Chapter 14 Chapter 14 Stand Up for Yourself
Zhao Xianglan cursed, "You little whore, you're quite good at talking. Dazhuang, this little whore hit my face like this. You're my son, beat her up!"
Zhang Dazhuang looked embarrassed: "Mom, she is still a little girl. If I beat her, will my reputation be ruined?"
Zhao Xianglan was so angry that she turned to Zhang Erzhuang and said, "Erzhuang, your brother is useless. Our family is counting on you."
Zhang Erzhuang's facial features wrinkled into a ball. "Mom, please don't embarrass me."
Zhang Dazhuang was insulted just now. If he goes up again, won’t he be scolded?
Zhang Erzhuang has always been more cunning than Zhang Dazhuang. He had long realized that this little girl Jiang Xi was not someone to be trifled with. She had kept silent before, but now she dared to come and cause trouble. If he stepped forward and was hated by this little girl, who would stand up for him?
He relied on his mother Zhao Xianglan. He used to think that Zhao Xianglan was very strong in fighting.
Looking at his mother's swollen face today, Zhang Erzhuang shuddered. He thought, forget it. Isn't it better to live a good life? Why did he have to provoke such an evil star?
Seeing that she couldn't even rely on her son, and her husband Zhang Tiezhu squatting by the door with his head down, not to mention her two daughters-in-law, Zhao Xianglan burst into tears and wailed: "What sin have I committed? What kind of life am I living? People came to my door and no one stood up for me. Wuuuuu, they are all debt collectors! Ahhhh, I won't live anymore, wuuuuu..."
Jiang Xi's expression was extremely indifferent. She interrupted Zhao Xianglan's sobbing and said, "Wait a minute if you want to cry. I came here today to settle accounts with you. I have something else to do later. Please don't waste my time."
Although he added the word "please", Jiang Xi's words were unquestionable and could not be refuted.
Zhao Xianglan was halfway through crying when Jiang Xi forcibly interrupted her. She put her hands on her hips and said, "What the hell are you doing here to settle accounts with today? What do I have to settle with you for?"
Jiang Xi asked calmly, "I came here today to ask you something. Last time, my mom washed your clothes for you and we agreed to give her ten cents. Why didn't you give her any?"
Zhao Xianglan glared at me with her triangular eyes: "How dare you ask me? She seduced my man, and I even gave her money. I'd be lucky if I didn't slap her twice?"
Someone among the people watching the fun exclaimed, they thought it was just a minor incident, but now it turned out to be a big scandal that could seduce men.
A short-haired woman opened her mouth wide: "What do you mean, Wu Yaqin seduced Zhao Xianglan's man?"
The short, thin woman standing next to her whispered to her head, "Oh my God, so that's what happened. But why did Jiang Xi come to ask for an explanation? Shouldn't he stay away if he did something wrong?"
Aunt Zhang had a look of seeing through everything: "Listen to what Zhao Xianglan is saying. Why would Wu Yaqin seduce Zhang Tiezhu? The Zhang family is so poor, if she was going to seduce someone, she would have seduced Old Man Qian."
"Keep your voice down. If Jiang Xi hears you, she might come to your house and ask you for an explanation."
Aunt Zhang just gave an example hastily. When she was reminded, she glanced at Jiang Xi secretly. Fortunately, she didn't notice this.
Jiang Xi saw everyone's reaction and sneered, "Seducing your man? Zhang Tiezhu, who looks like a piece of ass dung, is treated as your treasure. Zhao Xianglan, you've eaten too much shit, so you mistakenly think everyone else likes to eat shit."
Zhang Tiezhu, who was squatting on the ground and was suddenly compared to shit...forget it, let him just continue squatting.
As soon as these words were spoken, laughter was heard from the crowd.
Zhao Xianglan blushed. Before she could object, Jiang Xi asked, "Zhao Xianglan, everything must be based on evidence. You keep saying that my mother seduced your man. Where did you see that? Where? What exactly did they do?"
Zhao Xianglan spat, "You little whore! Your mother seduced men and you're not ashamed! Why are you asking so clearly?! Do you want to try again? I don't even need to see. I can smell the slutty scent of this old whore without even looking. If she didn't seduce my man, why would he give her money?"
Jiang Xi didn't let Zhao Xianglan lead her astray. She glanced at her coldly and said, "So you didn't see anything at all. You made all this up just to slander my mother."
Zhao Xianglan stiffened her neck and said, "How did I slander her? She seduced me. She's an old whore, and you're just a little whore. You're a bunch of bastards!"
Jiang Xi slapped Zhao Xianglan in the face again. Zhao Xianglan's old injury hadn't healed yet, and she got a new one. She cried out, "You're addicted to fighting! I'm going to fight you today."
Zhao Xianglan picked up the broom and was about to hit Jiang Xi. Jiang Xi did not dodge or evade. She snatched the broom and threw it directly to the ground. Her eyes were cold and her aura was intimidating.
"Listen up, neighbors! Zhao Xianglan has been slandering and bullying my mom, deliberately picking on her and making unfounded claims just to avoid getting paid. My mom is good-tempered and doesn't want to argue with her, but Zhao Xianglan is pushing her even further. We've always been kind to others, and we don't offend others unless they offend us. But if someone is so blind as to seek a fight, I don't recommend granting her that wish."
Jiang Xi spoke calmly, but his words were terrifying. "I'm putting this out there today. If Zhao Xianglan dares to curse again, I'll slap her. And I ask all the neighbors to help me keep an eye on her. If you hear Zhao Xianglan curse again, come tell me. No matter what I'm doing, I'll find a time to slap her. If I don't have time, I'll find someone else to slap her."
Zhao Xianglan opened her mouth and was about to curse again, but when she saw Jiang Xi's eyes, she couldn't help but shudder, and a tingling sensation came over her face again. What Jiang Xi said was true.
Zhao Xianglan covered her face and cursed at Zhang Tiezhu, "You useless thing! Someone hit your wife in front of you, and you stood there like a pillar. Are you considered a man?"
Zhang Tiezhu, who had been prepared to be a silent pillar, was watched by everyone and scolded by Zhao Xianglan. He gritted his teeth and said to Jiang Xi, "She was wrong before, but you've scolded her and hit her enough. Let's just forget about it."
Jiang Xi doesn't like Zhao Xianglan and doesn't have any good feelings towards Zhang Tiezhu. If he hadn't failed to explain in time beforehand and hadn't stopped Zhao Xianglan's behavior afterwards, how could Zhao Xianglan be so unscrupulous? Zhang Tiezhu was just a silent accomplice.
Jiang Xi glanced at Zhang Tiezhu coldly. "You were there when Zhao Xianglan accused my mother of seducing you, weren't you? Don't you know whether what Zhao Xianglan said is true or not? You let Zhao Xianglan spew filth and slander other people's innocence. You are not a good person either! How can you have the nerve to tell me that this matter is over now?"
Zhang Tiezhu was scolded harshly. At this time, he felt sympathy with Zhang Dazhuang. What was he talking about? He moved his mouth but didn't say anything.
Zhao Xianglan didn't expect Jiang Xi to scold Zhang Tiezhu as well. She rushed to Jiang Xi and said, "I'll beat you to death, you little whore! How dare you come to my house and cause trouble? I'll fight you!"
Jiang Xi moved nimbly, leaving Zhao Xianglan empty-handed again.
"If you dare to spew shit and slander me again, I'll call the police, arrest you, and make you eat the dung."
"Eat mucangzi!" The crowd was noisy. It was common for people in the countryside to fight and quarrel, but this was the first time they had seen a quarrel that ended with eating mucangzi.
Zhao Xianglan was also frightened: "Don't talk nonsense, who do you think you are? If you ask me to eat mucangzi, I will eat mucangzi!"
Jiang Xi spoke slowly, as if stating a fact, but each word diminished Zhao Xianglan's arrogance. "There was a man in Linghe Village just like you, fabricating rumors and slandering others' innocence. He was sued and sent to prison. Less than two months later, he was ate a woodcangzi. The woodcangzi pierced directly between his eyebrows, and he died in a second, his eyes barely closed when he passed away."
Jiang Xi spoke his last few words in a deliberately slow pace so that everyone present could hear them clearly.
"This is death with eyes wide open. It's so scary."
"Is what she said true? Why is it so scary?"
"I think I've heard that guy is a big mouth and likes to make up stories. It's said that he was so scared that he peed his pants when he first arrived at that place."
"Is it that serious? It's just a conversation, how come it has reached the point of eating Mu Cangzi?"
"What do you think? Zhao Xianglan said that someone seduced her man. If she was a little more vulnerable, she might commit suicide or even kill someone. That would be a disaster." It was Aunt Li who said this. When the women in the crowd thought about it, they all understood.
Zhao Xianglan was so vicious. She framed others like this, ruining their reputation and making them live their lives. Thinking of this, everyone's eyes on Zhao Xianglan changed.
Zhao Xianglan listened to the discussions in the crowd, and the scene appeared in her mind. The wooden bullet hit her right in the middle of her eyebrows. She shuddered with fear, and her eyebrows began to hurt.
Zhao Xianglan was completely scared. She had bullied Wu Yaqin unscrupulously before because she thought Wu Yaqin was easy to bully. The more cowardly and tolerant Wu Yaqin was, the more she wanted to bully her.
But today, Jiang Xi had beaten her twice in a row, and even threatened to send her to eat Mucangzi. Zhao Xianglan was extremely panicked, and her legs began to tremble involuntarily: "I just said a few words, how could I possibly eat Mucangzi? Don't scare me."
Jiang Xi smiled faintly: "If you are not afraid, then try it. I always mean what I say. Otherwise, how did you get the slap mark on your face?"
Zhao Xianglan couldn't help but cover her face. She shook her head desperately: "I won't say it anymore. I won't say it anymore."
"You apologize to my mother now. What you said was pure slander. Speak clearly in front of everyone today."
Zhao Xianglan was frightened and gave in. "I was wrong. I was just talking nonsense. Your mother didn't seduce my man."
Jiang Xi extended his hand, and Zhao Xianglan responded reflexively: "I've already apologized, what else do you want from me?"
Jiang Xi raised the corner of his mouth slightly: "Last time, my mother washed a basket of clothes for you, and she hasn't paid you yet."
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