Chapter 183: Talking About What’s Fair
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
“After Jiang Chuan left the family, you gave him nothing, not even a place to live. The place where they live now was my old house, which was built by the villagers. People might gossip about it if they hear about what you did.”
Jiang Fu knew this would make him look bad if people found out. He was surprised when Jiang Chuan’s family fought back.
He knew that his wife went to Jiang Chuan’s house. He thought about how the village chief had not come out to talk about the rumors in the village these past few days, and he rarely cared about the village’s affairs. So he did not stop her. Anyway, a good scolding could serve as a lesson to Jiang Chuan’s family, reminding them that their parents were still alive and they shouldn’t hide anything good they find and keep for themselves.
Of course, Jiang Fu didn’t dare to voice these thoughts and agreed on the surface. He turned to the Old Madam Jiang and blamed her, “Didn’t 1 tell you not to visit Jiang Chuan’s home? It’s hard for them. We are old now and shouldn’t make things difficult for them. We should endure it for the rest of our lives. The children still have a long way to go. How foolish!”
After speaking, fearing the village chief might not believe him, he pointed at his daughters-in-law and said, “You two, why didn’t you take care of your mother-in-law? Why follow her to cause trouble? If your mother gets injured because of the fight, what will you do?!”
Jiang Fu put all the blame onto Old-Madam-Jiang and the two daughters-in-law. He made himself look innocent.
Given all that had been said, the village chief could no longer pursue the matter further, otherwise, it would seem like he was trying to instigate conflict.
These family matters were not his to interfere in. It would only create a rift among the family and put him in an unfavorable position.
As soon as Jiang Fu said that, the daughters-in-law didn’t dare to say anything and got up from the ground, muttering words of dissatisfaction and went home.
The old madam was also helped home by Jiang Gui and Jiang Hua.
Jiang Chuan didn’t even bid them farewell.
The incident seemed to come to an end.
When the main people involved left, there was no more drama to watch, so everyone else went home.
They didn’t worry about future village gossip. Today, they had shown everyone how strong their family was.
Even Sun Li’s wife, who wanted to join in the chaos, had run away. She was afraid that Zhou Lan would hear her and she would get into trouble.
When most people had left, Jiang Xia noticed blind old madam Li Xia still standing outside the house.
Jiang Xia remembered that Li Xia had defended her earlier. She thanked Li Xia and gave her a fish they had caught earlier at the river, “Auntie, Jiang Gu and I caught this fish today. Even though It’s not big, please accept it.”
“But, that’s not right, child. It’s not right to accept a reward without doing anything.”
Although Li Xia couldn’t see, she genuinely liked this child’s behavior.
Understanding, polite, and grateful.
“You helped my family a lot today, Auntie, don’t be polite with me. Take this fish, and if you need anything in the future, just let us know, we will help as much as we can.”
“You are such a nice child, I’ll take the fish.”
“Alright, Auntie, be careful on the uneven road.”
Li Xia was happy to take the fish home. She didn’t expect that she would receive a fish for just speaking a few words for the child. This fish would make a delicious soup with tofu.
Jiang Xia watched Li Xia leave before going back into the house.
Shen Mo was there. Since the village chief came, Jiang Chuan decided to have a good meal with him.
The village head explained why he only came now.
He was truly exhausted these past few days. He was constantly worrying about food aid and wild vegetables. But people couldn’t wait and kept asking him questions. He was tired of answering.
Until the problem was solved, he couldn’t rest. So, he decided to ignore it.
Who would bother him every day if he ignored it?
When he ignored the problem, the village chief did have two days of peace. However, only after two days, Jiang Gui and Jiang Hua rushed to his house, saying that their wives were beaten by Jiang Chuan’s family..
