Chapter 93: Liu Tugen

  "You're a family-destroying woman?!" Old Cow's face was green with rage, clearly furious, and he strode forward in big steps. Tian Guihua took one look at his expression and was scared stiff, just thinking of running when Old Cow already arrived in front of her, his high palm raised and heavily slapped down, "Slap..."

  Tian Guihua didn't react in time and couldn't dodge, so she was knocked to the ground, with a thread of blood at the corner of her mouth, clearly having lost a tooth. But Niu Laogen wouldn't sympathize with her. In extreme anger, he grabbed her hair and scolded, "You good-for-nothing thing! I told you before I left the house not to cause trouble. Are you trying to drive your daughter mad? You're still not satisfied with causing chaos and trouble?! Ah, damn old woman, come back with me, pack up your things, and get out of my sight back to your mother's home..."

  Niu Laogen was really angry this time, not for the sake of the Zhong family, but because he felt sorry for his daughter to have such a mother, regardless of the crowd watching, and didn't even care about his daughter's face. This time, he truly hated her to the core, repeatedly teaching her without changing, might as well give up.

  Tian Guihua originally also wanted to use the villagers' public opinion to put pressure on the Zhong family, but she didn't consider Niu Xiaohua's reputation at all. Now, being slapped by Niu Laogen and intimidated by his furious expression, and hearing him say he wants a divorce, she suddenly softened and couldn't utter a word.

  Niu Laogen has never been so angry, now Tian Guihua knows she's completely messed up. She's speechless and can only wonder why Niu Laogen came back so quickly?! Didn't he usually not come back until noon?!

  What's good about this?!

  Niu Laogen didn't care about her feelings anymore, he just dragged her home by the hair, scolding her all the way. "You're not ashamed enough, follow me back home to pack your things, I'll personally send you back to your parents' house... You damned old goods, a wife who brings ruin to the family... I was cursed with bad luck for marrying you..."

  This is what ruined our daughter.

  The noise gradually faded away, and the villagers also lost interest and dispersed. Shen Sisi finally put down the broom, and He Axiu hugged her tightly, saying: "Did you suffer a loss? You were really too reckless today, next time you can't fight like this, if you get hurt, we'll be even more heartbroken, my good child, Tian Guihua is just that kind of person, your father and I really have no way to deal with her."

  "I know, mom..." Shen Sisi comforted her: "You just can't bear to lose face. I'm just a kid, what am I afraid of? If she dares to hit me, she'll be scolded by the villagers for bullying a child. Forget it, this is an unsettled account anyway."

  Zhong Gen Sheng said with a bitter face: "With this commotion, I reckon the whole of the surrounding villages will know about it in a few days..."

  Shen Sisi knew it was a bit of trouble, this is just a symptomatic treatment, not a fundamental solution, we have to think of a way, otherwise, if it's passed down like this, who knows what kind of situation will become?

  Dabao never came out, and Shen Sisi didn't know how to comfort him either. She simply didn't disturb him. Instead, Erbao and Sanbao ran out, with Erbao saying: "Tuniu, I thought you couldn't beat her just now, so I was going to come out and help you. But seeing that she didn't even fight back, I didn't come out after all..."

  San Bao also laughed and said: "Tuni, you're really fierce! Next time we'll help you fight..."

  Shen Sisi smiled wryly and patted their heads, "Don't always think about fighting, studying hard is the right thing to do. If our family produces a scholar or a successful candidate in the imperial examination, who would dare to come and cause trouble?"

  It's not that she didn't want to be a lady, but... she just can't be one, sigh. If being fierce is the only way to avoid getting taken advantage of, then so be it. She doesn't encourage fighting, as long as fighting can get her meat to eat, and she's done it before anyway. Fortunately, Niu Laogen is a reasonable person, otherwise today's fight would have caused real trouble, leading to disputes between the two families. It's not that Niu Laogen doesn't care about his own wife, but rather he's more worried about his own daughter.

  It's lucky it turned out this way, otherwise the two families would have made a big scene and it would have been really ugly.

  "Uh-huh, Tuniu, we must study hard and make sure no one bullies our family in the future..." Er Bao and San Bao's eyes were filled with determination.

  Si Bao walked out with his head down, looking at Shen Si Si. The corners of his mouth twitched, but he really admired her. This girl was really super brave, the more he observed her, the more he couldn't ignore her. A village girl who was both brave and clever, step by step planning, slowly mapping out her life. Was this person really just an eight-year-old village girl?!

  It's unbelievable no matter how you look at it. Seeing Shen Sisi's gaze, he immediately avoided her and turned back into the house.

  Why does he always feel depressed when he sees her? This girl is so powerful, how can a young man from a famous family look at himself?! It's too hurtful to his self-esteem.

  He's even younger than me, I couldn't even beat him in a fight, let alone have his wisdom. Does he want to live or die?!

  Turen finished watching the excitement and returned home, then ran into Er Gouzi's flat bed 007 and turned it over. He found a dozen or so coins and was taken aback. Er Gouzi rushed in, his face changed, and angrily said: "Dad, this is the money I earned with difficulty today. How can you still confiscate it? It's too excessive..."

  Saying that, he didn't dare to really rob him, but glared at him angrily. Turen was furious and kicked his foot over, scolding: "I'm your father, you eat my food and drink my water, take a few of my money and still have the nerve to complain, unfilial child..."

  The two dogs quickly retreated and muttered: "...... I only have this little money left, you still want to take it from me, as if you don't have any money."

  Tu Gen coughed and didn't dare to grab those tens of dollars from him again. He put them down and said, "Sit, I have something to ask you..."

  "What's wrong?!" Er Gouzi saw that he had put down the money and let out a sigh of relief, his tone also softened.

  "Have you been following Tuni these days?! They're selling meat at their place, do you know that?! Do you know how much they're selling it for?!" Tu Gen asked him.

  The two dogs looked at each other and one of them said, "Last time you sold so many chestnuts, but they were all taken away by you. Now you're asking for my money again?! Humph, this time I absolutely won't give it to you. The money I earned is hard-earned too..."

  "Ask you something..." Turen was about to say something, but seeing him bring up old matters again, he kicked him once more. Erdan rubbed his calf and said with a pout: "Anyway, you're just not kind-hearted, it can sell for 40 cents per catty, I help her sell one catty and get one cent..."

  Tu Gen's eyes widened and he said: "40 cents?! Can it be sold? How many can be sold in a day? I saw them buying a lot of meat back home..."

  "Today we sold fifty catties, tomorrow Tuniang said to try selling one hundred catties..." Er Gouzi muttered.

  "How much money is this going to make?!" Turen muttered, "The Zhong family is going to get rich..."

  He came to his senses and saw the two dogs staring at him with slanted eyes. Tu Gen suddenly flared up for no reason, saying: "What are you doing? You've got a lot of nerve, earning a few cents and daring to look at your old man like that! Are you looking for trouble?! Your skin is itching again..."

  The two dogs hummed and said, "You're also jealous, it's our skill to sell for 40 cents, besides do you know how much our cost is?! Those spices are expensive, outsiders just envy, but can't do this, that's their incompetence..."

  "Are you saying your old man is useless?!". Turen was somewhat angry, staring at him, Erdogzi didn't dare to make a sound, only swallowing his saliva.

  Tu Gen thought for a moment, sighed and said: "This is the good fortune of the Zhong family, we can't expect anything, we can only envy them, you follow their family's Tu Niang and do your job well, earning some money is better than nothing, this girl has some ability, she's a person who gets things done..."

  The two dogs glanced at each other and said, "Do you need to say that..." Seeing his father glare at him, he didn't dare speak again.

  "What are you still standing there for? Go and feed the pigs!" Tu Gen glared at him.

  The two dogs got up helplessly and said: "From now on, let the little dog go to cut the pig grass, I won't do it anymore, I want to go fishing..."

  "What's the point of fishing?! You said you were going to fish yesterday, but I didn't see a single fish...!" Turen said: "I knew you were just hungry, eat it yourself?..."

  "I gave it to Tuni's family, she made me earn money, and didn't even let me catch some fish for her to eat..." Er Gouzi said matter-of-factly: "Anyway, I won't be feeding the pigs anymore, let Xiao Gouzi do it, I'm going to go catch fish..." After saying that, he didn't wait for Tugen's reaction and ran off in a flash.

  "This stinky brat, the little dog is still young, and he wants to be lazy and pass on the work to his younger brother..." Tu Gen said with hatred.

  "Come on, don't say anything more about him. He's not making a lot of money easily, and last time he sold chestnuts so hard but you took it all away from him. Can he be happy? After all, he's grown up now and has his own thoughts. He knows that making money is a good thing, being lazy and gluttonous is the problem. Just be content..."

  He became dull and silent, just staring blankly.

  "Hey, what's on your mind? You're so absorbed!" Chun Hua said with a push.

  Tu Gen sighed and said, "Zhong Jia Tuni is really a little god of wealth. If things go on like this, their family will have a good life. It would be great if we could let Er Gouzi marry her back, our family will worship her as a god of wealth, and our family's life will be much better..."

  Chun Hua poked his forehead and said, "You only know how to daydream, don't you ever think that the Zhong family would be willing? If I had a daughter like this, I wouldn't let her marry out of the house no matter what. I'd have to find an in-law son-in-law to feel at ease. Who would be willing to let this little wealth god go?"

  "It's also said that I was just being paranoid......" Tudou sighed and said, "The Zhong couple is really blessed, their son is honest, but their daughter is so clever."

  "Are you out of your mind?! Er Gouzi is making a good living by following her, they can earn a lot of money in a month. I saw him bring back 10 cents today and asked him, he said it's not tiring at all, just working in the morning, standing there selling meat and earning money, which is more than what he earned as a short-term worker at the Wei family's house. So, let's be content with our situation. I think she's a clever and lucky person, Er Gouzi will only have a better life following her, don't think nonsense... "