Chapter 69: Beating Drums and Splashing Filth

Chapter 69: Beating Drums and Splashing Filth

When Xingxing arrived, Yamei'er was sitting on the threshold, putting on her shoes. Her little face was flushed red from the sun, looking very healthy.

Xingxing exclaimed in surprise, "Yaya, you're better now?"

"Better, I'm all better!" Yamei'er gave Xingxing a big hug and said happily, "I was just about to go out and find you to play!"

Xingxing looked around, "Where are your dad and the others?"

Yamei'er clearly seemed delighted, "My dad sent that woman and her daughter back!"

Xingxing tilted her head and asked, "Back where?"

Yamei'er pointed vaguely towards the village where the Mao family used to live, "Back there! My dad said Sister Afu tried to harm me, so he wouldn't dare to let her stay at home!"

"That's great!" Xingxing felt happy for Yamei'er.

Ju Geer stood nearby, impatiently with his arms crossed, seeing the two girls happily chatting, he urged, "Are we still going out to play?"

"Let's go, let's go!" Yamei'er had been lying in bed for three days and was already bored stiff.

"But my grandma said we can only play near the village, not by the mountains," Ju Geer put on an authoritative demeanor, "you both have to listen to me and not be naughty!"

Xingxing and Yamei'er responded together, "Got it!"

Ju Geer felt a surge of accomplishment!

The sisters are so obedient! Even their friends are obedient!

Ju Geer walked ahead confidently, while Xingxing and Yamei'er found him a bit strange but followed him as they played in the village.

They chose a spot behind a rock to hide and started playing hide-and-seek.

Just as they were having fun, they heard someone beating a copper gong and shouting, "Hey! Listen up! There's a family in this village that's truly peculiar! They've detained another family's daughter-in-law and won't let her go, how shameless! ... Even worse, when the aggrieved party came to ask for their daughter-in-law, they beat them up! How shameless is that!"

Xingxing, who was hiding behind the rock, perked up her ears, sensing something was off.

Yamei'er listened intently, "Who are they talking about?"

Ju Geer seemed uncertain.

It couldn't be their family, right?!

No way!

However, the person beating the gong not only attracted many villagers from Nan Tuo Village but also had Zhao's Father and Zhao's Mother adding fuel to the fire, "We had no choice; our daughter has already signed a marriage contract with their son. But their married daughter meddled and locked her sister in the Yu family's house, refusing to let us take her away!"

The gong-beater struck the gong hard and echoed, "The Yu family is truly shameless!"

The Yu family?!

This was naming names!

Ju Geer was furious, "Nonsense! This is all nonsense!"

Xingxing was even angrier!

To her, the Yu family meant everything, and this person was insulting her family!

Yamei'er was still confused, "Huh, they're cursing a family named Yu too?"

Before she finished speaking, she saw Xingxing and Ju Geer run out.

Ju Geer grabbed a stone and threw it at the gong-beater, shouting angrily, "You're lying!"

Xingxing repeated loudly, "Yes, you're lying!"

Zhao's Father and Zhao's Mother recognized Ju Geer and Xingxing as children from the Yu family, but being much older, they didn't want to argue with these little kids.

They didn't take Ju Geer and Xingxing seriously and thought they could guide the conversation to their advantage, confirming their identity as members of the Yu family.

Zhao's Mother rolled her eyes and sneered, "I thought it was someone else, but it's just the Yu family's kids... You say we're lying? Fine, I'll ask you, is Li Donghua at your house? Are you stopping us from taking Li Donghua away? Did your family beat up our family earlier?"

Ju Geer hesitated, knowing the answers were likely "yes," but instinctively felt that this aunt was not trustworthy and shouldn't be answered!

Just as Ju Geer was about to retort, "None of your business," he saw Xingxing pull his arm and step forward!

Xingxing raised her head and shouted at them with all her might, her voice trembling slightly, "...Aunt Donghua is at our house because you forced her to marry! You're the bad guys! We definitely can't hand Aunt Donghua over to you!"

The Yu family had a good reputation in Nan Tuo Village, and the villagers had gathered out of curiosity. Hearing Xingxing's words, they understood that there was more to the story.

Zhao's Mother's face changed, surprised that a child around three or four years old could speak so clearly. She couldn't bring herself to curse back at such a young child, so she sneered, "What do you know, little brat!"

"Hey, when you were asking those questions to the little brat, why didn't you consider if they knew anything?" A villager pointed at Zhao's Father and Zhao's Mother and laughed, "Maybe you can't even argue with a three-year-old kid!"

Zhao's Mother's face darkened, "Who said that?!"

But the villagers continued laughing, ignoring her.

Zhao's Father and Zhao's Mother had come today intending to tarnish the Yu family's reputation first and then use village gossip to force the Yu family to hand over Li Donghua.

But they never expected that two little kids would disrupt their plan halfway through!

How infuriating!

Zhao's Mother sneered coldly, "I see the Yu family is hiding Li Donghua to match her with their idiot son! Don't they have an unmarried idiot in their family too?!"

The faces of some villagers who were friendly with the Yu family changed.

These words were too harsh!

However, neither Xingxing nor Ju Geer understood them.

They both felt that their Fourth Uncle was simply innocent like a child, not a fool.

Suddenly, a furious shout erupted: "You low-born wench, I’ll tear your mouth apart!"

Wei Pozi, who had rushed to the scene, heard exactly what Zhao's Mother said and exploded with anger!

With bloodshot eyes, Wei Pozi charged straight at Zhao's Mother, clawing fiercely at her face!

Zhao's Mother was taken aback; she never expected Wei Pozi to attack so suddenly. This harridan! Doesn’t she care about her reputation in the village?

This thought flashed through her mind, but before she could think further, her face was already scratched and bleeding by Wei Pozi!

Zhao's Mother let out a scream!

Zhao's Father shouted, "You harridan!"

He lunged at Wei Pozi to fight her.

But the villagers of Nantuo quickly joined the fray, pulling both sides apart: "Stop fighting, stop fighting."

In reality, they were restraining Zhao's Father and Mother, as well as the cymbal-beater, preventing them from attacking Wei Pozi, clearly favoring one side.

Wei Pozi took the opportunity to scratch Zhao's Mother and Father again!

Only then did she feel a sense of satisfaction!