill me?"
He used to be very respectful to her, after all, all the money in the family was in her hands.
But now it's different. I have lost all my money, and it was this old woman who made me lose it. She has the nerve to scold me after causing such a big disaster.
She immediately stood up angrily, "I chased them away? Why should I chase them away? Didn't you cause all this? They are here to settle accounts with you. We are all implicated by you."
Old Mrs. Zheng looked at her in disbelief. After her daughter and son-in-law robbed her of money yesterday, her daughter-in-law was also rebelling today.
She slapped the bed and yelled, "Second brother, come and take a look, your wife wants to kill me, she is so unfilial, I won't live any longer."
Zheng Lao Er ran in and shouted at He Shi when he saw this, "I asked you to take care of mom, and this is how you take care of her? Believe it or not, I will divorce you."
"Okay, divorce me. Your Zheng family is hated by everyone now. If you divorce me, I will see who dares to marry into your family since you have no money and no good reputation. If you are a man, divorce me. I will not stay in this broken family anymore."
After saying this, He turned around and left, going back to her room to pack her luggage.
Zheng Laoer was stunned and slapped his thigh suddenly, "Hey, I was just talking, why are you so anxious?"
As he said this, he chased after her. He ignored him and took the two children directly back to her parents' home. Zheng Laoer immediately chased after her.
The second brother and his wife left, and the third brother and his wife looked at each other, looked at the house, and then looked at the villagers outside who were pointing and watching the excitement, and began to make plans in their hearts.
Old Lady Zheng was already calling out to the third daughter-in-law, Li, "I'm so mad, so mad, these two unfilial people. Third daughter-in-law, come in and get me a glass of water."
Li came into the house, but her attitude was perfunctory, "Mom, don't rush to drink water. It's very noisy outside. You should think of a solution. Return the eggs and cakes you collected yesterday to the owner immediately. Don't hide them by yourself and don't give them to the children."
Old Lady Zheng was furious, "Are you blaming me? What's wrong with me accepting two egg cakes? Can't I get some tonic for my headache?"
"That pastry is just to fill your mouth, it can't make up for anything."
"I said I can mend it, and you come to irritate me, you bitch. I'm your mother-in-law, and how dare you talk to me like that." Old Mrs. Zheng's face turned red, and she threw anything she could get on the bed.
But she had no strength, and her legs were not stable. With a push, she fell under the bed.
Li was shocked and hurried to help the woman up, but it was too late. When Mrs. Zheng stood up again, her eyes were dull and her saliva was flowing uncontrollably.
This was the scene that the eldest daughter-in-law, Zhou, saw when she heard the noise and came in.
"Ah..." She screamed, attracting others to come in.
Mr. Zheng and his wife immediately pointed at Li and asked, "What did you do to mother?"
Mrs. Li reacted quickly, "What can I do? Mother was mad at my sister-in-law yesterday, and there was a commotion outside today. I just served her some water, but I didn't do anything else. But my sister-in-law was at home yesterday, but she actually let someone rob all the money in the house."
“Nonsense.”
The two people in the two rooms soon started to quarrel, and even started fighting. No one cared about Mrs. Zheng lying on the bed, and no one thought of looking for a doctor.
By the time the villagers outside got tired of waiting and ran in after hearing the quarrel, everyone in both rooms was injured. Old Mrs. Zheng had a stroke and her eyes and mouth were crooked. The doctor shook his head and just said to take good care of her.
But who will take care of her is a problem. Now the first and third wives have fallen out, so it is impossible for them to live together. The old lady has no money, so everyone wants to shirk responsibility.
Therefore, not long after, the second wife, who had just returned to her parents' home, was called back again.
The Zheng family began to discuss the division of the family property, which caused a lot of noise. In the end, the eldest branch of the family got more real estate and land, and the task of taking care of the old lady fell on them.
However, whether the care is good or not is another matter.
The villagers sighed over this and became more convinced that those who had bullied Chao Chao in the past did not have a good end.
When this matter spread to Shangliu Village, those who were not good to Chao Chao became more and more terrified.
Of course, this is all later.
(End of this chapter)
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