Chapter 116: A Thousand Miles Away and Not a Fart

Chapter 116: A Thousand Miles Away and Not a Fart

Seeing Wang Laoshuan's pitiful state, the village chief felt a surge of anger.

"Control your wife!" The village chief said sternly.

Wang Laoshuan's body trembled as he looked at Aunt Wang.

He wanted to say something but couldn't bring himself to speak.

Firstly, he was afraid his wife was used to it.

Secondly, he believed that the deposit she had given was likely unrecoverable.

If that were the case, it might be better to let the Zhang family take their daughter away. At least his son could still marry her eventually.

As for his son's wishes, he thought it was just a temporary misunderstanding. Eventually, he would agree.

"Hmph! He can't control me? A thousand miles away and not a fart!" Aunt Wang, seeing this, did not feel touched; instead, she cursed her husband.

This scene sparked discussions among the villagers.

They knew Wang Laoshuan was henpecked, but they didn't realize it had reached the point where his wife could treat him so poorly.

How pathetic!

"Dad!—" Wang Dashan, seeing this, shouted angrily at Wang Laoshuan.

Can't you stand up for yourself? Are you going to watch our family be destroyed by Mother?!

Faced with his son's pleading eyes, Wang Laoshuan showed a hint of regret but remained silent.

Aunt Wang, seeing this, flashed a look of triumph.

"In my house, I make the decisions! Village Chief, mind your own business!" She then said to the village chief.

The village chief was instantly infuriated.

"In your house, you can do what you want! But in Xiashui Village, I make the decisions!" He said sternly.

"In our Xiashui Village, we've had people sell others before, but that was during famine years when there wasn't enough food to survive."

"When have we ever sold people during good times?!

Aunt Wang instinctively prepared to argue back but was cut off by the village chief.

"If such a thing happens, once it spreads throughout the neighboring villages, will your Wang family ruin the reputation of our entire village?"

Upon hearing this, the villagers began discussing amongst themselves.

Indeed, if such an incident occurred in Xiashui Village, it would tarnish the village's reputation, making it difficult for young men and women to find spouses in the future.

Especially those with unmarried children started to blame Aunt Wang.

Though Aunt Wang was fierce, she couldn't handle so many people at once and soon found herself at a disadvantage.

Seeing this, the village chief calmed the villagers down.

Then, he looked at Wang Laoshuan, who was hanging his head.

"Wang Laoshuan, you are the head of your household. You need to think this through."

"If you really follow your wife's plan—"

Just as everyone was about to persuade the village chief, he continued: "Then please move your family out of our Xiashui Village."

"It would save us from being tainted by your family's actions!"

Hearing this, Wang Laoshuan finally lifted his head, his face pale.

Aunt Wang also hadn't expected the village chief to say this and was frightened, turning pale.

What? Selling her daughter would get them expelled from the village? Is there any justice?

Just as she was about to argue with the village chief, Wang Laoshuan suddenly stepped forward and grabbed her.

"No, no more selling! We won't sell anymore!" He quickly said.

Xiashui Village was his root; leaving it meant losing everything.

Aunt Wang, feeling the pain in her wrist from Wang Laoshuan's grip, immediately pulled away.

"Why not sell?!" She immediately confronted Wang Laoshuan.

Seeing the village chief frown, Wang Laoshuan finally panicked.

And then, he actually slapped Aunt Wang.

Aunt Wang was stunned.

At that moment, shock far outweighed the pain.

Wang Laoshuan was equally shocked, unable to believe he had hit his wife.

"Wang Laoshuan, I'll fight you to the death!" Aunt Wang quickly recovered and charged at Wang Laoshuan.

Wang Laoshuan instinctively dodged.

Soon, Aunt Wang had him pinned to the ground, beating him wildly.

Someone had wanted to step forward and intervene, but was held back by their own family.

Wang Laoshuan is just a wimp; he can't control his wife, letting her cause trouble in the village. He deserves to be beaten.

"Ah— you vile thing, how dare you hit my son!" At that moment, a shrill voice suddenly rang out.

Then an old woman rushed in from behind the crowd.

She swung her walking stick at Aunt Wang.

Aunt Wang, feeling the pain, instinctively fought back.

The old woman was no match for her and was quickly disarmed of her walking stick, then thrown to the ground.

"Mother—" At that moment, a middle-aged man also pushed his way through the crowd.

He walked over and kicked Aunt Wang away, then helped the old woman up.

Yes, this old woman was indeed Wang Laozhen, Wang Laoshuan's mother and Aunt Wang's mother-in-law.

Originally, Wang Laoshuan was the eldest son of the Wang family, so Wang Laozhen should have lived with the eldest branch.

But because she didn't get along with Aunt Wang and Wang Laoshuan was ineffective, Wang Laozhen moved to live with the second son in the second branch.

In recent years, due to not living together, there were fewer conflicts.

However, because Aunt Wang had been inciting things, Wang Laozhen's relationship with the eldest branch became increasingly distant.

This was why Wang Laozhen had stepped in to help Aunt Wang when she caused trouble at the Song family last time.

It was because Wang Laozhen wanted to gain favor with her daughter-in-law and improve relations with the eldest branch.

But she never expected Qin Xiaoyao to be so difficult to deal with, directly declaring that he would no longer accept anything from their family.

For this matter, Wang Laozhen faced much criticism from her second son and daughter-in-law when she returned home.

After that, she dared not contact the eldest branch anymore.

Who knew that after such a short time, something like this would happen!

That wretched woman actually sold her granddaughter for ten taels of silver.

And she even took the money back to her natal family to arrange a marriage for her grandson with her nephew's daughter.

Over the years, what she regretted most was marrying such a wife for her eldest son.

Now, this woman wasn't content with ruining her eldest son; she was also trying to harm her granddaughter and grandson. How could she bear it?

Upon hearing the news, she rushed over here.

But who knew she would see that wretched woman riding on top of her eldest son and beating him.

She rushed forward to help, only to be beaten herself.

After kicking Aunt Wang away, the middle-aged man also helped Wang Laoshuan up.

Poor Wang Laoshuan, his face was scratched and his body covered with wounds inflicted by Aunt Wang.

Seeing his younger brother Wang Dashi arrive, Wang Laoshuan felt a bit relieved.

But Aunt Wang did not calm down.

After being kicked away, she quickly got up again, intent on settling the score with Wang Dashi.

At this point, Wang Dashan finally intervened, throwing aside his sickle and restraining Aunt Wang.

"Enough! Mother, calm down!" Wang Dashan firmly held Aunt Wang, preventing her from causing any more trouble.

Seeing that the situation was under control, everyone finally calmed down.

The village head then stepped forward again.

"Wang Laoshuan, how do you plan to handle this?" He looked at Wang Laoshuan.