Chapter 119: Courtesy first, then attack
Old Mrs. Wan looked at the sons of the Shen family, all of them cowering behind her like wimps, and didn't want to waste time on arguing. She still had a lot of work to do at home waiting for her to assign when she returned. She came here today with only one purpose, to get money.
"Sister-in-law, I came here today for only one purpose. It is only natural that debts should be repaid. This is the IOU for fifteen taels of silver that your family owes us. I also brought it with me. You must give me an explanation today, right? According to the date on the IOU, you have exceeded the payment by two days. Since we are all neighbors, I will not charge you any interest. You just need to pay the debt."
Old Lady Wan didn't come right out and start a hostile attitude. She had a strategy and planned to use courtesy before force.
But Old Lady Shen didn't buy it and spat from a distance in the direction of Old Lady Wan.
"Bah, stop trying to make connections here. You are a bunch of exiles. Who is your sister-in-law? Don't ruin our family's reputation as good citizens. We are an honest family, unlike you who are a bunch of murderers and arsonists. Get out of my yard now and stop dirtying my land."
Old Mrs. Wan originally wanted to have a good talk with Old Mrs. Shen, but she didn't expect that the old woman was so unreasonable and would just poke at her sore spots. Originally, Old Mrs. Wan didn't care much about their identity as exiles, but when she saw Wan Xingmo next to her clenched his fists, she thought that their Mo'er should care. With Old Mrs. Wan's protective character, how could she let Old Mrs. Shen go?
Old Mrs. Wan's expression changed immediately. She slowly folded the IOU and put it back in her arms.
Old Mrs. Wan rolled up her sleeves skillfully, revealing a mocking smile. Her hunched back straightened up at this moment. She looked like someone who was not easy to mess with. At first glance, she was an expert in fighting in the village.
Old Lady Shen's face suddenly changed, and her voice was no longer as arrogant as before. She asked in a trembling voice: "You exile, what do you want to do? I tell you, don't mess around. Exiles who hit people are guilty of a heavier crime."
Old Lady Wan had already walked slowly in front of Old Lady Shen, looking down at her with mockery in her eyes. She took a look at Old Lady Shen's crippled legs and snorted coldly, "Hmph, aggravating your crime? I'm already an exiled prisoner, and I'm still afraid of aggravating your crime? What if I beat you today? Let's see who can aggravate my crime?"
After saying this, Old Lady Wan raised her hand and slapped Old Lady Shen hard on the face. Old Lady Shen had never suffered such a great humiliation since her son grew up.
Not only was she slapped in public by Mrs. Wan, but she was also slapped in front of her sons, who had no intention of coming to help her. Mrs. Shen was a little panicked.
"Where have you been, you bastards? Didn't you see your mother getting beaten up? You all crawled out of my intestines, you ate my food and drank my drinks, and now you're just watching others bully us?"
However, the sons of the Shen family looked at Wan Xingmo who was standing not far behind Old Lady Wan, and none of them dared to go forward and seek death. They were sure that if they dared to move, the other party would definitely break their arms.
"Mom, it's not that we sons are unfilial, it's just that the other side has a killing god and we don't dare to do it." Shen Lao Er finally explained.
But Old Lady Shen didn't have the chance to listen, as Old Lady Wan slapped her in the face like raindrops.
"Bah, you shameless old man, I gave you face but you didn't want it, and you had to rush to stretch your face out to let me hit you. My hand is sore from being hit. I think you are deliberately hurting my hand, right?"
Old Mrs. Shen's face was swollen like a bun after being beaten by Old Mrs. Wan. A trickle of blood flowed from the corner of her mouth. She fell off the stool and fell to the ground, looking very embarrassed.
"Why aren't you arrogant anymore? How about the slap from this exile? You idiot, you knew I was an exile, but you were not polite to me. You should stay away from me, but you dare to mess with me. Let me tell you, exiles are people who live on the edge of a knife. How dare you mess with an exile? I have killed so many people, and you, an old lady, dare to challenge me?"
Old Lady Wan acted out the murderer's brutality to the fullest, scaring Old Lady Shen on the ground so much that she dared not even fart and shrank her neck, not daring to make a sound.
The old lady's gray hair was beaten and scattered on both sides of her cheeks. She covered her swollen face with one hand, lowered her head, her shoulders kept shaking, and her buttocks moved backwards unconsciously.
After beating Old Lady Shen, Old Lady Wan finally vented the anger in her heart.
At this time, Xiao Fubao shouted from behind: "Grandma - good job -"
Little Fubao clapped his hands and cheered for Old Lady Wan.
Old Mrs. Wan suddenly felt relaxed both physically and mentally.
Wan Xingmo also smiled as he looked at the little Fubao in his arms, and the depression he had just felt disappeared without a trace.
Old Mrs. Wan clapped her hands, put down her sleeves, took out the IOU from her arms, and shook it out in front of Old Mrs. Shen. Even though Old Mrs. Wan held the IOU upside down, Old Mrs. Shen couldn't tell because both old ladies were illiterate.
"Look carefully, fifteen taels of silver, the repayment deadline was the day before yesterday, hurry up and get the money."
At this time, Shen Lao Er and Shen Lao San hurried over to help Old Lady Shen up, and the two of them carried her into the house together.
When Mrs. Wan saw that no one from the Shen family paid any attention to her, she moved the stool that Mrs. Shen had just sat on and sat down on it slowly.
The old lady crossed her legs, took out a pipe from her waist, filled it with tobacco and took two puffs, then said slowly: "I'll give you a cup of tea. If you don't take out the silver, I will tear down your house and empty your things. Anyway, I will take anything that can be exchanged for money. I will give up as long as I can get 15 taels of silver. If not, I will have to sell your daughter-in-law."
Old Lady Wan had already inquired around, and found out that the Shen family still had some savings. Old Man Shen had made a fortune when he was alive, and left a lot of money for the family. However, the family was not good at business, and they spent all their money. However, a lean camel is bigger than a horse, and she speculated that Old Lady Shen should be able to come up with this sum of money.
After saying these words, Old Mrs. Wan started to puff on her pipe. Normally, she never smoked when she was taking care of little Fubao, for fear of disturbing her granddaughter. Today she was out for a while, and although she was only at the neighbor's house, it could help her get rid of the anger.
Old Mrs. Shen heard it clearly in the room, and her sons also circled around her.
"Mom, what do you think we should do? If we don't return the fifteen taels of silver to them today, we won't be able to keep our family. I think the old lady is a person who always keeps her word. If it really doesn't work, you should just take out the money and let's send these two plague gods away." Shen Laowu was a little anxious. He was the most timid and would easily panic when encountering things.
Old Mrs. Shen was so angry that she had no place to vent it. Seeing her sons wandering around her, she immediately remembered that they had just watched her being slapped by Old Mrs. Wan without doing anything. Old Mrs. Shen reached out for the wooden stick that she usually used to beat the Shens, and started beating her sons all over the face.
Heart-wrenching screams suddenly rang out in the room. Several sons of the Shen family were beaten by Old Lady Shen with all her might, venting her anger mechanically.
Old Second Shen was beaten by Old Lady Shen and ran away with his head in his hands. The others also scattered far away. Old Lady Shen was paralyzed on the bed and had no way to chase them. She collapsed on the kang, gasping for breath, with sweat on her forehead.
At this time, Mrs. Wan's voice came from outside the house again: "Time is running out, have you thought it through?"
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