Chapter 58: Apology
Early in the morning, the village chief gathered all the villagers together again.
The village chief had just tasted half a pound of braised pork head brought by Qin Huiyin and Tang Luwu. He spoke in a loud voice and sternly criticized them.
Looking at the other villagers, some of them saw the two women pulling their hair, and heard that there would be a follow-up today, so they ran away as fast as they could when they heard the village chief asked them to gather in the courtyard outside the ancestral hall. Of course, those who ran slower and even reluctantly did so, probably because they were afraid that the fire would burn them.
Tang Jizu's family did not hide. Facing the villagers' stares, Tang Jizu's face was full of shame. Tang Baoyu lowered his head, as if he really knew he was wrong, and he was completely different from the little bully he usually was. As for Li Erniu, her face was red and swollen, and her eyebrows were full of fatigue and haggardness, which made people feel a little bit sorry for her.
"Everyone is here." The village chief said, "Ji Zu, we can start now."
Tang Jizu turned around and bowed to the people in the village with a solemn expression: "Dear relatives and friends in the same village, Jizu is ashamed for neglecting to discipline my wife and children, allowing them to do such arrogant things. It was our Baoyu who did the wrong thing yesterday. Baoyu's mother spoiled the child too much. Not only did she not correct his mistakes, but she also let this matter go wrong again and again. Here, I bring my wife and children to formally apologize to Yixiao and Dafu's wife."
"Yesterday we went to Shijia Village to see the village doctor overnight. The doctor re-prescribed medicine for Yixiao. All the medicines were good ones, and it cost a total of five taels of silver. I promise everyone here that if Yixiao has any problems in the future, I, Tang Jizu, will still be responsible to the end. Baoyu, Baoyu's mother, in front of the whole village, you must promise everyone that you will not make this mistake again, quickly..."
Li Erniu lay outside for a night after she fell unconscious. When she woke up, Tang Jizu pulled her over to apologize. Her head was as heavy as a stone. She just wanted it to end early so that she could take a breath.
"I'm sorry, Huiyin's mother, Xiao'er..." Li Erniu said sullenly with her head down.
"Louder." Tang Jizu was unhappy, "Since you are sincerely apologizing, of course you have to let everyone hear it."
"I'm sorry, I was wrong." Li Erniu shouted loudly, her voice like a broken gong.
She didn't look up from beginning to end, but everyone thought about how she felt when she was such a proud and complacent person and now she lost face in front of the whole village.
However, no one sympathized with her.
This woman usually offends a lot of people, and everyone just feels relieved when they see her in trouble.
Of course, they don't like Li Taohua either.
However, after what happened yesterday, they refreshed their understanding of Li Taohua.
In the past, they only thought of her as a vase, with no other skills except flirting and seducing men and using men as knives. After what happened yesterday, they knew that when this weak woman went crazy, even a shrew like Li Erniu was no match for her. They suddenly felt that Li Taohua had been polite to them before.
Since you can't afford to offend either of them, just watch the show from the side, as long as the fire doesn't burn you.
"Baoyu, it's your turn." Tang Jizu looked at Tang Baoyu sharply.
Tang Baoyu said to Li Taohua: "I'm sorry, Aunt Taohua."
Then he looked at Tang Yi and smiled.
Tang Yi's face wasn't as swollen as it was last night when he smiled.
Tang Baoyu did not feel repulsive when he apologized to Li Taohua, because he knew that Li Taohua was stronger than him, and it was right for a weak person to apologize to a strong person.
However, Tang Yixiao was someone he had bullied for several years. He couldn't accept that someone who had been crawling under his feet for several years suddenly rode on his head.
Therefore, when he was apologizing to Tang Yixiao, his mouth seemed to be sealed and he couldn't open it at all.
Now all the people in the village are here, including those followers who try to please him. Today, his face was trampled under Tang Yixiao's feet. How can he be the big brother of his peers in the future?
"Are you speechless?" Tang Jizu scolded, "Didn't you confess last night? Yixiao is younger than you, just like your younger brother. How can an older brother bully his younger brother? Although I know Yixiao won't argue with a monkey like you, a real man should take responsibility for his actions. As long as you sincerely apologize, you two can still be brothers in the future."
Tang Baoyu was about to speak when he was interrupted by Li Taohua.
"Dad Baoyu, you said your son really wants to apologize, right?"
"Of course, rich wife." Tang Jizu said sincerely, "The child cried when he got home last night. He cried all night and his eyes were swollen. He knows he was wrong!"
"At the beginning, your precious son made our Yixiao crawl into his crotch. Our Yixiao was weak and could not resist. They pressed him into the mud, which made his condition worse. Since your Baoyu is sincerely apologizing, let him experience all the sufferings he has experienced first! As long as he feels it all, we will believe that he is apologizing sincerely."
"Just saying sorry and slapping your lips is considered an apology? If I throw feces at your house every day and say sorry, can I be forgiven?"
Li Taohua's voice was soft, and even when she was angry, it sounded like singing. But when her peach blossom eyes turned cold, they still had a bit of the majesty of a superior.
Tang Dafu and Tang Yichen were standing nearby. They didn't say anything because Li Taohua had told them before leaving that men didn't need to step in for this kind of thing, because she wanted everyone in the village to know that she was not easy to mess with, so they wouldn't mess with her again. The men just watched from the side and stepped in when needed.
Tang Luwu and Qin Huiyin stood on the left and right sides of Li Taohua, like two guardians.
At this time, Qin Huiyin said softly: "Uncle Tang should be reluctant! I often heard Baoyu mention it before, saying that his father worked for a high official in the city, and if we offended him, he would arrest and kill us all. Baoyu is young and ignorant, so someone must have taught him to say such things. Uncle Tang, who do you think taught him to say that?"
Bang! Tang Jizu slapped Li Erniu on the face.
Li Erniu was completely distracted and was suddenly hit. Her limp body fell to the ground, causing the ground to shake.
She stared at Tang Jizu blankly with an expression of disbelief on her face.
"Dad, I've already apologized, why did you hit me?"
Tang Jizu glared at Li Erniu angrily: "Is this how you usually teach Baoyu? If Baoyu does something wrong, it means you, as a mother, are unreliable. Send Baoyu to his grandmother from now on, and don't take care of him anymore."
"No, I only have this one son, don't take him away." Li Erniu was anxious when she heard it. "It's my fault, I shouldn't have said nonsense, I'm sorry, I'm sorry..."
"Mrs. Dafu, Miss Huiyin, and Mrs. Baoyu have already apologized. Please be so kind as to forgive their mistake this time." Tang Jizu bent down and bowed deeply.
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