Allure of a Country Maiden-Chapter 93 - 91: A Slap

Early on the second day, Xiao’er’s family had just finished breakfast when the front gate was again pounded with a thunderous knock! This was accompanied by the loud yelling of Mrs. Shen!

"Mrs. Liu, open the door! You ruthless woman, hurry up and open the door!"

Just as Shen Chengyao wanted to open the door, Mrs. Liu quickly stood up and handed him his little sister, "I’ll go!"

Mrs. Shen was calling out her name. If Shen Chengyao were to open the door, he would end up getting scolded again! Avoiding trouble is better than seeking it.

Was this the convenience of incessant disturbances after severing relations? They didn’t need to make a living, but her own family was very busy! They had just clinched the iron deal! The junk shop in town had not even been purchased yet!

Xiao’er was extremely annoyed deep down. She had never spent time on such house disputes in her previous life! But since coming here, she often had to deal with these neither big nor small troubles. These people really never experienced death. They don’t know that time is short and life is fickle!

But she had experienced it, she cherished her time! She had to seize the time to do what she wanted to do, otherwise, regrets would forever remain regrets!

As soon as Mrs. Liu opened the door, Mrs. Shen slapped her across the face, "You heartless woman, you dared to blame your older brother after escaping yourself, forcing him to pay you two hundred taels of silver. Isn’t this just robbery!"

Mrs. Liu was knocked off balance by the slap and fell to the ground.

Shen Chengyao and his children all followed, only to see this scene, and they all rushed to help Mrs. Liu up.

"My lady, are you alright?"

Mrs. Liu’s hair was disheveled, half of her face was already red and swollen. All she felt was stars spinning around her eyes and a burning pain on her face. Hearing this, she subconsciously shook her head, but the dizziness just got worse. Apparently, Mrs. Shen’s slap was quite forceful.

Shen Chengyao handed his little sister to Fang Wenri, and tried to take Mrs. Liu back to the room to ice her face.

Jingrui was furious: "Grandmother, how could you hit someone as soon as you enter the door!"

"You dare to talk back? You are indeed the offspring of a lowly woman, disrespectful and disobedient! What’s wrong with me hitting her, she caused so much damage to our Shen family!" Mrs. Shen said, her anger rising again from within her belly. She couldn’t help but want to hit Mrs. Liu again.

Shen Chengyao quickly intercepted her, Jingrui and Xiao’er also tried to restrain Mrs. Shen. Mrs. Shen struggled with all her might, Jingrui failed to hold onto her firmly, allowing Mrs. Shen to break free. Mrs. Shen has long had a grudge against Xiao’er, and immediately swung at Xiao’er’s face. Xiao’er dodged, escaping a hit to the face, but her neck was scratched, leaving three bloody marks. Blood beads immediately formed. Even so, Xiao’er didn’t let go of Mrs. Shen for fear that she might recklessly hit others.

By this time, Mrs. Liu had recovered from her dizziness and only felt a burning sensation on her face! She straightened up, gently broke free from Shen Chengyao’s support, and walked up to Mrs. Shen, "Have you not hit enough? Hit me, come on, hit me! This side of my face hasn’t been hit yet! Come on, hit me! Why don’t you hit me!"

Everyone was shocked by Mrs. Liu’s behaviour.

Only then did Mr. Shen speak up, "Enough! What are you all making a fuss for, state your grievances properly."

"Father, Mother, who is causing a scene here! You come knocking early in the morning, beating and scolding my wife and children, why is that!" Shen Chengyao was furious, for the first time in his life he spoke to his parents with such a stern tone!

Xiao’er let go of Mrs. Shen and went to Mrs. Liu’s side, gently tugging her, "Mother, I’m fine."

She knew that Mrs. Liu had acted like this because she was worried about them getting hit.

Jingrui and his brothers were all around to see Xiao’er, she shook her head, "I’m okay, it just hurts a little."

Mrs. Shen came to her senses too, and she slumped onto the ground, wailing angrily, "Black-hearted, rotten ones, you’re sucking my blood, taking my life, 200 taels of silver, I’ve almost paid out my funeral expenses. Xiao’er, you will be killed by this evil woman sooner or later; she harbors no good intentions..."

"Enough!" Shen Chengyao glanced at Xiao’er’s wound and shouted.

Hearing this, Mrs. Shen picked herself up and hammered on Chengyao, "You unfilial son, after marrying a wife you forget your mother. This evil woman whispers into your ear, and you demand 200 taels from your elder brother, that’s mine and your father’s funeral money! Did a dog eat your conscience?"

Shen Chengyao didn’t dodge, "Mother, I didn’t."

"Didn’t, then how could your family bring this about, how could your elder brother be fined 200 taels."

"Father, Mother, do you know why we were caught and put in jail?"

"Why, wasn’t it because you hid contraband books? Your elder brother, in an act of self-sacrifice, did it to prevent our whole family from being implicated. And you, you accuse your elder brother in return. If you had an ounce of conscience, you would immediately take out that 200 taels of silver." Mrs. Shen stated, condemningly.

"Your elder brother is too upright, he... did it unintentionally, just worried about implicating us two old people..." Old man Shen pondered, thinking about how to put it right.

Hearing these words, a chill ran down Shen Chengyao’s spine, and Mrs. Liu felt the same chill.

"Hmm," Xiao’er couldn’t help but let out a cold laugh, "Lord, Lady, we call you that out of respect for our elders, but not long ago, you strongly requested to sever ties with our family. To avoid implicating each other in the future, it’s better for us to have less contact. Also, the 200 taels that Shen Chengguang is to repay is demanded by the government. If you want it back, ask him to go to the Government Office. Don’t bother us. We never owed him a single coin nor received any favors from him! Since we’ve severed ties, we should act like it. From now on, each to his own. Don’t bother us whether it’s necessary or not, otherwise, let’s settle it at the government office!"

There are all kinds of people. I’ve tolerated you for a long time. If I tolerate you any longer, I’ll turn into a Ninja Turtle!

"You, you wastrel, you..." Mrs. Shen was so angry with the little girl that she could hardly speak.

"Xiao’er, go help your mother prepare an ice pack." Mrs. Liu did not want her daughter to get a bad reputation for disrespecting her elders at such a young age. If there really was a bad reputation to bear, she, as a mother, would bear it.

Xiao’er also understood Mrs. Liu’s intention. How frustrating the ancient times are! However, she should still listen to her mother who protects her. She turned back to the room just in time to prepare some medicine for Mrs. Liu. Her swollen face looked so painful like a pig’s head! Her own neck was also hurting badly!

Hmm, let Shen Chengguang deal with these two biased old people. Wait until the remaining bit of kindness in Shen Chengyao’s heart for his elder brother is completely worn away, then they will know what regret is! Once a person’s heart turns cold, it’s not so easy to warm up again!

"Father, Mother, the silver was demanded by the government. I don’t have enough power to ask for it back. If the silver is lost, it’s lost. It’s better than being in jail, isn’t it? If we were jailed over this matter, then Wen’er’s prospects would really be ruined!"

"Xiao’er, can’t you just ask Young Master Shangguan to help us get the silver back?" Mrs. Shen wasn’t brave enough to ask Mrs. Liu.

"Father, do you think Young Master Shangguan is the type of person I can tell what to do?" Chengyao didn’t directly answer Mrs. Shen’s question either, he turned to ask Old man Shen instead.

Old man Shen sighed after hearing these words, "We were wrong in our thinking. Sorry for disturbing you."

Hearing these words, Shen Chengyao felt even worse. His father was blaming him.

"Father, Mother, for Yun’er’s sake, for what happened this time, I don’t care and am mindful of you both, thinking of Wen’er. The words Xiao’er just said are mine too. If there is a similar incident in the future, if there is anything that hurts my children, I’m not afraid to take the matter to the government office! Let’s see who gets a bad reputation then!" Mrs. Liu was worried that Mrs. Shen would spread the words Xiao’er just said, so she said these words.

"Good, you wicked woman, now that you have a bit of silver, you’re puffed up? Don’t you pee and look at yourself, you, a poor woman marrying into the Shen family, such a great fortune, leaning on my son..."

"Enough, shut your mouth. Don’t you understand their intention? Since we’ve severed ties, we have nothing to do with others. You’re still cursing here. Aren’t you afraid they’ll sue you? Let’s go!" Old man Shen felt angry at his son for indulging him all his life. However, he also understood that it was Elder’s family who did wrong, and he couldn’t blame his third child entirely. It’s just that he couldn’t swallow his pride.