The Zhou brothers' past dealings with the Zhou family were so big that the whole street knew about it. Now, faced with his threats and the fact that he had just casually knocked her mouth open and made her bleed, the old lady would never dare to say another word unless she wanted to die.
But just because she doesn't dare to do it now doesn't mean she won't dare to do it in the future. Especially when her son and daughter-in-law come back, she'll yell at the top of her lungs!
Zhou Yue led her home, but knowing that Grandma Tao hadn't returned yet, he didn't go inside. Instead, he let her squat by the door to play, so that Grandma Tao could see her when she came out. Gou Dan and a few other children had all witnessed the injury to Grandma Shen and her grandson.
By the time Grandma Tao arrived at her doorstep, she basically knew the whole story, and she had also asked Xiao Jiu about it.
Xiao Jiu answered confidently, "Brother Yue only pulled Shen Xiaohu's ear. When his grandma saw this, she started cursing and grabbing at Brother Yue. Brother Yue just turned to the side. She lost control of her speed and fell down. Later, her grandson somehow sat on her head, causing another tooth to fall out. Grandma, it's not our fault. They fell down on their own. Also, if it weren't for Brother Yue, I would be the one crying. Shen Xiaohu pulled my hair again. I hate him so much."
"Alright, it's alright, Grandma knows. From now on, Grandma won't take you to these kinds of things. That little fat Shen needs to be disciplined. He's been spoiled rotten by his grandma. Xiao Yue, Grandma Tao thanks you for taking care of my little Jiu. It's Grandma Tao's fault for not looking after him properly."
Zhou Yue was cleaning the noodle shop when he heard this. He came out and politely shook his head at his grandmother.
"It's nothing, Grandma Tao, it's just a small favor. That chubby kid deserves to be taught a lesson!"
Grandma Tao was both amused and exasperated. Grandma Zhou probably knew what her grandson had done. The two old ladies huddled together and whispered something. After all, that old lady from the Shen family was a real handful, and they needed to come up with a plan in advance.
But who would have thought that when someone is down on their luck, even drinking water can cause them to choke? Before the old lady even came over to start a tirade, they heard that she had been beaten up and was hospitalized.
She was buying eggs from a farmer at the street corner when her grandson accidentally broke one. The farmer offered her the broken egg as well, but she argued with him, even though she had a gap in her jaw and no front tooth. As a result, the old woman from the village pushed her down, causing her to hit her head. She didn't catch the farmer and ran away.
With so many onlookers, none of whom knew who she was, not a single person stepped forward to help, as if they were afraid that if they paid for her hospital stay, they would never be able to pay her back.
Since he wasn't going to die anytime soon, he helped run home and call Old Man Shen over, and that finally calmed things down.
It was three days later when the old lady was discharged from the hospital. She wanted to come and find Zhou Yue, but her family wouldn't allow it.
Who is Zhou Yue? Is he someone they can retaliate against?
Don't let it end up costing you even more money and dragging your grandson down with you.
After all, this child isn't always under their watchful eyes. If someone takes revenge on him, who can bear the responsibility?
Fortunately, the Shen family wasn't stupid. After thinking it over, they persuaded the old lady to give up.
The old lady gave up on taking revenge on Zhou Yue, but that didn't mean she was afraid of the Tao family. She had completely harbored resentment towards Grandma and Xiao Jiu.
They hold town-level gatherings on the 5th, 15th, and 25th of each month. On these days, the street in front of the town is the liveliest. Rural people bring their agricultural products and handicrafts to the market to sell, while business people in the town set up small stalls to sell food and drinks. Everyone gets what they want, and it's very lively.
Xiao Jiu also went to the fair with her aunt. The third sister didn't dare to come out, afraid of running into people she knew. The rest of the Tao family weren't very interested either.
Zhou Yue made some small stools, wove straw hats and mats, and polished bamboo chopsticks to sell at his doorstep.
Grandpa set up a table next to him to sell drinks, while Grandma sat beside him watching the fun.
Tao Yuandong touched and looked around excitedly, and kept telling Xiao Jiu next to him about how she was when she was a child.
You could tell from her voice that she had a pretty good childhood. As long as you don't mention those dark years, everything that's on the surface seems to be going well.
In those days, money had large denominations and a high depreciation rate. You had to carry a lot of money when you went out. My aunt felt it was unsafe, so she bought some extra things and sent them back. She didn't carry much money with her, so she didn't go on a shopping spree.
However, she doted on Xiaojiu, buying her a string of candied hawthorns costing 1,500 yuan, a pound of steamed egg cake costing 5,000 yuan, a pound of glutinous rice strips costing 5,000 yuan, and also buying oranges for her to eat while walking.
Xiao Jiu's shoe was stepped on by the person behind her. She turned around and saw the sharp and mean face of the old lady of the Shen family.
Seeing her aunt walking ahead, she ignored the people behind her, picked up her shoes, and was about to follow. But before she could even take a step, she was stepped on again, this time causing her to fall to the ground. The candied hawthorn in her hand looked like it was about to pierce her eyeball, so she reacted quickly and threw it away.
Turning back to face the old lady's smug and ugly face, he sneered, and the candied hawthorn she threw was actually picked up by Shen Xiaopang.
Tao Yuan was startled when she realized that Xiao Jiu hadn't followed. She quickly went back to look for her. As soon as the old lady saw Tao Yuan, she quickly squeezed into the crowd. Suddenly, she didn't see that Shen Xiaopang had been coaxed away by a middle-aged man with a handful of candy.
Xiao Jiu suddenly felt that this was karma, but compared to the old lady, she hated the human traffickers even more, so she shouted into the crowd.
"Hey, Chen Xiaopang has been kidnapped! It's that middle-aged man! Everyone, please help us get him back!"
Her shout brought Grandma Shen, who was hiding in the crowd, back to reality. She quickly called out to people she knew to look for Shen Xiaopang, and the scene became chaotic.
Tao Yuan quickly hugged her, "Oh dear, it's all my fault. Look how badly you fell. Are you hurt? Come on, let's hurry home, or we'll run into those flower sellers again!"
Tao Yuan felt guilty and carried her home. Xiao Jiu didn't mention how Grandma Shen had treated her, but she was a little disappointed that she had only taken one bite of the candied hawthorn.
A large group of people chased after the child traffickers out of town before finally rescuing Shen Xiaopang. The old lady ran the hardest, crying and cursing the traffickers, wishing them to be childless and die a horrible death. Fortunately, everyone hated the traffickers and many people helped, so the child was finally brought back safely.
This kid is really not smart enough. He was taken away without knowing anything, and he kept eating the candy. Even when he saw his grandma chasing after him, he was still sitting in the kidnapper's lap, happily waving and greeting her.
After this incident, the old lady from the Shen family rarely went out.
She was probably frightened, because from then on, she would take her grandson and stay far away from crowded places.
Occasionally, I'd spot a sip of liquor on the street, and their expressions would be incredibly complex.
Although she knew that her grandson was found thanks to her, she still couldn't bring herself to do it, so she would just stop bothering her.
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