diskusbooks Chapter 658 Tooth for Tooth
Chapter 658 Tooth for Tooth
The woman didn't see anything amiss; she only felt incredibly wronged and stumbled home in a disheveled state.
Little Zhou asked, "What exactly happened? This person is usually incredibly arrogant, but she's also a reasonable person. Did she say something unpleasant, or did her husband lend our family too much money that we can't come up with right away?"
After saying that, Xiao Zhoushi realized that things shouldn't be like that. The family's actual situation wasn't that they didn't have money. When someone came to ask for the money they brought back, her fourth sister-in-law must have given it to them. It was impossible for her to leave anyone out.
This person must have said something unpleasant to offend the fourth sister-in-law, which is why she reacted this way.
“She didn’t come here to ask for money; she came to be a matchmaker.” Du Mingxian had just finished speaking when Ling Silang walked in from outside. She only glanced at him out of the corner of her eye and continued speaking.
"She said her niece, who is fourteen years old, has taken a liking to my husband. She said she was willing to give the Ling family money, but she had only one condition: her niece had to marry the scholar Ling Silang and become his concubine."
"I couldn't help myself and took action."
She spoke casually, but everyone present was a woman. What woman would want her man to marry another woman?
"That shameless man said some really nasty things. I listened at the door for a while, but I couldn't take it anymore, so I hit him," Widow Chen explained from the side.
After hearing this, both Xiao Zhou and Liu looked quite angry, their expressions also turning sour.
They are all men of the Ling family. Now that Si Lang has a little bit of ability, he wants to take another wife. Will the other men of the Ling family follow suit?
At this moment, Ling Silang approached and took Du Mingxian's hand. "You don't need to worry about this. I'll handle it."
Du Mingxian looked up, her eyes still calm. "Okay, go and handle it."
Ling Silang nodded emphatically and turned to leave.
Several women were still talking in the courtyard when Ling Silang walked out a few steps. The injured woman rushed over with her husband and son.
"Ling Silang, look at the damage your wife did! You didn't marry a woman, you married a tigress!" The woman pointed to the injuries on her face, clearly furious.
Ling Silang stopped walking briskly. He didn't step forward, but quietly looked at the man next to the woman. "Uncle Dacheng, I have a classmate's sister-in-law who is a bricklayer. She is willing to be your concubine."
Upon hearing this, Ling Dacheng blushed deeply, and at the same time, his secret thoughts began to stir. However, with his wife beside him, he remained silent.
Aunt Dacheng immediately became anxious, "You... Ling Silang, what are you saying? What woman? How can you, as a junior, say such things?"
“Why not? Aunt Dacheng can even reach into our house, so why can’t I introduce someone to Uncle Dacheng? If Uncle Dacheng takes another wife, Aunt Dacheng will have more time to introduce other wives to others and break up other people’s families.”
There have been many people watching the Ling family these past few days, and everyone is quite gossipy about which families they've visited. So many people saw Da Cheng's wife enter the Ling family home.
Immediately afterwards, the sounds of fighting came from the Ling family's courtyard, and then... Da Cheng's wife left the Ling family in a disheveled state, and everyone immediately became even more gossipy.
Before long, Da Cheng's family headed towards the Ling family's house, and everyone followed at a distance. Then... they heard this shocking news.
Ling Silang, a scholar, was even going so far as to introduce a concubine to Dacheng, a bricklayer.
Some people weren't afraid of being embarrassed and quickly moved forward, afraid of missing anything.
"What do you mean by breaking up someone else's family? I didn't ask you to divorce your wife. She's still your wife. I'm just asking you to take a concubine. Your family is so short of money right now. My niece can bring a lot of things and help you pay off some of your debts. What more could you want?"
"You'll be pursuing the imperial examinations in the future. Once you become an official, which high-ranking official doesn't have three wives and four concubines? Do you think you can stay with only her?"
“Look at the injuries on my face. The worst one was from her. She’s such a violent woman. She doesn’t deserve you at all. I think you should just divorce her.”
"She is of no help to your family and is occupying the title of your legal wife for nothing. With the title of legal wife, you can marry whomever you want."
Da Cheng's wife got more and more excited as she talked, while Ling Silang's expression became increasingly calm.
Finally, Da Cheng couldn't stand it anymore and shouted, "Shut up!"
Da Cheng's wife looked aggrieved, "What's going on? Your wife has been bullied like this, and you're still yelling at me?"
Da Cheng took two punches from his wife, but he ignored them and looked at Ling Silang apologetically, "Silang, your aunt is being unreasonable, don't take it to heart."
Ling Silang's lips curled slightly. "Uncle, Aunt is so old and still so immature. I think you should... divorce her directly. My classmate's younger sister is really nice. You can consider her. At least she won't be so unreasonable and knows her limits."
"When choosing a wife, choose a virtuous one. A wife is the feng shui of the family and will also affect future generations. Uncle Dacheng, you can seriously consider my suggestion."
More and more people gathered to watch, and several women from the Ling family courtyard also came out. They heard what Ling Silang said, and everyone stood quietly.
Even so, you could tell that Ling Shilang was genuinely angry.
Da Cheng blushed genuinely after being told off by Ling Silang, and he was truly angry about what his wife had done.
“I will go back and talk to her about this properly, but you guys physically assaulted her…”
Ling Silang interrupted, "We'll pay for the medical expenses. As for the money Uncle Dacheng lent our family yesterday, we'd rather not take it back. I'll take the money and go to Uncle Dacheng's house to get the IOU later."
Ling Dacheng was somewhat displeased after being humiliated several times. He felt that Ling Silang was a bit arrogant, and the smile on his face faded a bit. "Since you are going to compensate for the medical expenses, then take him to the county to have a doctor examine the injury before deciding how much to compensate."
“Okay,” Ling Silang readily agreed.
At this moment, Ling Erlang stepped forward and said, "I'll go borrow an oxcart. I'll go now and come back before dark."
A crowd gathered, and Ling Silang invited two people to be witnesses. Along with Ling Erlang, who was driving the carriage, Ling Silang, Da Cheng and his wife, the eldest son of the clan chief, and several others, they went to the county together.
Ling family.
Du Mingxian and Widow Chen sat in the hall, the atmosphere somewhat silent. Widow Chen explained nervously, "Mingxian, this was my fault. I was the one who hit her. Tell me how much her medical expenses are, and I... I'll pay for them."
"No need, and you don't need to worry. It's nothing serious, your husband can handle it."
Widow Chen wanted to say that the Ling family was in a lot of debt, but seeing Du Mingxian's calm and collected demeanor, she didn't say much for a moment. "That's good. I... I came here today to tell you that I've thought it through."