I Got Rich in Period Fiction-Chapter 116: Arrogant and Domineering

Zhao Daju shouted in a shrill voice, "Is there no justice anymore? As an elder, I just spoke a few words, what is this for, resorting to beating, cursing, and suing? Qiao Zhiyuan is just a small team leader, not the head of the Harvest Commune. What right does he have to show off his power to me? You sue me, I will sue you back!"

At this time, there were also a dozen or so people standing beside Old Man Qiao and Granny Qiao.

Old Man Qiao had three sons and two daughters. Both daughters were married off, and all three sons were around.

The eldest, Qiao Zhiyuan, had four sons.

The second, Qiao Zhimin, had three sons.

The third, Qiao Zhicai, had two sons.

Aside from those working or studying in the county town and those who hadn’t returned from the Southern region, nearly everyone was here.

But the Qiao Lao Si family also had quite a number of people.

Qiao Laos added to the number before, plus the children Zhao Daju had later, totaled nine kids.

Seven sons and two daughters.

Their family was indeed flourishing.

Zhao Daju’s sons surrounded her.

Together with Second Aunt Li and Aunt Zhu, once the two sides squared off against each other, they were evenly matched.

Second Aunt Li, with her hands on her hips and a look of disdain on her face, said, "Look what the Qiao Family has become, a married-off shameless woman who should be laughing sneakily if she got away without a slap, yet she dares to sue us? Good, we’ll just wait and see what she can do to us."

Even though Granny Qiao tried to restrain herself, she was so angry that her complexion turned iron blue as she pointed at Second Aunt Li, "Li, if you dare to lay a hand on our Qingyu, I’ll fight you with my life!"

"Tch," scoffed Zhao Daju, "When Qingyu gets here, you’ll see if I don’t give her a couple of slaps."

"Just so, the world’s gone upside down, saying a few words about her and she goes to sue us, really thinking she’s one of the city folk just because she married someone from the city?" Aunt Zhu was equally furious, spitting on the ground with contempt, "Pah, wishful thinking."

Aunt Qiao, humiliated and enraged, retorted, "Li, you are shameless, your whole family is shameless!"

Sun Dazhang was trembling with anger, "All of you shut up!" ƒгeewёbnovel.com

Aunt Qiao wanted to continue the verbal brawl with Qiao Laosi’s wife and the others but was pulled back by Granny Qiao standing beside her.

The old lady, holding back her anger and with a trembling voice, said, "Eldest daughter-in-law, the police have already been called, let’s not stoop to their level of arguing."

Mrs. Shen then raised her voice, "Captain Sun, you’d better take a good look. Our family is all here, and they’re still not calming down. You can imagine how Qingyu was bullied by them just now. What right do they have to insult my Qingyu? So, as the leader, you’ve got to give an explanation for this. Qingyu didn’t provoke anyone; she shouldn’t be bullied like this."

Captain Sun was drenched in sweat, and for the first time, he realized that idle gossip could lead to serious trouble. If he didn’t handle this well, the consequences would be unimaginable.

But how could he handle it?

If he went to scold Qiao Laosi’s wife now, that shrew would dare to lunge at him and scratch him.

He took a deep breath, but before he could speak, Zhao Daju glared at Captain Sun with round eyes and said with disdain, "Captain, I haven’t killed anyone nor set any fires. There’s no rule in this world that says I can be sued for just talking to a junior. Let me tell you, I’m not afraid, do whatever you want, I’m done playing with you." Then she shouted to her third daughter-in-law, berating her, "What are you standing around here for? Get back home and make dinner!"

Her third daughter-in-law had the weakest personality and naturally became the easiest target for bullying. The woman’s face turned red, but she still turned and hurried back to the village.

Qiao Laosi’s wife really didn’t care; she hadn’t hit Qiao Qing, she had just said a few words. Even if it were in Beijing, they couldn’t just arrest her for no reason.

She left with an air of impunity, swaggering off.

Captain Sun, with an iron-blue face, watched Qiao Lao Si without saying a word. Qiao Laos’s face wasn’t any better as he mumbled, "Captain, my wife is just like that. Who doesn’t know her after all these years? It’s purely asking for trouble to be like her. I can’t control her; I really have no solution."

Captain Sun did not respond to him but instead looked at the more than a hundred onlookers.

Most of the people were there just to watch the excitement.

A small portion didn’t care at all.

Indeed, what’s the big deal in the hearts of these people? It’s just a few words spoken, isn’t it? It doesn’t hurt, it doesn’t itch, nor does it take a chunk of flesh away. What could possibly happen?

Sun Dazhang waved his hand, he had also calmed down, "Everyone, go home and eat."

After all, there was still fieldwork to be done in the afternoon.

In 1980, North City had not yet fully implemented the household responsibility system.

It was only being piloted in some of the larger communes.

Harvest Commune, where Qiao Family Team was located, fell in the middle to lower ranks within the county and naturally did not make the cut. Therefore, work still had to be done collectively.

And there were set times for it, of course.

So, besides Sun Dazhang, Accountant Zhang, and Old Man Qiao and his family, everyone else had left the village entrance.

Old Man Qiao looked at Sun Dazhang and sighed, "I’ve put you in a difficult position."

Then, he led his family home.

Now, only Sun Dazhang, Accountant Zhang, and the scorekeeper who had gone to Xichuan with Accountant Zhang remained.

They still didn’t know what those women had cursed Qiao Qingyu with.

And speaking of which, they didn’t dare to provoke Qiao Laosisi’s wife alone.

At this point, even Sun Dazhang didn’t know how this matter would end, as it was the first time he’d encountered such an incident in so many years.

Seeing the several bloody scratches on Accountant Zhang’s face, he still gave some advice, "You’d better go home quickly and explain the stakes to your wife clearly. If the public security really comes, you should know what to do..."

Accountant Zhang’s face turned deathly pale, and he ran towards his house.

Yes, what if the public security really did come?

In the noisy Qiao Lao Si’s house, Zhao Daju, feeling triumphant as if she had won another battle, stood with hands on hips in the courtyard, spitting and laughing with Second Aunt Li from next door about Qiao Qingyu, about Han Xianglan, about Qiao Family...

Qiao Laos squatted on the ground smoking, his face darkened with gloom. After all, he had lost face today and had his shortcomings exposed, so it would be strange if he was in a good mood.

But Zhao Daju seemed indifferent.

However, all of a sudden, the noisy courtyard fell silent.

They heard the sound of a police car.

They were familiar with that sound—it was used to catch bad elements, to catch murderers. It was enough to send chills down anyone’s spine.

At that moment, everyone’s gaze couldn’t help but drift towards the outside of the courtyard.

And at that moment, Qiao Zhiyuan, sitting in the police car, took a glance at his niece beside him and had to admit that she was really something else.

Before entering the gates of the public security office, he himself felt uncertain.

As far as he knew, apart from not being allowed to speak reactionary statements, gossiping about neighbors and bad-mouthing people behind their backs wasn’t illegal.

Who hadn’t talked or cursed about others behind their backs?

They’d even quarreled face to face.

You curse me, I curse you, you expose my faults, I expose yours. As long as it didn’t come to blows, the security team didn’t intervene.

Let alone the public security bureau of the county town...