Chapter 20
Causing trouble
Grandma Liu is restless, and she always wants to find something to do for herself. No, she saw shrubs growing everywhere near Luanshi Pond. In the cold winter, they withered and dried into firewood that could be used to make fires, and there was no one around.
Go and tidy up.
Her family has planted less corn this year and lacks straw for making fires. Being able to pick up these dead grass and trees will also help the family.
Before dawn, Grandma Liu rushed to Luan Shi Pond to cut grass. Because she didn’t want anyone to see her, and she didn’t want to delay the time of making breakfast at home, she quickly tied up a handful of dead grass and dead wood that was half a person’s height and just enough to hold in her arms.
Go home.
"Grandma?" Jing'er looked panicked and walked out of the house with a basin of clothes in her arms. Before she could take a few steps, she was blocked by a rickety figure.
"You... Jing'er? Are you healed? Are you all healed?"
"Well, it's all good. Where are you coming back from? I'm here to wipe off the sweat on your head."
"Hey, don't, don't! Go to my house, go to my house. Go and do your business, go and do your business!"
Grandma Liu avoided Jing'er's kind help, turned around with an awkward smile, and deliberately kept an appropriate distance.
More than a month has passed since the incident, and she is not a grudge-bearing person. She still can't forget the words Tu Lei yelled at her. It hurts her heart!
Whose heart is not made of flesh?
Why are the words that come out of some people’s mouths so harsh and hurtful?
Jing'er's outstretched hand paused in the air, and she was stunned for a few seconds before she felt that her other hand was almost broken due to the weight of the basin of dirty clothes in her arms, which was very laborious.
The weight of the wooden basin alone weighed at least ten kilograms, not counting the weight of the clothes that the family of six had saved for three or four days, which weighed down her waist and made it difficult for her to straighten up.
Older people often say that young people have no waists, and no matter how much work they do, they will not suffer from backache or bone pain.
Makes no sense!
"Madam, look at it, look at it. Who is this cheap pickle who even steals the weeds in the stone pond? Without these weeds to block the wind, we who wash clothes and vegetables here will suffer a lot.
The north wind blew and the cold made our skin dry and cracked!"
"Shi Liu's family, who did you see stealing? If you speak out and become a witness, this matter will be easier to handle."
"this……?"
Mrs. Liu hesitated and couldn't make a conversation, so she poked Lady Jiao next to her, hoping that she would step in for her and take on this matter.
After all, Madam Jiao is the only scholar in the village, and most people believe what she says.
Mrs. Jiao didn't mean to say anything. She turned her face away and thought: Isn't it true that she has no brains, how can she be like the Ma family and Liu family?
How can the Tu family clean up such a low-level slander?
As Jing'er got closer, she could clearly hear who the speakers were, and there were also a few women who were talking silently to make up for the number of people.
She couldn't tell whose daughter-in-law they were from, and they seemed familiar to her. She must have met them at the banquet on the afternoon of the day she married into Tu's family.
"What's more, my wife has heard what I said, so why are you still playing tricks on me?"
Mrs. Jiao first noticed Jing'er's approach, her expression remained unchanged, she was as calm as if nothing had happened, and she smiled lightly.
Originally, it was her fault for hurting Jing'er, and she felt guilty for it for several days and reflected on it for a while.
However, Tu Lei's insult to her that day must be remembered as Tu Lei's woman, and that would be correct!
"Aunt Ma, Da Liu...?"
"The elders are talking, so where is the place for a junior like you to talk? No one in your family teaches you, and your mother-in-law doesn't teach you this?"
Aunt Ma didn't allow Jing'er to finish greeting her. She scolded her loudly and twisted her fat waist, forcing Jing'er, who was overwhelmed, to back away.
Mrs. Liu, Mrs. Jiao and other women looked at it, and they were all ecstatic, but they didn't want to make the Tu family hate them. They hoped that Aunt Ma would be at odds with the Tu family, so that they would be able to relax.
At least, Aunt Ma was the village chief's wife after all, and they were quite willing to show power to them and take advantage of her, so they had no reason to complain.
But Mrs. Hu is different, who is she?
Same as them.
Why do you suppress them overtly or covertly, and still take things from them, rejecting the bad ones, looking down on the worthless ones, just to get a good reputation?
Mrs. Liu recalled the anger she suffered at the Tu family, and said with a ferocious face: "What kind of tutor do you want? Her charming appearance may make many men in the village greedy and irritated!"
As soon as these words came out, Aunt Ma felt pain.
Over the years, she has devoted herself to taking care of her frail son, thinking about her family everywhere, but so what?
The old man in her family, relying on his status as the head of the village, ignored her pleas and took a concubine who was twenty-eight years old. He also told her that he would divorce her if she laid a finger on the girl.
Think about it carefully, what is so good about that little woman?
She only wants this and that, she doesn’t want to eat if it’s not good, she doesn’t want it if it’s not expensive, she’s a coquettish fox who can’t sleep without a man!
Aunt Ma became angry, seeing that Jing'er's face and figure were as good as those of the vixens at home, and she was so timid and pitiful that she had a charming and romantic look on her own.
"Pah" slapped her face. It hurt so much that Jing'er's eyes gleamed, and tears fell all over her face.
It's not like she intentionally eavesdropped on these people's conversations. Instead, these people deliberately stood at the wind outlet of the rock pond, in a conspicuous position, roaring like a lion from Hedong with a loud voice, hoping that everyone would come and join in the fun.
Besides, she was here to wash clothes and she didn't offend them. Why did they fight like this?
"Mother Ma, I don't know where I offended you. Please explain clearly. Even if I was beaten to death by you, I would die in peace!"
"Tell you what? Is it necessary? Go back and ask your mother-in-law, she knows better!"
"Ah... Aunt Ma, what does this matter have to do with my mother-in-law? Sister-in-law Liu? Jiao... Aunts, what do you...?"
There was no place to vent her anger at home, so Aunt Ma seized this opportunity to vent her anger on Jing'er. She scratched and scratched all visible parts of Jing'er's body, not to mention venting her anger!
With Aunt Ma taking the lead, how could the women behind not dare to follow suit?
Mrs. Jiao was the only one who stood there, motionless, watching with cold eyes.
Just when Jing'er raised her eyes, she saw Mrs. Jiao looking at her with a hint of unbearability.
"Madam, do you think...?"
Mrs. Liu deliberately led Aunt Ma to look back. They were all the same people. We couldn't let some people choose good people and let them be bad people for nothing, right?
Before she finished speaking, when Aunt Ma turned around, she heard Mrs. Jiao scolding angrily: "Little whore, who doesn't know that your washbasin belongs to me, and you stole it, how can you still be reasonable?"
With that said, she grabbed the basin and gritted her teeth. A basin of dirty clothes was poured onto Jing'er's body, and the sour smell filled the air.
Jing'er didn't expect Mrs. Jiao to suddenly attack, and the smell went straight to her forehead, then rushed down to her stomach and intestines, causing all kinds of discomfort.
"vomit……?"
She couldn't hold it back and vomited acidic water all over the floor.
The whole person was also dizzy so much that he almost fell to the ground and couldn't get up.
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Chapter completed!