Qiao Suiman followed Zhou Shuifen home. As soon as she walked out of the crowd, she saw Chen Xuesheng coming from the side and asked: "Xiaoman, what's going on? Aunt Lin didn't hit you, right?"
Someone went to Chen's house just now to buy vegetable seeds. His mother asked him to clean it up. After finishing the cleaning, his mother disappeared. Only the lady buying vegetable seeds was left outside the courtyard door. He took the vegetable seeds to others and closed the door to see them. . As soon as she got closer to the crowd, she heard someone talking about Lin Xiuhua going to Qiao's house to beat someone up. She was very angry at the moment.
"Why are you still crying? Did the beating hurt you? That bitch went too far."
Qiao Suiman sniffed and said with a cry in her voice: "I'm fine. My brother was hit and his head was broken. She wanted to hit Brother Qin Yu, but he threw her away." The volume was not too loud, but it was Just enough so that the crowd watching the excitement in the back can hear it.
"This shrew!" Zhou Shuifen scolded.
The three of them returned to Qiao's house and saw that the tables and chairs in the main room were in a mess, and there were broken bowls on the floor. You can imagine what happened.
Qiao Suiman set up the tables and chairs, picked up the broken porcelain pieces on the ground, and said to Zhou Shuifen, "Aunt Shuifen, I'm fine. You go back and do your work first. Uncle Ping has to eat when he comes back."
"Don't be too hasty. The man who took the woman in his mouth to propose marriage to you must have no good intentions. If your brother doesn't have an attack, everyone will think you are easy to bully in the future."
"Yes, I know." Qiao Suiman paused, then continued: "It's the nephew from her natal family, the one named Lin from Hexi Village."
Chen Xuesheng opened his eyes wide and cursed: "Shameless, her nephew spends all day gambling, drinking and beating people. Everyone in the nearby village knows it. She dared to mention it. No wonder Brother Ruifeng and Brother Qin Yu are so angry. , your father is..."
Seeing that Chen Xuesheng didn't know what to say, Zhou Shuifen interrupted: "That rotten person, who is trying so hard to please his mother-in-law, actually uses you as a favor. Isn't this just trying to tease you? It's so shameless!"
Zhou Shuifen was also furious. Lin Xiuhua regarded her nephew as a golden nugget, and she wanted others to do the same.
"My brother won't agree. I guess she didn't mention this to Uncle Wang. She will feel better when she goes back." Qiao Suiman said softly, "I should teach her a lesson." Uncle Wang didn't like the Lin family in the first place. The group of people are making such a fuss now, and in the past, Lin Xiuhua always spoke ill of their family openly and secretly, and their family has taken advantage of it, so they have to settle the matter no matter what.
Calculating the time, Chen Ping estimated that he would be home soon. Seeing that Qiao Suiman's expression gradually recovered, Zhou Shuifen asked Chen Xuesheng to stay and talk with her while she went home to cook.
"She really didn't hit you?" Chen Xuesheng was still doubtful.
"No really. I cursed a few times. I've heard it a lot before. It's nothing." Qiao Suiman replied, throwing away the broken porcelain pieces.
"Then when you cried like that just now, I thought you were trying to be brave."
"There are so many people. I must cry. Otherwise, how would people outside know that I was bullied? Then I would have been scolded in vain."
Qiao Suiman sighed. Although he was mostly acting, he was indeed worried about marriage. It was one thing for his brother to be nice to him, but it was not good to remain unmarried. In the future, when my brother and sister-in-law have children, their expenses will only increase a lot, so I can't keep dragging them down.
Qiao Suiman didn't say these words to Chen Xuesheng. If he did, it would only add more trouble to one more person. Qiao Suiman sighed in his heart, feeling very annoyed and didn't want to think about it anymore.
"I know you are smart. Now if Mrs. Lin tells others that you are not, no one will pay attention to her. She has gone to your house to make trouble and speaks ill of you behind your back. Tsk, it's really hateful."
Chen Xuesheng was cheerful and looked happier than Qiao Suiman. "Uncle Wang's family is somewhat related to Wang Qi's family. She always likes to tell Wang Qi's parents that I am not good at running a household because I am not good at things. Bah. She was able to hold it, and she went back to her parents' home."
"She's the best at talking nonsense, and she can make everything look like it's true. Uncle Wang and Aunt Wang won't listen to her. Besides, no matter what you are, Brother Wang Qi is only willing to marry you."
Qiao Suiman chuckled twice and winked at Chen Xuesheng, looking teasing.
His marriage was difficult, his best friend was going smoothly, and he and his Wang Qi were in love again. He was happy for Chen Xuesheng.
"You're laughing at me. I'm such a good person. It's not surprising that he likes me. I should tell you that I'm related to you. Let's see if you still dare to make fun of me."
After Chen Xuesheng said this, he stretched out his hand to Qiao Suiman's waist to tickle him. Qiao Suiman was very ticklish, so if he scratched him, he would get nowhere, and it was the same today.
"Oh, it was my fault. Please forgive me, sir. Don't, don't scratch me. It's so itchy."
"Hmph, don't hide, let you see how powerful I am, and see if you still laugh at me."
After such a commotion, the laughter of the two people floated in Qiao's yard. Zhou Shuifen, who was cooking next door, heard it and lowered his head and smiled: "These two children."
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The Wang family on the other side.
My daughter-in-law, Li Yue, prepared the meal, and several people in the family were already eating, but my mother-in-law was nowhere to be seen.
An hour ago, I just said that I was going out for a trip, so I didn't ask where I was going. Li Yue muttered to herself, she didn't come back even after dinner was over, and she was still complaining when there was less food.
"Sister-in-law, where is my mother? You ate it before she served it on the table. It's ridiculous to tell people."
Wang Ling'er leisurely walked to the dining table and sat down, picked up the dishes and chopsticks, raised her eyebrows and glanced at Li Yue, her eyes full of sarcasm.
Li Yue was not surprised when she saw that her father-in-law Wang Qing and his own man Wang Minger didn't say anything. He narrowed his eyes slightly, put down his chopsticks carefully, looked straight at Wang Ling'er and sneered: "How can I have such a good life as you?" I have to go to work in the fields after finishing my meal. Unlike you, your shoulders can't bear it and your hands can't lift it. If you don't know, you'd think you're the eldest lady in the town."
"You, you, a peasant woman, naturally don't know these rules. My mother has a good temper and doesn't ask you to set rules. But you are so shameless!"
"As you said, my sister knows the rules so well, but she still asked people to send her back. Do you think it's because the rich people in the town don't like these rules? It's a pity that she finally flew up the branch and turned into a phoenix. Now it's hard to get used to it when you turn back into a sparrow again."
After Li Yue finished speaking, she chuckled twice, full of sarcasm, then took the chopsticks to pick up the vegetables, and glanced at Wang Ling'er from the corner of her eye.
As expected, Wang Ling'er banged the table, stood up, and said angrily: "Bitch, no matter what, I am more knowledgeable than you, and you deserve to eat at the same table with me. Get out of here, get out of here." Get out, I'll tell my brother to divorce you right now!"
"Tsk, it's just a job for someone. It's like being the wife of someone else. You don't have any status. I'm really not ashamed."
Wang Ling'er was just a paper tiger, she could shout and cry and got into the young man's eyes, but the upright lady just moved her fingers and threw him back, and she had the dignity to shout in front of her.
Li Yue shifted her gaze to Wang Minger beside her, and said with a low smile: "Drive me away? Do you dare? If you divorce me, can you still find a wife?"
"I didn't mean that. Ask me what I am doing." Wang Ming'er seemed numb to such a verbal dispute, and her tone was perfunctory.
Opposite me, Wang Ling'er clenched her back teeth and said, "Wang Ming'er, you are a coward. You asked a woman to ride on your head. Are you still a man? She said that to me, so I should give her a beating." She knows what's going on!"
After saying that, he lifted up his sleeves and raised his hand to slap Li Yue in the face.
"That's enough!" Wang Qing, who had been silent all this time, slammed the table and shouted, "If you want to make trouble, don't make trouble in front of me, or else don't blame me for kicking you all out."
"Dad." Wang Ling'er was immediately restrained, stamping her feet and getting angry.
"Shut up, don't you think you are so glorious? Work hard when you come back and avoid being embarrassed. This will save me from being laughed at outside every day!"
Wang Qing was very annoyed. Wang Ling'er had caused a lot of trouble by working as a small business for the rich in the town. People in the village said that he sold his daughter for glory and was obsessed with money.
It just goes without saying that Wang Ling'er can indeed bring some money to the family when she is a concubine.
But after being sent back, she still thought she was just a young lady all day long, spending money lavishly, and she didn't have much money left. She also saw that Tian'er liked to find trouble with others, which made everyone uneasy.
Wang Ling'er's face turned purple and she said, "Dad! You, you scolded me too!"
With her fingernails digging into her palms, Wang Ling'er raised her voice, "How much money I got back, you still show it off in front of others. Okay, you see I'm useless, you think I'm embarrassed!"
"Shout louder and let the whole village know that you have been thrown back! Let's see if you still want to be shameless!"
"Why didn't dad say I was shameless when I sent money home? Now he says I'm shameless. How can you be so nice?"
"I think you're asking for a beating!" Wang Qing wanted to save face. Although Wang Ling'er was right, he would definitely not admit it.
He had been working all morning, eating and noisy without stopping. Wang Qing's face was gloomy, he grabbed Wang Ling'er's sleeve and dragged her aside.
Wang Minger saw this and shouted: "Dad, leave her alone, she still thinks she is my aunt. Let's eat quickly, the work in the fields is not finished yet."
When someone came down the stairs, Wang Qing didn't make much movement. He just said to Wang Ling'er in a cold voice: "Don't eat this meal. Go back to the room. Don't let me see you."
"If you don't eat, you won't eat. Who cares!" Wang Ling'er clenched her clothes tightly. Both she and Wang Min'er had been beaten by Wang Qing. Now they were angry and scared, so they turned around and ran back to the room to vent their anger.
After the annoying person left, Li Yue suddenly felt a lot cleaner, so she also said: "Dad, don't be angry, she has that temper, it's all because of mother. Let's eat first, it will cool down in a while."
"Then why are you choking with her and making such a fuss?" Wang Qing said angrily.
This daughter-in-law is not a fuel-efficient lamp, but she has a relative who works as a government servant in the town. She can't afford to offend her, so she can only turn her anger to Lin Xiuhua and curse: "That old woman, I don't know where she died, why call her again?" I found out that she was taking things from home to Lin's house, and I broke her legs!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw a group of people outside the courtyard gate.
"Damn it, they're going to beat me to death. It's unreasonable. I'm a thing struck by lightning! Come and save my mother tomorrow!"
Lin Xiuhua was dragged to the door of Wang Family Courtyard, and she shouted loudly again, her screams never stopping.
"Wang family members, please calm down. You are already making trouble at other people's homes, and you are still making such a loud noise."
"She was shouting like someone was bullying her. If she hadn't just seen her along the way, she would have tricked her."
"Haha, her fierce temperament, no one can bully her, even if she doesn't make a mess!"
"No, eh, Lao Wang, come out quickly, you're not doing this right."
Several people in the room walked out confused. Lin Xiuhua's hair and clothes were scattered. Qin Yu and Qiao Ruifeng were not much better. Qiao Ruifeng's head was still stained with blood, which looked scary.
"His father, my son, they are going to beat me to death!"
Seeing someone coming out, Lin Xiuhua hurriedly shook off Qin Yu and rushed to Wang Minger's side. She grabbed Wang Minger's sleeve with one hand and pointed at Qiao Ruifeng and Qin Yu with the other. She raised her eyebrows and cried to Wang Qing: "His father, these two damn it, they dare to hit me and bully our family!"