The person who went to report to the authorities was just an ordinary peddler. The county magistrate couldn't possibly come in person, but he did bring two yamen runners with him.
Having just experienced the uproar over the change of county magistrate, everyone in the yamen was on edge. They didn't dare to swagger around when going on missions as before, and they arrived quickly.
"Who is causing trouble here?"
When the constables arrived, they saw the burly man lying unconscious on the ground and the vegetable stall that had been crushed to pieces. Their expressions were very serious.
Just as another burly man was about to turn the tables, the vegetable vendor hurriedly said, "Sir, it's these two! They harassed an innocent woman in the street, and ended up getting beaten up and having my vegetable stall ruined. All my vegetables are scattered all over the ground. Sir, you must help me!"
Since the compensation was double, the vendor put on a very enthusiastic performance.
The constable then looked in the direction of Sister-in-law Wang and Jiang Jiuniang. He didn't react much when he saw Sister-in-law Wang, but the next second he saw Jiang Jiuniang, the living devil, and his expression instantly changed from serious to obsequious.
The two men hurried over to Jiang Jiuniang and said respectfully, "Greetings, Miss. Those two dared to be rude to you. We will certainly help you take care of things. But we don't know if you are injured?"
Sister-in-law Wang had long known that Jiang Jiuniang was no ordinary person, so she remained relatively calm. However, the other onlookers were puzzled. But seeing how respectfully the two constables treated Jiang Jiuniang, they knew that she was no ordinary person, and they immediately stopped laughing and joking.
“I’m fine. These two people did this in the street, you shouldn’t let them get away with it. Also, that guy damaged the young man’s vegetable stall, you should make them pay three times the amount in compensation.”
"Yes, sir, I'll take care of it right away."
Vegetable vendor: Three times the price!!!
Others: What happened to the promised double?
Two burly men: ...So you've really bitten off more than you can chew today!
The two burly men were taken away by the yamen runners, but thanks to Jiang Jiuniang, Sister Wang didn't have to go to the yamen with them and could go straight home.
On the way back, Sister Wang apologized to Jiang Jiu Niang: "Jiang Niangzi, I'm really sorry for today, I've dragged you into this."
Jiang Jiuniang didn't care and said, "It's alright, sister-in-law. I'm glad I was with you today, otherwise I don't know how they would have bullied us."
Wang's wife was not skilled in martial arts; it was her husband, children, and grandchildren who did it. She was only responsible for staying at home, being beautiful, and taking care of her parents-in-law. Naturally, she was no match for these two strong men.
These words warmed Wang's heart, and she couldn't help but pull Jiang Jiuniang aside and say, "Sigh, this happens all the time, but they don't dare to really lay a hand on me. Today, they probably thought you were easy to bully, so they targeted you. In the end, it's all my fault for dragging you into this."
“Those two are from Chen’s Martial Arts Company. They’ve been going against us for years. They’re always trying to steal any jobs we get. If they can’t get a job, they talk badly about us behind our backs and ruin our business. Over the years, our business has been damaged quite a bit, but overall it’s still better than theirs. They’re not happy about it and they always say sarcastic things to me whenever they see me.”
Jiang Jiuniang found this absurd and asked, "Is there some kind of grudge?"
"this……"
Wang's sister-in-law was a little embarrassed to talk about it, but Jiang Jiuniang immediately smelled the melon and looked at Wang's sister-in-law with bright eyes.
"Sigh, these are all old stories..."
Sister-in-law Wang didn't want to say it, but when she turned her head and saw Jiang Jiuniang's eyes filled with the words "I want to hear it," she cleared her throat and said, "Back then, the third young lady of the Chen family's martial arts guild took a liking to my husband..."
Jiang Jiuniang immediately understood and replied, "And then you, sister-in-law, snatched it away?"
Sister-in-law Wang gave Jiang Jiuniang a disapproving look and corrected her, "That wasn't me stealing her away! It was Old Wang who asked the matchmaker to come to my house to propose marriage time and time again before I agreed to marry him!"
In other words, the third young lady of the Chen family was only in love with him back then.
Jiang Jiuniang nodded and continued eating her melon.
"Things have been a bit better these past few years. A few years ago, the third young lady of the Chen family would bring people to my house to cause trouble every few days. Several times I got so annoyed that I thought I might as well just divorce her and let her come. My husband, Lao Wang, was unwilling and went to the Chen family head in person to explain the reason. The Chen family head also felt ashamed and had the third young lady locked up. It was more than a year before the third young lady of the Chen family was married off to a neighboring city."
"We had a few years of peace back then, but it didn't last long. Miss Chen's husband died of illness, and Miss Chen returned to Cangcheng with her two children. Our two families have been entangled ever since, and what started as a romantic relationship has evolved into the deep hatred between our two families."
At this point, Sister Wang sighed; she was exhausted.
Jiang Jiuniang felt that she could understand Wang Saozi's helplessness. No one would be happy if this happened to them.
“Sister-in-law, I think the reason she keeps provoking you is because you’re too gentle. If you beat her like I did, she won’t dare to do it again.”
Jiang Jiuniang offered her advice, but Sister Wang smiled bitterly: "It's not that easy. If I dared to hit someone, my family would definitely face legal trouble. That would also affect the martial arts business. We have so many people to support in the martial arts industry. This matter is just disgusting, but it doesn't have much other impact, so we just put up with it."
He endured this for decades; it was truly remarkable!
Jiang Jiuniang couldn't help but feel some sympathy. Now that she had power and influence, she could indeed beat up anyone she didn't like. Back when she was fleeing famine, she had to hide for a long time and had to be secretive when dealing with bandits.
Recalling those past events, Jiang Jiuniang couldn't help but sigh.
"It's alright. After this incident, they shouldn't dare to cause trouble again anytime soon."
As they talked, they arrived at their doorstep. After saying goodbye to each other, Jiang Jiuniang carried the pig's head inside.
Lu Baichuan had already cooked the rice and was preparing the side dishes.
Jiang Jiuniang shook the pig's head in her hand and shrugged, saying, "It seems we can only cook this pig's head meat for now and eat it tomorrow morning."
When Lu Baichuan saw her return with a smile, he knew she had come to her senses and said, "You take Xiangxiang to play in the yard. I'll deal with that pig-headed guy later."
There are still many hairs on it, so you need to carefully shave them off.
Lu Baichuan carried Xiangxiang on his back while cooking, but it became uncomfortable after a while, and the child started to become disobedient, squirming and looking like she was about to cry.
Jiang Jiuniang didn't come to hold the child, but instead called into the house, "Son, come and hold your little sister for a while, Mom will make you some pig's head meat!"
"Okay!"
The dog responded and picked up Xiangxiang. Jiang Jiuniang said to Lu Baichuan, "I'll do my own thing and we can speed things up. I promised Sister Wang next door that I'd send her a bowl when it's done, so it's better to send it as soon as possible."
Lu Baichuan had no choice but to agree: "Then be careful not to hurt your hand."
“I know, I know! By the way, aren’t we going to send a batch of goods to the capital? I found some stuntmen from Sister Wang’s family to deliver the goods. They’re all strong young men, and they should be quite skilled. Once we get to the capital, I’ll have Lianhua prepare some goods for them to bring back. Then our business here can get started.”
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