Chapter 45: I'll Leave You to the Wild Dogs
"Peach Blossom."
"Peach Blossom Girl."
"Don't go crazy."
Xu Si was so frightened that his face turned pale.
Gu Taohua was so furious. Yan Po took advantage of her having no father to bully her mother, and Xu Si also joined in bullying her mother.
As if she doesn't exist?
Could it be that she has lost so much weight in the past few days that she has lost all her presence?
Even the skinny guy Xu Si didn't take her seriously.
Gu Taohua was so angry that she pressed Xu Si against the edge of the car.
"Who is your sister? Don't shout, or I'll throw you down."
"There are a few wild dogs ahead, so I'll just leave you to feed them."
Gu Taohua's angry roar made everyone in the car tremble a few times, and the whip in the hand of Uncle Xu, who was driving in the front, was even off target.
"Taohua, Taohua, my niece! You better listen to me and stop now." When Mrs. Yan saw the wild dogs rushing out from the roadside, she was so scared that she waved her hands around.
Gu Taohua remained unmoved.
"Uncle, stop the car! Stop the car!" Xu Si shouted frantically to Uncle Xu.
The shrill sound floated in the air, which was particularly mournful.
Uncle Xu also wanted to stop, but the car was going downhill and was rushing down uncontrollably.
Xu Si's hair fluttered in the wind and almost got tangled in the wheels.
Xu Si didn't expect Gu Taohua to be so crazy and so strong.
Granny Yan turned pale and pleaded with Tong Huaqiong, "Sister Tong, Sister Tong, don't joke like this. It can kill people. Please ask Taohua to stop."
Tong Huaqiong said in a gloomy tone: "You can't control your broken mouth even if it's on you, let alone Taohua, who is not on me, how can I control her."
Mrs. Yan was so angry that she gritted her teeth.
"Just watch." Mrs. Yan looked at the other people in the car.
The others turned their heads slightly.
One of the young women tightly grasped the handkerchief in her hand, a smile on her lips, and a flash of satisfaction passed through her heart.
The young woman's name is Liu Qiaoyun. She just got married to Qinghewan last year. Not long after her marriage, she went back to her parents' home to visit her relatives and returned home late. Zhao Si blocked her at the entrance of the village. If Gu Taohua hadn't passed by and scolded Xu Si, she would have been touched by Xu Si.
This is also the reason why she can't hate Gu Taohua no matter how domineering and overbearing her reputation is in the village.
A few days ago, when she was coming back by bus, she clearly saw Xu Si deliberately bumping into Chen Sufen's butt. She wanted to speak out but she didn't dare to at that time.
"Aunt Tong, I was wrong. I...I shouldn't have punched you..."
"Taohua, Taohua, I beg you to let me go."
Xu Si's hands danced in the air, leaving a series of afterimages.
The ox cart rushed down the slope and came onto a smooth road.
"You are quite capable, aren't you? Why are you begging for mercy now?"
"I'll let you go this time, but don't act like a bully in front of me a second time."
Gu Taohua grabbed Xu Si's hair and threw him into the car.
Xu Si felt as if he had walked on the line between life and death, and fell into the car, gasping for breath.
Mother Yan squatted down, hugged Xu Si and started crying.
Xu Si hated Tong Huaqiong and Gu Taohua, mother and son, especially Gu Taohua.
He suffered such a great humiliation.
Mother Yan also hated Tong Huaqiong. Her son was invincible in the village, but he could not do anything to Tong Huaqiong and Gu Taohua.
Liu Qiaoyun gently sat down next to Gu Taohua, handed her a handkerchief and said, "Sister Taohua, you must be tired, wipe the sweat off your face."
Gu Taohua didn't hesitate to take the handkerchief and wiped her hands.
It is so unlucky to get stained with Xu Si, you must wipe it off.
The other people in the car looked at Gu Taohua differently. No matter what, Gu Taohua was teaching Xu Si a lesson on behalf of all the young girls and wives in the village.
Xu Si deserves it!
"Damn it, I told you to stop but you didn't. Are you just going to just stand there and watch?"
After recovering from her shock, Mrs. Yan began to blame Uncle Xu.
Xu Si is the nephew of Uncle Xu. Mrs. Yan thinks that if Uncle Xu does not stand on Xu Si's side, he should kick Tong Huaqiong and Gu Taohua out of the car.
Uncle Xu was accused by Old Lady Yan, and he was furious. He turned his head and said, "Who caused the trouble so early in the morning? First, you provoked Dashu Niang with your bad mouth, and then your son relied on his youth to get violent with her. You and your son are both in the wrong. I can't join you in bullying an orphan and a widow."
Uncle Xu became angrier as he spoke.
Xu Sidu is his nephew who is almost five generations older than him, and he is not the clan leader, so what does it have to do with him?
Besides, they are the ones who pay to ride in his car, he will never kick them out.
How could the widow Tong be easy to mess with? I was afraid that as soon as he chased her away, she would lie under his wheels and clap her hands and curse his ancestors, and even give him the bad name of bullying orphans and widows.
Even if they had to rush, Xu Si and Yan Po should be the ones to go down. This mother and son often take advantage of the fact that they are relatives and don't pay for the ride. Today, they didn't pay for the ride.
No matter what, Widow Tong still gave him the fare for four people.
"Sister-in-law, I'm going to say something you don't want to hear. Xu Si doesn't work or do business, so why does he follow me to town all day? He also makes trouble from time to time. I think it's all because of you, your mother. Get off the car later and give me the fare for the past few days."
Uncle Xu had long been dissatisfied with Xu Si riding in his car these days. Whenever Xu Si got in the car, the young girls and wives would not dare to get in.
Xu Si was not honest in the car, and not all girls were like Gu Taohua who could control him. If something happened, he, Old Xu, would be implicated.
Everyone else in the car knew what Uncle Xu meant, and they became even more contemptuous of Mrs. Yan and Xu Si.
After this battle between Tong Huaqiong and Gu Taohua, the people in the car were no longer afraid of coming into contact with them.
"Sister Tong, why did you think of doing business?" asked an old lady.
"Since my husband passed away, I have to support my family." Tong Huaqiong said with a smile.
There was a look of disbelief in the old lady's eyes. Ever since Chen Sufen came into the Gu family, Tong Dajiao had been enjoying a life of leisure, never having to work at home or in the fields. Now he has changed his ways and is doing business.
It is true that even an iron tree can bloom.
"That's right. Your kid has passed the exam to become a student. It will cost a lot of money to continue his studies in the future, so he has to find ways to make money." An old man sighed.
As soon as the old man finished speaking, he was poked by someone.
Don't provoke Widow Tong about Gu Jingzhe's studies. Matchmaker Wang has spread the news that Gu Jingzhe wants to sell his niece in order to study.
Aren't you veiledly criticizing Widow Tong by saying this?
Tong Huaqiong seemed to have not noticed everyone's little tricks, and said calmly: "Hey, I just make some pocket money. I won't let my son Jingzhe go to school anymore, our family is too poor to support him."
When Tong Huaqiong said this, everyone couldn't hide their surprise.
"Didn't Matchmaker Wang say..." The old lady stammered and wanted to ask Tong Huaqiong about the rumors about Gu Jingzhe these days.
"Aunt Qian, that rumor is definitely false. Don't you know what kind of person Wang the Matchmaker is? She can say something is wrong. Man'er is fine at home, and Jingzhe was working in the fields with a hoe yesterday."
Because of her deep impression of Gu Taohua, Liu Qiaoyun took the initiative to dispel rumors on behalf of the Gu family.
"I was wondering why Jingzhe was in the village these two days. It turns out he didn't study."
"It's a pity, they are all born as virgins."
"I see that Sufen looks pretty good these days."
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Uncle Xu's ox cart arrived at Yanguan Town amid the discussions of the crowd.
Amid the discussions, everyone's attitude towards Tong Huaqiong and Gu Taohua also changed, and some even helped carry the backpacks and baskets full of pastries off the bus when they got off the bus.
Tong Huaqiong thanked them, and together with Gu Taohua, carrying a backpack and a basket, they walked quickly towards Mr. Huang's mansion in the east of the town.