Chapter 324: Tempers are Flaring

Chapter 324: Tempers are Flaring

Xingxing didn’t think it was anything serious, though she was angry and heartbroken over her thoroughly wrecked home.

When Wei Pozi and the others returned, they were all furious.

Are these people sick?!

Just because they’re from the Marquis’s estate, they think they’re better than everyone?

Tears welled up in Wei Pozi’s eyes as she looked at the wound on Xingxing’s face. “...Those damn brutes! How could they be so heartless?!”

Ever since Xingxing came to their home, Wei Pozi had been reluctant to let her do any heavy work. She had repeatedly reminded her grandsons to always take good care of Xingxing when they went out, making sure she didn’t get a scratch.

Although she was heartbroken and angry about the destruction of their home, it was when Wei Pozi saw the bruise on Xingxing’s face that her emotions peaked, and she felt like crying.

Those damned brutes had scraped a big patch of skin off Xingxing’s face!

Xingxing hurried to comfort Wei Pozi. “Grandma, I’m really fine. I’ve already put on the medicine, and I guarantee there won’t be a single scar.”

Wei Pozi’s voice was trembling. “As long as there are no scars, that’s good. That’s good. If my sweet granddaughter gets any scars on her pretty face, even if it means risking my life, I’ll fight them to the end!”

The men of the Yujia were all enraged and immediately started searching the yard for hoes and shovels to fight back.

Grandfather Liu happened to come over to the Yujia for his usual meal and noticed something was wrong outside before he even entered. When he stepped in and saw the mess in the courtyard, he was stunned.

And when he saw Ah Wu’s red and swollen eyes and the large wound on his beloved Xingxing’s face, Grandfather Liu was furious.

“Five hundred taels? Hah! Old Mao! Get five thousand taels ready! We’re going to the Lin Yang Marquis’s estate to wreck their land! Then we’ll throw five thousand taels at them!”

Yu Laotou quickly stopped him. “Old Master, there’s no need!”

Grandfather Liu turned back to persuade. “I understand your family has always been kind to others, but listen to me on this...”

Yu Laotou shook his head. “What I mean is, how can we let you pay for it? The Yujia will cover it!”

Even though Yu Laotou was usually mild-tempered, he was so angry this time that his ears turned red. “Our Yujia will pay for it!”

Grandfather Liu laughed heartily. “Good! But my people still need to go. They almost hurt my Xu Ge’er and injured our Xingxing. I can’t swallow this anger!”

The two men exchanged a glance and went to rally their people.

Many of the servants in the household were injured, and Xingxing was busy treating their wounds. Wei Pozi felt distressed seeing Xingxing’s injured face, and the more she looked, the more she hated the people from the Lin Yang Marquis’s estate.

Ah Wu and Xu Ge’er followed closely behind Xingxing like little tails.

When Xingxing turned around, she saw Ah Wu and Xu Ge’er looking at her with red eyes.

Xingxing couldn’t help but feel both amused and exasperated.

Xu Ge’er, being only two years old, wasn’t very articulate yet. As soon as Xingxing looked at him, he asked tearfully, “Sister, does it hurt?”

Xingxing didn’t dare tell the truth and could only coax him. “It doesn’t hurt anymore. It doesn’t hurt anymore.”

In reality, it still hurt a little.

The wound was quite large, and although the ointment had been applied in time, it needed an airy environment to work, so it hadn’t been bandaged yet.

It looked quite frightening.

No wonder the Yujia family, who had always cared for Xingxing, lost their cool over this.

In less than an hour, several dozen servants from the Liu family villa arrived in a large group.

The Yujia family also gathered more than ten able-bodied young men.

With nearly a hundred people in total, each holding tools like shovels, hoes, and machetes as weapons, they angrily marched towards the Lin Yang Marquis's estate.

The villagers quickly discussed among themselves. The Yujia family had always taken care of the village, and when the Lin Yang Marquis's estate blocked the road, preventing the villagers from passing, it was the Yujia family who found a way to resolve the issue. In a broader sense, the Yujia family angered the Lin Yang Marquis's estate for the sake of the entire village.

So, when the Yujia family was going to fight, could they really back down?

Of course not!

Thus, many villagers rushed home, grabbed some handy farming tools as weapons, and joined the group.

In no time, the group grew to over a hundred people!

The Yujia family members were both shocked and moved.

Even the village head's youngest son joined the crowd with a machete in hand. He spoke to Old Yu, "Uncle Yu, you're too distant. We're all from the same village. How could you not involve us in this?"

Old Yu's voice choked up, "I didn't want to trouble everyone with this."

"What trouble? We're from the same village!"

"That's right! The provincial champion touched my child's head just yesterday. I can't let the provincial champion be disrespected like this!"

"Alright, alright, enough said, let's go smash that bunch of rascals' construction site!"

"Let's go! Let's go!"

...

After smashing the Yujia family's place, the team from the Lin Yang Marquis's estate headed straight to the mountains, to the construction site where the Lin Yang Marquis's family was building a tomb.

Whenever it came to family matters involving ancestral rites, it was always a top priority, involving a large number of craftsmen and laborers.

The Lin Yang Marquis's family had set up a small camp of simple tents in the valley before the tomb construction.

"Oh, Second Miss, why didn't you inform us before coming..." The steward, Bai Rong, bowed and led people out to welcome the second miss of the Lin Yang Marquis's family. The second miss was the legitimate daughter of the second household, and Bai Rong, being a steward from the second household, was naturally extra attentive.

Compared to his arrogant demeanor when dealing with the villagers from Nantuo village earlier, he was like a completely different person now.

Bai Huanqin slowed her horse's reins, dismounted, and casually removed her cloak, throwing it to Bai Rong. She said disdainfully, "I saw the letter you wrote to my father. The Yujia family actually dared to oppose our Lin Yang Marquis's estate. They really are tired of living! ...I just happened to be upset with Mingzhu recently, so I came out to clear my head. I smashed up that Yujia family, and now I feel much better!"

Bai Rong didn't dare say anything.

He naturally knew who "Mingzhu" was—the only legitimate lady of the Xin Guo Duke's family, Miss Yu Mingzhu!

Miss Mingzhu, as her name suggested, was truly the pearl of the capital, a shining figure that every noble young lady aspired to befriend.

Since entering the city, his own young miss had become good friends with Miss Mingzhu from the Duke's family. They often played together—of course, occasional disagreements between young ladies were normal, but since his own young miss had a lower status compared to Miss Mingzhu from the Duke's family, it was usually his young miss who had to apologize.

But his own young miss, having been pampered at home, naturally needed to vent her frustrations somewhere. Bai Rong sneered inwardly. It was really the Yujia family's bad luck to become the target of his young miss's anger just when she had a disagreement with Miss Mingzhu from the Xin Guo Duke's family!