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Chapter 100 : Gossip
If Wang Juhua attacked Malanhua, Malanhua’s mother-in-law would naturally not stop her.
Because Wang Juhua loved her son so much and worked in the fields all year round, Malanhua was beaten several times. She was beaten so badly that she was in a mess. “You dare to hit me? I tell you, my man is not a vegetarian.”
Malanhua mother-in-law also said quickly, “My son drove a long distance and there was blood on the road. If you dare not pay the money, my son will come to our house and he will not be so easy to talk to.”
Jiang Changyi’s eyebrows jumped fiercely. Looking at the fierce look on Malanhua’s family’s faces, he knew that if he didn’t pay them today, there would be no peace. “How much do you want?”
“Two hundred!”
Malanhua mother-in-law added another hundred dollars to the money she had just asked for. Jiang Tianci didn’t even dare to say a word. “Dad, give this money to them quickly. Don’t let anyone from the team see it.”
“You still have the nerve to say that!” Jiang Changyi was so angry he nearly had a heart attack. This bastard had been expelled from school, and now he had an affair and was punished by the woman’s mother-in-law. It was really embarrassing.
“Two hundred is impossible. We don’t have two hundred!” Wang Juhua looked upset. She even thought that the old woman had soiled her son’s body, so how could she possibly compensate them?
“If you don’t give me the money, I will report you and have your son sent to a farm and paraded through the streets.”
Malanhua mother-in-law and her companions became louder and louder, looking like they wouldn’t leave until they got the money.
Jiang Changyi saw someone from the neighboring Li family peeking into his yard, so he quickly put on a smile and tried to pull that person in. “Well, big sister, if you have anything to say, let’s go inside and discuss it, don’t make a scene outside. Tianci’s mother, make some food for us.”
Wang Juhua was extremely reluctant, but because her son’s life was in their hands, she had to go to the kitchen to cook.
Before leaving, Malanhua’s mother-in-law specifically reminded her, “Ask for white flour. I can’t eat mixed flour.”
Wang Juhua was so angry that she had no place to vent her frustration. She was so angry that she smashed pots and pans. The little bit of fine grain at home was specially exchanged by her to nourish her son’s body, but now it was going into their mouths.
Wang Juhua was so angry that she spat into the pot twice. When the meal was brought to the table, the four of them started to eat without hesitation, making comments from time to time.
Jiang Changyi accompanied them in bargaining carefully, “We are all farmers in the countryside, and we don’t have 200 yuan at home. How about this, I know your daughter-in-law has been wronged, I’ll take 30 yuan and buy something for your daughter-in-law…”
Before Jiang Changyi could finish his words, the table was overturned. “Thirty yuan, you’re treating a beggar like that! You don’t want to pay, right? You and your whole family will die!”
Jiang Changyi was hit on the bridge of his nose by the flying basin. It hurt so much that tears came out and he became a little angry. “If you go and sue, can your daughter-in-law escape?”
Malanhua was reluctant to cooperate in the first place, but her mother-in-law half coaxed and half threatened her into coming over, saying she would give her half of the money.
So she quietly tugged at her mother-in-law’s clothes, signaling her not to go too far.
Jiang Changyi saw that there was a chance. “Besides, you didn’t catch them in bed, and there’s no evidence of adultery. If we refuse to admit it, we’ll argue with the police, and you might not even get a penny.”
“Who said we have no evidence? Your son’s clothes are still in the hands of my daughter-in-law.”
Malanhua’s mother-in-law took a few people aside to discuss, and finally gave in. “At least give a hundred.”
“One hundred is fine. But you have to return my son’s things. And you can’t use this incident to ask for money again.”
Jiang Tianci squatted aside, not daring to say a word, and watched his father take out a tin can from the cracks in the bricks behind the bed. He opened the can and found a stack of Great Unity bills and a few yellowed letters.
Before he could see what it was, Jiang Changyi put the jar back.
After paying a hundred yuan, Malanhua gave Jiang Tianci’s underwear back to the Jiang family. Jiang Tianci was shocked when he got the item.
He hadn’t expected that the clothes he lost were picked up by Malanhua, a cunning woman. He guessed she probably wanted to make some money from him with this.
There were only two hundred yuan in total in the family property. Fifty yuan was given to Wang Juhua as household expenses these days, and one hundred yuan of the remaining one hundred and fifty yuan was also taken away.
Now they only have 50 yuan in his hand, what can I do with it? Not to mention buying a job, it’s not even enough to give gifts to get in touch with people.
Jiang Changyi pointed at Jiang Tianci, his heart trembling, “I’ve squandered all the money in the family, and now you’re satisfied?”
Jiang Tianci was very dissatisfied. “Can I be blamed for this? It’s all because of that woman who seduced me. Who knew her in-laws were so powerful? They were like bandits. They started fighting before I even said a word.”
“Mom, look at how hurt I am.” Jiang Tianci pointed at the bruises on his body. Wang Juhua felt pain in her heart and pushed Jiang Changyi to get money to take her son to see a doctor.
Jiang Changyi was shocked. “Have you spent all the fifty dollars I gave you?”
“Did you give all your money to this evil creature?”
Wang Juhua felt a little guilty at first, but was annoyed by Jiang Changyi’s attitude. “We don’t need to spend money on rice, flour, grain, oil, etc. Besides, my son is injured, so what’s wrong with buying some meat occasionally? You are such a cruel father. Love is not something you gave birth to after ten months of pregnancy. My son is a piece of flesh that fell from my belly. How can I bear to let him suffer?”
“I let you be the boss, and this is how you act?”
Jiang Changyi raised his hand high and slapped Wang Juhua in the face. “You spoiled him . Look at what he has become now.”
Wang Juhua was dumbfounded, and then she became angry. Not willing to be outdone, she pulled Jiang Changyi’s hair and started fighting with him.
“How dare you hit me? I work so hard for this family every day, and I also take care of the old lady at home. Have I suffered any harm? I am now sick all over. I have been married to you for more than 20 years, but you never shared any of the family money with me. You were wary of me and treated me like an outsider, holding on to the few hundred dollars and refusing to let go.”
“Bullshit, if I had known you were such a fool, I shouldn’t have married you.”
Jiang Changyi really regretted that he got together with Wang Juhua before getting married. It would have been better if he had married another woman from the same village.
The fight between the two became more and more fierce, and they got so angry that the Bench and Kettle joined in the fight as well, leaving Jiang Tianci dumbfounded.
After the fight, the two looked at each other like enemies. Living under the same roof, they pretended not to see each other.
Jiang Changyi was completely desperate. He asked Jiang Tianci to go to the fields with him to earn work points in the spring. Since there was no hope of going to the city anyway, they would have to work sooner or later.
He also went to find a matchmaker, thinking that if he could find a wife for Jiang Tianci, it might calm things down.
At the same time, rumors about Jiang Tianci’s romantic affair spread in the village. Some people said they saw him having an affair with a widow in the county.