Tang Qiqi knew that her words carried a lot of weight with Xu Lanzhi and Wang Shi. Now, Wang Shi was eager to protect her daughter, and she only needed to add a little fuel to the fire.
Xu Lanzhi didn't like extreme methods, but for these rural folks, it was like a scholar encountering a soldier—reason was useless.
Tang Qiqi picked up a piece of firewood, squeezed through the crowd, and came to Wang Shi. She said in a cute but fierce tone, "Grandma, beat up the bad guys!"
Wang said decisively, "Yes, beat up the bad guys, beat them until they're crawling on the ground looking for their teeth!"
Tang Qiumei said nervously, "Mother, no! Zhao Hongcai and his six brothers. Before Dongsheng was around, they didn't take our Tang family seriously. Now they're just women and children. If we go, they'll only be humiliated by my mother-in-law and the others. I don't mind suffering a little, but I can't let you and Lanzhi suffer!"
Upon hearing the reason, Xu Lanzhi suddenly became furious: "Third sister, so they're only mistreating you like this because our Tang family has no men? Mother, I can't take it anymore! What do you suggest we do?"
Not giving birth to a son for the Tang family is Xu Lanzhi's Achilles' heel, something that can't be touched. She used to have to swallow her anger, but now that she has money, she has more confidence!
Early the next morning, Wang waved her hand and led her whole family to Zhao Hongcai's house in a grand procession.
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She originally wanted to leave Xu Lanzhi to look after the house, but Xu Lanzhi said, "A family should be together all the time."
Everyone was full of pride and high spirits. Even Zhao Ziqiang and Zhao Zili had the joy of singing songs of liberation, but Tang Qiumei was preoccupied with her own worries!
When the entire Tang family, young and old, arrived at Zhao Family Village, where Tang Qiumei had married, the sun had just risen!
Tang Qiumei's mother-in-law, Sun, had just gotten up and was cursing Tang Qiumei for going to her parents' house every day and not cooking for their family!
Just as they were arguing, Tang Qiumei, Zhao Ziqiang, and Zhao Zili entered the house.
Sun splashed the wash water in her hand at Tang Qiumei's face and cursed, "You still know how to come back? Hurry up and go cook, you unlucky thing!"
At this moment, Zhou Guiying, the eldest daughter-in-law of Sun, also got up. When she saw Tang Qiumei, she went back into the house, brought out a large pile of dirty clothes, and stuffed them into Tang Qiumei's arms, saying, "Take some time to wash my clothes later. I've been busy selling those chickens for your family these past few days, and I've accumulated a lot of dirty clothes!"
Before they could finish speaking, Sun's second daughter-in-law, Chen Yuting, also came out. Unlike Sun and her eldest daughter-in-law, she didn't give them the cold shoulder.
He said with a grin, "Oh, Qiu Mei is back. When your second brother gets up, help me tidy up my room. I know I'm the worst at these things!"
Zhao Ziqiang and Zhao Zili couldn't stand it anymore and angrily shouted, "Are you two handless and footless? My mother just got home and hasn't even had a sip of water yet, and you're already making her do this and that!"
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Sun rolled her eyes at the two brothers and said, "You've only been to your maternal grandmother's house for two days and you've already forgotten your own surname. Why don't you hurry up and go work in the fields?"
Knowing that his grandmother and the others were outside, Zhao Ziqiang raised his voice: "Why does my eldest brother never do any work? My second brother only does the easy work. All the hard and tiring work is done by our whole family!"
Sun grabbed a broom and chased after Zhao Ziqiang, saying, "Your elder brother is a scholar. How can a learned man do such hard and tiring work?"
Your second aunt pays money to the family every month, so what's wrong with your second brother working a little less? Your whole family is so unlucky; you have no skills whatsoever, and you're always feeding your wife's family!
When Tang Qiumei saw her son being beaten, she rushed forward to protect him. But Sun Shi's broom seemed to have eyes, and kept hitting Tang Qiumei with it.
After listening to the commotion outside for a while, the Tang family rushed in. Lin Jiaping and Lin Jiahe went straight to Sun Shi and snatched the broom from her hand in no time.
Wang took the broom and started whipping Sun. Sun's eldest and second daughters-in-law hurriedly tried to hide inside the house, but were stopped by Tang Xiahe and Xu Lanzhi.
Tang Xiahe grabbed Zhou Guiying and gave her a good beating: "You shrew, how dare you bully my sister!"
Before Xu Lanzhi could even make a move, Chen Yuting burst into tears: "He hit me! Honey, save me!"
Knowing that Xu Lanzhi couldn't fight, and fearing she would get hurt, Wang hurriedly called out, "Zhaodi, take your sisters and protect your mother!"
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Several maids swarmed forward, choking Zhou Guiying and Chen Yuting until they had nowhere to hide!
The commotion inside woke up Zhao Hongwei, the second son of the Zhao family, who was still sleeping. He was arrogant and domineering at home because he had married a woman from a wealthy family.
When Zhao Hongwei saw a courtyard full of women and children cursing loudly, Jiaping and Jiahe felt that hitting women was beneath them and couldn't bring themselves to do it.
The two brothers exchanged a glance and immediately unleashed their fists, beating Zhao Hongwei so badly he was left sprawled on the ground, teeth knocked out.
The commotion at the Zhao family's house reached the whole village. Someone went to inform the five Zhao brothers, who were working in the fields, "Brother Zhao, your house has been robbed, and they're fighting it out right now!"
The eldest brother, Zhao Hongliang, chuckled and said, "Our family is so poor we can't even afford to cook. Even rats won't go there, so where would we find robbers!"
The person behind added, "They don't look like robbers; they're all women and children!"
Upon hearing this, Zhao Hongcai threw down his hoe: "Brother, could it be that my mother-in-law brought her granddaughters to our house to ask for seeds? Qiu Mei said that her chickens aren't selling and she's afraid she won't be able to make ends meet."
Zhao Hongliang snorted: "What seeds? Haven't we given them enough help? Let's go, chase them away. We're not going to be the ones to suffer this loss!"
Old Zhao's family has six sons. Except for the second son, who benefits from his wife and can cheat and slack off, and the fourth son, who became a live-in son-in-law, the others all have to work in the fields.
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The eldest brother, Zhao Hongliang, was the commander-in-chief, responsible for arranging the work for his younger brothers. The fifth and sixth brothers were not yet married, so their work was not fixed.
The honest third brother Zhao Hongcai and Tang Qiumei are the mainstays of this family!
This Zhao Hongcai treats Sun Shi and Zhao Hongliang's words as gospel, truly believing that the Wang family is supported by Qiu Mei stealing grain.
He worked hard at home without complaint, but he especially disliked Tang Qiumei and his two sons!
When Zhao Hongliang rushed back with his three younger brothers, the fierce battle had already ended.
The house was a complete mess, and both my mother and wife were in a sorry state.
Madam Wang and her children and grandchildren were waiting with predatory eyes!
When Wang saw her sons return, she cried out loudly, "Hongliang, you're finally back! Third son's wife and her family came to cause trouble. Beat them up! Beat them to death!"
Wang looked at the burly Zhao brothers and figured that she wouldn't stand a chance if she resorted to violence now. So, she decided to create public pressure first.
Wang pulled Tang Qiumei over, rolled up her sleeves, and then burst into tears: "Fellow villagers of Zhaojiatun, please judge for me! It's bad enough that my good daughter was married into their family and treated like a slave, but they even beat my daughter together."
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My poor Qiu-mei, look at her, she's covered in injuries!
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