314 Protective Strength
It was unknown if Zhang Liuying was feeling guilty or angry at being slandered, but she immediately flew into a rage out of humiliation. “Chen Qiuxiang, you b*tch, how dare you slander me? I… I’ll tear your mouth apart!”
When the villagers heard Chen Qiuxiang’s words, their jaws dropped in shock.
Was this real or fake? Did Zhang Liuying really have an affair?
“No way. Did Zhang Liuying really cheat on her husband?”
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“That’s unlikely. It’s obvious that Chen Qiuxiang said it on purpose to take revenge.”
“Chen Qiuxiang isn’t someone who talks nonsense. I’m afraid there’s such a thing.”
“I think the reason why Zhang Liuying is so angry is probably that Chen Qiuxiang is right.”
“I heard that the Shi Tou is indeed…”
“I’ve heard that, too.”
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Eldest Aunt also said angrily, “Why? You can talk trash about my child, but I can’t talk about you? Do you still want to fight? Come on, I’m not afraid of you.”
Chen Qiuxiang was tall, while Zhang Liuying was thin and small. Women in the countryside were strong.
Zhang Liuying stepped forward to grab Chen Qiuxiang’s hair, but Chen Qiuxiang was the first to slap her.
“Clap clap!”
The crisp sound of a slap rang out.
Gu Qingming was speechless.
The villagers were speechless.
They… started fighting.
Of course, it seemed like Zhang Liuying was the one who started it.
Zhang Liuying was about to go crazy from the beating.
She scolded, “Chen Qiuxiang, I’ll fight it out with you.”
She charged at Chen Qiuxiang like a mad woman.
Seeing that she was about to rush towards Chen Qiuxiang, Gu Qingming pulled her eldest aunt and dodged gently.
Zhang Liuying immediately fell to the ground and fell flat on her face.
After suffering a huge loss twice, Zhang Liuying got up from the ground and sat down. She patted her big legs and cried loudly, “Aiyo, you’re bullying me. You’re bullying me. To kick someone to the curb when they’ve outlived their usefulness. You rented my land and then turned your back on me. Now, you’re even hitting me. Is there any justice in this world?”
Gu Qingming was speechless. Why did rural people like to throw a tantrum in this posture?
Shi Lichun said with a dark expression, “To kick someone to the curb when they’ve outlived their usefulness. Does my family owe you anything? Your family’s land is rented, and we’ve given you rent. We’re completely a fair transaction. We don’t owe your family anything. Don’t take my family’s tolerance for granted.
“You didn’t work at my house for nothing. We have to give you a salary. So, what did you do that made my family feel grateful? Do you think you can continue to work at my house after badmouthing my Mingming?”
“That’s true. Which family in our village doesn’t rent land for their family? Why does Zhang Liuying think that Shi Lichun’s family owes her family a huge favor?”
“If renting land is a favor, I’m afraid their family already owes the entire village a favor. But in fact…” In fact, it was the village that was pestering their family.
“It’s not like they don’t pay when they rent land.”
“Regardless of whether you were willing to rent this land back then, since you’ve already rented it and signed the contract, it’s a fair and just transaction.”
“If everyone in the village treats renting land as a favor, then the Shi family would be too aggrieved.”
“In terms of kindness, it should be the entire village who owes the Shi family. Back then, if it wasn’t for their son-in-law donating money to repair the road, would our village be able to trade? If we could sell our goods, our village wouldn’t have been so poor a few years ago.”
“That’s true. Speaking of which, to get rich, you have to build a road first. Our days will only get better after the road is repaired.”
“I don’t know what Zhang Liuying is thinking. She actually wants to claim to have done a favor by renting her land.”
“Zhang Liuying, your mouth is really too smelly. Not to mention our Stoneback Village, who in this village doesn’t know that Gu Qingming is their family’s baby? You were speaking ill of their baby and slandering her in their territory. If it were me, I would also be furious.”
“That’s right. In the past, it was fine if she badmouthed others in front of us, but she is doing so when she is working in their fields and taking their money. She even wanted to slander them. This is obviously biting the hand that feeds her.”
“How can you offend her like this? What’s the difference between you and Old Lady Shi?”
While Zhang Liuying was making a scene, her husband, Shi Tou, rushed over.
Shi Tou’s face darkened as he glared at his wife who was sitting on the ground.
He turned around and said to Shi Lichun, “I’m sorry, Lichun. It’s our fault.”
When Zhang Liuying heard this, she immediately jumped up from the ground and pointed at her husband angrily. She scolded, “You useless coward. Your wife was bullied. It’s fine if you don’t help, but you actually ganged up with them to bully me. Aiyo, you’re bullying me, bullying me!”
As she roared, she patted her big legs with both hands, looking exasperated.
Gu Qingming was speechless.
It turned out that the quarrels between rural people were really the same.
“Shut up!” Shi Tou stared at his wife with a sharp gaze and said coldly, “I’ll settle the score with you when we get back!”
Zhang Liuying immediately shrunk her neck.
The villagers who were watching the commotion were speechless.
It seemed that Shi Tou was not weak. He could control his wife.
Shi Lichun stared at Shi Tou with his sharp eyes and said coldly, “Shi Tou, my family doesn’t owe you anything in hiring you and your wife to work.”
Shi Tou nodded and said, “I know!”
“But your wife doesn’t seem to think so!” Shi Lichun planned to teach Zhang Liuying a lesson. This lesson was to let her husband teach her well. “Also, no matter where Mingming lives, she’s our family’s treasure. I definitely won’t let anyone slander and insult her.”
Shi Tou nodded and said, “Yes, I know. Don’t worry, Lichun. I won’t let her go around spouting nonsense again!”
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Gu Qingming frowned slightly and thought to herself, “As expected, a dog that doesn’t bark is the best at biting!”
It was obvious that Shi Tou was someone who could control his wife, but he just had to let his wife talk trash about her everywhere. He looked like he did not care about her. Clearly, he was not a good person.
However, since Eldest Uncle had come forward to handle this matter, she did not say anything else.
After all, Eldest Uncle and the others were from the village and knew the temperament of the villagers the best.
Shi Lichun nodded and said, “Originally, I only hired you to work for your family. Later on, Zhang Liuying came knocking on my door. My Mingming said that she didn’t mind adding one more, so I let her do it. But she didn’t do a good job when she came to work. Instead, she was here talking trash about the boss. Let me ask you, who is willing to hire someone who talks badly about the boss to work? So, my Mingming didn’t do anything wrong by not letting her work, right?”
“No!”
“Of course not!”
The villagers responded one after another.
“My Mingming is a girl. It’s not good for her to argue with you. Don’t think that you can bully her like this.” Shi Lichun made his attitude clear. “In the future, if my family finds out who’s badmouthing my Mingming behind her back, I won’t hire him to work again.”
The villagers were speechless.
It was as if he was very arrogant just because he was rich.
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