Jiang Yue took Jiang Nian out for a walk, and when they came back, they saw an old man and an old woman lying on the door of their house.
She heard yesterday that a bunch of relatives from the countryside came to the neighboring house and it was very lively, so she came to add to the fun today?
As they approached, Jiang Yue asked, "Can you see anything through the crack in the door?"
"Stop talking. There's a big rock blocking the way inside. You can't see anything!"
After replying, the old lady felt something was wrong. She turned around and saw that they were two young people. Although the boy was tall, he was still a child in her eyes.
She raised her chin and asked, "Who are you?"
“This is my home.”
The old lady's expression changed instantly, revealing her yellow and black teeth. She pulled her old man and said with a smile, "We are Mr. Wang's grandparents. Now we have moved to the city and are your neighbors..."
"so what?"
She was really annoying. Why did she keep bringing up the word "neighbor"? Even if you live in the mountains, you still have animal neighbors. Even if you die, the graves next door are filled with other people's ancestors.
Wherever you live, you have neighbors. Isn't that just living in the same place? Where does all this "neighborly love" come from?
The old woman's expression changed again, and she frowned and said dryly, "Our house in the countryside collapsed and we have no food left, so we came to the city to live with our grandson. But his family is in trouble too. Now he is lying in bed and needs someone to take care of him. I heard that you two have food, can you give us some?"
"cannot."
He said this without any hesitation.
The old lady was so angry that she pulled the old man to lie down, crying out in pain, and called out everyone on the same street.
An ancient version of "pengci" (bumping into porcelain)?
"Oh, why are these two old people lying on the ground? Help them up quickly. It's freezing cold, don't let them get hurt."
Someone shouted from the side, but even after they said it, Jiang Yue and the others just stood there straight, not moving a finger, with indifferent expressions.
A middle-aged man and woman pushed through the crowd outside, walked up to the old man, and began to cry, "Dad, Mom, what happened to you? Were you bullied?"
The old lady half-opened her eyes and pointed at Jiang Yue and the other man with a trembling finger, "We just came to ask for food, and they cursed and beat us."
The woman wiped her eyes red, "We came to the city because we couldn't make ends meet in the countryside. We just wanted to ask for food. If you don't give it to us, it's fine. But why are you hitting me?
Even though the bystanders were in the city and only had enough to eat until they were half full, they knew how hard life was, so they began to sympathize with them. They pointed fingers at them, saying that they were not kind and disrespectful to the elderly...
Jiang Yue and the others remained silent, watching how long the men lying on the ground could hold out. They were wearing thick cotton-padded jackets and sheepskin boots, yet they could still feel the chill emanating from their feet. These men, wearing thin cotton-padded jackets, had purple lips and were already shivering.
Sure enough, they hadn't been crying for half a minute when they stood up trembling.
Jiang Yue sneered. If he couldn't even bear this little hardship, it would be strange if he could extort money.
"Relatives of Mr. Wang, let me teach you this: if you want to extort money, you have to be ruthless. If it were me, I would first slap myself a few times, kick myself a few times, and then lie on the ground for an hour or two until I was dizzy. That would be a realistic way to extort money. Look at your bodies, are there any scars?"
The onlookers looked at the four people's stiff expressions and some of them came to their senses.
The old lady thought quickly, "You didn't hit us, you pushed us and that made us fall!"
"Yes! I pushed it!"
"Why would I push you guys when I'm bored?"
"Because we beg from you, and you are not happy."
"Just because I'm unhappy, I'm pushing you?"
"You have evil hearts!"
Jiang Yue felt that this was simply a display of intelligence, but she really didn't want to argue with these idiots in such a cold weather.
"Yes, we are mean, so don't bother us. Go to the hospital to get your injuries checked out, report to the police, and come back to us when you have evidence. Now, get out of here!"
The old lady was unhappy. "We can only go to the clinic if you pay us! Pay us quickly!"
The onlookers saw that the old lady was full of energy and knew that she was really a liar. But they just wanted to watch the fun.
Jiang Yue rolled her eyes and walked around a few people to open the gate.
The old lady thought she was going to come into the house to get money and was very proud of herself.
Who knew they opened the door, went in and then wanted to close it. How could they get the money if they didn’t come out?
The old lady's eldest son blocked the door with his hands to prevent it from closing. Jiang Nian kicked him two meters away.
"ah--"
Bones are brittle in winter, and I didn't know where they broke, but there was a crisp snap. Everyone opened their mouths wide, not expecting a fight to start over a disagreement.
The old lady's eldest daughter-in-law screamed and rushed over to avenge the man. She thought that men in the city did not beat women.
In Jiang Nian's eyes, there is no concept of men and women, only the difference between good people and bad people.
But Jiang Yue didn't need him to do anything. She took off her gloves, took a step forward, grabbed the woman's hair with her left hand, and after revealing her face, she slapped her three times.
After she let go, the woman collapsed to the ground, blood at the corner of her mouth, fear in her eyes, she stood there in a daze, not daring to move.
Jiang Yue had been practicing for so long, and finally had the chance to try it out. Hmm, not bad, stronger than before, and using the power of her wrist better. Jiang Nian took her hand and rubbed her red palm.
Everyone was stunned and stepped back.
Jiang Yue pointed at the old lady, her eyes cold, "Don't use your country-side ways to deal with me. It's useless! We don't have time to play tricks with you. Even if you two old men come over, I will still beat you up."
"Go ahead and sue us if you dare. You guys were the ones who blackmailed people first, then broke into someone else's house. You were the ones who started it first. Who knows if you were going to rob someone? We were forced to fight back."
What a helpless situation.
The old lady hadn't expected city dwellers to fight so fiercely. In the countryside, they quarreled every day, and when the fight got really serious, they would just pull out a few hairs and slap the opponent, and then they would have to apologize...
Jiang Yue and the others just passed by the government office, which was very busy inside. There were disaster relief, grain allocation and other major cases to deal with. Who would care about such trivial matters as neighborhood conflicts?
The old lady's tears were really falling at this moment. She was crying for her eldest son and wanted to gain sympathy.
"We were wrong, but we were starving. We heard you had more food than you could eat, and you even had a whole pig, sheep, chickens, and ducks. You're so rich, and you have so much at home. We're all neighbors, so how could you bear to see us starve to death? Why can't you share some with us?"
Wow—these words were like a drop of water dropped into a frying pan, causing it to explode!
While everyone is tightening their belts, they are living so well!
Many people's eyes were red with anger. It had been a long time since they had enjoyed endless food and meat.
"ah--"
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