Jiang's mother was truly defeated by Niu's shamelessness. "These clothes are for Er Ya, why should they be given to Daya? If Daya wants to wear new clothes, why don't you take out your money and buy them for her?"
"Look at you, an auntie, you won't even buy your own niece a piece of clothing, how stingy!" She threw the things down and stormed off angrily.
Jiang's mother didn't indulge her. She took the clothes and went inside. Lin Jianguo had already given her the money left over from selling the ginseng. She really didn't expect that her family had such a large sum of money. With this money, she wouldn't have to be at anyone's beck and call anymore.
At worst, they can have a big fight, separate the family, and use the money to build a house. If the couple works hard, their child won't go hungry.
Touching her belly, which wasn't showing, she felt a surge of strength, knowing that motherhood brings strength. With these two children, she needed to be tough and protect them.
As soon as Old Lady Shen returned, Madam Niu began to exaggerate and accuse Lin Jianguo of using the money Old Lady Shen gave him to buy things indiscriminately.
Old Mrs. Shen was already a little angry when she saw that Lin Jianguo had bought a bunch of pig offal. Why spend money on that stuff? Two cents would have been enough to buy two ounces of meat. When she heard that he had also bought floral fabric for Er Ya, she became even angrier.
"Second brother, why did you buy this? Have you forgotten that a few years ago our family was so poor that we couldn't afford to buy meat? I bought a whole set to cook for you. Although you haven't had any oily food in a long time, you still don't want to eat this fishy and smelly stuff."
"You have too much money, making clothes for that girl. How much handicrafts would Jiang have to do to buy this cotton and cloth? She really doesn't know how to manage money."
After Grandma Shen finished speaking, Lin Jianguo couldn't very well say that Er Ya wanted the pig offal. What if his mother got angry and beat Er Ya again?
When Jiang's mother heard that Lin Jianguo was being scolded, she came out to speak up for him: "Mom, you see, Er Ya's clothes were really unwearable, so I gritted my teeth and bought them for her. I also feel sorry for her, but we can't let her go naked."
"Shut up! Don't think that just because I've been nice to you these past few days, you can talk back to me. I've kept track of everything you've done, and we'll settle things after you give birth," Old Mrs. Shen said angrily.
At this moment, Niu whispered something in Jinbao's ear while he was eating. Jinbao put down his food, rushed out of the house like an arrow, and crashed into Jiang's mother.
Er Ya's face turned pale with fright. She silently prayed that Lin Jinbao would not hurt the little brother in her mother's belly.
Without pausing, she hurriedly grabbed a carrying pole, shouting, "Mom, get out of the way!" The carrying pole tripped Lin Jinbao's foot, hooked it, turned him around, and he fell heavily to the ground.
All of this happened in an instant, and no one had time to react. When Jiang's mother came to her senses, her heart was pounding. The impact of a seven or eight-year-old child is still quite strong. If the child had really hit her, she would definitely not have survived.
Lin Jinbao, who had fallen to the ground, got up and tried to pounce on Jiang's mother again, but the furious Er Ya straddled him and started hitting him hard with her fists, which were like small hammers, making Lin Jinbao scream and howl.
"Stop hitting me, you brat! I'll get Grandma to beat you up."
Upon hearing this, Er Ya mustered all her strength and struck him with all her might. In anger, a person's strength is boundless, and in just a few blows, Lin Jinbao begged for mercy.
"It hurts so much, please stop hitting me. My mother made me do this. She said that my second aunt is carrying a monster, and if she gives birth to it, our family will be ruined. I'm doing this to help our family."
"Bullshit! You're the monster, your whole family are monsters!" Little fists rained down on Lin Jinbao; even a little girl's outburst could be terrifying.
"Stop hitting her! Mother said that Second Aunt shouldn't give birth to this child. She put down the wood and tripped her, but she still couldn't get rid of the baby. If you want to find someone, go find my mother! Mother, please come and save me!"
The beaten Lin Jinbao revealed all the secrets his mother had whispered in bed.
Seeing that her son had already confessed, and since she had already offended the person, Niu, who was standing nearby, decided to go all the way.
He turned his head to look at Jiang's mother, who was only a few steps away, and ran towards her.
Having anticipated this, Jiang's mother secretly took a stick and, seeing Niu rushing towards her, slapped her hard, sending Niu flying a meter away.
He kept hitting Niu Shi with the stick, shouting as he did so, "Sister-in-law, please don't hit my child! Please, spare my child!"
Niu was completely stunned. How could Jiang, who was usually as weak as a chicken, have such strength today?
Just as he was about to pounce on her, he heard a shout of "Stop!" He looked up and realized that it was all over. Old Man Lin was standing to the side with a gloomy face, and a bunch of people were standing at the door, craning their necks to watch the commotion.
Grandma Shen helped Jiang's mother up and asked her, "Are you alright? Is the baby in your belly alright?"
Jiang's mother clutched her belly and cried out in pain, "Mother, did my sister-in-law bump into me and upset my baby?"
Upon hearing this, Old Lady Shen called out to Er Ya, "Hurry up and go call your father, have him invite Dr. Li from the village to come and examine your mother." She quickly helped Jiang's mother into the house and laid her down.
Er Ya ran out to find Lin Jianguo, and only then did Old Madam Shen have time to scold Niu Shi:
"You wicked woman, it's one thing for you to do bad things yourself, but you've also corrupted my grandson. Look at what you've done! The whole village knows you're trying to kill your nephew. Your reputation is ruined. Do you want the eldest son to divorce you?"
Upon hearing the word "divorce," Niu Shi became frightened and knelt before her parents, weeping bitterly.
"I was bewitched. Please give me another chance, Mom and Dad. I promise I will change. Please forgive me for Jinbao's sake. Otherwise, how pitiful it is for a child without a mother!"
"What good would it do me to spare you? It all depends on whether Jiang can keep this child. If she can't, even the second son won't spare you." What a misfortune for the family!
At this moment, Lin Jianguo brought Dr. Li over. Old Mrs. Shen quickly asked them to go inside so that Jiang's mother could see him. "Dr. Li, please take a good look at my daughter-in-law and see if there's anything wrong with the baby in her belly."
After taking her pulse, Dr. Li said to Grandma Shen, "Don't worry, sister, the baby is fine. It's just that your daughter-in-law was too frightened and her pregnancy is a little unstable. Let her rest in bed for a few days and eat more good food. She will recover slowly."
Grandma Shen was finally relieved. She politely saw Dr. Li off and slapped Madam Niu, saying, "You'll pay for your sister-in-law's medical treatment and recuperation. Let's see if you cause any trouble next time."
To be continued!
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