Chapter 298: The Peasant Girl’s Splendid Manor
Chapter 298: Shameless and Violent Solution (6)
"Even if our families are relatives, who would chase their relatives away? We just came to take your aunt back home. We have no ill intentions. As long as you tell us where your aunt is, my mother and I will leave immediately."
Hu Shi smiled warmly, holding Li Yan's hand like a gentle and kind elder, but her eyes showed deep impatience.
"Relatives? Bah!" Li Yan forcefully pulled her hand away, ignoring the persistent Hu Shi. She pointed at Zhang Ming beside her angrily and cursed, "This scum who seduced a widow and drove his lawful wife out of the house, how can a decent person like me be related to such a scum!"
"Pfft!"
The onlookers couldn't help but laugh when they heard such fresh curses.
"How dare you insult your uncle like that?"
Being called a scum, Zhang Ming was utterly embarrassed and furious, but he came here to make amends. He couldn't retaliate, let alone lay a hand on his niece, the daughter of his married aunt.
"That's right, my son is still your uncle. How can you insult your elders like this? Ah, it's just that your parents died early, and no one taught you proper manners. But don't worry, when your aunt returns to our Zhang family, Grandma Zhang will teach you manners properly!"
Seeing her beloved son insulted, Hu Shi was half dead with anger. But in order to bring Li Xiu back to the Zhang family, she had to endure this humiliation. However, the words she spoke stabbed straight into people's hearts.
Li Yan was filled with scenes of her parents being brutally murdered by bandits when she heard this. Her eyes turned bloodshot instantly. Looking at the hateful face of Hu Shi, she clenched her fists and endured and endured, but she couldn't help but rush into the shop and grab a stick, intending to mercilessly beat Hu Shi.
"Ah—"
Hu Shi was frightened and screamed repeatedly as she retreated. In her panic, she forgot that there were steps behind her. With one foot stepping into the air, she fell backward, just avoiding the swinging stick.
Mo Yan and Li Zhong, who had just gotten off the carriage, were scared to death when they saw Li Yan swinging the stick at Hu Shi. Seeing that Hu Shi hadn't been hit, they breathed a sigh of relief, but just as they were about to relax, they saw Li Yan approaching Hu Shi again, raising the stick once more.
"Stop it, Yanzi, stop it now!" Mo Yan shouted in shock, rushing over quickly.
Hearing the familiar voice, Li Yan hesitated for a moment with the stick raised. Seeing the worried faces of her grandfather and Mo Yan, she burst into tears with a "wah." When she relaxed her strength, the stick in her hand fell to the ground and rolled under the steps.
After all, she was just a ten-year-old child, usually gentle in temperament. If she hadn't been driven to the limit, how could she have taken something and hurt someone so violently!
Mo Yan rushed forward through the crowd and hugged Li Yan, who was crying sadly, comforting her. She felt a long sigh of relief in her heart.
Fortunately, they arrived in time. Otherwise, if that stick had hit someone, regardless of whether they were injured or not, with the temperament of the Zhang family, things would have escalated, and the Li family would have been in trouble.
Li Zhong came running behind and, without hesitation, went inside to fetch a big broom, and fiercely beat Zhang Ming, who was helping Hu Shi.
"You scum, how dare you bully my granddaughter! How dare you cause trouble here! Today, I'll beat you, you shameless scum! Even if it costs me my life, I'll teach you a lesson!"
A broom made of thin bamboo was much more painful to be beaten with than one made of sorghum or millet. After just a few strokes, Zhang Ming screamed loudly, "Father-in-law, please stop! I was wrong, please stop! Father-in-law!"
Li Zhong was angry, how could he easily let him go? He aimed the broomstick at his face. The more Zhang Ming screamed, the harder Li Zhong hit him. After all, a broomstick couldn't kill someone. Even if they were taken to the yamen, the Zhang family had come to cause trouble in the shop first. What was he afraid of!
Seeing her beloved son being brutally beaten and injuring his ankle, Hu Shi was furious and fell backward. She lowered her head like a mad cow and limped forward, cursing fiercely, "You despicable wretch, how dare you hit my son! I'll fight you!"
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