To show off his abilities, Zhu Shuncai took a rope and walked a few steps to Liu Yingying, about to tie her up.
However, before he could even touch Liu Yingying, he was kicked solidly in the abdomen and fell to the ground, momentarily stunned.
"Get out!" Liu Yingying was really angry, and she used seven or eight tenths of her strength in that kick.
These people are both stupid and wicked!
"You little slut, how dare you hit my son!"
This distressed Zhu Shuncai's parents greatly. They rushed over to check if their son was injured, cursing Liu Yingying incessantly.
"I knew you were a restless little whore the moment you married into the family. Today, I must tie you up and drown you!"
"Hmph! Dream on!" Liu Yingying glared coldly at the Zhu family members, and finally gave Zhu Jiawang a wink.
"Liu Niang, here!" Zhu Jiawang immediately understood and handed her the knife. "Let's fight them!"
Ma Jinhua immediately darkened her face and cursed, "You little brat, why are you siding with outsiders? I'll beat you to death!" As she spoke, she lunged forward to grab Zhu Jiawang.
But Zhu Jiawang pushed her hard with all his might, almost making her fall to the ground, which made her so angry that she couldn't even breathe properly.
"Zhu Jiawang! Don't forget, you are a child of the Zhu family. How can you disobey your grandmother for this woman?" Uncle Zhu Erqiang scolded angrily.
Zhu Jiawang retorted angrily, "After my father died, you didn't take care of us much either. Your son even beat my brother and mocked us for being fatherless children!"
Everyone: ...
Liu Yingying: "Listen to this, even the children are ashamed for you! How dare you make a scene here?"
"You slut! No matter how much you talk, we have to tie you up to give our ancestors an explanation!" Several strong young men said, and were about to grab her.
What family traditions does your Zhu family still have?
"Let's see who dares to move!" Liu Yingying brandished her machete, her cold gaze sweeping over the crowd.
"Fine! Since you want me dead, then today I'll cut one down with me, and two down to make a pair!"
Seeing that she had a knife in her hand and looked like she really dared to kill someone, everyone hesitated and did not dare to step forward.
Several of the older uncles sighed repeatedly, but they couldn't do anything about Liu Yingying.
They had never seen such a fierce woman before!
Why can't she just accept her fate like other women?
Just as the two sides were deadlocked, a child's innocent voice suddenly came from outside.
"This is it!"
"Wow! Quite a lot of people here. Are you all here to thank Aunt Liu?" A slightly plump middle-aged woman in a yellow dress asked with a smile.
The Zhu family members turned around, looking completely bewildered; "Who are you?"
However, they were ignored.
"Oh! Aunt Liu! We've finally found your house..." The woman in yellow smiled and pushed past the Zhu family members, leading everyone to Liu Yingying.
They were all among those who were captured and taken up the mountain along with Liu Yingying.
Only after being rescued did they learn that Liu Yingying had risked her life to act as an inside agent for the government, which was how the bandits were wiped out.
To put it bluntly, if it weren't for Liu Yingying, they probably would have really died on the mountain!
Liu Yingying recognized them too, "Sister Zou, what brings you here?"
Sister Li behind her said with a smile, "Yingzi, we misunderstood you back then. We thought you only cared about saving your own daughter and didn't care about us... Luckily, Zhang Hui told everyone the truth. It turns out that you did all that so that we could all be rescued in the end. You are our benefactor!"
"Yes, if it weren't for your risky act as an inside agent for the government, my children would be motherless." A tall man said gratefully, about to kneel down before her; "Sister Liu, please accept my bow!"
"No! Get up!" Liu Yingying didn't dare accept such politeness and quickly pulled the person back. After glancing at everyone, she said, "What I did wasn't just for everyone; it was mostly to save myself. Please don't be so polite..."
The older women smiled and said, "Sister Liu, we've suffered a disaster, so we don't have anything nice to offer you as thanks. These are all grown in our own fields, so please don't mind!"
As they spoke, they all took out the gifts they had brought as a token of their gratitude.
There were unidentified fruits, millet, sorghum, all kinds of grains, and a basket of eggs.
Although the gifts were meager, they represented only a small portion of their savings.
"Please don't do this. Everyone is having a hard time these days, especially with the famine. Please take your things back..." Liu Yingying felt a warmth in her heart.
Everyone kept pushing and shoving in front of Liu Yingying, and in the process, they pushed all the Zhu family members out.
Looking at his eldest daughter-in-law surrounded by the crowd, Zhu Youcai, the father-in-law, asked his wife in confusion, "What's going on? I think I heard them say that our eldest daughter-in-law is working as an informant for the government?"
"How would I know!" Ma Jinhua rolled her eyes, but her eyes lingered on the grain Liu Fang had placed in front of Liu Yingying...
Ma Qiumei and Lü Sufeng were so envious their eyes practically popped out of their sockets.
If they could take all this grain back with them, their family would be able to get through this famine safely!
"Uncle Cai, what do we do now? Should we still kidnap Liu Shi?" a young member of the clan asked in a low voice.
Zhu Youcai: ...
Anyone with eyes can see how highly Liu Yingying is regarded by these people.
If they dare to arrest anyone today, they'll probably face opposition from these people.
But since they've already come all this way, if they just leave like this, where will the Zhu family's reputation be?
"Get out of my way!" In the end, Zhu Youcai, the head of the family, stepped forward.
Sister Zou and the others turned around in surprise; "Old man, who are you?"
"Ahem!" Zhu Youcai stepped forward, trying his best to assert his authority as the head of the family. "Today, our Zhu family is going to carry out family discipline here and deal with this woman whose chastity has been defiled. Please make way!"
Sister Zou and the others looked at the Zhu family members, and then at Liu Yingying.
Is chastity tainted?
—Liu Yingying?
"Sir, please don't joke around. Sister Liu is now a hero in our Furong County's fight against bandits. If you dare to touch her, not only will we not allow it, but even the county magistrate will not allow it!"
Upon hearing this, the Zhu family members exchanged bewildered glances. "What's going on?"
Then another woman stepped forward to explain: "The bandits kidnapped us and took us to the mountain. They locked us in a cave and gave us neither food nor water. If it weren't for Sister Liu's resourcefulness, we would have starved to death there long ago!"
"Yes, Sister Liu is our savior. If anyone dares to touch her, we'll fight them to the death!"
Zhu family members: ...
They dared not act rashly for the time being.
Then someone muttered under their breath, "How come this is different from what Dongxi said?"
"Yes, Zhu Dongxi from our village was also kidnapped to the mountains, but she said that Liu Yingying slept with the bandits to survive..."
"Bullshit! That girl was always picking a fight with Sister Liu on the mountain. She's so ungrateful. You actually believe what she says?" one of the women retorted forcefully.
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