Chapter 9

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

Mrs. Li’s face turned red with anger. She slammed the door even louder. Mrs. Qian, who was inside the courtyard, laughed sarcastically when she heard this,” My door is made of jujube wood. It won’t break even if your hand breaks.”

Chen Xiaosang couldn’t stand it anymore. She rushed over, pulled on Mrs. Li’s clothes and dragged her to the wall, “Mother, help me over the wall. I’ll open the door for you.”

She must seek justice for Dazhu and Erzhu today!

Mrs. Qian’s eyes lit up. She helped Dashu’s wife climb over the stone wall. Dashu’s pulled her over the wall. The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law climbed into the courtyard. Not long after, they heard Mrs. Qian’s screams and the beating and scolding.

Chen Xiaosang, who was left outside, was dumbfounded. She tried to jump up, but she couldn’t see what was going on inside.

When the villagers who had slowly gathered around to watch the commotion, they picked Chen Xiaosang up and sat her on the wall. Only then did she see Mrs. Li chasing after Mrs. Qian with a hoe in her hand. Dashu’s wife waved a big broom around fiercely, blocking the three daughters-in-law of Mrs. Qian from approaching.

Mrs. Qian howled for her husband, “Old man, come out! Mrs. Li is going to kill me!”

As soon as she finished speaking, Mrs. Li dug down with her hoe. Mrs. Qian was so scared that she bumped into the wall and barely dodged. When she looked back, a big hole had been dug where she had been standing just now. She was so scared that she broke out in cold sweat. Her voice became even louder.

When the surrounding villagers saw that Mrs. Li was really going all out, one by one, they jumped in to stop the fight.

Chen Xiaosang slid down the wall. Her clothes were dusty on the wall, but she did not care. She quickly squeezed into the house when she landed. She saw her mother being pulled by five or six women, and the broom in the hands of the Dashu’s wife was also snatched away.

One of the villagers said to Mrs. Li,”You can’t use a hoe for a fight, Mrs. Li. If someone dies, it’ll be over.”

“Well, if I do kill this bi***, I’ll compensate with my own life!” Mrs. Li replied angrily.

Mrs. Qian was protected behind the crowd. Seeing that everyone was trying to calm Mrs. Li down, she started sitting on the floor and began to cry,”Mrs. Li, you are cursed! You came to my house to kill me!””

Dashu’s wife’s eyes turned red. She struggled hard and wanted to hit Mrs. Qian. The people around her quickly pressed her down and advised, “Don’t do it. She’s a senior. You can’t hit her!”

Mrs. Qian cursed, “I swear, there’s not a single good human being that comes from Chen Baolai’s side of the family. They don’t even know how to respect the elders. You’re a bunch of shameless, dirty-”

The villagers said,”And you! shut up for once!”

“What?!” Mrs. Qian shouted, “I can’t talk now? I was just about to be killed with a hoe, and I can’t stand up for myself? Are you siding with these murderes?”

Chen Xiaosang was so angry that she wanted to tear Mrs. Qian’s mouth apart. This woman was good at making false accusations. She was the one who had beat up Dazhu and Erzhu, and now she was accusing her parents of being violent?

Since she couldn’t beat Mrs. Qian up, she would use her identity as a child to deal with Mrs. Qian!

Chen Xiaosang pinched the tender flesh of her thigh. It hurt so much that her nose ached. She opened her mouth and cried.

The child’s voice was crisp and clear. When she cried, she actually drowned out the sound in the courtyard.

She ran over and hugged Mrs. Li’s leg. Her round eyes were filled with tears,”Mother, are Dazhu and Erzhu going to be fine? Aunty beat them up, and they’re still fainting from the injury!”

The courtyard finally quieted down. Everyone looked at Chen Xiaosang, who was crying pitifully.

What did they just hear? Did Qingshan’s wife beat Baolai’s two grandsons silly?

Mrs. Li’s eyes reddened. She comforted Chen Xiaosang, “Don’t cry, Xiaosang. Mother is here.”

Instead of trying to get away from the women who were stopping her from hitting Mrs. Qian, Dashu’s wife slid down from their grip and cried, “My two sons! What am I going to do now?!”

The women who grabbed her quickly lifted her up. They tried to get her to sit down at a small stool in the backyard.

They all comforted her, “Dashu’s wife, let’s talk things out, okay?”

Dashu’s wife wasn’t faking her tears. She got really worried that her sons might not recover from the beat up they received.

Mrs. Qian mocked, “You’re telling me they’re not going to be fine after a few hits? What, are your sons made out of paper scraps?”

Mrs. Li was so angry that she jumped up and shook off the two women who were blocking her and roared, “I’m so done with you!”

The women beside her were so frightened that they tried their best to pull her back. They were exhausted after going back and forth for a while. While they were trying to stop Mrs. Qian from getting hurt, they were also starting to get angry at her.

“You just beat up someone’s children. Why are you pretending to be the victim here?”

Mrs. Qian replied,”Well, they beat up my grandson! His nose was bleeding before!”

Chen Xiaosang gritted her teeth in anger. She’s seen shameless people, but never someone as shameless as Mrs. Qian.

She sniffed and tried to hold back her tears. She said with a sobbing tone, “Gouzi wanted to snatch the fish that Dazhu caught. Dazhu refused, so he hit Sanzhu. Dazhu only hit him. Gouzi was the one who started it first!”

The people in the courtyard finally knew what was going on. The way they looked at Mrs. Qian and her three daughters-in-law changed.

No wonder Chen Baolai’s wife and Dashu’s wife wanted to fight Mrs. Qian. Mrs. Qian had injured their two children.

“It’s common for children to fight. You can’t just beat up a child for fighting another child.”

“Why are you using a stick? Don’t you know that you can’t touch a child’s head?”

The women tried to make Dashu’s wife feel less sad, but Dashu’s wife was only crying even more.

She sobbed, “I only have two sons! What if both of them became stupid from the injuries?”

Mrs. Qian did not like how everyone was starting to get angry at her, “They’re not that smart to begin with, and you’re accusing me of making them dumb? Are you trying to scam money from our family?”

Mrs. Qian continued, “I heard that your family is so poor that you can’t even pay the summer tax. Are you using this as an excuse to ask my family to pay the summer tax for you? Let me tell you, no way!”

Mrs. Li roared, “Hey, you vile bi***! I don’t want your stupid money! Just let me beat you up the way you beat up my grandchildren!”

Mrs. Qian thought of the two kids covered in blood and her body trembled. She obviously wasn’t going to let Mrs. Li do to her what she did to Dazhu and Erzhu.

The people around them tried to calm Mrs. Li down,”Don’t be angry. We have to treat the children first.”

“That’s right, Auntie. Take care of the kids. Why don’t we invite a doctor to take a look? Xiaosang is still here. You need to set a good example to your granddaughter.”

Chen Xiaosang wasn’t buying this, of course. Setting an example? No! In situation like this, justice is paramount.

Chen Xiaosang wiped her tears and cried, “My family can’t afford the summer tax. My brothers went to carry the bags. Dazhu and Erzhu had spent a lot of money to treat their illnesses. The doctor said that he would need a lot of money for medicine in the future. He also needed to prepare food for Dazhu and Erzhu to nourish their bodies…”

“Otherwise, they would become stupid… Sob, sob, sob… But… waaaaa…. My family doesn’t have the money….”

Chen Xiaosang was making herself look sad, and it was working. Everyone had to feel a little bit sorry when they heard about her family’s situaiton.