Chapter 98:
Old Li Tou arrived home before the moon rose above the treetops!
Zhou Shi was guarding the door, her face full of pork skin, just like Lu Zhishen, guarding the door!
Seeing him finally return leisurely, her old face wrinkled several folds, and then she opened her mouth: “You old undying thing, why did you only just drag yourself back? Hehe, you had a good time playing in town!”
“Leaving me at home to guard the house, stewing in anger!” She slanted her eyes at him and screeched a question,
“Did you get the matter done?”
He had been in a good mood, but instantly lost interest in arguing with her!
After running around all day, she didn’t even ask if he was tired or if he had eaten anything…
Thinking of that gentle little sister he met in the morning, compared to the old woman in front of him, the disparity in his heart was enormous, like instantly falling from heaven to hell!
And she had the nerve to say she was stewing in anger? She was the one who loved to get angry by herself! What did it have to do with him?
Old Li Tou didn’t even want to look at her, snorted coldly, and went straight into the room.
He put down his belongings in the main hall and found a place in the bedroom to hide the tea set!
Zhou Shi followed him into the room, “Old man, I’m talking to you, what’s with this attitude?” Seeing him hunched over hiding things here and there, she deeply felt something was off!
“What are you doing? Sneaking around! Have you grown ears or not?”
Old Li Tou scolded: “Can’t you speak properly! What do you mean sneaking around! It’s my own home, I’m not stealing anything!”
He instantly got furious! He didn’t want to hide anymore, there was nothing worth hiding, at first there was a bit of guilt, but he didn’t know what he felt guilty for, he hadn’t done anything to wrong her?
“Old man, what is this?”
Zhou Shi finally saw clearly the thing Old Li Tou was holding to hide.
A set of ceramic teapot.
“This is none of your business!”
“None of my business? Quick, let me see, it’s pretty nice-looking!”
Zhou Shi thought Old Li Tou had bought some gift for her, since it was so delicate and pretty.
She thought to herself that this old man finally knew to feel guilty and was sensibly trying to please her, since she’d been scolding her these past days, now he knew to make an apology!
Ecstatic, she rushed over and grabbed it, preparing to pick it up for a good look!
“Don’t touch it!”
Old Li Tou was like someone had defiled his treasure, and he shouted in fury.
Zhou Shi’s outstretched hand trembled: “What are you doing? You scared me!”
“Don’t touch it, you can’t even touch it, this is the tea set I bought, if even one corner is missing, you’re in for it!”
His expression was extremely serious, scaring Zhou Shi into a daze!
Bought a tea set? It wasn’t for her, and at his age he still had thoughts of enjoying such things himself?
“You bought a tea set? Where did you get the silver to buy a tea set? You old undying thing, you dare hide private savings behind my back?”
Zhou Shi realized, and got so angry she trembled!
“So what? I’ve worked hard my whole life, isn’t everything in this home mine? I hide a bit of private savings to buy something I like and you still want to control it?”
Old Li Tou spoke righteously, methodically, not giving her any face!
“Li Depei, you have guts! You’re really not taking me seriously anymore, you old undying thing, I’ve suffered with you your whole life, look at me, I just discovered your filthy thoughts, and you glare at me with those bull eyes, who are you glaring at?”
“Lower your howling voice, you’re not annoyed but I’ve been annoyed for a long time!”
“Ah! You rotten old man, you’ve finally spoken the truth, heartless!”
“Say it, you’re annoyed so what? You want to find another one?”
“Pah! No way!”
“You don’t even spit saliva to look at yourself, at your age still not acting properly, shameless stinker, so what if you shaved your beard? Can that sagging pork skin be pulled back up? You still think you can turn into a sturdy young man?”
“I haven’t even despised you yet!”
She rushed up and grabbed and pulled at his hair a few times, “Pah! Pah! Pah!”
She discovered that this rotten old man had actually groomed himself a bit.
He’d shaved his beard too! Especially that smooth neat hair made her feel particularly harsh!
“Ah! Stop it!”
“Ah! It hurts like hell, Zhou Meizhen, have you gone mad?”
Then in Old Li Tou’s room there was clanging and banging, making a huge racket, the next door eldest son’s family, and Li Sanmao and their third family all heard the commotion!
Li Daqiang and Li Zhenzhu got scared and ran out to see what was happening.
Luo Zhi’er was frying termite mushroom oil in the kitchen, Li Sanmao helped her for a bit, saw that the water jar was empty again! Taking advantage of the night, he went to the village well to carry water!
He was also quite puzzled, carried another load of water under the moonlight and just poured it into the jar when he hurried out to see what was going on!
The outside door was being knocked bang bang, no one
Several people rushed in and were so frightened by the scene inside that their eyes widened!
Old Li Tou lay on the ground, weak and powerless, while Zhou Shi straddled him, scratching and beating him until his hair was like a chicken’s nest.
Tufts of hair had fallen out, and there were bloody scratches all over his face and neck!
“Ouch… Ouch… Ouch!”
Old Li Tou cried out pitifully, shouting feebly, “You little bastards, why did you only just come in? Your father is about to be beaten to death by your mother this woman!”
Luo Zhi’er was also drawn by the sound, and Xiao Zhou Shi, who had been embroidering a sachet in the room, naturally dropped her needlework and ran out to watch the excitement!
Upon entering and seeing this scene, everyone was particularly shocked!
“Dad, didn’t you go to town? How come you just got back and are already quarreling with Mom?”
Li Zhenzhu said!
Old Li Tou was furious to death.
“Zhenzhu, your father has had a change of heart!”
Zhou Shi was the first to wail grievously, “He went to town and saw too many flowers, so he looks down on me this bunch of old dried flowers!”
“He has forgotten how shamelessly he pursued me back then…”
Xiao Zhou Shi quickly went over to help her up, “Mom, get up quickly too. You’re overthinking it. How could that be? Look at you, you’ve beaten Dad!” and pulled her up!
Zhou Shi was also tired from beating, and Xiao Zhou Shi’s words seemed to be pulling her up but were actually currying favor with Old Li Tou. With this step, she had to take it. Seeing Old Li Tou’s miserable state, it was hard to smooth things over!
Zhou Shi got up, and Old Li Tou was helped up by Li Daqiang, Li Sanmao, and the others!
Hearing Xiao Zhou Shi say that, Old Li Tou felt endless pity for himself.
“Ouch, ouch!” he cried, “Oldest Brother, Third Child, your father can’t live with your mother anymore…”
Hearing this, Zhou Shi was terrified inside. Earlier, her fiery temper had flared up uncontrollably without thinking of the consequences.
She was already old; if he divorced her, where would she go?
“Dad gets beaten by your mother every few days. The bamboo stripe marks on Dad’s face and legs and waist haven’t healed yet, and now another brutal beating!”
Old Li Tou was helped to sit on a bench nearby and recounted his grievance. The elderly man now looked like he was shedding tears.
“Your father won’t die of old age but will die at your mother’s hands!”
“The most venomous woman’s heart! Your father is going to divorce your mother!”
Li Daqiang felt his father was a bit pitiful…
Zhou Shi guiltily rolled her eyes and quickly explained, “No, last time wasn’t intentional. It was Luo Zhi’er who framed me!”
After saying that, seeing Luo Zhi’er standing coldly to the side, she wailed again, “You old and young ones all bully me this old woman. Zhenzhu, Mom is really suffering!”
“Your father keeps threatening to divorce Mom at every turn, so heartless…”
“Dad, Zhenzhu isn’t married yet, and Fifth Brother is still studying. Don’t say things about divorcing Mom anymore!”
Li Daqiang soothed!
Zhenzhu was thinking about the matter her father had gone to handle for her. She blamed her father for coming back and provoking her mother. She didn’t know if it had been handled successfully. Now she had no mood to comfort her mother.
