Chapter 89: Beating a bird with a stick? Again!

Outside the main room door, the bamboo basket in Liu Xiangqin's hand fell to the ground with a clang.

The wild vegetables that were dug were also scattered all over the ground.

She stared with bloodshot eyes, and her hands holding the basket were shaking more violently than her man's. She wanted to curse but didn't dare to. She gritted her teeth and looked like she wanted to chop Wang Ziru to pieces!

"Who will he ask for compensation if he becomes disabled?" she asked.

Deputy Captain Tang also noticed the woman outside the door, and her look was so gloomy that it looked like a storm was coming.

He glanced at Zhai Qingsong and realized that this was the eldest daughter-in-law of the Zhai family.

He put his hands on his burly waist and stared back at Liu Xiangqin with a cold look, "What do you mean by that? Your man is injured and you want to ask them for money?"

Deputy Captain Tang raised his right thumb back, obviously asking Liu Xiangqin if she wanted to blame the matter on the third brother.

"The whole village saw it. It was the third brother who caused my husband to become disabled. Shouldn't he be asked to pay compensation?" Liu Xiangqin's face was filled with hatred and anger.

This made Deputy Captain Tang laugh.

He sneered, "No wonder your Zhai family is in chaos all day long, what kind of person did you marry?"

Suddenly, he pointed at the woman at the door and roared like thunder: "Your mother-in-law wanted to hurt the third child, but the third child escaped! It was your husband who went up to him and was chopped by his own mother. Why don't you go to the police station to find your mother-in-law, but ask the third child for compensation?"

"Do you dare to say it again?"

"The whole thing was caused by the third brother. I don't care who did it. I just want to ask him for money."

"Shameless! So ignorant!"

Zhai Ximo saw that Deputy Captain Tang was so angry with his sister-in-law that his lungs were about to explode.

Instead, he seemed very calm and said slowly, "Captain Tang, don't let yourself get upset. I will take care of these family matters."

Deputy Captain Tang not only did not lose his temper, but also looked worried for them, "How can you handle it? I have come to your house on behalf of the county armed forces, and I am such a big man standing here."

Deputy Captain Tang didn't understand. Was it because his expression was too gentle that there was no shock at all?

Wang Ziru put away the medical kits one by one and smiled faintly, "Captain Tang, don't be angry. This is just the most ordinary day I've ever had."

"She wants compensation from the third brother, let her file a complaint with the police."

Zhai Zhaodi pulled her mother and said, "Mom, let's go sue them tomorrow."

Baoer, who was hiding in the corner of the main room, heard his cousin threatening his mother. His little face turned red with anger and his two little fists were clenched tightly.

Inside the main room, the atmosphere was very tense for a while.

Zhai Qingsong himself had not yet recovered from the shock of "possibly becoming disabled", and his injured left hand was shaking uncontrollably.

However, he was frightened by Liu Xiangqin's sudden return home.

"Zhaodi, you and mom are back..."

Zhai Zhaodi had the same gloomy expression as her mother. She said resentfully, "Dad! What will we do if you become disabled? Do mom and I have to go to the mountains to pick wild vegetables every day?"

"No, no, Zhaodi, listen to daddy! Daddy's hand will be healed soon." Zhai Qingsong didn't care about the huge wound on his left arm that had not yet healed. Seeing the mother and daughter turn around and go back to the west room, he hurriedly chased after them.

Deputy Captain Tang shook his head, "Your elder brother is such a coward!"

Just as they were arguing, Xu Ping came back from outside with the calf.

Xu Ping also couldn't bear to see the third brother's family living a good life.

Seeing the eldest couple quarreling again, and hearing that my uncle's left hand would be disabled, I felt excited.

She led the calf to the cowshed and tied the rope, thinking to herself, "Go ahead, you two are making a fuss. You've made this house in chaos. Let's see how Wang Ziru ends up!"

If I can't handle it, the third brother will definitely abandon me and divorce me.

Xu Ping and Wang Ziru were not on good terms in the first place. Seeing that Wang Ziru's life was getting more and more comfortable day by day, either going to treat this family's illness or bringing her man back to her parents' home for a banquet..., Xu Ping was filled with a strong resentment in her heart.

Deputy Captain Tang looked worried. He had originally planned to just go into the house, sit down, drink some hot tea, get familiar with the door, and come back later.

Seeing the Zhai family's situation with my own eyes, I am really worried about Zhai Ximo.

Afraid that something might happen to him again.

Then the entire Cangnan County will suffer and be held accountable.

"How about...you come with me to the county town and stay for a while? Living in the village, I'm really afraid that something will happen in your family again." Deputy Captain Tang frowned and said to Zhai Ximo.

"You don't have to worry. It's like this in all rural areas. It's just that they have suffered a lot in the past few years," Zhai Ximo said in a deep voice.

Deputy Captain Tang stared at the little guy hiding in the corner. The son of a great hero was bullied like this. The little guy was so scared that he almost wet his pants even with his parents present.

No! He absolutely cannot watch this family get into trouble!

Having said that, the injury of the eldest son of the Zhai family had nothing to do with the third son, but his sister-in-law was pushing him too hard.

He had to go back to the Armed Forces Department immediately to discuss how to deal with this matter with his superiors.

"Okay, be careful and I'll come see you in two days."

The couple escorted the distinguished guest out of the fenced yard.

Watched Deputy Captain Tang speed away on his motorcycle.

Turning back to their side room, he heard a fierce quarrel between Liu Xiangqin and Zhai Qingsong coming from the front.

“Close the door!”

Wang Ziru lay down on the bed tiredly, and told the man to close the door.

She didn't have time to listen to Liu Xiangqin swearing and cursing.

Zhai Ximo closed the door, walked to the bed, picked up his son, and helped him take off his shoes. "Bao'er, lie down for a while! When you wake up, Daddy will heat up some buns for you."

The kid's butt was stuck to the soft blanket, and his small body was rolling around on it.

He rolled over and then rolled into his mother's arms. "Mom, will the aunt cut us with a knife?"

"Don't be afraid, baby! No one dares to hurt us. Mommy won't allow anyone to hurt you..."

Wang Ziru hugged her son tightly with heartache.

I was very lucky that my son didn't see with his own eyes the ferocious look of his grandmother picking up a kitchen knife and chasing after his father.

But he was also very scared.

Wang Ziru held her son's face and pecked him on the forehead three times in succession, "Be good, baby, with mom and dad here, bad guys won't dare to bully us."

"dad!"

"Um?"

His father was also lying down. "What's the matter?"

"You have to protect me and Mommy."

"Um."

There were no chairs or benches in the side room, so the family of three had to lie down in a row and chat with their eyes closed. Soon, they heard hurried footsteps outside the door.

That’s the boss Zhai Qingsong coming.

Zhai Qingsong thought that the third brother was sitting in the room, but he didn't expect that they had closed the door, so he had to knock on the door and shouted, "Third brother, come out."

Zhai Ximo got up and went out, opening the door. "Brother, what's wrong?"

"Ask my sister-in-law what I should do to restore my left hand to its original condition. I can't let it become disabled." The honest Zhuang Jiahan was sweating profusely and his eyes were bloodshot. He just wanted to hear Wang Ziru's explanation.

Zhai Ximo glanced back into the room, then whispered, "I asked her, and she said that you need to massage your left hand and left arm every day to keep your left arm flexible and gradually achieve the effect of recovery."

"How?"

Zhai Ximo demonstrated it to him immediately.

That is, he used his own right hand to pinch his injured left arm and left hand, and deliberately trained his left hand.

"How long will it take for me to recover?"

"Everyone's physique is different, and the extent of the injury is different, so I can't give a specific time, but she said the first three months are the golden period for recovery. Brother, don't be anxious, just take it step by step."

"How can I not be anxious? Liu Xiangqin said that if I become disabled, she will divorce me..." Zhuang Jiahan, who has always been taciturn, almost cried in front of his brother.

In this era, divorce is not popular. If a couple asks for a divorce, they will be criticized by the villagers.

This made Wang Ziru unable to sleep.

She slowly got up from the bed, stretched her back and walked out, saying in a clear and pleasant voice: "Brother! You don't have to be afraid of anything. We will help you with your injuries and all the medical expenses."

"As for your marriage with Liu Xiangqin, you don't have to worry. If you really get divorced, I will help you find a true and virtuous wife in the future."

"No, sister-in-law, you..." Zhai Qingsong didn't dare to think about something as deadly as 'divorce'. He quickly turned his head and glanced in the direction of the main hall, and whispered, "Don't say unlucky words."

Zhai Qingsong was so frightened that he quickly waved his hands, turned around and walked out.

Zhai Ximo didn't even look at his eldest sister-in-law Liu Xiangqin. Seeing his eldest brother's cowardly behavior, his blood boiled.

I thought to myself: If my eldest brother really gets divorced, I will definitely help him find a new woman who is considerate of her man and has a kind heart.

…

That night, Longwang Village.

Seeing that their daughter refused to go home and made a scene known to everyone, the Chen couple had no choice but to go to the beach and drag Chen Pingping back home.

The couple found an excuse to let Zhang Kang go back first, saying that they wanted to educate their daughter alone.

Soon after Zhang Kang returned home, Chen's mother pushed her daughter to her knees. "Tell me! What do you want to do with this marriage?"

"I've said before, if you insist on canceling the engagement, I won't live anymore. I can't afford to lose face." In the main room, Chen Pingping knelt on the cold ground and protested loudly.

Father Chen sat by the door, smoking his water pipe one puff after another.

Seeing that his daughter was so determined to marry into the Zhang family, he asked, "Ask the Zhang family to give us a dowry, not a cent less."

"Dad! You know that Zhang Kang is not a free man, he has his own army. Do you two want to watch me jump into the fire pit? How can there be parents like you? When Wang Zonghao and I were planning to get engaged, you also said that the Wang family had no money. Now you are doing the same thing!"

When Chen's mother heard the name 'Wang Zonghao', her eyes lit up, "Do you still like that bastard from the Wang family?"

"Hmph! Boring!"

"If you really still like Wang Zonghao, well, that's fine. We will cancel the Zhang family's marriage for you, and you can still marry Wang Zonghao. After all, you are both from the same village. Didn't you say that his sister helped him find a job in the county?" Chen's mother had a scheming face and her calculations were very clear.

Chen Pingping was so angry that her face almost turned green. She said speechlessly: "How could I have such shameless parents like you?"

At that time, he looked down on Wang Zonghao and thought that Zhang Kang had a bright future as a soldier, so he insisted that she wait for Zhang Kang.

Now, for the 200 yuan betrothal gift, he wants her to marry Wang Zonghao again.

Is Chen Pingping such a shameless woman?

"If you like Wang Zonghao, go and say it yourself. I, Chen Pingping, don't have the face to do that." Chen Pingping was so angry that her whole body ached.

Mother Chen thought about this matter seriously. Although the Wang family's youngest son's marriage was arranged, he had not yet married after all, and canceling the engagement was just a matter of words.

If I let my daughter marry Wang Zonghao now, it would be a good marriage.

Apart from other things, they knew the Wang family well and they still had a good relationship. Wang Zonghao was also quite reliable and he liked their Pingping so much back then...

Chen's mother couldn't wait any longer, so she went to Wang's house in the dark that night to discuss the marriage of her children with the Wang couple.