The father and son exchanged a glance, revealing a smug smile on their faces. They thought Madam Xie couldn’t take it anymore and was going to fetch silver for them.
So, they sat on the ground, patiently waiting...
Soon, they heard footsteps outside, sounding vigorous and brisk...
They looked up in unison, expecting to see gleaming silver, but to their surprise, saw Madam Xie holding a shiny kitchen knife.
Before they could understand why Madam Xie had brought a knife, they saw her raise it, full of rage, and slash towards them...
"You wretches! You just love bullying us widows and orphans. Today, this old lady will chop you to death."
Cursing while swinging the kitchen knife fiercely at them...
Old Master Mo and Mo Daoyan were taken aback and, as the knife almost reached them, quickly rolled aside...
"Clang!"
The kitchen knife hit the ground, sparking a burst of flas, leaving a noticeable mark on the blue brick floor. It was clear Madam Xie had put all her strength into the slash, and it wasn’t just a ga.
Oh my! Madam Xie used to be a ek sheep; when did she beco a tigress? If that blade had landed on them, they’d be dead by now.
Thinking this, the father and son couldn’t care less, turning to run for their lives.
Vaguely, they heard chasing footsteps behind them, mixed with Madam Xie’s cursing...
"Curse you! You just love bullying us widows and orphans. Today, this old lady will chop you to death!"
Hearing this, the father and son ran even faster.
Oh my! They swore that if they luckily escaped this ti, they would never return to the Xie Residence. Madam Xie was terrifying, truly a tigress.
And so it went, Madam Xie, wielding a kitchen knife, chased the Mo father and son around the village, with everyone coming out to watch the spectacle.
Everyone was astonished by Madam Xie’s behavior. How could soone who used to be as docile as a sheep change so drastically after a trip to the Capital?
Many who saw this were quite cautious. Not to ntion that Xuexue backed her up, but even without her, with her current temperant, no one in the village would dare bully her.
Finally, the commotion reached the village head’s ears, and Madam Xie stopped pursuing the father and son for his sake.
Madam Xie’s actions today truly terrified the father and son.
However, thinking about Old Lady Mo, lying in bed almost lifeless, Old Master Mo felt indignant and began pleading with the village head, "Village head, you must stand up for us! This woman’s heart is growing more vicious, she even burned off all the hair of our old lady, who’s now lying in bed almost lifeless, and we can’t afford a doctor. Village head, you must seek justice for us!"
As soon as Old Master finished speaking, they heard the sound of knife sharpening again. He turned his head and his scalp began to tingle, seeing Madam Xie fiercely sharpening the shiny kitchen knife on a stone.
For the sake of safety, Old Master Mo and Mo Daoyan hid behind the village head, their eyes constantly fixed on Madam Xie, afraid she might suddenly attack.
The villagers burst into laughter, to which the father and son couldn’t care less.
Compared to their lives, laughter ant nothing.
With the village head’s diation, Madam Xie reluctantly compensated with one liang of silver for Old Lady Mo to see a doctor.
Before leaving, she raised the kitchen knife in her hand, speaking harshly to the Mo father and son, "If you dare co to my house again, this old lady will chop you to death. Anyway, I can always pay silver to settle it."
The father and son involuntarily shivered, realizing after today’s events, who would dare to cause trouble at the Xie Residence? They certainly wouldn’t.
User Comments
0 comments from readers