Chapter Fifty-Six: Zhu Feng Makes a Fool of Him
Zhu Xiaonan was beaten so badly that she had no chance to fight back. After a few lashes, all her previous arrogance vanished, and she was left jumping up and down in pain.
He never imagined that this woman, who looked like a fat pig, would be so quick and agile.
No matter how he tried to escape, the branch in Jiang Mi's hand seemed to be positioned precisely on him.
Zhu Erniu originally wanted to help her younger brother, but unexpectedly, she also became one of them.
Snap—
"I almost forgot about you, the culprit!"
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"As the older sister, instead of disciplining her younger brother, she joins him in causing trouble!"
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Jiang Mi controlled the force in her hand, deliberately targeting the most painful spots.
Although they were two little rascals, she wasn't so heartless as to want to beat them to death.
I hope Erniu is in excruciating pain. If I had known this would happen, I wouldn't have said anything, and I could have suffered less.
This woman is even more ruthless than my father!
Jiang Mi finally stopped hitting him because she was tired.
Zhu Erniu and her brother lay on the ground, barely alive, their bodies covered in red welts; their already tattered clothes were now riddled with holes, but their private parts were completely covered.
Jiang Mi raised her hand to stretch her muscles, and Zhu Xiaonan was so frightened that she trembled. Soon, a fishy and foul smell filled the air.
This isn't a dead fat pig, it's clearly a wild boar!
"Ugh, what's that smell?" Su Yindi fanned her nose in disgust.
Hearing this, everyone looked over and saw Zhu Xiaonan curled up on the ground, with a yellow puddle of water under her buttocks that kept spreading and eventually mixed with the soil.
Jiang Mi took a breath, but before she could even speak, she was met with the system's merciless mockery.
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Upon hearing this, Jiang Mi secretly rolled her eyes; she had already been working very hard to lose weight.
Turning to look at the two siblings huddled together, he asked, "So, who exactly persuaded you to come here?"
Children are still children; their minds are not yet mature.
If no one intentionally instigated it, no one would fake their death to extort money.
As for those vicious words, they were clearly the result of being exposed to such teachings day and night and learning them on their own.
Fearing that Jiang Mi might kill him, Zhu Xiaonan revealed the whole story: "It was my father, it was my father who told us to do this."
Dad! Don't blame your son for being useless. Blame this fat pig for being too ruthless.
"You can't say it!" Zhu Erniu wanted to stop him, but she was too weak to do anything about it and could only watch helplessly as her brother told everyone everything without any hesitation.
It's nothing more than Zhu Feng being an alcoholic and a gambler; his house is bare, and a while ago, he even sold his wife to a brothel for a mere tael of silver. That tael of silver is hardly enough for him to squander, so naturally he has to find ways to make money.
Zhu Feng was quick-witted and soon set his sights on the Jiang family who had just moved in. After a long period of observation, he found that they were generous and paid their workers more than one or two taels of silver a month.
Wanting to gain something for nothing, they came up with this clumsy method, which led to the scene at the beginning.
Everyone was indignant upon hearing this.
"This Zhu Feng is utterly despicable! For a mere tael of silver, he even sold his wife to a brothel!"
"I knew it! Zhu Feng even borrowed an oxcart and took his wife to town."
"It's such a pity that Zhu Feng's wife is so hardworking and diligent, how did she end up with such a husband!"
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The villagers chimed in, each offering their own opinion.
Jiang Mi also understood the general cause of the matter from what she heard. Her gaze fell on the trembling siblings, her eyes dark and unsettling.
Before he could speak, a sleazy, rude shout came from outside the door.
"Anyone who dares to touch my daughter and son, I'll kill them!"
Upon hearing the sound, they saw a group of men approaching menacingly, and the villagers quickly made way for them.
The leader was a thin man with a flushed face, glazed eyes, and a menacing look.
The man and the two siblings huddled on the ground, shivering, had somewhat similar facial features, and Jiang Mi immediately recognized him as Zhu Erniu's father.
Zhu Feng was also sizing up Jiang Mi, whose body resembled that of a fat pig, clearly indicating that she was a pampered girl.
Zhu Feng was idle all day, lazy and good-for-nothing. His greatest hobby was wandering around, just to steal things and live a good life; therefore, he was quite well-informed.
In these frugal days, it's rare to find a fat person in the surrounding area.
He glanced at Zhu Xiaonan, who was lying on the ground trembling, covered in wounds.
Seeing that her backer had arrived, Zhu Xiaonan pointed at Jiang Mi with tears streaming down her face and accused her, "Father, if you hadn't come early, my sister and I would have been beaten to death by this vile woman!"
Zhu Feng was instantly enraged. He pulled out the butcher knife from his waist and pointed it at Jiang Mi: "You bitch, how dare you hit my son!"
Upon seeing this, Jiang's mother was immediately shocked and instinctively stepped in front of Jiang Mi, scolding, "Zhu Feng, are you crazy?!"
Everyone was startled by Zhu Feng's actions; they had always turned a blind eye to the good-for-nothing's idleness, but they never expected him to be so ruthless this time.
"Pah!" Zhu Feng spat on the ground, his face full of disgust: "I bet Hao Jian's death is related to you too. You harmed my brother and beat my child today. Today, I'll make you pay for your crimes in blood!"
Seeing Jiang's mother blocking his way, Zhu Feng threatened, "You old hag, get out of my way, or I'll chop you up too."
"You're talking nonsense!"
"If you want to harm my daughter, you'd better kill me first." Mother Jiang refused to budge; anyone who wanted to hurt Honey in front of her would have to get past her first.
As a good woman, how could she let her family get hurt? She should teach Zhu Feng a lesson and show him how to be a decent person.
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Upon hearing this, Jiang Mi's eyebrows twitched.
This system is truly awful.
But Jiang Mi has no time to worry about that now; her immediate priority is dealing with Zhu Feng, who's wielding a butcher knife.
"Father, they also said they're going to kick us out of the village." Seeing that her father didn't do anything, Zhu Erniu couldn't swallow her anger and started to incite him from the side.
Reminded of this, his reason was instantly overwhelmed by anger, and he raised the butcher knife and slashed at Jiang's mother.
Jiang's mother instinctively hugged Jiang Mi, wanting to use her frail body to shield her from a fatal blow.
Jiang Mi's eyes darkened as she said, "Use immense strength!"
Thud—
Before anyone could stop him, Zhu Feng flew through the air like a kite with a broken string, forming a perfect arc before crashing into the latrine with unerring accuracy; the latrine, due to the immense force, splattered with huge splashes of water.
A foul stench immediately filled the air.
"father!"
The siblings called out and quickly ran over.
But the smell was so overwhelming that the two of them stood there, looking on with disgust.
Fortunately, Zhu Feng was a good swimmer and managed to climb out of the cesspool after struggling for a few moments; the scene was almost unbearable to look at.
It was covered in excrement, and not only that, it was crawling with maggots, and the stench was even stronger than before.
"You bitch!"
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