Chapter 85: Feng's Blackmail Is Counter-Blackmailed
The village chief's scolding was completely useless to the two men. Not only did it fail to dissuade them, but the couple fought more and more fiercely.
Jinniu went up and forcibly separated the two. Shen Laosi's face had been scratched beyond recognition by Feng. Feng did not gain any benefit either, as she was beaten black and blue by Shen Laosi.
After Shen Laosi was pulled away, Feng got up from the ground and wanted to scratch Shen Laosi, but was stopped by Gan.
Feng was unwilling to accept the result and cursed Shen Lao Si. "You are all worthless, and you, Shen Lao Si, are an irresponsible coward. I broke a cup and you want to divorce me. I have given birth to children for your Shen family. I have made contributions but I have worked hard. What big mistake did I make that you want to divorce me? Which of the seven reasons for divorce did I commit? If you don't explain yourself clearly today, I will never let you off, and my family will not let you off easily either."
When Shen Laosi heard Feng mention her parents' home, he couldn't help but shudder. Speaking of this, he had to mention Feng's parents' home.
Feng's maternal family lives in Liuding Village, which is fifty or sixty miles away from Shizi Village. The village was originally poor and backward, and it was even more remote than Shizi Village. However, over the years, as the forces on the border became more and more mixed, Feng's brothers from her maternal family joined a sect called Guangyaomen. The status of Guangyaomen was not very prominent among many gangs, but Feng's brothers were able to get the position of deputy leader. For the ordinary Shen family, no matter how low the status of Guangyaomen was, it could make the Shen family disappear silently overnight.
Just now, Shen Laosi only thought about the immediate interests and forgot about Feng's brothers from her mother's side.
Old Fourth Shen quickly put on a smile and went forward to coax his wife, demonstrating on the spot what it meant to be able to bend and stretch.
Feng snorted coldly and beat Shen Laosi violently. Shen Laosi did not dare to fight back this time. He smiled and asked Feng: "Wife, do you feel relieved? If not, hit me twice more. Just hit me here. I won't feel any pain. As long as you feel relieved, that's enough."
After Feng vented her anger, she did not insist on giving up, but still asked, "Shen Lao Si, are you still going to divorce your wife?"
Shen Laosi felt that he must have been crazy just now, so he thought of divorcing his wife. How could he dare to talk about divorce now? He licked his face and said, "Wife, I was talking nonsense just now, please forgive me."
Old Lady Wan was too lazy to watch the couple's acting, and said calmly, "Now that your two's problems have been solved, let's talk about the compensation. My Mo'er said that this set of tea sets is worth at least fifteen taels of silver. Since we are all neighbors, I will only take fifteen taels of compensation from you. You can discuss what you are going to compensate and how to compensate. You can go back and discuss it."
Shen Laosi and Feng's faces suddenly turned ugly, but Shen Laosi already had a plan to deal with it. Now that he thought of Feng's brothers from her mother's side, he had a lot of room to manipulate. He could now find an excuse to raise money and then delay time.
Old Lady Wan changed the subject and continued, "However, before you raise the money, you must write an IOU or a written document, clearly stating the amount owed and the due date for repayment."
There was a crack on Shen Laosi's expression, which had just turned around. This old woman was really difficult to deal with. A hint of viciousness flashed in Shen Laosi's eyes, but it quickly dissipated.
Old Lady Wan smiled and looked at the village chief. "Brother Village Chief, please help me write the IOU. I also want you to be a witness. This Feng did break my cup, which is worth fifteen taels."
After the panic just now, Feng calmed down. She picked up the broken pieces of the porcelain cup from the ground, pointed at Old Lady Wan's nose and cursed: "Who are you trying to blackmail, you old fool? You just said that this set of cups is only worth fifteen taels. You want to blackmail me for fifteen taels for just one cup? What are you dreaming about?"
Feng's hand was slapped by Wan San's wife.
"Just keep talking, why are you pointing? And keep your mouth shut."
Feng was hit by Wan Sansao, but she was not willing to be outdone, so she smashed the fragments in her hand towards Wan Sansao's face.
What would happen if this fragment hit his face? At the very least, he would be disfigured, at the worst, he would go blind.
Mrs. Wan San's pupils suddenly dilated, and the shadows of several broken porcelain pieces flying towards her were clearly reflected in her eyes.
At this critical moment, Zhao, who had been standing next to Wan Sansao, reacted quickly. She pushed Wan Sansao away. Although Wan Sansao fell to the ground, she fortunately escaped the disaster and all the fragments were scattered on the ground.
Old Mrs. Wan clenched her hands tightly in fear, and Second Sister Wan hugged Little Fubao tightly, while Little Fubao suddenly shouted, "Third Auntie——"
However, no one noticed the change in Xiao Fubao. Everyone's attention was on Wan Sansao at this time, and the fact that Xiao Fubao suddenly called Aunt San was ignored by everyone.
Feng said with a ferocious look on his face: "You are lucky that this didn't hit you. If you dare to do it in front of me next time, I will kill you."
Mrs. Wan was still frightened and looked at Zhao with gratitude. Zhao took the opportunity to help Mrs. Wan up.
The village chief immediately shouted at Feng: "Feng, what are you doing? Apologize quickly."
The village chief also knew that Feng's brothers from her mother's side should not be underestimated, so he only asked Feng to apologize and did not scold her with any other unpleasant words. After all, although he was the village chief, he did not have a background like the Wan family, so he would not offend Feng if he could.
Feng pouted and said disdainfully, "Why? She started it first. I did nothing wrong. Why should I apologize? I can afford to pay for this small cup. You all just wait for me to throw the silver in your face and kill you."
Old Lady Wan sneered, "Sure! I'm waiting for you to hit me to death with silver. The more the better. I'm already so old, and I've never seen anyone hit me with silver."
Feng's face turned pale. She couldn't beat the man in battle or win the argument. She turned around and walked away angrily, but because she used too much force, her foot slipped and she fell backwards. As luck would have it, she fell on the fragments she had just thrown. The fragments immediately cut a bloody gash on her head. Feng didn't turn over for a long time and let out a scream.
Shen Laosi quickly ran over to help Feng up, and his hand happened to press on Feng's wound, causing Feng to scream and curse: "Shen Laosi, you can't divorce me, so you want to kill me, right?"
When Shen Laosi heard this, he was so scared that he quickly let go. Feng's head, which had been lifted up, was suddenly released by Shen Laosi again. Feng had no strength to support herself and fell heavily back onto the original fragments. She suffered two heavy blows in the same place. Feng grimaced in pain, and a layer of cold sweat broke out on her body. She was in so much pain that she couldn't speak.
Shen Lao Si was at a loss as to what to do. He didn't know whether to help or not. Finally, Mrs. Gan couldn't bear it any longer and stepped forward to Shen Lao Si and said, "Let's each take one side and help the fourth sister-in-law up. Let's go find a doctor quickly. If the bleeding doesn't stop, she'll die."
Shen Lao Si then said in a panic: "Okay."
Feng was supported by Gan and Shen Laosi and walked home dizzy.
"Stop, no one can leave without signing today."
Old Lady Wan shouted coldly, looking at the embarrassed backs of the three people.
The village chief has asked Jinniu to go back and get pen, ink, paper and inkstone. He will write an IOU and ask Shen Laosi to sign it later.
At this moment, Old Lady Wan asked to keep them, and the village chief couldn't just ignore it, so he helped Old Lady Wan and said, "Old Fourth Shen, you stay here, and let your sister-in-law help your wife to get treated first."
Shen Laosi's body, which had been stiff, slowly turned around and stayed reluctantly.
Jinniu quickly brought paper and pen, and the village chief wrote the IOU. Shen Laosi reluctantly pressed his fingerprints and left.
The people from the Shen family left very quickly, but Shen was still sitting weakly at the gate of the Wan family's fence. No one cared about her and she was almost dying.
Old Lady Wan glanced at Shen. Although she was full of sympathy and Xiao Fubao also spoke well of Shen, she did not dare to meddle in other people's business. She had already experienced the shamelessness and ruthlessness of the Shen family in the farce just now. So Old Lady Shen only glanced at Shen and said to the village head's wife, "Village head, how do you think we should deal with this?"
Old Mrs. Wan had a sympathetic look on her face and a helpless tone as she looked at the village chief but pointed at Shen.
Shen had already woken up at this time, but she was seriously injured and could not open her eyes. She was so sleepy that she had to lift her eyelids weakly, for fear that she would fall asleep and never wake up again.
"Village chief..." Shen used all her strength to make a cat-like murmur.
The village chief did not hear clearly what Shen said, but he saw her actions. Her hands were drawing something on the ground, but no one could see clearly.
At this time Wan Xingmo took a look and found that Shen could actually write. There was a word "休" written crookedly on the ground.
Wan Xingmo raised his eyes to look at the village chief, his lips moved for a moment, but he didn't say anything. However, Mrs. Wan, who was standing by, had been observing everyone present. When she saw Wan Xingmo's expression, she asked, "Mo'er? Do you have something to say?"
Wan Xingmo said, "Grandma, look, this aunt wrote the word 'rest' on the ground. I didn't know what it meant, so I didn't say anything."
The village chief also saw what Shen wrote at this time. He could understand what Shen meant. Shen wanted a letter of divorce, but the village chief looked at the Shen family's yard and felt that this would not be easy to do.
If he hadn't had to, he wouldn't want to get involved in the Shen family's affairs. If he didn't do it well, he would get into trouble. But in today's situation, if he didn't care, the Shen family might not survive tonight.
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