When Yang Cui returned home, it was already past 1:45 PM. The sun was scorching, and even though she was wearing a straw hat and using a scarf to shield herself from the sun, she still felt that she had gotten quite tanned.
"Xiao Cui, you're back."
"Uncle, Aunt, what brings you both here?"
As soon as Yang Cui got off the mule cart, she ran into the An family. Not only did the An family come, but An Dafu was also followed by seven or eight people, each carrying a weapon.
"Sister Cui, you're finally back! Er Ya and San Ya were almost beaten to death by those two old hags!" An Xiaohu rushed out and said.
Yang Cui's heart skipped a beat, and she quickly asked, "What exactly happened?"
“My second brother and I brought you two dogs today, thinking they'd help you with household chores, but we didn’t expect this…” An Xiaohu rambled on and on, telling Yang Cui what had happened.
Yang Cui was furious!
Although she had only been in this world for a short time and was not actually "mother and daughter" or "aunt and niece" with Er Ya and San Ya, she had already developed feelings for them because of Er Ya and San Ya's understanding nature and her daily interactions with them.
Wen muttered under her breath, "These two old bastards, Xiao Cui, don't be afraid, we're all here to help you."
"That's right, you also have half of our An family blood, we won't just stand by and watch you be bullied."
"Let's go settle accounts with them! Those old bastards are utterly despicable!"
...
Yang Cui's parents and brothers all died in a landslide last summer. Because she no longer had the support of her maternal family, the Fan family and even the Lin family dared to bully her like this.
Yang Cui ran back and called out from afar, "Er Ya, San Ya."
Hearing Yang Cui's voice, Er Ya and San Ya ran out of the room: "Mother..."
The two maids threw themselves into Yang Cui's arms, crying their hearts out.
"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have left you two at home. I was wrong, I'm sorry."
Er Ya had already cried until her voice was hoarse: "Mother, they wanted to steal our things, they wanted to steal our business, but I didn't tell them..."
Yang Cui felt a mix of emotions: "Silly child, nothing is more important than you. In the future, no matter what happens, you must find a way to protect yourself first."
"Waaaaah... Mother, Sanya is in so much pain, waaaaah..."
"Let Mother see."
Yang Cui looked at the two children's faces, which were red and swollen, and their arms and backs were covered in bruises. She felt both heartache and guilt. If she hadn't gone to the county town today, or if she had taken the two children with her, this wouldn't have happened.
When Wen saw how badly Er Ya and San Ya were injured, her eyes practically spitting fire: "These two old bastards, just wait until I scratch their old faces!"
"That's outrageous! How could anyone hit two children so hard!"
"They're worse than animals!"
"Er Ya, San Ya, Xiao Cui, don't worry, I will definitely help you get justice."
...
Yang Cui was so angry she wanted to kill someone. She knew the Lin family was shameless and that they would try to take advantage of Taozi Jiang, but she never expected that Madam Lin Niu and Madam Fan would be so cruel to Er Ya and San Ya!
If she doesn't avenge this, she'll change her name to Yang Cui!
"Xiaohu, go and invite the village chief here for me," Yang Cui said.
"Stop calling, I'm here." Zhou Daqing and his wife, Zhou Zhuoshi, have arrived.
"village head……"
"Xiao Cui, what are you planning to do?" the village chief asked.
"I would like to report them to the authorities and have them imprisoned and disgraced! However... Lin Shikang has achieved the third rank in the imperial examination and is about to become the son-in-law of a high-ranking official. I'm afraid the authorities won't deal with them."
Lin Shikang's new father-in-law is the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, a high-ranking official. More importantly, he is in charge of the assessment and promotion of local officials. If the county magistrate is not a good person, he might turn around and bite back in order to curry favor with them, which would be troublesome. Therefore, suing the officials is not an option.
“Xiao Cui, I understand how you feel. Reporting it to the authorities is definitely not going to work,” said Village Chief Zhou. “The best solution on the surface is to make them pay more compensation.”
Er Ya and San Ya suffered so much, they definitely need to pay compensation, but Yang Cui didn't want them to just pay money.
These two wicked women, and even the Lin family, must pay the price!
Yang Cui knew in her heart that Village Chief Zhou said this for her own good. She was weak and the Lin family was powerful. Whether she fought or struggled, she had almost no chance of winning. Even if the An family was willing to help, they were far away and there would be times when they couldn't help. The only appropriate solution at present was to pay compensation.
Of course, since Village Chief Zhou was saying this to me, he must be on my side and would help me get more compensation.
At this moment, the Lin clan chief, Fan Shi, Lin Niu Shi, and other Lin clan elders and members arrived.
Er Ya and San Ya hid behind Yang Cui, their bodies trembling.
"Don't be afraid, Mother is here, Mother will protect you." Yang Cui gently comforted the two children, and then asked An Xiaohu to take them into the house.
Er Ya and San Ya held onto Yang Cui tightly: "Be good, Mom will come to find you in a little while."
Er Ya and San Ya then followed An Xiaohu into the house.
The Lin clan chief coughed twice and said, "Today..."
He had barely opened his mouth when he heard Fan scream. It turned out that after the two children entered the house, Yang Cui had grabbed a stick and started hitting Fan, yelling, "I'll teach you to hit my daughter! I'll teach you to hit her! You shameless bastard!"
"Ouch... Yang Cui, you bitch, how dare you hit me!"
"I'm going to beat you up!"
"Quickly pull it open!" Chief Lin shouted.
The Lin clan immediately went to arrest Yang Cui, but how could the An family allow it?
Wen pointed at Fan: "You old, vile woman, you're bullying the An family!"
Then the An family rushed forward, and the An and Lin families started fighting.
Upon hearing the noise, An Xiaohu rushed out: "Damn it, how can a fight be complete without me, An Xiaohu?"
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