Chapter 193: Drive Away the Evil Woman
The next day at noon.
I picked up my teacher's wife and Sister Li and found a restaurant near the high-speed rail station.
No one was in the mood to eat. After a quick bite, they returned to the car to discuss their strategy.
I said, "Master's wife, you know best how powerful Lan Xin's mother is. To prevent her from cheating, let me tell you my idea."
The master's wife nodded.
I repeated my thoughts.
The Master's wife wept and said, "It doesn't have to be this complicated. It's just that my cowardly brother is so weak that he doesn't even have the right to say a word. Now that things have come to this, only you can tame her."
When the car arrived at Youran Ju, Lan Xin's parents, Aunt Chen, and my brother-in-law were already standing at the door to greet us. They greeted the master's wife warmly and helped to move things.
We sat down in the living room, and the neighbors came one after another to see Master's wife. Sister Li took out candy, Aunt Chen made tea and poured water, and the neighbors gathered around Master's wife to chat.
More and more people came. One shook hands with the master's wife, and another chatted with her. They also praised this disciple as a good disciple and rushed back from the provincial capital specifically to welcome the master's wife.
As agreed beforehand, everyone sat in the living room and refused to leave.
My wife suggested going upstairs to take a look, so I followed her in. The mushroom shed in the courtyard had been temporarily dismantled. Once upstairs, my wife asked, "Where are the flowers and plants?"
Lan Xin's mother said, "I have no patience and I don't want to raise her anymore."
The Master's wife asked, "Where's the flowerpot?"
Lan Xin's mother said, "I gave it away."
The master's wife's face was serious and she said she would go to the study to check.
Lan Xin's mother unlocked the bookcase, and the master's wife saw that there were some medicine bottles and gift boxes in the bookcase, but not a single book was missing. She asked Lan Xin's father, "Where are the books?"
Lan Xin's father whispered, "They've all been sold."
The master's wife asked sharply, "Did you sell it as scrap?"
Lan Xin's father didn't dare to speak.
The corners of the master's wife's eyes turned red, and she said, "Sell the cabinet too. It's made of nanmu wood and is more valuable than the books."
Lan Xin's mother saw that the master's wife looked unhappy and said, "You should rest first. You've just arrived in a new place and you'll get used to it in a few days..."
The master's wife looked annoyed: "New to a place? This is my place."
Lan Xin's mother was a little embarrassed.
I gave a wink and the teacher's wife walked into the living room and sat down.
I looked around and said, "Fellow villagers, elders, brothers and sisters, please be quiet. Let me speak, and don't interrupt."
As soon as I said that, it became quiet.
"I came back specially from upstate, firstly to welcome Master's wife, and secondly to make arrangements for her life after she returns home. I have a few words to say."
Lan Xin's mother directly confronted me: "Shanhong, thank you for your kindness. You don't have to worry about my eldest sister's living arrangements. We will take care of it."
I glanced at the Master's wife.
The Master's wife said, "Why can't Shanhong speak?"
I said, "Lan Xin's parents, you are my elders, so let me say something. Since Master's wife has returned to live here, you can move back."
Lan Xin's mother sneered: "Shanhong, you are an outsider, it's easy for you to say that. My sister has no one to accompany her. You don't have to worry, but we don't."
The Master's wife said, "Aunt Chen can come and keep me company. I like quietness."
Lan Xin's mother said, "Aunt Chen is already so old. How long can she stay with you? Besides, she is also an outsider."
The master's wife was furious: "If Aunt Chen were here, she wouldn't sell the books or use the lawn as a vegetable garden."
Lan Xin's mother said, "Sister, we are doing this for your own good. Asking Aunt Chen for money is not the same as it was before."
Hearing this, Sister Li said angrily, "Aunt, we are not so poor that we can't afford Aunt Chen."
Lan Xin's mother said, "We can save as much as we can, and we take better care of your mother than Aunt Chen."
From the tone of her voice, she seemed to be staying put and didn't want to leave. I said, "Lanxin's parents, to be honest, Master's wife just wants some quiet time. You should move back."
Lan Xin's mother said, "We are worried about our eldest sister."
Sister Li said, "Aunt, don't use the name of love. This house has always been ours. Just move if I tell you to."
Lan Xin's mother said, "Sister Li, you're highly educated, but I don't understand. We only have this one sister, and even if she wanted us to move, we would absolutely disagree. For her health, we're the only ones who can take care of her. You're not understanding."
The Master's wife said, "You wish I would die soon."
Lan Xin's mother said, "Look at what you're saying, sister. Honestly, who else would take care of you besides us? Others take care of you for a few dollars, but we take care of you with our whole hearts. After all, you're a family member who has shed blood for us."
Seeing that the situation was difficult to resolve immediately, I said, "Uncle, please say something."
Lan Xin's father said: "What she said also represents my opinion. We will not move. We must take good care of my sister."
I slammed the table and yelled, "I don't care if you're my elder today. I'm just saying, move now. If you don't, Sister Li, let's throw their stuff out and let the neighbors judge."
Lan Xin's mother slapped her face louder than I did: "You are an outsider, a country boy, a person from another province, how dare you slap me?" She rushed up to me and wanted to fight me.
The show began and the extras came on stage.
Qiu Ju rushed out from the corner and blocked Lan Xin's mother's way: "Sister-in-law Chen, if you want to move back, you can lend me 5,000 yuan and pay it back today."
Lan Xin's mother was stunned: "When did I lend you five thousand yuan?"
"Ah, you're borrowing money and not acknowledging it? This summer, when you bought mushroom seed equipment."
This triggered Lan Xin's mother's bottom line. She was the only one who blackmailed others, and now someone dared to blackmail her. She clapped her hands and jumped to her feet and cursed:
"You're lying with your eyes open. I clearly know that I borrowed money from others. On August 6th last year, I borrowed 300 yuan from my cousin and paid it back in September. On February 3rd this year, I borrowed 1,000 yuan from the supermarket across the street and paid it back the next day..."
She was counting her fingers when Second Aunt rushed in, clapped her hands, stamped her feet and started cursing:
"You're such a jerk! You're so evil! You collapsed in my own house, claiming you were injured and had amnesia, and you can't remember anything. You're blackmailing me for thousands of dollars.
As a result, you remember everything clearly now. You are a heartless person who only knows how to pretend. You want to pretend to be dead again today and blame Shanhong. You are so heartless that you want to die and put an end to the fireworks..."
Second Aunt cried and screamed, stamped her feet and clapped her hands.
The crowd was outraged. The neighbors all started to make a scene, saying that he was pretending too well and that he had no amnesia at all. People with amnesia can remember the exact date and month, so he was just kidding.
Second uncle rushed out of the crowd and was about to beat her.
Being hugged by several men.
Lan Xin's mother usually only calculates others, but she didn't expect to fall into the trap today. She stood there in a daze, speechless for a moment.
I clapped my hands and said, "Everyone, be quiet. Let Shanhong continue to speak."
Qiuju and Second Aunt were just acting, so they stopped shouting immediately.
I slammed my hand on the table and said, "Aunt, you're still a little immature in trying to fight me. Honest people don't do shady things. You did borrow money from Qiuju. But you said you were beaten up and lost your memory. That's just cheating. Everyone has seen through you today. This trick won't work anymore."
She was indeed much less arrogant.
"Dear neighbors, I, Shanhong, am a reasonable person. When they moved in, they smashed the flower pots and sold the books. The lawn was turned into a vegetable garden, and the kitchen is a mess."
As I spoke, I walked into the kitchen and pulled out a snake that had been hiding there. "No matter how much my master is, he's from a family of scholars. Look at what she's done to him! The kitchen is filthy everywhere, and the snake has even made its home in the cupboard."
When everyone saw me holding a snake, they backed away in fear. Lan Xin's parents were even more frightened and hid away.
"Sister Li, identify it. If it's not yours, throw it out. If anyone tries to stop me, I'll let the snake bite them."
Lan Xin's parents were terrified, afraid that I would bite them with the snake, and they screamed.
Sister Li took the lead, and Qiuju and Second Aunt helped to throw away the trash.
Lan Xin's father said, "Xiao Li, I'll call a few people and do it myself."
Sister Li said, "You smashed my flower pots and sold my books, so why can't I smash yours?"
"Niece."
"I have nothing to do with you. Who is your niece?"
I said, "Sister Li, you take a rest. Second Aunt and Aunt Qiuju should also take a rest. Let them move by themselves."
The master's wife was so angry that she almost fainted. Several neighbor aunts and Aunt Chen hurriedly helped her upstairs to rest.
After a while, a small truck arrived and several people got out to load things into the truck.
Actually, they didn't have much stuff, so they finished moving it in half an hour. The neighbors gathered around to watch, and Second Aunt was jumping up and down on the ground floor, cursing, saying that they had extorted the few thousand yuan and should give it to their family to buy medicine.
The van drove away amidst curses and laughter.
Sister Li squatted at the gate of the yard, covering her face with her hands and crying loudly.
Everyone comforted her for a while, then dispersed. My brother-in-law, seeing that everything was alright, went upstairs to comfort the teacher's wife, then came downstairs and passed away first.
Aunt Chen lit a fire and started cooking, and the sounds of shoveling melons and shoveling bowls and chopsticks filled the room, bringing some life to the room.
I sat with Sister Li, and after she calmed down, I said, "Sister, you have to be a little more ruthless. Get rid of the things at home as soon as possible and take your mother away."
She looked up at me.
I said, "Seeing things reminds me of people. Seeing every familiar thing makes her sad. Her house used to be bustling with guests, but now it's deserted. Comparing the past and the present, she feels that the world is cold and indifferent.
Life isn't about having enough food three times a day, but about spiritual happiness. Put a big lock on this empty house and hand it over to Mr. Deng, and let him deal with it when the time comes."
Sister Li nodded: "Brother, you are right."
After a while, Aunt Chen prepared the meal and Sister Li asked the master's wife to get up and eat.
The Master's wife said, "My useless brother is being ruled by that woman his entire life. He's both hateful and pitiful."
I stayed to have dinner with her. Afterward, she talked to me for a long time, going back and forth. There was something wrong with my wife's brain. She used to be very smart, but now she's all confused.
I had no choice but to sit there and listen to her incoherent talk.
She didn't rest until she was tired and under our persuasion.
When I was about to leave, Sister Li's eyes were blurred with tears, and she held my hand tightly and refused to let go.
I said, "Sister, let's work hard together and things will get better."
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