Chapter 250 I've heard that women who know how to be charming have the best lives.
Chapter 250 I've heard that women who know how to be charming have the best lives.
Chapter 250 I've heard that women who know how to be charming have the best lives.
Butcher Black stood there, still looking hesitant. The ditch was quite deep and the road was rather rugged.
With a bitter and resentful look on his face, he rolled up his sleeves and started complaining.
“Aunt Cai, please don’t say that your nephew is being unfair. I’ve been in poor health since I was a child, and you know how deep this ditch is and how heavy you are. I’m afraid I’m willing but unable to do it. Why don’t you wait while I go and call someone over and hire a car?”
Xu Chaoyan saw him roll up his sleeves and thought he was going to go down and rescue someone, but to her surprise, he muttered to himself for a long time and still didn't move.
She covered her mouth and chuckled, "Auntie, look at this big man! He actually has the nerve to say he's weak. Look at his burly appearance, how can he be so shameless? This is the moment when his true nature is exposed. Sure enough, people are all ungrateful wretches. It's a shame he even wanted to be your son-in-law. I think such a black-hearted man is destined to be a bachelor for life. As the saying goes, what goes around comes around. Retribution is yet to come."
Xu Chaoyan's mocking words made the butcher's face turn red with embarrassment. He was caught in a dilemma, not knowing whether to stand idly by or not. He had originally intended to slip away while there were many people around, so that he could blame Cai Gu's fall and the medical expenses on these people, thus making a name for himself. But it seemed that he couldn't get away with this today. He had truly lost both his wife and his army.
He grew angrier the more he thought about it. How could a grown man like himself be afraid of these weak women and children? He should have given them a good beating and a warning when no one was around. That way, he could save money on the trip to the clinic. The weak peasant had already picked up his hoe and walked away when he realized that nothing serious had happened.
The moment his eyes darted around, Xu Chaoyan realized that this guy wasn't planning on playing some other trick. With no one around, was he going to try and pin this on them? Seeing his fierce glare at them, Xu Chaoyan wasn't going to back down and glared back at him. She couldn't lose face; she wouldn't give up.
"What do you want to do? Don't try to pin the blame on us. I'm telling you, no way."
The butcher, his face stern and eyes bulging like copper bells, began to act aggressively: "You shrew, this whole mess is your doing. I'm already being lenient by not holding you accountable. You'd better hurry up and take my aunt to the clinic, and you'll have to pay for that too, or I'll beat you to a pulp." With that, he brandished the stick in his hand.
Xu Chaoyan was so angry she wanted to kick him away. Seeing his state, the old woman frantically searched for a stick. She was afraid that she and the other women and children would suffer a loss today and hurt the Meng family's daughter-in-law, and she wouldn't be able to explain herself.
"I'm going to fight you to the death today! You shameless little bastard, you dare to bully me! Let me tell you, you should know that my family isn't someone to be trifled with."
Seeing that the stick was about to fall on Xu Chaoyan, Yue Niang stared in horror, her mouth agape, unable to utter a sound for a long time.
Xu Chaoyan knew that today's events wouldn't end so easily. Seeing the butcher's relentless attitude, she was willing to take a beating herself, but he wouldn't get away unscathed either. Just now, she was thinking that when the butcher came over, she would either attack his lower body or his most vulnerable spot.
However, the pain she expected did not come. Instead, a scream was heard as the butcher clutched his leg and howled in agony.
"Ah, ah, my legs, my legs."
Only then did she see clearly Meng Jiuhe and Zhang Xuyang rushing over. It was Zhang Xuyang who had hit her with that stick. Shen Siheng, who was a step behind, started kicking and hitting the butcher while cursing him.
"You little bastard, you despicable creature, how dare you bully my sister-in-law! Today I will not let you off the hook, and I will make sure your third leg can't be arrogant anymore."
Meng Jiuhe couldn't help but cough softly and whispered, "Shen Siheng, watch your mouth. Don't use such foul language. You've wasted your education. It's an insult to your culture."
Shen Siheng rolled up his sleeves, ready to kick someone again, looking completely nonchalant: "Why bother talking to this kind of trash? Forget about manners and etiquette, just beat him up."
Shen Siheng knew his limits and deliberately kicked the unseen wounds, especially the butcher's buttocks where there were no visible injuries. The butcher screamed in pain and, in the end, had no choice but to carry Cai Gu out of the ditch while groaning, stumbling all the way to the city.
While carrying the person on his back, he wailed and begged for mercy: "Please have mercy, everyone. Aunt Cai is unconscious and has a head injury. How about letting her ride in the donkey cart for a while? I really can't carry her anymore. Look at me, I'm drenched in sweat. Let me rest for a bit, have some water, and catch my breath, okay?"
Shen Siheng suddenly felt playful and beckoned with his finger: "Come and get it."
He then took the bamboo tube, opened the stopper, and handed it to the butcher. The butcher was overjoyed and immediately took the water to drink. Suddenly, Shen Siheng pulled his hand back and the bamboo tube fell to the ground with a "thud".
He looked regretful and said, "I'm really sorry, I slipped and didn't hold it properly. This is the last bamboo tube of water for my sister-in-law and the others. Why don't you hold on a little longer and you'll be in the city soon? You can have whatever tea you want then."
The butcher was carrying the man on his back, cursing and panting as he walked. His throat was practically burning. He saw water that he could drink, but the pretty boy accidentally threw it to the ground. He was so angry that he wanted to go up and tear the man to pieces.
Seeing his indignant expression, Shen Siheng patted his chest and said, "Sister-in-law, look how scary this butcher is! His eyes are giving me the creeps. Is he going to treat me like pork on a chopping board and try to cut me up piece by piece?"
Xu Chaoyan looked at the butcher who was a few steps behind and told the driver to hurry up and get back as soon as possible. Everyone had been frightened on the way, especially the old lady who was in poor health. It would be a loss if she developed a chronic illness.
When the butcher saw their donkey cart suddenly speed up, he quickly shut his mouth and begged for mercy with a miserable expression: "Please have mercy, everyone. I really can't walk anymore. Look how pale my Aunt Cai is. If I don't treat her soon, she might fall ill. Please have mercy on me!"
Xu Chaoyan then glanced at the snake draped over her back. Sure enough, its complexion was much worse. She reluctantly moved aside a little, her tone full of disgust.
"Then hurry up and get her up here. This donkey cart is small to begin with, so you have to hold it from the side. Don't even think about running away halfway. I'm telling you, you can run away from the monk, but you can't run away from the temple."
The butcher yawned, practically kneeling down to swear, "I won't run away, I won't run away, I'll just follow you."
With so many eyes watching him, he wouldn't dare to run away.
After the donkey cart entered the city and found a clinic to dump the rat snake, the group headed home. The rest was none of their business. They had already shown leniency, and considering that she had fallen and was bleeding from her head, they would not hold it against her this time.
After returning home, the old lady was filled with remorse for a long time, blaming herself for being too talkative. She had said a few words outside, which were overheard by some people, causing her daughter and granddaughter to be criticized.
She looked at her daughter with a guilty expression: "Moon Mother? It's your mother who is sorry. From now on, I will try to go out less and not gossip with those gossipy old women."
Zhang Yueniang's mood had improved considerably by now, and she quickly comforted her: "Mother, this is not your fault. Just do what you're supposed to do. Even if you hadn't said those few words, those people with wicked intentions would have tried every means to take advantage of your daughter later."
Xu Chaoyan also came over to persuade her, "Forget it, you two shouldn't complain anymore. When I came back just now, I heard some women say that this 'vegetable snake' likes to do these things, acting as a matchmaker. If she succeeds in a match, she can not only get the matchmaker's money, but also a pig's head. If she does a few more matches a year, she can make a living. You two shouldn't blame each other."
Meng Jiu and Zhang Xuyang asked their teacher for leave and decided not to go to the county school today. They studied in their room by themselves. After the two returned to their room, Meng Jiu checked her over and over with a worried look on his face: "Wife, are you hurt? I just asked you a few questions casually. Are you hurt anywhere? Don't confront that brute. You might get hurt."
Xu Chaoyan gently brushed away his hand that was trying to push away her sleeve: "I'm fine, this scene is alright, it's just that my sister-in-law and aunt were a bit frightened. I'll go to the clinic later to get some calming soup to cook for them tonight, especially Ya Ya, I'm afraid she'll have nightmares at night."
Meng Jiuhe still looked uneasy and insisted on lifting her sleeve: "Let me check again. Or I'll make you a calming soup later, you can drink it too, you were scared."
Xu Chaoyan thought to herself: Mother, I'm not easily scared.
Seeing that Meng Jiu and Na Guanxin were not faking it, she couldn't refuse: "Then you can brew a lot more, so that everyone can have a bowl."
Meng Jiuhe hugged her and patted her gently, saying in a mild tone, "Don't be reckless in the future, okay? I'd be heartbroken if you got hurt. You're no match for that brute with all his strength."
Xu Chaoyan almost rolled her eyes. She wasn't easily intimidated: Fine, maybe she'd just pretend to be weak in front of her man? Isn't it said that a woman who knows how to be charming has the best life?
"Ugh, ugh, I'm so scared! Husband, thank goodness you arrived in time." Just thinking about how she was speaking in such a high-pitched voice almost made her roll her eyes and faint.
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