Qian Tieshu was severely scolded by his son and daughter-in-law at home, and he was dejected at the moment, still not believing that Lu Xiaoyang would be the kind of person who lied to him.
Hearing Li scolding him, he felt humiliated and, taking Li's side, retorted, "Didn't you listen to me when I told you not to come here and embarrass yourself?"
Upon hearing this, Li was outraged and immediately launched into a tirade, spitting as she shouted, "I've been bullied like this, and you old hag are still siding with outsiders! Could it be that you've also gotten involved with this widow?"
She pointed at He Jiuniang and spewed filth at her.
During the time the Lu family had been in the village, she had tried to deal with them in various ways. Although the Lu family kept saying that the third son of the Lu family was just busy outside and had not returned home, the whole family had fled for their lives. Even if they were still alive, the chances of them ever seeing each other again in this lifetime were too small. Wasn't He Jiu Niang a widow?
If this widow were just average-looking, it wouldn't be so bad. When she first arrived, she was tanned dark by the sun, so you couldn't tell anything about her. But after she's fair-skinned over time, it's clear that the Lu family is no ordinary family.
The men were handsome and the women were beautiful, especially this widow surnamed He, who was so beautiful that if it weren't for her son, one would think she was an unmarried young woman.
He Jiuniang had no idea that Li was thinking this way about her, otherwise she would have been smug for a while. The original owner of this body was indeed very good-looking, otherwise she wouldn't have attracted so many refugees to her corpse.
But now is not the time to talk about that. This shrew actually slandered her innocence. Before she could react, Sun jumped out, baring her teeth, and started scratching Li.
"I'll teach you a lesson for spouting nonsense, you filthy scoundrel! I'll teach you to ruin my daughter-in-law's reputation! Even if I have to go to jail today, I'll tear your mouth apart!"
The Yu family members hurriedly put down their needlework and rushed out to help Sun. Yu, in particular, shouted, "She has not only ruined the reputation of my third sister-in-law, but she has also tarnished the reputation of the magistrate! We are helping the magistrate teach her a lesson!"
So, a group of women surrounded Li, some pulling her hair, some pinching her face, some kicking her feet, and some spitting on her, making a scene.
He Jiuniang was stunned. Usually, only Sun Shi was a bit shrewish in the family. She never expected that her sister-in-law and sister-in-law were just as fierce!
"Ouch! You're going to kill me! Help!"
Li was in great distress; her hands and feet were held down, and she had no ability to fight back.
Unfortunately, her husband and son were unreliable; they were completely stunned by the scene and didn't dare to step forward to help.
Old Man Lu and his eldest brother Lu stood together, showing calm smiles as they faced the surprised looks from their neighbors.
Small-scale, small-scale.
Now everyone knows that the women of the Lu family are more capable than the men…
Even so, everyone still felt a sense of satisfaction seeing Li being beaten.
Li's reputation has never been good. She is known as a shrew who is unreasonable and often spews foul language. Everyone has wanted to beat her up for a long time.
However, considering that she has a scoundrel son, and that making a big fuss would be detrimental to him, he usually puts up with it.
But today, the women of the Lu family helped them get revenge and vent their anger, and they felt extremely happy. They even had to eat an extra bowl of rice for lunch.
Seeing that the women in the family were winning, He Jiuniang gave up trying to mediate and instead took out a handful of melon seeds to leisurely crack open.
The two embroiderers stared wide-eyed, just watching, ignoring everything.
Not only did they ignore it, but many onlookers even wore relieved smiles on their faces.
Are the people in this village so cold and heartless?
They initially thought the Lu family was quite amiable, but now it seems they might have misjudged them.
The Lu family had no idea that their image had left a mark on the two embroiderers' minds. They used to be able to joke and laugh with the women of the Lu family, but afterwards they became trembling with fear and cautious in their words and actions, for fear of displeasing the Lu family and being humiliated.
Fortunately, someone went to call the village chief. It was at this moment that Qian Tieshu and his son realized that the people who had been beaten were their wife and mother, and they rushed forward to try to help.
Sun and the others were also tired of beating her, so they angrily slapped Li again before letting go and stepping aside.
"What's going on now? Qian Tieshu, what's wrong with you? Is this never going to end?"
Seeing this scene, the village chief didn't know what to say. He cursed Qian Tieshu, then turned to Sun and the others, saying helplessly, "Sister-in-law Lu, you acted impulsively. You shouldn't have resorted to violence, should you?"
He's a bit older than Old Man Lu, so it's not a big deal for him to call her "sister-in-law."
Having secured the upper hand this time, Sun stood tall and proud, like a victorious rooster, declaring, "Village Chief, although I was the one who struck first, even if this matter goes to the magistrate, the Lu family is still in the right!"
"My third son's wife is an honest and upright woman, but this foul-mouthed slut claims that she has an affair with the county magistrate! Heaven have mercy, what has my third son's wife done to deserve such slander?"
"It's one thing to talk about my third son's wife, but to dare to speak ill of the county magistrate? Even if their whole family had ten heads, it wouldn't be enough to chop them off! Humph!"
Sun kept talking, and Li originally wanted to take the opportunity to complain to the village chief, but when she heard Sun say that she would be beheaded, she was so frightened that her legs went weak.
Qian Tieshu and his son were also stunned, not expecting it to be so serious.
"Village chief, it's a misunderstanding! My wife has always been rude, please don't take it to heart! What does a country woman like her know?"
Qian Tieshu tried to reason with the village chief with a forced smile, but it seemed that the village chief wasn't in a position to make the decision.
"Heh, now you're scared?" Madam Sun sneered, then continued, "This scoundrel not only slandered my daughter-in-law and the county magistrate, but even said that my daughter-in-law had an affair with Qian Tieshu! Village chief, is this even human? The county magistrate is one thing, at least he's an official, and our family knows we're not worthy of him! But as for Qian Tieshu, he's such an old good-for-nothing, even if my daughter-in-law were insane, she wouldn't have a single penny to do with him!"
Everyone stared in disbelief. Could someone really say that?
He Jiuniang was so moved that she burst into tears. If she hadn't still had half a handful of melon seeds left to crack, she would have hugged Ms. Sun and given her a big kiss. This was just too protective of her!
Sun: So I'm not even as good as that little handful of melon seeds?
The village chief was also a little embarrassed, suddenly feeling that Lu's sister-in-law seemed even more fierce than Li's!
He could only force an awkward smile and awkwardly agree, saying, "Yes, Madam He is so young, why would she go looking for an old, good-for-nothing country bumpkin like Qian Tieshu! That Li woman is truly despicable!"
Everyone: ? ? Praising one while belittling the other?
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