Zhang Xinhua glanced at the scene and saw Jiang Yu standing in front of the two children, completely disregarding them. In her view, Jiang Yu was favored by Shen Ying in the village, and few people dared to confront her directly. But now they were outside, in a crowded market; who would bother with such matters?
Even if Shen Ying finds her at home later, she can easily distance herself. They're from the same village, and her side consists of women and children. If a fight breaks out and word gets out, the military leaders will probably give him a hard time.
Considering her future prospects, Zhang Xinhua was certain that Shen Ying would swallow his anger. Therefore, in her view, today's incident was God giving her an opportunity to get revenge.
"Jiang Yu, I thought you were hiding in the back and didn't dare to come out. These two kids not only have no manners at all, but the little brat even kicked my son. How do you suggest we resolve this?"
Zhang Xinhua, the villain, filed a false accusation, seizing on the fact that Shen Suisui kicked Shen Bo and demanding compensation. Wasn't her pickled vegetable business at the factory gate doing quite well? Shen Ying, that man, also gave her a considerable amount of living expenses. If she just wouldn't let go of this matter today, wouldn't she have money for the New Year?
Hearing this, Jiang Yu stared straight at her. Seeing the hat she was wearing, it was immediately clear. She'd been wondering how she suddenly had the courage to appear in public; it turned out she'd been prepared all along.
Wang Cuihua, who rushed over with Dongdong, saw this and, fearing that Jiang Yu would suffer a loss, kindly advised her.
"Comrade Xinhua, it's just a little squabble between children. An apology will make it all go away."
Seeing the fight, many people gathered around, discussing it animatedly. The child who knew the inside story gritted his teeth in anger, but swallowed his rage.
It's better to avoid trouble. Even if we speak up, the parents might not necessarily side with them. If they are forced to apologize to save face, Shenbo might become even more unruly in the future.
"An apology is all it takes? What about the injuries my son sustained? Wang Cuihua, how many favors have you received from Shen Ying in the past, and now you're going against your conscience to mediate between them?"
Zhang Xinhua never took Wang Cuihua seriously. Seeing her interrupt her good time, she wished she could tear Wang Cuihua's mouth apart. Anyway, this family was honest and dared not resist.
But she can't worry about that right now; extorting money is the priority. There will be plenty of opportunities to get back at her later.
Shen Suisui stood behind Jiang Yu, her little hands tucked in her sleeves, terrified. When she saw her younger brother being bullied, she only thought of revenge; she never imagined it would turn out like this.
Their mother usually cooks for them and takes good care of them, which is already quite good. Now that this has happened, she will definitely beat them without even asking what happened. It's bad enough that she gets beaten, but her younger brother will also be affected. What should they do?
"Is your son injured? Let me see where he's hurt?"
Jiang Yu put down Chen Niannian and walked towards Chen Bo, looking extremely terrifying. After all, he was only a seven-year-old child, usually arrogant and unruly, so many people didn't take him seriously. Seeing that Jiang Yu was serious, he was terrified and started shouting:
"Mom, Mom, this slut is going to hit me! Come quick!"
Zhang Xinhua thought that if Jiang Yu dared to make a move, she could extort double from her. It was nothing for her son to suffer a little; she could just consider it as making money for his mother.
Seeing that his mother ignored him, Shen Bo retreated until he tripped over a tree and fell, then burst into tears. Jiang Yu didn't care about any of that. The scene of him pushing Shen Niannian and cursing her and Shen Suisui was still vivid in her mind. Now he knew how to cry? Too late.
She bent down, grabbed Chen Bo by the collar, and slammed him to the ground with unbelievable force. Many people were stunned, thinking to themselves: It seems even a rabbit will bite when cornered.
Seeing that she was about to hit someone, Zhang Xinhua rushed in front of Shen Bo, pointed at Jiang Yu, and started cursing:
"Are you crazy? He's still a child!"
Because she'd lost a tooth, her speech had a lisp. Jiang Yu toyed with her fingers, giving a cold laugh:
"He's still a child; if he makes a mistake, just beat him to death."
After saying that, he slapped Zhang Xinhua across the face, and not satisfied with just one slap, he hit her several more times. Not only that, he also deliberately pulled off her hat, exposing the patch of bald scalp to everyone's view.
"Everyone, come and see this woman, she's from Shenjiazhuang. She's always gossiping about this family and that family, spreading rumors and breaking up other people's families. See her hair? That's where she got beaten up yesterday for spreading rumors, and she even had a tooth knocked out. We thought she'd quiet down for a few days, but she doesn't learn her lesson at all. A leopard can't change its spots, and she even dares to bully children. She's utterly heartless."
And her son…”
Jiang Yu paused, glared at Shen Bo, and scared him into shutting his mouth.
"They see my child is easy to bully and hit him at the drop of a hat. Parents here should ask their own children if they were just pushed and fell down."
Hearing this, the onlookers began to realize something was wrong. They had initially thought the woman was extremely arrogant, but upon hearing that their own child had been bullied, right under his mother's nose, they simply couldn't stand it anymore.
Seeing this, the children began to condemn Shen Bo's actions. The parents, in cahoots, prepared to take revenge.
Seeing this, Zhang Xinhua no longer cared about extorting Jiang Yu, and dragged Shen Bo home, not even bothering to pursue the slaps she had received.
Amidst widespread condemnation, the crowd gradually dispersed. The old man selling green frogs, who had watched the entire ordeal, repeatedly expressed his admiration for Jiang Yu.
Knowing that Shen Niannian had been wronged, he took out a frog and handed it to her.
"Little one, how about Grandpa gives you a frog?"
Shen Niannian immediately stopped crying. He looked at the old man, then at Jiang Yu, and shook his head repeatedly.
"Thank you, grandpa, but I don't want it."
Jiang Yu patted Shen Niannian's hair and praised him for being sensible. She asked the old man the price and bought him one. Shen Niannian held it in his hand, delighted with it.
Having just experienced this, Shen Niannian dared not run around anymore. He obediently stayed by Jiang Yu's side, watching her buy various things and helping to carry them with his little hands.
Shen Suisui and Dongdong followed slowly, their feelings about Jiang Yu's actions were mixed.
It turns out that a mother can truly love her child unconditionally, fearing for their well-being. Shen Suisui secretly glanced at Jiang Yu and noticed she looked even more beautiful in the sunlight. Moreover, there was a light in her eyes when she looked at her mother.
Back home, Jiang Yu washed the apples and gave one to each of the children before turning to prepare lunch ingredients. She had eaten sesame balls at the market earlier and wasn't very hungry, but seeing the fresh lotus root, she decided to make lotus root and pork rib soup. Adding fresh carrots made her mouth water just thinking about it.
Put the ribs in a pot with scallions and ginger, boil them until the scum rises to the surface, then remove them and wash them. Sauté the ribs with ginger and garlic until they turn slightly yellow, then add water, carrots, and lotus root. Cook for about an hour before serving.
Jiang Yu smelled the aroma and called to her two children to eat.
The soup had the savory aroma of bones and the flavor of lotus root. Even though I had eaten sesame balls at noon, I couldn't help but drink the whole bowl of soup, and even the meat on the bones was carefully removed.
Jiang Yuxin let out a satisfied burp, then started clearing the dishes. Just then, she heard the old lady's insults coming from the doorway.
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