Chapter 23:
Her expression was cold, she just glanced at him, leaving an extraordinary warmth in his heart.
A half-smile,
“How’s that? Your mother is beating Eldest Sister-in-law, and you’re not going to help?”
“Wife, Mother beating her has Oldest Brother to protect her, it has nothing to do with me.”
So indifferent?
“But, if someone bullies you and Miaomiao, even if it costs me this life, I’ll protect you two completely!”
Luo Zhi’er looked at him with doubting eyes: “Oh? What if that person is your parents?”
Looking at those clear black-and-white eyes, the man fell silent, his parents had given him life.
He would do his utmost to show them filial piety…
But remembering how he nearly died last time, hovering between life and death, his parents’ coldness chilled his heart.
He so hoped his mother could treat him like she cared for Fifth Brother at that time.
Things went against his wishes, only when he hunted something particularly big did her lips show a bit of a smile.
Not to mention fried egg, he hadn’t eaten it many times growing up.
Fifth Brother works hard, but doesn’t she know that he also works hard hunting, fighting with death every day?
It was the father of the woman in front of him who saved his life!
He was in Luojia Village then, a chubby young woman boiled medicine for him when her father was digging mountain goods up the mountain, fed him water…
Made a pot of overly sweet, burnt black yam porridge, fed it to him… her plump hand stroked his forehead…
Zhi’er made him, like a walking corpse, his long-frozen heart feel a trace of spring-like warmth…
Although she had a reluctant face with her little mouth pouted high, chattering while feeding him,
“Hmph! If you weren’t the one my dad saved, and Dad would be sad knowing something happened to you, I wouldn’t care about you!”
“Here, not hot anymore, eat quickly!”
“What’s that? Not tasty?”
“No!”
Just a bit black!
But he was still grateful…
Even if she married him and stayed cold, he promised her father-in-law he would take care of her, and he must keep his word!
Lately she gave him hope in life, these past few days he felt unprecedented joy and satisfaction!
Glancing at Miaomiao, she gave him the meaning of living, he liked being with her and her mother, “That still won’t do!”
“Oh!”
Luo Zhi’er didn’t even look up, threw the peeled bamboo shoots into the wooden bucket, her shelling slowed a bit!
Li Sanmao thought, what is his wife like?
Before, after she married him, like a cold tool…
Now, hmm… little wild cat, that plump kind that devours people!
Mysteriously giving him the feeling that he had to listen to whatever she said, had to protect her, couldn’t betray her…
Otherwise, she would scratch him, devour him, disappear…
No wonder Zhou Shi went mad beating people, after all she always treated Xiao Zhou Shi as one of her own.
Xiao Zhou Shi’s attitude toward her was always extremely respectful.
On the surface wife, actually her spy.
Privately probing and gathering news from each house, telling her who had disloyal thoughts, what they were doing lately, if they hid silver…
Also knew some of her private methods.
Two-faced and three-knifed, today dares to point at her nose and curse, tomorrow won’t she turn around and stand over her head shitting?
This family her man, she is the head of the house!
Wasted her always protecting her, treating her own niece like her own daughter…
“Li Daqiang, get out of the way for this old lady, for such an outsider thing you’re sure you want to oppose Mother?”
“Uh… no, Mother, Yunliang’s mother is possessed today, please show mercy…”
Zhou Hanjuan’s stubborn cold laugh, the blood marks on her face creepy.
No one knows this selfish aunt-mother-in-law better than her.
His Yunliang Muqing is pure as white paper, if she doesn’t fight desperately today, they have no future…
Not to mention the kids taking imperial examination to become officials, even as farmers, illiterate is a lifetime of suffering!
Born at the bottom many have no bottom line, just like in this small village, this family to survive, will be bullied to death!
“Hehe! Right! I’m Zhou Hanjuan not from Old Li Family, an outsider, you can beat me as you like! But isn’t Yunliang Muqing too?”
“Oh, separated by a layer of belly, not as close as your own born!”
“You… talking nonsense?”
“Mother, I’m an outsider, then may I ask, which family’s are you?”
This woman, catches her slip of the tongue, taunts her endlessly…
“Wife, stop talking quickly…”
Li Daqiang just wanted to quickly let bygones be bygones, end this matter.
Knew if this continued, Mother would get angry again!
Dad all his life loves reputation and face, if outsiders say he’s biased, he will be angry…
And he’s caught in the crossfire, his body also hurting from the stripes!
“Believe me! Kids studying, Dad will surely give a saying.”
Damn!
Hearing this, Luo Zhi’er spat in contempt!
“You’re too stupid, by the time your kid goes to school, the bit of silver you earn from a year’s hard work selling wheat will long be swindled away!”
“Maybe already in someone else’s pocket!”
People inside and outside the yard had awkward faces, various expressions!
Li Depei’s face turned iron blue!
“This little bitch, just knows to scheme our bit of wheat money! Marry a virtuous wife, Daqiang really married a jinx!”
Zhou Shi stomped her feet!
Li Daqiang shook his head at Xiao Zhou Shi…
“What? You still want to shut my mouth? I just won’t! Li Daqiang, tell me, if swindled clean, how will you handle this?”
“Uh… wife, it won’t happen, I beg you…”
“Won’t happen? What proof do you have? Second Brother eyeing the wheat, you heard it yourself just now…”
“Hasn’t Dad and Mom agreed yet?”
“They dare agree, if agree must prioritize our Muqing Yunliang first!”
This words loaded with barbs, said for him, Old Li Tou in a dilemma.
“This eldest daughter-in-law too lacks propriety, making her father-in-law difficult, wasn’t like this before…”
Li Daqiang looked at her with pleading eyes, “Wife, I beg you don’t stir trouble!”
“Coward! Scum! I Zhou Hanjuan misjudged you! Yunliang Muqing has no such dad!”
Xiao Zhou Shi when cursing showed a mouth of big yellow teeth…
Li Peide suddenly said coldly,
“Daqiang, you a big man, can’t even handle your own family matters?”
“Zhou Hanjuan, you! Shut up!”
Li Daqiang roared, in panic and clumsily used hand to cover her mouth, wanted to drag her into the house and lock up first.
Xiao Zhou Shi angry, grabbed her ear and bit hard.
Bit and wouldn’t let go, slurred, “Poor ghost, scum!”
“Ouch! I am!”
“Wife, wife, let go!” Ear hurting so much his eyes teared up…
Who knew Xiao Zhou Shi like possessed, bit even harder…
“Oof, hurting me to death! I mean it, ear slice thin not like others, about to fall off!”
“Wife, let go, hurts so much, beg you stop biting!”
Why are her teeth so sharp? Hurting him anxious, is the ear falling off?
Heart like ants on a hot pan…
Honestly, couldn’t help wanting to kick her away, kick far…
Kick her mouth hard several times! Stomp her flat!
“You still know pain? My heart hurts more than yours!”
Crying voice came by his ear…
Not sure if tears in eyes, or strange taste on ear, or blood water, mouth salty…
“Since marrying into this family I’ve always kept low, what did I get?”
If not for the kids tying her down, she would’ve quit long ago…
“Wife…”
“Just today I took several beatings! All because you this useless man! Making the children suffer too!”
Mouth whimpering…
Li Daqiang’s ear hurting sweat pouring, and hot huhu breaths blowing into his ear hole…
Nearby Yunliang Muqing sniffling, not knowing what happened?
Only knew grandma beating mom, dad bitten by mom, scared crying loudly…
“All stop howling!” Zhou Shi still choked by Xiao Zhou Shi just now, neither up nor down.
Wide eyes, looking at what happened in front, disbelief!
Raised broom and fiercely hit her head several times…
“Beat to death you little whore! Can’t beat you to death! Even biting people, are you a dog?”
Face wound seeping blood…
Two kids also hugged her legs!
Xiao Zhou Shi, eyes blood red.
Like crazy, cold ruthless eyes looking at her.
“Ghost!”
Zhou Shi couldn’t help shouting!
“She’s no dog, nor ghost! Clearly a vicious wolf!”
Zhenzhu just helped hold Xiao Zhou Shi, let her mother beat.
Now also scared shrinking aside, little bitch, don’t go crazy and bite her!
Yunliang pointing at her, tears snot flowing into mouth, said,
“Aunt bad, don’t bully my mom!”
“Little bastard, what you saying! Little bitch-raised wolf cub, can’t see your mom bullying your dad?”
Li Peide hearing little bitch-raised frowned hard…
Muqing cried half day saw the most authoritative in this family, his grandpa also not managing.
Turned and ran to Village Chief’s house, he wants to find someone to save his mom!
No one cared where a little child ran off to do what?
Of course Luo Zhi’er couple noticed, Li Sanmao planned to stand and find, Luo Zhi’er shook her head.
This matter, probably best if Village Chief steps in.
She doesn’t care, she can’t manage, silver not in her hands.
Yunliang Muqing by reason should study, let Xiao Zhou Shi fight for it…
This Xiao Zhou Shi no pushover either…
Besides, she also wants to see if Eldest Sister-in-law will have courage to propose family division!
Muqing ran to Village Chief’s house, panting and crying: “Village Chief grandpa, save my mom, my grandma gonna beat my mom to death!”
Village Chief family eating, their commotion they heard long ago.
Thought Li Depei would rectify, but getting worse.
Aunt Yinxing frowned: “What’s wrong with this Li Depei, letting his family unrest every day…”
“Hmph! Older more muddled, even letting his own wife beat and scold daughter-in-law? Not think, that Zhou Shi, how many in village deal with her?”
“Exactly marrying such wife, home unrest, you watch Old Three close, stay away from her family’s Zhenzhu…”
“Got it!”
To blame, it’s her family’s Zhenzhu shameless, clinging to her son, what business of her family’s Old Three?
…
Here, Li family yard screams continuous…
Zhou Shi’s stripes on Xiao Zhou Shi, all transferred to Li Daqiang’s ear…
Zhou Shi shouted, “Zhou Hanjuan, you little bitch still not shutting mouth, really wanna bite your man to death?”
“Bite him to death what good for you?”
Turned, urgently roared,
“Old man you quickly look, this little bitch really possessed?”
Old Man Li looked saw those eyes red red…
But saw Li Daqiang though miserable, that drooping head begging mercy, so cowardly.
Really losing Old Li family men’s face.
“Wife, let go a bit, I’ll kneel to you! How’s that?”
Honest Li Daqiang made to kneel…
“As long as you calm down! Or, or you twist with hand instead, twist several turns ok, ow… ouch!”
Xiao Zhou Shi bit harder in mouth!
Old Li Tou suddenly anger surged, cursed loudly! “Damn, I Li Depei have no such scum child!”
In their room how keeping low he can’t control, out in front of everyone still so cowardly?
Makes him doubt, usually private how exactly?
Exactly if insulting and taunting him this dad?
Yard corner dark place, next door, seemed women old women suppressed laughter…
Sure enough…
Someone saw this ugly scene! Lose face things!
Tomorrow again gossip spreading…
He originally thought this Xiao Zhou Shi is Zhou family person, today’s matter his wife teach lesson ok.
She really too outrageous, someone should discipline her…
Thus, Zhou Shi beating scolding her, he didn’t stop…
Who knew beaten like that by Zhou Shi, still unyielding, actually bit her man’s ear…
This family several people protecting her, these two boys are Old Li family seed, not Zhou Hanjuan’s.
Just this protect mom behavior, in two more years what then, currently Daqiang… must straighten…
Narrowed eyes, majesty with dominance,
“Daqiang, what you still dazed doing?”
“Uh… what? Dad?”
Li Daqiang stunned!
Endure pain effortfully turned head, from elbow gap looked at his dad.
Dad really wants him kneel?
Old Man Li flung sleeves, angry eyes sparking, “Useless thing!”
“Let a woman ride on head shitting, you have face?”
“You grew bear paw, big legs for what? Our Old Li family no such tradition!”
“Cough, give her a look!”
This dullard, lived this age still need him specially remind!
Bear paw is Li Daqiang hands very big, years farm work, legs also sturdy…
“What? Dad, this… this no!”
Turns out Dad wants him beat wife!
Though he had that thought earlier.
But wife is wife after all, bore and raised kids for him!
Ate chaff swallowed veggies with him for years, he restrained earlier, can’t beat!
Old Li Tou hated iron not steel! He can’t strike himself!
“Hm?”
Li Daqiang swallowed saliva, raised fist, shrank back…
Really hurting to the bone, about to cry,
“Mom… save me!”
Zhou Shi raised broom,
Xiao Zhou Shi suddenly screamed, actually let go, “Ah! What happened? Muqing’s dad?”
Eyes dazed, like something shocked her awake!
Looked up saw Li Daqiang ear blood and flesh fuzzy, through five blood red small holes gaps, light shining through, stunned!
His ear… bitten through by her teeth?
No wonder so relieving!
Eyes flashed cold indifference.
Not quite heartache, just felt pointless, then let go…
“Wife, you bit me just now, you forgot?”
Li Daqiang carefully touched the bone-hurting ear, bewildered.
“Really?”
Xiao Zhou Shi stepped forward to look, Li Daqiang scared shrank…
Zhou Shi puzzled: “This little whore really possessed?”
Xiao Zhou Shi like suddenly realized, after a while recovered senses,
“Just now I was in a daze, seemed to see a copper-toothed old lady standing under that tree, beckoning me.”
“What?”
Li Peide stunned, looked at tree roots side, muttered, “Mom really you? You finally came to see son?”
“Son unfilial, made you gone still worried, concerned!”
Zhou Shi eyes rolled, “Really that old lady?”
Whole body rose chill…
Xiao Zhou Shi eyes flashed mockery, faintly said previously,
“Mother, not talking youngest, after all he studies, just Zhenzhu this behavior I’ve wanted to say long ago.”
She not stupid, to divert Old Li Tou Zhou Shi attention, knew Li Gui their taboo, more said no benefit.
Besides, if Li Gui succeeds later, she no face ask him pull her up…
Just slightly mention ok, they know in heart!
But… Zhenzhu?
Hmph!
“Which family young woman seventeen eighteen not married, like thousand gold miss still at maternal family clothes handed reach, food mouth open?”
“Sleep till late morning up, eat good use good, learn town young women powder makeup, run to who knows which house play half day return? Return still us sisters-in-law serve?”
Zhou Shi inwardly cursed, this little bitch, say Gui’er she can make old man discipline her, deliberately pick easy bully Zhenzhu!
She really just possessed?
Vigilantly looked around, sky also darkened…
Shrunk body, distant trees, thorny vines clusters, like hunched old lady figure…
That old lady before tormented her bad…
“Zhenzhu wants be thousand gold miss, but see if has that fate?”
“This out half day don’t know doing what, spread out, won’t say she secretly meeting some wild man!”
Zhenzhu wished pounce tear her mouth, Zhou Shi reacted also extremely unhappy.
Xiao Zhou Shi stubbornly pursed lips, meaning implicit clear.
“You know shit!”
Voice a bit low, maybe not confident, “My family’s Zhenzhu has rich fate, later to marry rich family be madam!”
Looked at nearby Zhenzhu, cheeks flushed, not knowing thinking what…
“Mother, I just went gathering pig feed!”
“Hear that? Don’t deliberately ruin her reputation!”
“Gathering pig feed? Only you believe!”
“Pig feed?”
“Pig ate!”
“Hahaha!” Xiao Zhou Shi laughed scalp numbing!
“Laugh, laughing what?”
“I laugh, tsk tsk… with Zhenzhu this looks still marry rich man?”
“Mother, you think possible?”
“His dad! This little bitch, possessed again!”
Coldly looking at her.
“Hehe, look me I still say, see which rich family sent matchmaker to door arranging marriage for her?”
Not say Zhenzhu this girl gluttonous lazy, just this body looks plain water.
Whole body only pair hands tender skinned, still ok to see.
Just slightly inquire her behavior, which rich family look on her…
“That rich family not rural people, they require more for head mistress!”
“Excuse me, they literate, manage accounts, manage house, what Zhenzhu can?”
“Who, who says must marry be head mistress?”
Zhou Shi’s words made Old Li Tou choke…
“Oh, like that ah…”
“Then ok!”
“You see this ten li eight townships, since she fifteen after, anyone stepped into our Old Li family arranging marriage for her?”
Maybe hit sore spot, Old Li Tou face again couldn’t hang!
Li Zhenzhu hated teeth itch, covered face started wailing loudly…
All this not blame her parents, from small not send her school study, not send town learn manage house knowledge…
“We all dirt digging rural people, heaven!”
“You quickly open eyes look, let those ambitious wake up quick!”
“My family’s Daqiang up early greedy black do farm work, silver all went other pockets.”
“My family kids daily hungry crying loudly not say, can’t study, still I this sister-in-law serve aunt?”
“Favoritism not this way? I Zhou Hanjuan previous life owe your Li family?”
“Muqing Yunliang you born wrong womb, I suffering, your dad useless! Harmed you two!”
Li family matters skinned…
Xiao Zhou Shi worthy true inheritance Old Zhou Family.
Lifelike imitating Zhou Shi shrilling loudly, afraid village others not hear.
Li Daqiang saw his dad face in dark gloomy indistinct…
Old Man Li fist clenched.
He doesn’t like family matters skinned, gossip in village…
Even less like, disrespect this father-in-law, disrespect own man’s wife!
He can’t let them spread in village he Li Peide is coward!
“Dad… Dad! She just possessed!”
“Possessed my ass, I see her pretending mad fooling!”
Zhou Shi jumped up!
“Hm…?”
Li Peide nasal sound dragged long, full pressure, staring undeniable…
Li Daqiang swallowed saliva, again raised fist, tried several times didn’t hit down…
“Oldest, you beat for me, beat to death, see this little bitch not obedient, still dare talk nonsense!”
“You this child really useless, big man can’t subdue own wife, spread out not let others laugh!”
“Listen to Mother, this family her always stirring unrest, beat her obedient, you say what is what, dare no more!”
She before also has experience…
Xiao Zhou Shi smart, again shouted: “This copper-tooth granny, why you always staring at me?”
Zhou Shi scared trembled… “Ah, why you riding on Mother’s shoulders?”
“What?”
But Li Daqiang upright, raised hand heavily swung down.
Slap slap slap several crisp sounds…
Face took several slaps…
Dark place watching couldn’t bear, contemptuously said:
“My heavens, this Li Daqiang, looks honest, really not a man!”
“Exactly! Really hit?”
“Father so, son can good where, that Li Peide always so!”
Zhao Xiaomei contempt.
“Li Daqiang, you got guts! Wait for you!”
Sharp shouting spread nearby open areas.
Woman on ground rolling splashing, same as Zhou Shi…
Li Zhenzhu face tear marks not dry, extremely relieving…
“Big Brother, I see Eldest Sister-in-law lost mind crazy, tie her with rope, lock woodshed starve few days ok!”
Liuliu originally hiding kitchen, she not not help her mom, but her appear mom unhappy.
But hearing tie her mom, couldn’t help rushed out clung her protect, “Don’t tie Mom…”
Xiao Zhou Shi not know why, tears like burst dam, couldn’t stop flowing out…
