Chapter 35
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"Are you here to ask for an explanation or for money?" Cheng Yeran walked over.
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He was a head taller than Uncle Zhang's son, and had a strong sense of oppression, showing that he would have the upper hand even if he beat up the other three sons alone. "I didn't kill him. If you want compensation or life penalty, you should ask the person who pushed him down. But do you dare to ask him? Did your father pay the money when he killed someone?"
"When did my father kill someone?" Zhang Da pushed him fiercely. He used a lot of strength, trying to create the effect of pushing Cheng Yeran to the ground. Just now they were inferior to Cheng Yeran in momentum, and now they wanted to suppress Cheng Yeran and make Cheng Yeran afraid of them and pay money.
When Shen Yuntang saw him being pushed, he trotted forward two steps anxiously. As soon as he ran behind Cheng Yeran, he saw Cheng Yeran standing there motionless.
Just now everyone saw that the veins on Zhang Da's arms were bulging. He used all his strength, but it didn't hurt Cheng Yeran at all. How terrifying is Cheng Yeran's strength?
Everyone could see that Zhang Da had used so much strength, and Cheng Yeran naturally felt it as well. The other party's strength didn't seem like acting at all.
He had never used violence when quarreling with villagers before. He thought they were all actors and he couldn't really fight with anyone. But now he was not sure.
He was waiting for the other party to take action. If he really hit someone instead of just pushing them, then it would be certain that he was not recording the show at the moment.
But Zhang Da saw that he couldn't push him away, so he turned his attention to Shen Yuntang, who was easier to bully.
He suddenly reached out and grabbed Shen Yuntang by the collar. After all, Shen Yuntang was a weak boy, not as tall as a man, and was easily lifted by the other party, causing him to lose his balance and stagger forward two steps.
Seeing Zhang Da's fist coming towards him, he was so frightened that he even forgot to close his eyes.
Cheng Yeran quickly caught his fist and knocked the man to the ground. The other two brothers of the Zhang family also rushed over when they saw this, and several people started to wrestle with each other.
Those who were watching the excitement just wanted to see this scene. When they saw people fighting, they came forward excitedly and almost squeezed Shen Yuntang who was standing nearby.
Shen Yuntang stared at Cheng Yeran with his eyes fixed, and even though he wanted to go over to help, he couldn't do anything. Fortunately, Cheng Yeran was in the upper hand even though he was fighting three people alone. It was not just three people against him, but he was beating those three people unilaterally.
Cheng Yeran's fists seemed to be made of iron, and every punch hit the flesh, making a terrible sound.
Everyone was frightened by Cheng Yeran's crazy fighting style, and even those who were trying to stop the fight didn't dare to step forward.
The daughters-in-law of the Zhang family sat on the ground and began to cry. The whole family, young and old, joined in the crying. The noise was deafening and the scene became even more chaotic.
"Be quiet! No one is allowed to make any more noise." The village chief came and first stopped the Zhang family's wives from crying and making noises. Then he walked over to look at the people wrestling on the ground and said, "Pull them apart! If they continue to behave like this, I will punish them according to the village law!"
When the people around heard the village chief's voice, they seemed to have finally found their backbone and all went forward to separate them.
The three Zhang brothers were helped up by others. Their clothes were torn and their faces were bruised. On the other hand, Cheng Yeran's clothes and hair were just a little messy and there was some dirt on his face.
Everyone was afraid that he would go crazy and rush forward to continue the fight. Two strong men pulled his arms hard, but he still kicked Zhang Da and said, "If you dare to touch my husband again next time, I will make your whole family pay!"
Seeing him protecting his family like this, the villagers couldn't help but admire his promising future. Some parents even pointed at him and said to their children: "You should learn from Brother Cheng in the future. When your parents are bullied, you should also fight with them like this."
Shen Yunfeng's eyes widened. How could his cousin be so lucky? In his previous life, when he married Cheng Yeran, he was also bullied by neighbors. He had no parents, and the man he married was a good-for-nothing lazy man. People in their village only bullied the weak and feared the strong.
The more domineering he was, the more the people in their village admired him and tried to please him. The weaker he was, the more he was bullied. Their family was the most bullied in the village. Not only did they take advantage of him, but they also always laughed at him and looked down on him.
He suffered a lot of grievances in his previous life. If Xia Xiaowu hadn't always come to him and give him warmth, he would not have been able to survive.
But if Cheng Yeran protected him in his previous life like he does in this life, he would not have needed Xia Xiaowu. If Cheng Yeran treated him like he treated his cousin in his previous life, he would have broken up with Xia Xiaowu long ago!
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After everyone calmed down, the village chief walked to the front and pointed at the body covered with a straw mat on the ground. "Why leave it here instead of taking it back? Your father was pushed down by Widow Chen. It has nothing to do with others. Not to mention that the village will not stand on your side, even if you file a complaint to the county or the city, it will be the same. If you don't believe me, go ahead and file a complaint."
Zhang Da and his friends were already scared after being beaten, and his whole family knew the inside story of Widow Chen's affair, which was just a dirty trick his father came up with to seize other people's land.
Widow Chen lived next door to his house. If there were other relatives in the village, after they died, they could just move the courtyard wall towards Widow Chen's house little by little and slowly occupy it.
It was too easy to kill a woman in the village. As long as their reputation was ruined, they would commit suicide without anyone else having to kill them. That was how their father taught them at home. Later, he really forced the widow Chen's daughter to death. On the day when the widow Chen's daughter hanged herself, Uncle Zhang proudly said to them, "How is your father? He can kill people with his mouth."
The Zhang family knew that they were not in the right, so they softened their tone and said, "The dead are the greatest. No matter how bad my father was when he was alive, his crime did not deserve death. If they hadn't said that about my father outside, he wouldn't have died."
"Why don't you mention the fact that your father killed Widow Chen's daughter? Your father paid for her life with his own life, so we're even. An outsider like me shouldn't be involved in this. If you keep making trouble, you should give up all the land that your family has occupied from Widow Chen's family. The unowned land should be divided equally among all the villagers. My cousin is here, so let him divide it up." Cheng Yeran shouted to the villagers around him, "Do you think it should be divided equally?"
The villagers thought about it and thought that the ghost of Widow Chen was still there. If she knew that their family’s land was divided up by them, would she cause trouble for them? Besides, the land was not big, and everyone would not get much if they divided it equally. It would be better to share the hatred with Zhang Da’s family.
However, there were also some who felt that it was unfair. Even if it was only one centimeter of land, it had to be shared by the whole village and the Zhang family could not be allowed to occupy it all. They clamored for a share of the land.
"So your father is so mean. He deliberately spread such dirty rumors just to take over the land of another widow."
"Is it easy for a widow to raise a child alone? I finally raised the child, but he was forced to death by your father! What a sin!"
"Speaking of which, Lao Zhang usually likes to say that some woman's husband is not serious and deliberately hooks up with him. He doesn't like it. He has made several families live in unrest. Mr. Shen was also made up by him before. Lao Zhang almost killed him and asked him to pay compensation. How can there be such a reason in this world?"
"Bah! The old pervert, he even said before that I... I can't even say it out loud, it made me unable to hold my head up in the village for several years, and I almost jumped into a well!" An aunt walked over and spat at Old Zhang, and other people also spat a few times, some because they were really slandered by Zhang, and some just wanted to join in the fun.
Zhang Da's family was scared. In the past, they lived next door to Widow Chen's house, and their fields were next to each other. After Widow Chen disappeared, they and the neighbors on the other side occupied Widow Chen's yard, and the fields were divided up by several families. However, they all said that they came secretly, a little bit every day, and occupied the fields slowly. Now that the crops have grown, it would be a waste of effort to divide them up. They would definitely not be happy.
When those who had secretly divided up Widow Chen's land with the Zhang family heard that they were going to divide the land equally again, they became anxious. They blamed Zhang Da and the others for meddling in other's business and advised them to quickly carry Uncle Zhang's body back for burial. Why did they mess with Cheng Yeran? Who doesn't know he is a lunatic!
Suddenly the scene became more chaotic, and the sound of quarreling was ear-piercing. Cheng Yeran took the opportunity to pull Shen Yuntang back. The conflict had shifted, and it was time for the two of them to leave.
His cousin, the village chief, was too particular. Before they started making tofu, they would leave a piece for the village chief every day and send it to him free of charge. It seemed that this favor was not in vain. The cousin, the village chief, was really particular and really helped him when he encountered problems.
After standing behind the crowd, Cheng Yeran saw that his eyes were red, as if he had been bullied and felt wronged. He turned his head away uncomfortably, "Why are you crying again?"
"You asked me why I was crying again," Shen Yuntang anxiously looked him up and down, and only breathed a sigh of relief when he didn't see any wounds. "I was so worried. Are you hurting anywhere?"
"I'm fine. Those little dogs can't hurt me." Cheng Yeran patted his arms. He has been boxing since he was a child and has participated in professional competitions. "If Brother Dazhuang comes to fight me, I think he can last for several rounds."
Shen Yuntang turned his gaze to Da Zhuang, the man who had just pulled Cheng Yeran.
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The man is as strong as a bull.
He nervously hugged Cheng Yeran's arm and pulled him back, "Brother Dazhuang is quite easy-going. He won't do anything unless others provoke him. Don't be so reckless as to provoke him."
Cheng Yeran didn't expect him to come so close to him. He was quite soft and distracted for a moment. He came back to his senses after being patted by Shen Yuntang. "Ah? What did you say?"
Shen Yuntang said speechlessly: "I told you not to mess with Brother Dazhuang."
"When have I ever provoked anyone? It was always others who bullied me, and I had no choice but to fight back." Cheng Yeran was so moved by his embrace that his voice became a little sweet. "Don't worry, I'm a mature person."
When Shen Yuntang heard this, he suddenly looked up at him. Most adults would never say that they are mature, just like people who have not drunk alcohol will not mention whether they are drunk or not. Only drunk people will be eager to prove that they are not drunk, just like children always like to say that they are mature. Is Cheng Yeran really a child?
But after what happened today, he felt that Cheng Yeran should be a few years older. He should not be a ten-year-old child, but around twelve to fourteen years old.
"Stop arguing, it's too late today, go home first, we can discuss it later, no matter what it is, we old people will solve it for you." An old man with high moral character in the village advised everyone, "Give me some face and go home first, it's going to rain, don't get sick, otherwise you won't be able to work in the fields tomorrow."
The sky was very considerate and some raindrops fell. Now things were becoming more and more complicated. The Zhang family saw that not only would they not get the money, but they would also lose the house and land they had occupied before. They could only carry their father's body back first.
Shen Yunfeng couldn't help but frown. What a good opportunity. He thought he would see Cheng Yeran get beaten and his cousin suffer a loss, but it ended so abruptly?
This wouldn't do. He had to find an opportunity to talk to Zhang's sister-in-law and persuade her family to continue to embarrass Cheng Yeran, or at least make Cheng Yeran pay some money for the assault. Although they were the first to start the fight, they were also the ones who were hurt.
When Shen Yunfeng returned home with the Xia family, as soon as he entered the door, he was slapped by Xia Xiaowu and fell to the bed. He was completely stunned, and his eyes turned red instantly, "Why did you hit me?"
After getting married, Xia Xiaowu would beat him for no reason. At first, he would cry and resist, but his crying was met with accusations from the whole family. When he got to his mother-in-law, it was common for him to be deprived of food and made to kneel as punishment.
His mother-in-law often said to him that even though he had such a shameless cousin, he could still marry Xia Xiaowu. It was a blessing he had earned in several lifetimes, and he should not be ungrateful.
This time, as soon as he entered the room, he was slapped by Xia Xiaowu. Although he felt wronged, he did not dare to ask loudly for fear of being heard by his mother-in-law, so he could only ask in a low voice.
"You still have the nerve to ask? Your eyes were almost growing on the lazy guy's face just now. If you liked him so much, why didn't you marry the lazy guy instead of your cousin? I'm so unlucky to marry you. It would have been great if I had married him." After Xia Xiaowu married Shen Yunfeng, he became more and more disgusted with him, especially when he saw Cheng Yeran getting better and better. After everyone said that Shen Yuntang was a lucky charm for her husband, he felt even more uncomfortable. If Shen Yuntang married him, then he would be the one who would be blessed! I still have to find an opportunity to meet Shen Yuntang secretly in the future. Even though they can't be together openly, he has to enjoy her secretly. Such a beautiful woman should be his!
Shen Yunfeng felt worse than being beaten when he heard this, and he hated his cousin even more. Why was his cousin so mean? Did he have to take away everything from him? !
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After the quarrel that day, everything was calm for a few days, the weather gradually became warmer, and we had completely entered the hot summer.
On the fifth night, the Zhang family's house suddenly caught fire, and the flames illuminated half of the village. When many people rushed to put out the fire, they saw the crazy widow Chen standing at the gate, clapping her hands with her mouth wide open and laughing.
The villagers didn't dare to go over. After a while, Widow Chen suddenly started crying again. Her face was no longer distorted, but turned back into that gentle motherly look.
She has no attack power in this state. Anyone brave enough would want to go up and hold her down. She is a big threat to the village. Today she is targeting the Zhang family, but who knows whose house she will target tomorrow.
But before she got close, she suddenly raised her head. Everyone stopped again, not daring to move forward, and the timid ones even took a few steps back.
But Widow Chen just looked up at the sky for a while and then rushed into the sea of fire.
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