Rebirth: Making a Fortune in Ancient Times

Xia Yu couldn't understand her grandmother's actions. She had already scolded and made a scene, but didn't she still know who had destroyed their watermelon?

Leaving the crowd, Liu pulled Xia Yu close behind the old lady. They remained silent the whole way. Once inside Xia Yu's house, Liu eagerly asked Liu Shi...

"Mother, can you tell who it is?"

"Hmph, who else could it be but that shameless secondhand goods? I saw it clearly from upstairs just now. Of the families that have a grudge against our family, only her face turned ashen with fear. The other families were either angry or just looking on to laugh at us. That damned woman was so scared that she didn't even dare to lift her head. She definitely can't escape this."

"Mother, what should we do next?" When Liu heard that it was Wang, she understood. A few days ago, her mother-in-law and daughter-in-law had a fight because Wang had scolded her daughter. This was Wang coming for revenge.

"Tonight, I'll take your sister-in-law and second sister-in-law to his house. Let's see if I don't skin her alive this time."

"Grandma, isn't it a bit too few of you? Why don't you call my grandpa and dad?" Xia Yu asked, somewhat confused.

"Why would you call your dad and the others? What are we supposed to do there? Are we supposed to yell at them or beat them up? We're going there to ask for money, not to fight."

"Alright, go do what you need to do. Third brother has taken some people to dig a pond. Don't forget to bring them some water. I'm leaving." After saying that, she didn't linger and went back with Chunyu. For once, Liu Shi left without scolding anyone.

After seeing Liu off, Xia Yu and her mother delivered the cooled mung bean water to the people digging the pond. When they got home, they started preparing lunch. Actually, she was very curious about what her grandmother would do when she took her aunt to Wang Pingping's house that evening.

During lunch, Liu told Zhang Youtie what had happened at home. After a moment of silence, she said, "Just listen to Mother tonight," without saying anything else.

Just after dinner, Liu took her two daughters-in-law to the Wang family and banged on their door.

"Who is it? What are you doing? Trying to take the door down?" A woman's complaining voice came from inside the door.

Upon opening the door, she saw Liu Shi with her two daughters-in-law and asked somewhat curiously, "Aunt Liu, is something the matter?"

"Get out of the way, I'm looking for your mother-in-law." Liu didn't say much to her daughter-in-law, pushed open the door and went straight to the main house in the courtyard.

At this moment, upon hearing the noise outside, the entire Wang family, who were having dinner in the main room, rushed out. Looking up, all they could see were men.

"Aunt Liu, what do you want with my mother?" Wang's eldest son asked Liu, noticing that her group didn't seem like they were there to chat.

"What is it? Humph, I'm here to ask your mother if the watermelons in my third son's backyard are tasty. Where is she? Tell her to come out here."

"Aunt Liu, what do you mean? When did my mother eat your watermelon?" Wang's eldest son was displeased when he heard Liu speak ill of his mother like that, and his tone became angry.

“You don’t know what I mean, but your mother understands very well. I’m giving your Wang family face today, and I’m saying these things in your yard. If she doesn’t come out and angers me, we’ll go to the village and have a good talk in front of everyone.”

Inside the house, Wang was terrified; her face had turned pale. She hadn't expected Liu to come to their house so soon after causing a scene in the village that day. She had initially been determined to deny it, but Liu's words sounded very certain of her guilt. Could someone have witnessed what happened? This thought made Wang restless.

Old Wang, who had been married to her for decades, understood everything from her expression to what Liu was saying outside! He knew about what Liu had done in the village today, and he had suspected that her rudeness earlier might be related to the old woman. Now it seemed... well...!

"Eldest son, let your Aunt Liu in." If this had happened twenty years ago, he would never have admitted it, but now the Zhang family is about to produce a scholar, and his two grandsons are about to get married. If Liu makes a big fuss about this, his family will suffer the most in the end.

Upon hearing his father's voice, the sons and grandsons standing at the Wang family's gate, though somewhat resentful, still made way for Liu and her two wives to enter.

After entering, Liu found a stool and sat down. She looked at Wang, who was obviously guilty, and although she felt contempt for her, she did not show it on her face.

“Brother Wang, I didn’t want to come here either, but she did something really awful. What she did made my third daughter-in-law so angry she can’t get out of bed. My son and daughter-in-law may have moved out, but they’re still part of the Zhang family. She’s young and easily angered, and she gets upset over things like this, but I’m her mother-in-law, and I can’t let my Zhang family’s daughter-in-law suffer this humiliation. So, what do you suggest we do?”

The brothers who followed in were still confused. What had their mother done to anger Zhang Laosan's wife? Wang's second son was about to ask when his wife pulled him back. Turning around, he saw his wife slightly shake her head, knowing there was something fishy going on, so he kept quiet. It's no wonder the sons knew nothing; they had all gone to town to do odd jobs during the two days when there was no work, and only returned home before dinner. They hadn't heard about what had happened in the village that day.

"Old woman, do you have something to say?" Old Wang asked Wang Shi beside him, though he was actually somewhat expectant.

"..." Wang lowered her head and didn't say a word, everything was understood without words.

"Sigh... Sister-in-law, I apologize to you. It was my family's fault. What do you suggest we do?" He sighed helplessly again.

"Brother Wang, since you put it that way, I have nothing more to say. Give my third son's family five taels of silver, and this matter will end here." Seeing that Old Man Wang was still polite, Liu gave up her idea of ​​making a scene.

"Why don't you just rob us? Why should we give your family five taels of silver?" Wang's third son was immediately displeased upon hearing Liu's words and shouted.

"Hmph, my mother was underestimating the amount, five taels of silver. You're still not satisfied? Why don't we discuss this matter further?" Wang retorted.

"Let's talk about it. What did my mother do to Zhang Laosan's wife that she's demanding five taels of silver in compensation?" Wang Laosan said again, looking at Old Man Wang who was about to stop him.

“Dad, we’re not afraid of her. So what if her family has a scholar? Even a scholar can’t be unreasonable! Let her tell us what’s going on. Is Zhang Laosan’s wife made of gold? She’s demanding five taels of silver just because she’s angry. Or we can invite the village chief over and ask him to settle this matter.” Wang’s third son shouted, straining his neck.

Hearing what the third son of the Wang family said, the others echoed, "That's right, that's right. Even a scholar can't be unreasonable. Otherwise, let's invite the village chief over."

“Alright, since you want to hear it, I’ll tell you.” Receiving a signal from her mother-in-law, Wang began to speak rapidly.

“Everyone knows my third brother’s family made money selling watermelons this year, but they didn’t sell them all that day. They kept a dozen or so. The village chief said he wanted everyone in the village to grow watermelons next year so they could have an extra source of income. The unsold watermelons were all for seed production. But yesterday, while my third brother’s family was out, someone smashed all the watermelons in their backyard. They didn’t keep a single good one; they were all ruined.” He finished speaking and looked at the various expressions on the faces of the people in the room.

"If the person who ruined the watermelons is found out by the villagers, what will they do to her? How will she be punished?"

"What does that have to do with my mother? Why are you going to find the person who ruined the melon and come here to bring bad luck on my mother?" The third son of the Wang family was indeed a simpleton, still not understanding the whole story.

"Dad... come out here for a second, I have something to tell you." Wang Laosan's son couldn't stand it anymore and tried to drag his father out.

"What are you doing? Why are you pulling me? Didn't you see someone bullying your grandma? What are you trying to tell me now, you brainless idiot?" The third son of the Zhang family said, slapping his son on the head.

Well, everyone was speechless. He was a fool himself and didn't even realize it, yet he had the nerve to call others fools.