Quick Transmigration: Refusing to Be a Victim's Child

Shortly after the Shao family father and son left, the medicine was ready.

Just as Shao Linshen was about to pour out the medicine, Qian Shi appeared beside him without him noticing, and handed him a rough porcelain bowl at the same time:

"Brother, this medicine looks very strong. Why don't we share a bowl with Mother to help her recover?"

She deliberately moved closer to the medicine jar and exaggeratedly sniffed:

"Tsk tsk, ginseng smells so good!"

Those medicinal herbs like ginseng and deer antler are rare items; how could they all be allowed to be enjoyed by this person alone?

Since the doctor had specifically prescribed it for her brother-in-law to nourish his body, Mrs. Qian felt that her own husband could drink it as well.

Shao Lin narrowed his eyes, looked at the other person meaningfully, and said slowly:

"Every medicine has its side effects. Sister-in-law, don't try to take advantage of everything. Doctors prescribe medicine according to the symptoms. The herbs here may be suitable for me, but they may not be suitable for others."

"If you get sick from eating this, don't blame me, your older brother, for not warning you."

Ms. Qian suspected that the person in front of her had a hidden meaning in his words, perhaps he had guessed something, but she was always thick-skinned, and this kind of teasing was nothing to her.

"It's just some medicinal herbs to nourish the body. What harm can they do? If you're reluctant to part with them, just say so. Why make such a fuss?"

Madam Qian pursed her lips. Seeing that Shao Linshen had already poured a bowl of medicine, she quickly got up, placed a rag under the earthenware pot, and carried the entire pot back to the main room.

However, seeing that Zhao was still lying unconscious on the bed, she poured herself half a bowl of medicine and drank it all in one gulp.

She smacked her lips, the spicy bitterness exploding on her tongue, yet she smiled contentedly.

Whether it was psychological or not, Ms. Qian felt a warm current rise in her stomach, flowing to her limbs and bones, making her feel tingly and numb all over, and she felt much more comfortable in an instant.

"It's truly a good product that cost nearly twenty taels of silver; it's really good for your health."

As she spoke, she poured the remaining medicine into a bowl and hid it, intending to save it for her husband.

As for her mother-in-law on the bed, Madam Qian turned her head and glanced at the teapot on the table. With a quick thought, she poured the cold water into the medicine pot, picked up the pot and shook it vigorously, then casually poured it into a bowl and poured it into Madam Zhao's mouth.

Unfortunately, the other party was still unconscious and unable to swallow on their own. Apart from choking, most of the medicine slowly dripped from the corner of their mouth, leaving a light brown mark on Zhao's chin...

-

Widow Wu hurriedly arrived at the Shao family to redeem her husband, carrying silver in her hands. Just as she was about to exchange the contract, before she could hand the silver to Madam Qian, a pair of strong, powerful hands snatched it away from her.

This sudden turn of events startled both Widow Wu and Madam Qian, who both turned their heads to look.

The newcomer was a woman who was seven feet tall, broad-shouldered and burly, and appeared to be in her early twenties.

Behind her followed three tall, burly men who bore a striking resemblance to her, their muscular physiques quite intimidating.

The woman completely ignored Qian's cries for help, simply stuffing five taels of silver into the arms of one of the burly men and ordering:

"Brother, you should hurry back to the county. There's a lot of work at the shop, don't keep our parents waiting."

After saying that, the woman took the luggage from the backs of the other two burly men, walked over to Shao Linshen, and a simple, honest smile spread across her chubby face as she said:

"Brother Shen, do I look alright?"

Shao Lin raised an eyebrow, but before he could reply, Madam Qian, who was standing beside him, could no longer contain herself and pointed at the woman's nose, cursing loudly:

"Who are you? How dare you rob us in broad daylight, especially in our home? Is there no law anymore?"

As she spoke, perhaps sensing the familiarity between these people and Shaolin, Madam Qian dared not ask her unusually eccentric brother-in-law about the situation.

Therefore, she quickly ran away from the side, nimbly darted to the front door, and started slapping her thigh and shouting to the heavens:

"Help! Someone's robbing us! Everyone come quick! Bandits have broken into the village and are stealing!"

Qian's heart-wrenching screams quickly attracted a group of villagers carrying farm tools.

Although everyone was puzzled as to why the Shao family had suffered so many misfortunes in the past two days, they acted swiftly and, in just a few breaths, completely surrounded the Shao family's courtyard.

-

The village chief, Yu, had a dark face and was still tightly gripping a wood-chopping knife in his hand.

But when he saw Shao Linshen walking out, and the woman following closely behind him like a little... eldest daughter-in-law, his eyelids twitched involuntarily, and he asked in a deep voice:

"Changfu, what kind of drama is your family up to now?"

Why was Changgui's wife shouting outside that someone was robbing her? And who are those men next to you...?

“Village chief, I’ve seen these people before.”

A boy of about ten years old sidled up to the village chief and whispered:

“About an incense stick's time ago, they came in from the village entrance. I happened to run into them when I went out. They said they were looking for Uncle Changfu, that they were some distant relatives of the Shao family, so I took them to this area.”

Upon hearing this, Village Chief Yu raised his hand and slapped the young man on the back of the head, scolding him:

"You believe everything they say? I could say that the shit in the outhouse tastes good, do you want to try it and see how salty it is?"

"Ugh, village chief, what you're saying is disgusting."

The young man pretended to gag a few times, then shrank his neck and muttered weakly:

"I saw that it was broad daylight, and even if they were lying, they couldn't escape the village. That's why I kindly led the way for them."

Village Chief Yu glared at the fool, then turned to look at Shao Linshen. He noticed that the people from other villages did indeed look familiar to him, so he waved his hand to tell the villagers to put down their farm tools.

Upon seeing this, Shao Linshen quickly bowed to everyone and apologized, saying that his second sister-in-law was too concerned and had run out to shout without understanding the situation, thus delaying everyone's farming work.

Then he pulled the burly woman behind him and introduced her:

"This is my new wife, Fang Jiaojiao. The three men next to her are my brothers-in-law. We brought Jiaojiao here and took the opportunity to introduce her to the family."

"What?!!"

As soon as Shao Linshen uttered his words, everyone present looked surprised.

Especially Qian Shi, at this moment she could no longer control her expression and screamed loudly:

"Impossible! With your looks, how could anyone in the world possibly want you?"

Besides, no one in the family knew about this beforehand; there was absolutely no prior information. This is all too sudden.

"Why not? Brother Shen promised my family five taels of silver as a betrothal gift. He's been so sincere. How could I not like him?"

"Fang Jiaojiao" retorted in a gruff voice. As she spoke, the arm she raised high was as thick as Qian Shi's thigh, which frightened people into taking several steps back.

"But that money was meant to buy goods for the family and for the third son's medical treatment..."

Before Qian could finish speaking, Shaolin Shen impatiently interrupted:

"Why should I pay for the third brother's mistake? Wasn't this compensation from Wu Qiao'er?"

Since it's my money, what's wrong with me using it to get married? There's no reason in the world to force the elder brother to remain a bachelor and instead expect him to give money to his younger brother.

"If you're so capable, let the third son borrow money and pay it back himself. Don't give me that excuse about not having enough to eat at home. It's not my fault, so why should I be the one to foot the bill?"

Qian was rendered speechless by Shao Linshen's retort, her face turning pale and then red.

The surrounding villagers nodded in agreement as they listened to Shao Linshen's words, agreeing with his reasoning.

At this moment, Fang Jiaojiao grinned, patted Shao Linshen on the shoulder, and said in a deep voice:

“Brother Shen is right. We brothers have to make our own way. We can’t always rely on our elder brother for help.”

As she spoke, she looked at Madam Qian again:

"Second sister-in-law, we're family now, so don't keep bringing this up."

My brother Shen married me, and from now on I'll live with him and help out at home, as long as that third brother doesn't cause any more trouble.

This was the second time Village Chief Yu had heard news of the Shao family's third son's accident from someone else, and he couldn't help but frown and wonder:

"Changfu, isn't your third son studying at the academy? What happened? Why is your father in such a hurry to borrow an oxcart from me to go to the county town?"

Village Chief Yu didn't mention to everyone that Shao Dashan had asked him for money.

But he was really puzzled as to what had happened to Shao Laosan, who, according to the Shao family, had studied diligently and was just a little bit unlucky to pass the imperial examination.

"Uncle Yu, this matter... alas, what a misfortune for our family. Please don't ask, I really can't bring myself to say it."

Shao Linshen waved his hand with a troubled expression, looking as if he wanted to say something but hesitated, which only aroused the villagers' curiosity.

No matter how much people questioned him, this guy just kept stammering and wouldn't tell the truth.

On the contrary, Madam Qian, who was standing to the side, watched helplessly as the silver she had just received slipped away, and she was so angry that she wanted to scratch Hua Shaolin's face.

Provoked by the village women nearby, she blurted out in a fit of anger:

"What could have happened? It's just that the third son, that good-for-nothing, didn't study properly and secretly went to the alley to mess around with young widows. He got caught, had his hands and feet broken, and was thrown out on the street."

On the contrary, it caused my husband to run around doing all the work, and he didn't even get any credit for it..."

"Second sister-in-law! What nonsense are you spouting?" Shao Linshen shouted to stop her.

He looked at everyone in a panic, waving his hands repeatedly to explain:

"Don't listen to her nonsense, there's no such thing at all. This woman made it all up in a fit of anger."

It's getting late. Thank you all for making the trip. Jiaojiao, quickly go to the kitchen and bring everyone a bowl of water to quench their thirst.

"Okay, I got it."

The newly arrived "new bride" responded in a muffled voice, but before she could even turn around, the villagers in the courtyard exchanged glances, waved their hands to indicate that they didn't need to bother, and then tacitly withdrew from the Shao family's house.

Before leaving, Shaolin Shen, with his sharp ears, could still faintly hear a few voices discussing among the crowd.

"I never expected that Shao Laosan would be like this. It's a waste that the whole Shao family tightened their belts to support his education, but he ended up using the money to have fun in the county."

"I was wondering why Shao Laosan, after studying for more than ten years, should at least have passed the imperial examination and become a scholar, but he is still a commoner. So that's the root of the problem."

"Tsk tsk tsk, I never would have guessed. That guy always looks so refined and polite, but I never expected him to be such a sly fellow behind the scenes."

"I just saw his old man go to the village chief's house. Could it be that he's there to borrow money for that guy's medical treatment?"

"That must be it, didn't you hear what the eldest son of the Shao family said?"

……

A group of people arrived in a hurry and left just as quickly.

In a short while, everyone except the four Fang siblings, Madam Qian, and Shaolin Shen left the courtyard.

As for Widow Wu and her adulterous husband, they had already taken the contract and left quietly when no one was looking.

Anyway, she had given all the money she was supposed to give. If Qian Shi couldn't keep the money and it was taken away, that was because she was incompetent. She didn't want to get involved in the messy affairs of the Shao family.

However, having suffered a loss in silence this time, they will definitely do their best to spread the Shao family's scandals everywhere.

Realizing she had said the wrong thing, Madam Qian dared not stay in the courtyard any longer. She glared at Shao Linshen and the others resentfully, thinking to herself that she would definitely file a complaint when the old man and the others returned.

Hmph, you'll get to know how bastard he is then.

Thinking of this, Madam Qian angrily returned to the main room, her sleeves fluttering.

The doors and windows inside the room were tightly closed, and the dim light shone through the paper windows, casting a hazy glow on the bedside, which made Zhao's face, who was unconscious, appear even paler than paper.

Qian sat heavily on the edge of the bed, the images of being scolded and tormented by this old woman in the past flashing through her mind.

Consumed by rage, she suddenly reached out and slapped that withered old face hard, the sound echoing throughout the room.

"You old codger, you've finally met your match. Bah, serves you right for always criticizing me, now you still have to rely on me to serve you."

Madam Qian muttered curses under her breath, then sneakily peeked towards the window like a thief. Finding no one was coming over, she quickly got up and moved the basket of things that her mother-in-law had brought into the room earlier to her side.

She skillfully rummaged through the basket and found that besides most of the wrapped medicinal herbs, there were also two sets of men's clothes that were only half new.

Overjoyed, Madam Qian forgot her gloom and immediately crumpled up the clothes, hugged them tightly to her chest, and then took two packets of medicine.

The only drawback was that the oiled paper used to wrap the medicine had too much powder on it, and it was as if it had picked up dust from somewhere before. Every time you touched it, your hands would be covered in black dust, which annoyed Qian Shi so much that she had to wipe it off her old woman's body again and again.

Before leaving, she stared at the remaining items in the basket and finally couldn't resist grabbing three more bags. Then, crouching low, she furtively opened the door and fled back to her room, avoiding people all the way.

Meanwhile, outside the gate...

After seeing his three brothers-in-law off, Shao Linshen heard the sound of the gate closing in the courtyard. A slight smile appeared on his lips, and his eyes revealed a mixture of mockery and anticipation. Only then did he lead his "new bride" back to the east wing.

As he entered, he glanced at the broken brass lock on the door and knew without a doubt that it was the work of those people from the Shao family.

Looking around, the room was empty. The tattered clothes and quilts belonging to the original owner and her daughters were nowhere to be seen. The "new bride" standing to the side rolled her eyes and whispered:

"Brother Shen, if you ask me, you should just break their legs one by one and throw them at home. Don't give them medical treatment or food, just give them some leftovers to keep them alive."

When natural disasters strike, we'll throw them all outside to feed the ferocious beasts; that will truly vent our anger.

"What you did only benefit them, and it didn't even make up for half of the original owner's suffering."

Shao Linshen took out a brand-new mattress from his spatial storage and made it up. He then put several sets of clothes for the two of them into the closet and said in a calm tone:

"There's still a long time ahead. If you paralyze everyone at once, not only will it be easy for people to notice, but what will we do then?"

The right approach is to destroy what they care about little by little, subjecting them to both mental and physical torment.