stingy landlady

Chapter 128 Attempt to Steal a Chicken Backfires (2)

Gui Hong was initially confused, thinking it really was Ji Xiang's fiancé who had come looking for her! But when she heard the rogue call out "Da Ya," she immediately flew into a rage. She grabbed a kitchen knife from behind her and shouted:

"Well, where did these scoundrels come from! They don't even know who we are, yet they dare to act like scoundrels among our bushes! I'll chop you all up today!"

Young Master Liu and Young Master Zheng watched the commotion for a while. When they saw Gui Hong pick up a knife, they exchanged a glance, their expressions grave. "Who knows where this rascal came from! Making a scene at the academy gate! Da Lin, quickly report this to the authorities!"

The bald rogue, unaware that someone had reported him to the authorities, still grinned and said, "Oh! My sister-in-law is angry! Don't worry, I'll take anyone who comes my way!"

The few rascals behind them burst into laughter!

"Young lady, don't worry, we're here for you! Hahaha!"

Wang Yiyun was also furious. She pointed at the group of hooligans and loudly rebuked them:

"Where did this slut come from! To publicly insult people like this! And yet she shows no fear whatsoever, is there no law at all?"

Gui Hong was also furious, her eyes wide with rage, her hands gripping the kitchen knife tightly, her whole body trembling.

"You filthy scoundrels who came from who-knows-where, how dare you try to tarnish someone's reputation!"

Jixiang quickly grabbed Guihong and said:

"Second Miss! Don't stoop to their level! Let me grab them and shut them up first, then we'll see how they got here, specifically to humiliate people!"

Gui Hong said helplessly:

"Your skills are just amateurish! Hey! Uncle Lin! Uncle Lin! Quickly go and shut them up, ask them where they came from! We've never seen them before, why are they deliberately insulting us!"

Lin Yi was waiting for Gui Hong to speak when he went out and quickly got the few hooligans aside! Business continued, but Gui Hong kept wondering why these hooligans had bothered her!

Qian Xiaodi, hiding in the crowd, was initially smug! But as Lin Yi and the others apprehended him and began interrogation, Qian Xiaodi cursed under his breath.

"Useless trash! A worthless thing, what a waste of my coin!"

When he saw Da Lin approaching with two constables, Qian Xiaodi tried to run away from the crowd! But a sharp-eyed bald rogue pointed him out.

"It's him! He gave me a tael of silver today and told us to bully a few young girls! I heard they have no sons, and he wants to take over the shop! He's trying to exploit the family that has no sons!"

Just then, Zheng, the constable, overheard this and saw Qian Xiaodi. In the blink of an eye, he took a step forward and grabbed Qian Xiaodi!

They were all taken to the yamen (government office), but Gui Hong didn't understand its rules. However, the two young masters, Zheng and Liu, did! They secretly bribed the yamen runners, which is how they managed to get everyone flogged!

The mastermind was given thirty lashes! Little Brother Qian naturally wouldn't reveal the Qian family's identity, so he was beaten thirty times for nothing, his buttocks bleeding from the lashes!

A dark cloud hung over the Qian family, and Old Madam Qian, enraged, launched into a tirade against Madam Qian:

“I told you she was mean-spirited and wouldn’t let you get involved! In the end, my son got beaten so badly he can’t move. If she ever comes back, kick her out! Don’t ever set foot in this house again!”

While Wang Yifei was away on a business trip, Qian Shi spent most of her time at home taking care of the children and doing needlework, except for selling boxed lunches. No one informed her of Qian Xiaodi's accident. She was unaware, still dreaming of the idyllic life where the garden would become hers and she could count her money every day.

Little did she know that when she took her child back to her parents' home early the next morning, she was turned away at the door!

Sister-in-law Qian came out and looked Qian up and down before pursing her lips and saying:

"Your brother got beaten yesterday because of you, and your mother is making you pay the medical bills! Otherwise, you can't come back into this house!"

Mr. Qian was terrified!

"Sister-in-law! My brother got beaten up? Why? Where was he hit? How badly is he injured? I'm going to check on him!"

"Don't you know why I did this? Didn't you pay me to find some scoundrels to ruin my reputation? The authorities arrested me, but I didn't implicate you; instead, I took the beating for you!"

"You're saying you shouldn't pay your younger brother's medical bills?"

Madam Qian insisted on seeing her younger brother, but Sister-in-law Qian only pretended to let Madam Qian go in and see him!

Old Mrs. Qian was crying on the kang (a heated brick bed) because of her youngest son's injury. When she saw Qian Shi, she reached out and threw the feather duster she was using to sweep the kang at her! It almost hit Qian Shi on the head. Qian Shi blocked it with her arm, and her arm hurt terribly from the impact!

"Mother! What are you doing!"

"What are you doing! You jinx! You caused my old son to get beaten up, who else should I beat if not you! You have evil intentions and want to take advantage of the family's descendants! That's your own business, and you should be punished for it!"

Why are you pulling your brother like that! Look at his bottom, it's all bruised and battered! After being hit with such a thick board, how can he possibly be okay?

"You'd better hand over ten taels of silver right now to treat your brother's injury! If he's left with a disability, you'll see if I spare you!"

When Ms. Qian saw that her younger brother was wearing white underpants, his buttocks were swollen badly, and the underpants were covered in red and yellow stains that looked like a mixture of blood and pus. He must be badly injured!

Young Master Qian was still fast asleep. Madam Qian dared not ask any further questions and quickly said:

"Mother! I'm going back to get the silver now!"

"Let your sister-in-law go with you! Don't come over for the next few days, I get angry just seeing you!"

"Mom! Do we still have to make boxed lunches to sell?"

Old Mrs. Qian glared and shouted angrily:

"What? Your brother was beaten up like this, and instead of hiring a doctor, you're only thinking about selling boxed lunches and making money! Are you obsessed with money?"

"Hurry up and send your sister-in-law to get the money! I'm telling you, just shut up for now! And don't even think about selling boxed lunches anymore! We'll talk about it later!"

Left with no other choice, Madam Qian and her sister-in-law went home to get money for their younger brother to see a doctor and get medicine!

Grandma Qian then called on her younger brother's wife to help make boxed lunches!

"Mother! Aren't you going to include my sister's share?"

"I asked Qian Xiaodi's wife."

"What are you taking her with you! That jinx! A married daughter is like water spilled from a cup! I know she has ulterior motives, and I've wanted her to leave on her own for a long time! Only your little brother still cares about this sister! That's why he stupidly took a beating!"

From now on, you don't need to take care of her anymore; let her stay home and look after the kids! Why can't she enjoy a peaceful life instead of harboring malicious intentions? Don't let her try to come back to her parents' house one day!

Little did Qian know that she had already been kicked out of the family! She gave her sister-in-law ten taels of silver, thinking she could earn it back in a few months by selling boxed lunches!

Ten taels of silver is a lot of money, but my brother was injured because of me! Once he's healed, I'll go and ask him in a few days what went wrong!

On her way back, Guizhi said to Xu Hong:

"Uncle Xu Hong! It's so much more comfortable talking like this! Why do I feel like talking to Madam Qu is such a mental drain? It seems that life in a wealthy family isn't all that great!"

I'm more suited to life in this village!