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Chapter 18 Men are both wicked and vicious
On the mountain, at the Qiao family compound.

The Qiao family of three was gathered around the fire pit, preparing to have dinner.

There was a knock on the courtyard door.

Nian Yunci immediately looked at her daughter.

My daughter just said that people from the village might come up, so they made some preparations in advance.

Sure enough, the villagers have arrived.

My daughter guessed so accurately?
Qiao Nian's lips curved into a slight smile.

"Dad, I'll go open the door."

"it is good."

Qiao Guowen and Nian Yunci sat by the fire, waiting for their daughter to open the door and for the people to come in.

Qiao Nian opened the door and saw a large group of people outside the courtyard. A smile flashed in her lowered eyes.

I walked a few steps to the courtyard gate and opened it.

"Captain."

Tian Shichang was somewhat embarrassed by the unexpected visit.

"Comrade Qiao Nian, where are your parents?"

"They're cooking and warming themselves by the fire inside. Captain Tian, ​​is there anything I can help you with?"

Before she could finish speaking, a burly woman suddenly darted out from the side, pushed past Qiao Nian, and rushed forward.

Qiao Nian was very 'weak' and collapsed onto a snowdrift in the yard.

"Cow Flower!"

Upon seeing this, Tian Shichang's eyes widened in fury.

What kind of trouble did the Tian family commit? How could they have married such a spendthrift woman as Niu Xianhua?
"Are you OK?"

An older woman nearby saw this and reached out to help Qiao Nian up.

A terrified voice rang out from inside the room, "You, you... what are you going to do? You... what are you going to do?"

Qiao Nian's pale face quickly lost all color.

"Mom, Dad, don't hit my mom and dad."

She walked quickly into the house.

Tian Shichang and the others quickly followed him into the house.

Inside the small room, besides a hearth (which wasn't there), a chipped iron pot, and a small table with a missing leg propped up by a wooden stick, there was only one other thing.

There were also several bowls with chips.

Three small stools, clearly homemade.

Something was simmering in a small fire in an iron pot over the hearth.

Upon closer inspection, it was a thin, black paste that was so runny it reflected your image.

The oil in the oil can and rice jar were long gone, and the rice jar only contained two or three pounds of dark flour paste, with a little bit of sorghum rice on the side.

Apart from that, there was nothing of value in this small room.

Oh no, to be precise, the half-bundle of firewood that was just picked up and was still in the corner was probably worth about two cents.

Old Qiao's family is really struggling; they're almost out of firewood, which doesn't require work points...

When Niu Xianhua rushed in, Nian Yunci was clearly frightened and stood trembling beside her husband.

The people who followed them in also took one look around the small room at a glance.

As Niu Xianhua searched, she sniffed around like a dog, "No meat? How can there be no meat?"

She rushed into Nian Yunci's room and saw the thin quilt on the heated kang bed. She reached out and lifted it.

Nothing of value was found.

They went to search high and low again.

"Impossible! How could this be? Impossible!"

Niu Xianhua muttered to herself as she searched.

Stunned by her actions and unable to react at first, Tian Shichang finally couldn't help but shout when he saw Niu Xianhua rush out of Nian Yunci's room and about to rush into Qiao Nian's room.

"Tian Guangmao, get out here right now."

Tian Guangmao, who was called out, had been hiding in the crowd, thinking his father hadn't seen him, so he had been watching the commotion from the back. He was waiting for his wife to find something valuable so they could take it back and divide it.

He didn't expect that he would be summoned by his father before he even saw the item.

Tian Guangmao walked out of the crowd dejectedly.

"Father, you called me."

"How long are you going to keep making a scene?"

Looking at his innocent-looking son, Tian Shichang felt colder than the weather outside.

"Father... what do you mean by that? I..."

Before he could even utter a word, Tian Shichang raised his hand and slapped Tian Guangmao across the face.

A crisp slap echoed in the small room.

Niu Xianhua, who had originally planned to rummage through Qiao Nian's room, was terrified when she saw her husband being beaten.

He stopped and questioned Tian Shichang, "Father, why did you hit Guangmao?"

"Why are you hitting him? He's my son. If I can't hit him, why can't I?" Tian Shichang's voice was full of anger.

"Tian Guangmao, Niu Xianhua, you two are brainless, black-hearted dogs who only think about taking advantage of others and bullying honest people."

"Have you forgotten who helped build the road to the village so that oxcarts could travel on it?"

"Shameless, ungrateful bastards, are you taking advantage of Comrade Lu Xiao's absence to bully his family?"

"Do you have the nerve to walk on the road that Comrade Lu Xiao helped apply for and that was built? Aren't you heartless people afraid of falling and dying on the road?"

Ordinary people who have spent most of their lives toiling in the fields can't utter any grand or righteous words.

But Tian Shichang still had a conscience.

He speaks only from his conscience.

Tian Guangmao never expected that he would be scolded along with Niu Xianhua, and even beaten in public at the home of a bad element. He covered his cheek and tried to argue, "Dad, they came here to reform us. Xianhua did this because she was worried that they would not understand and would continue to make mistakes."

"Shut up!"

The veins on Tian Shichang's forehead throbbed violently.

"Don't think I don't know what you're thinking, you wicked little thing. Without your prompting, could Niu Xianhua's brain have come up with something like this?"

Tian Shichang showed Tian Guangmao absolutely no mercy.

After he finished cursing, he turned to the people next to him and said, "Go, go and invite Great-Grandpa to our house. Today I'm going to divide the family property with this disgraceful, black-hearted bastard."

Break up!

This is a very serious matter.

Tian Guangmao, who had been hoping for a lucky break, knelt down with a thud upon hearing this, kneeling before Tian Shichang.

"Father, Father, don't be confused! How can we divide the family property? No one in our village has ever divided their family property before. Do you want your son to die?"

At this point, Tian Guangmao was truly afraid.

His voice trembled.

Niu Xianhua, who was originally extremely arrogant and determined to turn the Qiao family upside down, also dared not make any rash moves.

The couple earned few work points and usually relied on their father-in-law and eldest son and his wife for food. If the family were really divided, would they still be able to survive?

"Father, Father, we can't separate! We can't separate the family!"

Niu Xianhua was also getting anxious.

Tian Shichang, however, was resolute and determined.

After today's events, he realized that his second son was a completely wicked coward who usually hid behind Niu Xianhua, plotting and using her to seek personal gain.

In crucial moments, he would not hesitate to push Niu Xianhua forward.

Betrayal that disregards marital affection.

Such a wicked thing, if you don't separate from the family and keep taking care of him, you must have a brain that's just for decoration...

Qiao Nian watched for a while and then understood the whole story.

Her gaze fell subtly on Tian Guangmao and Niu Xianhua.

These two people might need to be dealt with properly.

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