The Bully General's Spiritual Husband

As Li Zhe listened to the increasingly enthusiastic voices in the courtyard, it was as if he were witnessing the scene firsthand.

Li Zhe stared at the old courtyard gate, kicked it open, and coldly questioned, "Ma Qiao'e, did you see it with your own eyes?"

The people sitting in the courtyard were startled by Li Zhe's sudden appearance. They saw Li Zhe walk in with a dark face, like a demon.

A chill ran down their spines; why had this bully Li come here?

The three people who were gossiping with Ma Qiao'e realized that things weren't going well, so they tried to find an excuse to leave.

"Oh right, I haven't cut the grass yet!"

"Yes, I haven't washed my clothes yet either!"

Li Zhe said coldly, "Stop! Didn't you say you saw Cai Ge'er and someone acting inappropriately? Then explain yourself clearly, or don't even think about stepping out of this door."

This was the first time the group had ever heard Li Zhe speak so much.

This tyrant Li has a frightening face and never associates with the villagers, but now he's actually come knocking on our door for the sake of the wicked Yin Baicai.

The three men looked at the burly Li Zhe and naturally dared not say anything.

Ma Qiao'e, however, shouted, "Li Zhe, this is my house! You kicked down my door, you have to give me an explanation today!"

Upon hearing this, Li Zhe turned around, kicked the door he had just opened, smashing one of the doors to pieces, and sneered, "Is that so?"

"Ah—Li, you bully, you've gone too far! I'm going to report you to the village chief!" Ma Qiao'e shouted as she watched Li Zhe kick down her door.

Li Zhe's words startled the three people who had just made an excuse to leave.

He hurriedly pointed at Ma Qiao'e and said, "Li...Li Zhe, it was all Ma Qiao'e who said it. We were just agreeing with her..."

The other two chimed in, "Yes, it was all said by Ma Qiao'e, it has nothing to do with us."

Ma Qiao'e glared angrily at the three of them: "You old bastards, you were just saying all that, how come it's all my fault now?"

“Ma Qiao’e, you only spoke ill of Cai Ge’er because you were angry that he didn’t accept your vegetables. Now you’re blaming us for it. Shameless.”

"Exactly, shameless."

Watching the group bickering like dogs, Li Zhe said coldly, "Are you going to clarify things yourselves, or should I go to the village chief and say something?"

Despite Ma Qiao'e's loud voice, she wouldn't dare to actually cause trouble for the village chief.

The three of them stated first: "We will go to the village immediately to clarify the situation."

Seeing that everyone was looking at her, and with Li Zhe standing in front of her with a blank expression, Ma Qiao'e whispered, "I will clarify."

Li Zhe: "Alright, then let's go and clarify this in front of the people you've mentioned."

Upon hearing this, they all chickened out.

It's so embarrassing to tell others that you were just spouting nonsense!

The four of them thought they could fool Li Zhe. As long as he agreed verbally, they wouldn't know whether he would admit it later.

I never expected Li Zhe to go to such extremes.

Ma Qiao'e objected: "Li, you bully, don't push your luck!"

"If they don't want to, then we'll sue the village chief."

Ma Qiao'e was also afraid of the village chief. If she really made a scene at the village chief's house, the whole village would probably know that Yin Baicai didn't buy their vegetables and that she was holding a grudge and deliberately slandering him.

The village chief hates people like them who spread rumors all day long, and they might even get scolded by the village chief.

Ma Qiao'e's eyes darted around, and she thought, "It's better to tell a few people than for the whole village to know."

Besides, I only told a few people, and it's none of my business if the rest of them continue to spread the word.

“Fine, I’ll talk about it, but Li Zhe, you kicked down my door, you’d better give me an explanation.”

Li Zhe turned around and kicked down the other door as well: "This is my explanation."

The four were startled again and dared not say anything, after all, they had been caught red-handed gossiping.

If this continues, it will be incredibly embarrassing.

The shrewd Ma Qiao'e dared not reveal that she had asked Li Zhe to repair the door. Her husband was not at home, and if things went wrong, the bully Li might retaliate, leaving her without anyone to rely on.

The four of them walked ahead hesitantly, muttering to themselves the whole way.

Li Zhe followed behind at a leisurely pace.

Now is not the time for the four of them to fight amongst themselves. Yang He muttered to herself, "Sister Ma, are we really going to go and say something? Wouldn't that be embarrassing for us?"

Ma Qiao'e secretly turned around and glanced at Li Zhe, who was following behind: "What can we do if we don't say anything? That bully Li is right behind us."

The person who had just been spreading rumors in the cornfield saw Ma Qiao'e and her group, along with Li Zhe, rushing towards him from a distance.

He thought to himself: Oh no, this bully Li is probably here to cause me trouble.

He hurriedly slammed the courtyard gate shut.

Zhang Xiu hid behind the door in fear. Her mother-in-law saw her and asked, "Why are you closing the door? It's hot, open it quickly, it'll be cooler."

Zhang Xiu broke out in a cold sweat. He absolutely couldn't open the door now; those people were clearly there to cause him trouble. If he opened it, he'd be in big trouble.

Sure enough, Ma Qiao'e knocked on Zhang Xiu's door: "Open the door, Zhang Xiu! I've seen you long ago, open the door quickly."

As Ma Qiao'e spoke, she glanced at Li Zhe, who was standing not far from her group.

Zhang Xiu hid behind the door, her face pale with fear. Sure enough, they had come to cause her trouble.

Her mother-in-law couldn't stand it anymore and came over to open the door.

Zhang Xiu grabbed her hand and pleaded, "Mother, don't open it."

Mrs. He asked, "Did you get into some trouble?"

Zhang Xiu's face turned even paler, as if her secret had been exposed.

Seeing that her daughter-in-law didn't speak, Mrs. He simply opened the door.

Looking at the people standing outside the door, he asked, "What do you want with her?"

Ma Qiao'e and the others looked at He Shi, who opened the door, and Zhang Xiu, who was desperately hiding behind her.

"Auntie...Auntie, we've come to say that what we said this morning was all false. We were just making things up. There's nothing to it."

After speaking, he glanced at Li Zhe, who was standing not far away.

Li Zhe crossed his arms and stared coldly at them.

Upon hearing what the group said, Zhang Xiu stepped out and shouted, "You gossipy bastards, it's all your fault! You even made me misunderstand Brother Cai!"

Mrs. He asked, "What is it?"

Ma Qiao'e and the others were naturally too embarrassed to say it again, so Zhang Xiu embellished the story and gave her an explanation.

"It's all their fault, Mother. They said that Cai-ge'er and the Ge brothers had an improper relationship, and they even caused me..."

After listening, Madam He glared at Zhang Xiu: "It's all because you couldn't keep your mouth shut and spread rumors. Remember to apologize to Brother Cai next time."

Zhang Xiu shrank back and said hesitantly, "I understand."

Madam He also warned Ma Qiao'e and the others: "You all better watch your mouths from now on. Don't spread rumors without knowing the facts. Sooner or later, your mouths will rot."

While saying, "Aunt He, we understand," Ma Qiao'e and the others thought to themselves: "You nosy old hag, you spread far more lies than we do."

After leaving Zhang Xiu's house, Ma Qiao'e and the others went to several other houses. They were all of the same ilk, and naturally, they only spoke like that because they were intimidated by Li Zhe's authority.

After he finished speaking, Li Zhe warned the group before leaving: "If any more gossip about Cai Ge'er spreads in this village, I'll hold you all responsible."

After saying that, he strode away. Cai Ge'er and Xiao Mo were still waiting for him to have lunch!

I need to hurry back.

Only after watching Li Zhe walk away did the group dare to breathe a sigh of relief.

That scoundrel is finally gone; those girls have completely lost face in the village today.

Ma Qiao'e spat in the direction Li Zhe had left: "What a piece of trash! He just has a few stinking coins, what's so great about that?"

This time, the three behind her dared not agree with her. If the bully Li found out, they would inevitably be punished again.

Just look at the gate of Ma Qiao'e's house and you'll know. If that bully Li gets angry and kicks her, how can she stand it?