The atmosphere in the Xu family became tense. The children dared not make a fuss, and when they saw Xu Genshu being helped into the house, they all followed him.
They all saw how their uncle was beaten by their grandfather; it was terrifying.
Only Old Man Xu and Old Lady Xu went to the Yang family's house that evening. It was the first time Xu Wen had seen his grandfather so angry, so he didn't dare to make a fuss about going with them.
The matter was Yang's fault, and with several children watching and the village chief stepping in to make the decision, Xu Er felt that no matter how humiliating it was, he still had to pay the compensation he owed.
But this wasn't the end of it. Old Xu knew that his younger brother's family coveted his family's braised food recipe, and when he went to check the backyard, he also saw traces of Yang's presence there.
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To prevent this family from causing any more trouble, they had to be ruthless.
"What kind of written agreement do you want?" Madam Yang looked at Old Madam Xu in disbelief.
"Sister-in-law, you were hit on the head, not the ear. Can't you hear me?" Old Mrs. Xu found it amusing to see Yang's appearance. She had heard that she was hit by a tree branch, and there was a big bump on her forehead. She deserved it.
Xu Er impatiently pulled his wife back, his face also looking rather grim. "Brother, isn't this written agreement a bit excessive?"
They demanded that Yang write a statement saying that if she ever stepped into the Xu family's house again without permission, she would be treated like a thief and reported to the authorities.
"As long as Yang doesn't enter my house without permission, this agreement is invalid." Facing his younger brother's accusing gaze, Old Man Xu felt a little uncomfortable, but his eyes did not waver.
"Uncle, we're family. My mother was just confused for a moment. Please calm down." Xu Xuewang also stepped in to smooth things over. If Yang wasn't allowed to go in, how would he get the recipe for the braised food?
"Your mother was more than just confused for a moment?" Old Mrs. Xu sneered. "The year my second son's wife came into the family, everyone was busy, and your mother took all the eggs from the kitchen."
"The year my eldest grandson was born, Genshan hunted a pheasant in the mountains. Your mother came to see the child empty-handed, and she even took the pheasant with her when she left."
"And when my second son's wife gave birth, her family prepared some baby clothes for the child. When your mother looked over there, she saw that they had taken a few more pieces of clothing."
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"There are many more such incidents. You still dare to say that your mother was just confused for a moment?" Old Mrs. Xu's mocking gaze swept over Yang Shi. "If she doesn't know whether what I said is true or false, she can ask the neighbors."
Yang had made it a habit to take things from their house, always choosing times when things were busy and chaotic. However, despite the busyness, quite a few people saw it.
Sure enough, once Grandma Xu spoke up, many people were able to testify on her behalf.
Madam Yang's face had turned deathly pale; she hadn't expected Old Madam Xu to remember so clearly.
"Second brother, you can't be unaware of these things, can you? She brought those things home without saying where they came from." Old Mrs. Xu was deliberately poking at Xu Er's sore spot; she was betting that Xu Er definitely knew about these things.
Given Yang's love of showing off, she would inevitably tell Xu Er about her glorious achievements.
This put Xu Er in a difficult position. If he admitted to knowing, wouldn't that be considered aiding and abetting evil?
"You, Yang, you actually lied to us, saying that these things were brought by your family and that you bought them. I never expected that you would..." Xu Er looked at Yang with a heartbroken expression.
In his heart, he actually hoped that Yang would deny it to the death and just make up some nonsense about how these things came from her family and that she bought them herself, since it had been many years since then.
But Yang did not comply with his wishes. "So what if I took it? I didn't go to another house to take it." She was so self-righteous that she didn't seem to think there was anything wrong with it.
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Grandma Xu was so angry she laughed. She said to everyone, "Listen up, everyone. Although my Xu family doesn't have much money, everyone knows that we make braised food. With so many precedents set by the Yang family, I'm really afraid that one day she'll target our braised food business and steal our livelihood."
That last statement was rather serious.
"Sister-in-law, what nonsense are you talking about? Brother, are you just going to let your sister-in-law say such things about us?" Xu Er knew that Old Lady Xu was sharp-tongued, so he immediately questioned Old Man Xu.
But Old Xu had long seen through this family. "Village chief, please do us justice. Yang is my brother's wife, and as her elder brother, I can't say much, but we are really scared."
Old Xu looked listless because of his son's situation, and now when he spoke, he exuded a sense of vicissitude and weakness.
"Village chief, what they said makes sense. We can't be too careful."
"It's lucky they're my own sister-in-law. If they were outsiders, I think we should just report them to the authorities and have them arrested."
“Leaving them in the village is a menace; we’ll have to keep a close eye on them from now on.”
The reason these people spoke up for the Xu family was partly because they felt sorry for them, and partly because Yang was too fond of showing off. She looked down on others because her husband had a respectable job in town.
Zhou Yongkang finally understood that Yang was someone who would never learn her lesson, so he had someone bring him paper and pen, and made Yang sign a written agreement.
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Not only did Yang refuse, but Xu Er also wouldn't allow it, saying, "Village chief, it's not a big deal. She took so many things from my elder brother's house, I'll just return them."
"Second brother, if we return what we have, can you guarantee she won't take it again? Especially our family's braised pork recipe." Old Xu's words left Xu Er speechless. What they wanted was that braised pork recipe.
Seeing Xu Er's family dawdling, Zhou Yongkang grew impatient. "Alright, it's no big deal. As long as Yang can control her, this document is just a piece of waste paper. Hurry up and sign it, don't delay everyone's business."
Zhou Yongkang was, after all, the village chief, and he still had a lot of presence when he spoke with a cold face. Yang stretched out her hand but refused to put it on the paper.
He simply grabbed Yang's hand and pressed it onto the paper. "Alright, the matter is resolved. Yang, take good care of yourself."
He felt ashamed to be doing these things at his age.
The people who had come with them also went out one after another. Grandma Xu and Grandpa Xu did not hesitate and followed everyone outside.
Before everyone could even leave, the sounds of Yang and Xu arguing came from inside the house. Old Mrs. Xu chuckled and said, "Let them argue, let them argue. It's been a long time since these two have argued."
Both of them are extremely concerned about their image and are arrogant; today's events will likely cause them a lot of trouble for a while.
However, Old Mrs. Xu miscalculated. Even if Mrs. Yang wanted to make a scene, she didn't have the energy. She got up to use the toilet in the middle of the night, tripped, and bit her tongue. Although she didn't bite it off, it was still bloody.
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Xu Er was angry with her and didn't even look when he heard the noise outside. When Yang saw that no one came to help her, she had no choice but to get up from the ground and go back to her room.
Her tongue was still bleeding, and she couldn't handle it by herself, so she went to find Xu Er. Xu Er was sleeping with his back to her, but Yang Shi patted him twice before he reluctantly turned around.
He turned around and screamed, his eyes rolled back, and he fainted.
Anyone would be scared if they saw a person sticking out their tongue and bleeding from it in the middle of the night. The main thing was that the moonlight was dim enough that day, and Yang's hair was disheveled.
She couldn't speak, and kept whimpering; how could that not be frightening?
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