I'm dressed up as the timid eldest daughter, and the whole family has to listen to me!

Upon hearing Widow Li's words, Granny Liu felt her temples throbbing with anger, and pointed at Su Hanzhang, saying:

"You stupid son, did you hear what she said about your mother? Beat her! Beat her to death! I'm going to beat her to death today!"

Seeing that the fight had just started and was now escalating again, the village headman immediately roared:

"Enough! Shut up, all of you! No more arguing! Anyone who makes a sound, get out of Su Family Village and don't embarrass us!"

Upon hearing the village head's words, everyone fell silent. Li Zheng stepped forward, glanced at Granny Liu with her bruised and swollen face, then at Widow Li, whose clothes were disheveled, and finally turned to Old Man Su, who was still squatting motionless in the corner, and said:

"Old Su, what's going on? Get up and tell everyone! I've been listening to these two arguing, and it's all because of you!"

Old Su, who hadn't dared to speak at first, no longer dared to play dumb after being called out by the village head. Reluctantly, he stood up from the corner, brushed the dirt off his clothes, walked to the village head, and timidly said...

"It wasn't me who told them to fight, but they wouldn't listen to reason. They started fighting as soon as they were talking. What could I do?"

The village head glared at Old Man Su. He couldn't understand how Widow Li could possibly be interested in such a good-for-nothing as Old Man Su. She was willing to sacrifice her reputation for Old Man Su. Widow Li had been a widow for decades and lived peacefully with the villagers. But this whole mess ruined her reputation in her later years.

The village head sighed.

"Tell me, what exactly happened? What went wrong between you and Widow Li?"

Before Old Man Su could speak, Granny Liu, leaning on her cane, rushed forward and interjected:

"Village head, you have to stand up for me! My wife married into your Su family village and had no one to rely on. Now that she's old, she has to suffer such humiliation. I really don't want to live anymore!"

Upon hearing this, Widow Li's eyes lit up, and she muttered softly:

“If you don’t want to live, then die sooner rather than later. You’re already half crippled. Living will only be a burden to your children. You might as well die and be at peace.”

Granny Liu naturally heard what Widow Li said, and immediately became so angry she could hardly breathe. Pointing at Widow Li, she cursed:

"Village head, did you see that? That widow Li is a real scoundrel! She started cursing me to die right in front of everyone. What, you're hoping I die so you can marry that old man Su? Let me tell you, even if I die, it's not your place to show off. The Su family can't survive without me. Do you think all the wealth we've built up over the years was earned by this good-for-nothing? Let me tell you, even if I die, I'll haunt you all as a ghost!"

Widow Li snorted coldly.

"Pah! I'm not afraid of you when you're alive, so why would I be afraid of you when you're dead?"

The village head waved his hand impatiently.

"Enough! Do you even respect me? I'm standing right here, and you're still arguing like this. If you really don't want to resolve this properly, let's invite the clan elders here and settle this matter properly. Those who should be expelled from the clan should be expelled, and those who should be drowned in pig cages should be drowned in pig cages!"

Upon hearing the village head's words, Widow Li and Old Man Su trembled with fear and immediately knelt down before him.

"These are minor matters for the village head; we dare not disturb the clan elders!"

"Yes, yes, it's almost the end of the year, and the clan elders need to rest. We don't need to trouble them with our family matters."

Seeing the two of them so frightened, Granny Liu snorted coldly, straightened her back, and scolded:

"Oh, so you're scared now? Where were you before? Weren't you so tough before? Who was it that said they were going to force me to my death to become the wife of the Su family? I've never seen a slut as blatant as you! Now you're scared because of the idea of ​​being drowned in a pig cage? I think you deserve to be drowned in a pig cage ten times over!"

"Pah! Who are you calling drowned in a pig cage?"

Widow Li was about to get up and tear at Granny Liu when she spoke.

Upon seeing this, the village head coughed violently.

"What are you doing! It seems we really need to find the clan elders to resolve this matter!"

Upon hearing this, Widow Li lost her temper and looked at the village head with a pleading expression.

"The village head can't, he absolutely can't... he can't call the clan chief..."

As she spoke, Widow Li reached out and nudged Old Man Su beside her.

"You should quickly talk to the village head. Let's make this a small matter and resolve it quietly behind closed doors. Let's not bother anyone else!"

Old Man Su nodded repeatedly and said to the village head:

“This matter concerning the village head is indeed a family matter, nothing serious. It's just that my wife misunderstood. I'll explain it to her properly. Look at the mess this has made, bringing you all here during the New Year.”

Upon hearing this, Granny Liu immediately became anxious.

“Everyone here just saw it with their own eyes, and that old hag even admitted it herself. Now you want to downplay it all? Do you think it’s that easy? I, Granny Liu, am not someone to be trifled with. You old fool, I’m not dead yet, and you’re already on her side, taking her side. Why are you reluctant to let her be drowned in the pig cage?”

Old Man Su didn't expect Granny Liu to be so persistent, so he stepped forward, took Granny Liu's hand, and whispered:

“Old woman, don’t be foolish. It’s not good for either of us to resolve this in front of everyone. Besides, our son is getting married soon. If we make a big fuss about this, what if the Li family cancels the engagement? You should think about our son, not just yourself. It’s not easy for our youngest son to find a wife. You can’t let him ruin this.”

Granny Liu flung Old Man Su's hand away and glared at his face, saying fiercely:

“Our son is so unlucky to have a father like you. You’re practically half-buried at your age, why do you have to do such filthy things? Our children have been disgraced by you!”

Old Man Su looked at Su Hanzhang with a wronged expression.

"Hanzhang, you need to persuade your mother. This matter absolutely cannot be blown up, or our family will be finished!"

Su Hanzhang sighed and tugged at Granny Liu's arm.

"Mother, calm down. Your health is the most important thing right now. You don't need to get so angry over those irrelevant people. Didn't Banxia say that you can't afford to get angry anymore? If you don't think about others, think about yourself."

Upon hearing this, Granny Liu sighed.

"My son, why is your mother so unlucky? Even in my old age, I'm still stuck with this mess! It's truly a tragedy!"