country bumpkin

"Kong Xiufen is a jinx, a troublemaker who insists on stealing business from her older brother. She's heartless and ungrateful..."

Wang Cuihua was cursing so loudly that even Niu Pozi felt disgusted.

Granny Zhang pointed at Wang Cuihua and whispered to Granny Niu beside her, "Why is Wang Cuihua starting again? She can't live without making a scene every now and then."

Old Lady Niu curled her lip and said, "Of course! Someone like her calls others troublemakers. I think she's just asking for trouble every day and needs to be disciplined. Sigh! Mu Shuyun is really unlucky to have such a daughter-in-law."

Wang Cuihua continued to jump and waile, "And you! You, as a mother, don't you discipline your daughter properly? You're a complete wimp! Your whole family is a pile of rotten dog shit, not a single good person in your family..."

"You only know how to bully our family, you're so biased, we can't live like this anymore... Waaah... You old Kong family are heartless, you encouraged your daughter to steal your son's job, you have no conscience, you've harmed our family, you've taken our business, you're a whole family without conscience..."

Wang Cuihua cried and cursed more and more, and the louder she cursed, the more villagers came to watch the spectacle.

Mu Shuyun trembled with anger. She couldn't out-argue her or out-beat her daughter-in-law. She really had no way to deal with this daughter-in-law.

When Granny Zhang saw Mu Shuyun standing under the gate, trembling with anger, she was afraid Mu Shuyun would faint, so she quickly ran over to support her.

Granny Niu also went over and helped Mu Shuyun. The two of them, one on each side, supported Mu Shuyun's arms, finally stabilizing her trembling body.

Granny Zhang spoke up, "Wang Cuihua, you've said enough. Go back and rest. Look how angry you've made your mother-in-law's face turn white. If she collapses, you'll have to pay for her treatment."

"That's right, that's right. Your mother-in-law is honest and kind-hearted; she's not here for you to bully. How can you be so heartless? Speak from the heart! How has your mother-in-law treated you? She's always there to help with big and small matters in your family. What more do you want? So, just because someone is soft-hearted means they can be bullied by you?"

Wang Cuihua got even angrier when the two old ladies scolded her. She plopped down on the ground and started singing.

"My God! This is unbearable! They're bullying us to death! My mother-in-law and sister-in-law are utterly heartless..."

Everyone: "This singing, I must say, actually rhymes quite well."

Mu Shuyun steadied herself, took a deep breath, and looked at her daughter-in-law who was sitting on the ground wailing. Her heart sank.

She remembered how much she doted on her eldest daughter-in-law when she first married into the family. She wouldn't let her do any housework; in the two months since her marriage, she hadn't even let her wash a single dish.

She became pregnant in the third month, and Mu Shuyun cooked all the eggs and meat in the house for her.

She even went to a family in the village who had leased a mountain to buy 10 jin of walnuts for Wang Cuihua. When she was six months pregnant, Mu Shuyun would cook chicken soup for her every five days.

If they couldn't buy chicken, they would make pork rib soup to nourish Wang Cuihua.

At that time, her youngest son and daughter were not very old, and she would save the nutritious and delicious food for Wang Cuihua.

It's all because she's pregnant and needs nutrition, so the best things in the house are always reserved for Wang Cuihua.

When Wang Cuihua gave birth to Kong Jianjun, it was at home. Mu Shuyun stayed by her side all night on the day the child was born. Kong Xiangguang took over the care of her the next day.

Mu Shuyun was also responsible for taking care of the new mother during her postpartum period. During the day, she would also take time to go home and do housework. In the evenings, she would go to her eldest son's house to help take care of his wife.

After Wang Cuihua finished her postpartum confinement, she started making a fuss about separating the family property. Even after the separation, Mu Shu still frequently brought her meat and vegetables.

Later, when Yunya came, she visited much less often. Even when Wang Cuihua was raising her second son, Kong Jianguo, Mu Shuyun would take time to help clean his boils and take care of him.

Mu Shuyun can honestly say that she has treated any of her daughters-in-law well.

Thinking of all this, Mu Shuyun burst into tears. She felt that Wang Cuihua was an ungrateful wretch. Her kindness had ultimately been misplaced.

When Wang Cuihua saw her mother-in-law crying, and crying so sadly, she suddenly felt a little guilty.

Her eyes darted around, and her wailing subsided a little. But she couldn't stop; if she stopped wailing, where would she put her face?

She just kept sobbing, no longer swearing, and kept saying that Mu Shuyun didn't care about her daughter and spoiled her. Her daughter was jealous of how much money their family made...

Just then, a large flock of sparrows flew over Wang Cuihua's head with a whooshing sound. The onlookers had never seen anything like it before, and they stared wide-eyed, mouths agape, utterly astonished.

Just as the last sparrow was about to fly away, a small white dot fell from the sky and landed on Wang Cuihua's head with a "thud".

Hearing the noise, Wang Cuihua suspected it was raining. She looked up at the sky and saw a flock of sparrows fly over her head.

She thought it was a leaf that had fallen on her head, so she stopped crying and reached up to grab the top of her head.

When she touched the soft, warm thing on her head, she immediately froze.

Her face immediately darkened, and she muttered, "It can't be that thing, can it!"

She was right; the sparrow had landed on her head.

Wang Cuihua took off her sticky hand and looked at it. "Ugh..." The freshly made bird droppings, smelly and stuck to her fingers.

Wang Cuihua immediately tilted her head and vomited, and the villagers watching the commotion couldn't help but whisper among themselves.

"Look, look, karma's finally caught up with her! She deserved it, all because she was unfilial and always bullied her mother-in-law. Heaven has finally opened its eyes!"

Several old ladies chimed in with the same words, feeling particularly relieved as they looked at Wang Cuihua.

They are also mothers-in-law, and they are the ones who have the final say at home. They are the ones who bully and manipulate their daughters-in-law, not the other way around.

Mu Shuyun has always been soft-hearted and has always been bullied. These old ladies often advise Mu Shuyun to be more assertive.

But how can you change your innate personality so easily? Who told her to be so kind-hearted? She can only be bullied.

Well, even the heavens couldn't stand it anymore, so they sent a bird dropping on Wang Cuihua's head.

Several old women whispered among themselves, covering their mouths and chuckling. Granny Zhang was struggling to hold back her laughter; her shoulders trembled, and she kept her head down, not daring to look up.

Old Lady Niu was in the same state, but she didn't lower her head; she was just trying to suppress her laughter until her face turned red, not as comfortable as Old Lady Zhang.

The other onlookers were far enough away from Wang Cuihua that they weren't afraid of her going crazy and cursing them, so they opened their mouths wide and laughed nonstop.

After vomiting, Wang Cuihua raised her head and cursed viciously, "Dead birds, a bunch of dead birds."

Then she looked around at the onlookers, and whoever her eyes landed on would shudder.

I thought to myself, "Good grief, is she going to get really angry and bite me?"

Everyone agreed that Wang Cuihua had "gone mad," that she had been driven insane by bird droppings.