Divorced woman with child travels through time

Chapter 301 Ancient Prankster

Before Chen Wenfang could think any further, Chu Yi rushed downstairs. When she finally managed to squeeze to the door with the crowd, she found that everyone had formed a circle around her, watching the spectacle. People were riding on trees, squatting on walls, and the windows of the second-floor balconies were full of people. She couldn't see anything but heads.

Chen Wenfang had no choice but to pull on the three girls who were running slower than her, "You all shout together, 'Our lady is here! Let us in!'"

Xiao Ke and Xiao Ling exchanged a glance, then simultaneously put their hands to their mouths as if making a megaphone, "Everyone, make way, our lady is here!..."

The girl opened her mouth, but no words came out.

The crowd finally parted, and Chen Wenfang slowly walked over. An old man was lying on the ground, with two burly, menacing-looking men guarding him. The old man was holding onto Chen Xuanyu's clothes tightly, while Fifteen and Xiao Hao, standing beside him, were glaring at the two men with equally fierce expressions.

Chu Yi stood among the crowd, watching the three of them like a bystander. Chen Wenfang hadn't expected that the children she missed so much would suddenly appear before her. Without time for tenderness, she had to deal with the immediate problem first.

Chen Xuanyu noticed that they had all arrived, which emboldened him even more. He argued fiercely with the three people without showing any fear. Of course, Hu Chengxin also came over, looking at the group with amusement.

"Oh dear, madam, you've come at the right time! This child bumped into me, and he won't admit it. Look, my back hurts, my waist hurts, oh, my waist is almost broken, it hurts so much! And my feet too! Everything hurts, madam, you must help me heal!" Upon seeing Chen Wenfeng arrive, the old man immediately changed from a fierce face to a pitiful one, pretending to cry as he complained to Chen Wenfang.

Chen Xuanyu hurriedly explained, "Mom, I didn't. I didn't push him. He fell to the ground by himself. I was trying to help him up, but he grabbed my clothes and wouldn't let go, saying that I bumped into him."

"That's right, that's right," Fifteen and Xiao Hao chimed in. "The three of us came together. With so many people around, how could we possibly run away? You just collapsed on the side of the road, and that's why we came this way—there were fewer people. You collapsed on the ground yourself; it has nothing to do with us. Do you think we're blind?!"

Chen Wenfang smiled to herself, thinking, "Wow, did people stage accidents to extort money in ancient times?"

The two thin men beside the old man, who seemed to be his sons, explained, “Madam, fellow villagers, you must be discerning. Your family is wealthy, we would never try to extort money from you. Look at the clothes my father and I are wearing, we are not short of money. It really was your young master who bumped into us. Look at us, and look at my father, we are so old, how could we lie? We are not short of money, our family is not poor.”

“Yes, we eat meat every day in my family, I’m not kidding,” another chimed in.

The two men tried their best to act like honest and simple people, explaining that their demeanor was completely different from when they were talking to the children earlier, and they really did look like honest people.

The onlookers were whispering among themselves.

"I don't think so. This child seems to be well-mannered."

“This is Chen Ji’s child, known for being well-behaved, it’s definitely not him.”

"It's hard to say. It's normal to hit someone if you run too fast."

"That makes sense! But why was that old man keeping pulling on the other person's clothes?"

"Exactly, do you think we don't trust the Wang family's children?"

Chen Wenfang said slowly and deliberately, "Old man, you just said that you bumped into someone. Could you please say where you bumped into? Please repeat it!"

The old man paused for a moment. "Didn't I just say that?" He then explained, "Right here, your child ran over from over there and bumped into my back, and then I fell down. Do you want to take a look, ma'am? It must be all black! Hehe~" The old man looked at the beautiful young woman in front of him and couldn't help but tease her.

"Damn it! That old scoundrel!" Chen Wenfang cursed inwardly.

Chu Yi and Hu Chengxin's expressions changed. Xiao Ling immediately started cursing, "What are you saying, you old rascal?"

Chen Wenfang smiled, gave Hu Chengxin a look, and turned her back.

Hu Chengxin understood immediately. "You old bastard!" He walked over with a grin, pulled off his clothes, and said, "Old man, let everyone see your back. How badly did you bump it?"

"Hey, what's wrong with you?" His two sons tried to stop him, but they were too late. His clothes were ripped open, and a bunch of people surrounded him.

The young women strolling on the street were shy and turned their backs, but the older women selling vegetables weren't afraid of that and crowded around to look.

"Oh, it's true!"

"really have?"

"Yes, it's a huge bruise, all red and purple."

"Could it really be that he was the one who hit it?"

"No way..." Everyone was suddenly a little confused.

Hu Chengxin was at a loss for words. He straightened Chen Wenfang's clothes and looked at her.

Chen Wenfang calmly turned around and asked again, "Are you really sure he hit me?"

"I'm sure it was him who hit me."

"Look, my dad said he was the one who hit him. You all saw it, right? There's a huge bruise on my dad's back."

"That means we're not trying to extort you."

The father and his two sons were beaming with pride, constantly boasting.

Chen Wenfang smiled and nodded, "Okay! Come on, Fourth Brother, help him up..."

Hu Chengxin was confused, but still went to help him up. To his surprise, the old man immediately cried out and waved his hand to stop him, "Oh dear, I can't help you up, you can't move. Madam, you can just pay some medical expenses, nothing more, ten taels of silver will do."

"Ouch!" The people around gasped. This was clearly an attempt to extort money; they were asking for an exorbitant price.

"You're really asking for it!" Chen Wenfang's face turned cold. "Stand up!"

Before Wang Xiaoer and Chu Yi could get help, the chubby Boss Liu, who had stopped eating to watch the commotion, was very helpful. "I'll help you, Manager Hu!"

Hu Chengxin appeared slightly thinner, while Boss Liu was tall and stout. The two of them took a quick step forward, and Boss Liu lifted him up like a thin plank. The old man had no choice but to let go of Chen Xuanyu's clothes. It has to be said that the old man was quite tall.

Boss Liu, looking pleased with himself, said, "What else do you want? Madam Chen, you tell me!"

Chen Wenfang smiled slightly and said seriously, "Thank you, Mr. Liu. Everyone saw it just now. This old man is injured in the back. He said my son bumped into him. Everyone heard that, right? Well, let me ask you, my son is only as tall as your thigh, and he's barely up to your waist. How did he bump into you? Did he jump up and bump into you? Or did he fly up and bump into you...?"

"Hahaha!" A burst of laughter erupted from the crowd, everyone suddenly realizing what had happened. "Yeah, how could such a small baby bounce so high..."