Widow Wang was secretly delighted, and her original worried expression turned into a smile. However, after smiling for less than a second, her face fell again.
"Take this away. I don't need your things, and I don't want to be your friend!" Jiang Ling said coldly, pointing to the basket on the table at Widow Wang.
Widow Wang stood there awkwardly, her face very pale, and the atmosphere in the room suddenly became very strange.
Lightning Girl was a peacemaker. Everyone was in Lu Family Village, and they would run into each other all the time. Making things so tense was not good for anyone. Thinking of this, Lightning Girl picked up Widow Wang's basket, grabbed Widow Wang, and started walking outside.
"Alright, go back now. Don't come here again. Yaojie's mother has a good temper. Otherwise, if she punishes you as a woman, what can you say?" Lightning Mother said after leading Widow Wang out of Jiang Ling's house.
Widow Wang bit her lip, looking at Lightning Girl with a complicated expression, unsure of what to say.
Lightning Girl saw through Widow Wang's heart. She glanced in the direction of Lu Youren's house and said meaningfully, "This is not Yaojie's fault. You treat people the way you treated them before, so don't blame them for treating you like this now. Although your husband also has problems, you must know that Lu Youren is already married. As a widow, you already have a lot of gossip around you, and you still do such a shameless thing!"
"Now Yaojie is really capable, and the children are no longer suffering. We are all mothers, so if you had a daughter, what would you do if she went through what Yaojie's mother went through?"
Widow Wang was so moved by Lightning Mother's words that she wished she could disappear into the ground. She lowered her head and shed tears.
"If you want to cry, go back and cry. Don't cry anymore, it's like Yaojie's mother is bullying you!" Lightning Mother had always looked down on Widow Wang, and now seeing Widow Wang's pitiful appearance made her even more disgusted. She frowned and quickly scolded her.
Even if Widow Wang had a thick skin, she couldn't stand Lightning Mother's words. Her face flushed, she quickly walked towards Lu Youren's house.
After being punished by Magistrate Duan, Lu Youren and his wife's legs were essentially crippled. Lu Youren was alright; he could barely walk with the help of crutches, but his wife couldn't even get out of bed.
He lay in bed groaning all day long.
The other two families, Lu Youyi and Lu Youli, couldn't stand having such an eccentric mother anymore and separated from their families long ago.
At this moment, only three people remained in the once-grand Lu family: Widow Wang, Lu Youli, and Old Lady Lu.
The other two are either disabled or paralyzed, leaving only Widow Wang to manage the household every day like an old ox.
Unfortunately, her hard work went unnoticed by these two beasts. In their eyes, it was only natural and expected that Widow Wang would do all this.
The same thing happened today. Yesterday, when she heard that the village chief was coming to collect information about fertilizer, Widow Wang wanted to sign up. But as soon as she said a word, Lu Youren slapped her. Widow Wang was indignant and wanted to argue.
Unexpectedly, Lu Youren slapped her again, saying that as long as his mother's eyes were open, she had no right to make decisions in the family.
Widow Wang was filled with hatred! But she had no choice. She had already given birth to a child with Lu Youren, and her reputation was ruined. What could she do? If she divorced him, no one would want her. She could only swallow her anger and continue living with Lu Youren.
Widow Wang thought that since so much time had passed since her affair with Jiang, and Jiang's life was now completely different, she naively believed that Jiang would forgive her. However, she was turned away today.
Looking at the eggs in her basket, Widow Wang sighed helplessly. She had carefully saved these eggs for a long time, intending to use them to nourish her son's body.
Thinking of her son, Widow Wang began to feel inexplicably anxious, and she patted her chest and quickened her pace.
"Son, son!" As soon as she pushed open her front door, Widow Wang called out to the inner room.
In the past, whenever she was not at home, she would hear her son crying every time she opened the door. Needless to say, it was that unreliable father who was too lazy to even comfort her. Instead, he would often blame Widow Wang for not taking good care of the child, and the child's crying would annoy him.
The house is eerily quiet today.
A bad feeling crept over Wang the widow's entire body, and she felt her legs go weak, staggering as she ran into the house.
"Ah!!! Lu Youren, you bastard!!! You'll get my son instead!!" Widow Wang's almost desperate roar came from inside the house.
His shout was clearly audible to all the neighbors.
Everyone around Lu Youren knows what kind of person he is. The couple has a pattern of arguing every two days and having a big fight every three days, and the neighbors are already used to it.
But something was off about the sound today; Widow Wang's heart-wrenching screams sent shivers down one's spine.
Even those who usually watched the couple with indifference could sense that something was amiss.
They all looked in the direction of Lu Youren's house, but were startled by what they saw.
Widow Wang, her hair disheveled, was wielding a kitchen knife and slashing at Lu Youren, who was unable to move easily.
Judging from Lu Youren's condition, he was seriously injured. His clothes were mostly stained with blood. He was limping towards the door with difficulty, trying to escape in this way.
Fortunately, the neighbors reacted quickly, swarming into Lu Youren's house and surrounding him.
Seeing that the crowd was blocking Lu Youren, Widow Wang roared with fury, her eyes blazing, "Get out of my way! All of you, get out of my way! Anyone who blocks my path today, I'll chop them up!"
The neighbors' legs went weak when they heard this. Looking at Widow Wang's ghostly appearance, which seemed to have crawled out of hell, they subconsciously moved aside, making way for Lu Youren in the middle of the path!
Lu Youren was only lame, but he wasn't stupid. Seeing himself exposed to danger once again, he immediately cried out for help, "Help me! Help me!! Quick! Go find the village chief!"
These words jolted the panicked crowd out of their daze. Those who were quick on their feet ran towards the village chief's house, while those who were slower stood by, observing the situation and trying to persuade the widow Wang, who seemed like a madwoman.
Before long, the village chief was brought to Lu Youren's house, panting heavily.
The village chief, who always prided himself on having seen it all, was taken aback by the scene before him.
He took dozens of steps back, making sure he and Widow Wang were at a safe distance, before trying to ask, "Widow Wang, please...please don't be impulsive! Can you...please put down the cleaver first?"
Widow Wang glared fiercely at Village Chief Lu. Vicious, ruthless, and bloodthirsty were the first impressions Village Chief Lu had of Widow Wang.
He knew his words wouldn't make any difference, so he turned his head and whispered to the villager next to him, "Go! Go find Yaojie's mother!"
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