Ugly girl only wants to farm

Xu Chaoyan had just put down her basket when Meng Jiuxia, who was the first to object, grabbed a sickle and started waving it around, shouting, "Who are you calling a jinx? Who's the jinx? I think your whole family are jinxes! With your petty and narrow-minded nature, you think your son will amount to anything? You'd better dream on. You'd better pray you're reborn into a better family in your next life."

They hadn't told Li San Niang about the unpleasant things that had happened between them and their second uncle in town, for fear that Li San Niang would worry about her seeing her daughter so disgusted with her uncle and even arguing with him.

Li San Niang's expression changed as she was about to scold her daughter. He was, after all, an elder, and she shouldn't be too distant with him. If word got out, her reputation would be ruined, and how would she find a husband in the future?

Xu Chaoyan then explained to her, "Mother, my sister-in-law is right. This second uncle is really a scoundrel. Didn't we go to town to see a doctor for my husband? I don't know if he got his head caught in a door or was possessed by a ghost, but he said he wanted us to pay him back for wasting two days of his time. He also said that we were wasting money by seeing a doctor for my husband, and that we should focus our energy on his son, who will be our support in the future."

Xu Chaoyan only picked out a few sentences to say, without revealing all the more egregious ones.

After hearing this, Li San Niang couldn't listen anymore. She could say anything about her son and daughter, but not about them.

She looked around with her eyes.

"Mother, what are you looking for?"

Li San Niang: "I'll find some suitable tools."

Xu Chaoyan picked up a broom from the side and handed it to her: "Do you think this will do?"

Li San Niang chased her second uncle around the yard with a broom, cursing incessantly: "I respect you as my sister-in-law, that's why I didn't hold it against you. Don't push your luck today. What's so great about your crippled son? He'll never be able to stand up again. If your family doesn't rely on me in the future, who will?"

After saying that, he burst into laughter.

"Li Sanniang, don't be so smug. Both of the men in your family are now crippled and lame. You still have the mood to chase after me and beat me. Don't you think about how you'll live in the future?"

After hearing the commotion outside, the Meng father and son became very anxious.

Meng's father, however, managed to hop out on crutches. His face was ashen as he pointed at his younger brother and shouted angrily, "You beast! How dare you treat your sister-in-law like this! I'll break your legs!"

The second uncle, with a look that seemed to thrive on chaos, provoked Meng's father, saying, "Come on then? If you've got the guts, come on over. Our Meng family has really made something of itself, to have two cripples in one family. It must be because you didn't pay enough respects to the ancestors during the New Year, eldest brother. This time, the ancestors have finally misjudged us, haven't they?"

Seeing her father-in-law's condition, Xu Chaoyan quickly went over to support him and said gently, "Father, don't rush, sit down and catch your breath. Don't worry, Mother won't suffer any losses."

This was the first time the second uncle had ever seen his usually gentle sister-in-law go crazy; his jumping around was quite comical.

Meng Jiuxia brandished her sickle. He dodged, and what if this brat flew onto him without warning? What bad luck today! Why did I have to come and provoke this room full of crazy women?

Suddenly, a sharp pain shot through his ankle. A small black dog was biting his ankle, and the pain instantly spread throughout his body. No matter how hard he tried, he couldn't shake it off. He raised his other foot to kick the dog, but fortunately, Xu Chaoyan reacted quickly and kicked his other foot, preventing the dog from getting hurt.

"Your family is going too far! I'm going to find the village chief to settle this matter. Three of you are bullying me."

Xu Chaoyan, hands on her hips and looking fierce, said, "Go ahead, if you're so capable, who's afraid of you?"

Second Uncle spat a mouthful of phlegm not far from them: "Don't be so smug, you ugly woman. Let me tell you, with your crippled husband, you're going to suffer for the rest of your life. Just be prepared to live a life of widowhood. And Li San Niang, if you, this daughter-in-law, ever cheat on your husband and cuckold your son, then your grandchildren will belong to someone else's family, and you'll be happily raising someone else's child."

Seeing that he was going too far, Xu Chaoyan raised the broom in her hand and said, "You have such a foul mouth. Keep a closer eye on your wife. She dresses up so seductively every day. I even saw her exchanging glances with someone the other day."

"You're talking nonsense. My woman is the most honest woman. Don't try to sow discord between us."

Xu Chaoyan had never seen a man so talkative.

Second Uncle originally came just to see Meng Jiuhe make a fool of himself, but who would have thought he would get himself into trouble? Fortunately, his wife and daughter were not here today. If they knew that he had been taken advantage of by his sister-in-law, they would definitely laugh at him for being incompetent.

According to the gossipy women in the village, my wife saw my mother and her younger sister's family in a neighboring town, so she went out early this morning to look for my mother.

In reality, he knew perfectly well that his wife wasn't actually looking for his mother; she was just after the money in her possession.

After comforting her parents-in-law and sending them back to their house, Xu Chaoyan washed herself with a basin of water and then went back inside.

When she returned, she saw Meng Jiuhe fall from the bed to the ground, his eyes lifeless and expressionless. She was startled and quickly tried to help him up, but she couldn't budge him an inch no matter how hard she tried.

She looked anxious. What was wrong with him? She thought to herself, "No way, he must have heard everything they were saying outside. He was shouting so loudly, it would be strange if he didn't hear it."

The man remained lying there, unmoved, and didn't utter a sound.

Just as Xu Chaoyan was about to lose her patience, he finally spoke coldly: "Is what Second Uncle just said true?"

Xu Chaoyang feigned ignorance: "Second Uncle just said so much, which sentence are you referring to?"

Meng Jiuhe stared at his legs expressionlessly: "Do you know what I'm asking? Don't try to evade the question."

"Oh, you mean your leg? Didn't the doctor tell you that as long as you take the medicine and do the medicated baths properly, and then we'll go for acupuncture in a few days, and with the help of rehabilitation training, you can recover?"

From the moment Meng Jiu woke up until he returned to the village, he never doubted his leg, thinking that a simple fracture would heal with rest.

Xu Chaoyan tentatively suggested, "How about I help you up first? You just need to cooperate a little bit."

"Get out! You're here to laugh at me too, aren't you?" Meng Jiu suddenly roared, his expression agitated.

Xu Chaoyan was thrown to the ground by his forceful swing, and she felt a piercing pain in her hands and legs. She was also a little annoyed.

"Can you please stop throwing a tantrum? What's the difference between you and a shrew? I'm laughing at you. What have I been working so hard for these past few days?"

Meng Jiuhe sneered: "For what? For your pride, right? Your husband is now crippled, making you unable to hold your head up. You probably want to see if I'm still curable, so you can find another one in advance."

Xu Chaoyan: How did this scholar pass the exam with such a thought process?