Chapter 246 The Spring Outing Turmoil 2
Chapter 246 The Spring Outing Turmoil 2
Seeing that Yue Niang's attention was all on her daughter and she was ignoring him, the burly man became annoyed and raised his voice a few decibels as he fiercely shouted at Ya Ya, "What are you crying for, little girl? I haven't done anything to you. Besides, we'll all be family from now on. You're just a girl and you don't have much ability. When you reach marriageable age, getting married and exchanging some dowry is the best way for you to repay me."
Then, he glanced at the obvious disdain in Zhang Yueniang's eyes. He was such a grown man, yet she was there, busy coaxing her daughter. He immediately felt a little unhappy.
His tone was full of dissatisfaction and impatience: "Zhang Yueniang, what are you being so reserved about? Can't you see I'm unhappy? You're busy coaxing your daughter, why don't you come and appease your old man? I'm your support for the rest of your life. This burden won't die from howling, why do you care? Since the weather is nice in spring, we can cultivate our relationship. Anyway, you're a woman who's been married twice, what kind of flowers haven't you seen? Why don't we take advantage of today to see the flowers bloom and fade together?"
He was hoping that the flowers would bloom in the spring and bear fruit a few months later, so that there would be a bountiful harvest. Just thinking about this made his face jiggle with satisfaction.
Taking advantage of his distraction, Yue Niang scooped up her daughter and ran off, calling for help: "Help! Help!"
The man behind her was in hot pursuit. She was so frightened that she felt like she couldn't make a sound. She had shouted very softly just now, and her mouth could not be opened several times. Seeing that she was about to be caught, Yue Niang was so frightened that she ran forward in a panic with her daughter in her arms. In her panic, she tripped over a stone and fell to the ground with Ya Ya in her arms.
Seeing that the man was only a few steps away from her, he still shamelessly shouted from behind: "I say, Zhang Yueniang, you're a woman who's been married twice, what are you being so reserved about, what are you running away from! We're here to have a serious relationship, don't treat me like one of those frivolous people, or you'll ruin my reputation."
The Moon Maiden's heart pounded in her chest from his vulgar words. She hugged her daughter tightly and continued running.
She had just accidentally fallen and hurt her leg, and the pain immediately hit her face, bringing tears to her eyes. Just as the man was about to catch up with her, someone suddenly stopped her.
"How can he be so brazen as to relentlessly pursue a woman in broad daylight?"
Only then did Yue Niang have a moment to catch her breath. Holding her daughter, she gasped for air and pointed at the burly man, beginning to accuse him: "Brother, thank you for getting me out of this predicament. I don't know him. As soon as he came, he grabbed my daughter and wouldn't let go, and he even said some foul language to threaten us."
The burly man, annoyed that his path had been blocked, glared at the skinny man before him with disdain: "You weakling, how dare you block my way? I'm having a serious chat with this young lady, how could we not know each other? You'd better leave quickly, don't disturb our little romance. Women like a bit of fun, a chase, a bit of drama. She's just playing around. Where did you come from? Go back where you came from, don't get in my way."
Zhang Yueniang's heart skipped a beat. Could this person really believe what the man said? She tightened her grip on her daughter's hand and stammered, "Brother, don't listen to his nonsense. I really don't know him."
The newcomer was carrying a hoe and was dressed in coarse cloth. He was not as sturdy as the man, but fortunately someone stopped him. Yue Niang took this opportunity to rest for a while and then ran after her legs regained their strength.
Ya Ya then started shouting, "Grandma, Grandma, we've encountered bad people! Come quick!"
She was starting to regret it. She shouldn't have run off with her mother. She had clearly heard the "thud" when her mother fell to the ground, and she had even seen that her mother's palms were scraped. Her mother didn't care about her own pain at all; she picked her up and ran away.
The man hadn't stopped the burly man at all. Yue Niang had only run a few steps when she heard the man yell again: "Zhang Yue Niang, you wait for me! Don't run away! That man took my money to come and meet me. Even if you run away, you have to return my money."
Yue Niang struggled to run while carrying Ya Ya. Just when she thought the strong man would grab her by the collar, Xu Chaoyan suddenly jumped out, picked up stones and clods of dirt from the ground, and threw them at her while cursing incessantly.
"Where did this stray dog come from, howling here? What do you think you're doing in broad daylight?"
Meng Jiuxia picked up a tree branch from somewhere, with some twigs and leaves hanging on it, and waved it directly at the man's face, scaring him into backing away and making him speak more softly than before.
"What do you shrewish women want to do? If I'm disfigured, I'll make sure you suffer! Ouch, my face is so itchy, and this damn tree branch is covered in thorns."
The old woman, being quite old, caught up a few steps behind them. Holding a stick as thick as her forearm, she yelled at the man, "You bastard, you want to bully my daughter, huh? I'll break your legs today!"
She had just rushed over and found a stick nearby. She was panting heavily, but she didn't care about resting and swung the stick at the man.
The burly man, feeling embarrassed by the sight of several women pointing sticks at him, stammered out a threat to them.
“You shrewish women! I came here to properly meet her, but this woman is ungrateful. She hasn’t even married properly yet, and she’s already trying to seduce me. She’s demanding money, and when I refused, she accused me. This is the kind of daughter you’ve raised. Like mother, like daughter. How good can a daughter be born from a shrew like you? I must report this to the authorities today! Not only did she cheat me out of the matchmaker’s money, but she also tried to seduce me and swindle my family’s property. Just now, she even tried to unbuckle my belt to get money.”
Yue Niang was so anxious that she could barely speak: "Mother, I didn't, I really didn't. I don't know him at all. I just ran over with Ya Ya and accidentally bumped into him. I don't know where this scoundrel came from."
Xu Chaoyan felt something was off today, and it turned out that this was what was going on. That snake was clearly no good, and this matter was definitely related to her. She wondered where it had run off to.
She pulled the old woman over and asked Meng Jiuxia to keep an eye on her, saying that the old woman was getting on in years and shouldn't get too excited.
The man, relying on his large and burly appearance, looked down on the few weak women. Seeing that no one was saying anything, he became even more confident.
"Tell me, what's going to happen? You're marrying your daughter off with a hefty dowry, or you're paying me ten times the amount in silver. This woman doesn't look like a good person. Since she's remarried, she must have made a mistake in her previous marriage. Judging by her slim waist and small hips, she probably isn't a good mother. It's her good fortune that I reluctantly agreed to marry her. Who knew you'd be so ungrateful and try to renege on your promise? I, Butcher Hei, am a well-known and wealthy man in the village. I don't mind her having a child, yet you still act all high and mighty and look down on me. If I don't get an explanation today, none of us will have a good time."
The old woman and her daughter looked at each other, completely bewildered. Yue Niang shook her head frantically, explaining, "Mother, he's just talking nonsense. We don't even know each other, let alone seduce him."
Just as the two sides were at an impasse, Yuan Caihua suddenly turned around, waving her handkerchief: "Oh dear, what's wrong, nephew? Why are you arguing with Yue Niang and the others? It's like the flood washed away the Dragon King's temple. We're all family, but we can talk things over. Sit down and let's talk slowly."
The butcher, with his dark face, yelled at the snake: "Aunt Cai, is this the widow you introduced to me? I didn't even get to say two words to her before she beat and scolded me. I think you should just forget about her."
Before he could finish speaking, the snake blocked his way, winking frantically: "Nephew, what are you saying? We can talk things over. Sit down and chat. It's the season of spring flowers, so why not enjoy the flowers, admire the scenery, and have a heart-to-heart talk? That's why I brought some sunflower seeds over. Let's all chat together."
As he spoke, he took out a cloth bag from his body, grabbed a small handful of food, and intended to distribute it to everyone.
Xu Chaoyan finally understood that today's whole thing was the work of this cauliflower snake.
She spoke to the cauliflower snake in a sarcastic tone: "Auntie, we probably can't afford these sunflower seeds. You should keep them for yourself. We don't have that kind of luck."
Caihua She continued with a smile: "Hey, young lady, what are you saying? What's wrong with a handful of sunflower seeds? Come, come, these are spiced, I specially bought them from the Su family's roasted nut shop, they cost quite a bit of money."
The old woman spat and said, "You immoral woman, you can keep it for yourself! We're afraid we'll be poisoned."
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