Chapter 234: A Pot of Porridge
Yu got up from the ground, with her hair loose, and rushed out of the door in shame and anger.
"Stop her quickly." Tong Huaqiong shouted.
Even though Tong Huaqiong didn't like Yu, she hated Xu Zaohua even more.
But she couldn't bear to see Xu Yong beating Yu, and even more so she couldn't bear to see Yu causing someone's death.
Everyone came to their senses after hearing Tong Huaqiong's shout. Without even bothering to eat the melon, Zhao, along with a few strong daughters-in-law, pulled Yu back.
"Wuwuwu... Don't pull me... I have no face to live anymore..." Yu burst into tears.
She has been married to Qinghewan for so many years. Because her husband can make money, her status in the village has been raised. Every girl and young wife in the village envy her dressing style.
A slap from her uncle shattered her self-esteem.
This was beating her in front of everyone.
The first thing Yu thought of was not to fight back, but to feel embarrassed.
She was so ashamed and angry that she didn't want to live anymore.
Everyone was afraid that someone would die, so they held Yu hostage and tried to persuade her.
Even if everyone dislikes the Yu family, Xu Yong's actions angered the public.
In this era when brothers stick together, Xu Yong's slapping his brother's wife in the face is no different from openly severing the brotherly relationship.
It is disloyal, unfilial and disregards human ethics.
However, Xu Yong did not have any psychological barriers.
He felt that his brother's wife was the daughter-in-law of the Xu family, so if she was beaten by a man from the Xu family, he would just beat her as if she was beating him for his own brother.
Yu cried loudly and wanted to commit suicide.
Originally, the villagers from other villages were persuaded by Liu Tielian to go to the ancestral hall at the entrance of the village, but now the situation has become chaotic again.
"There is a well and a river at the door. You can jump in if you want. There is a rope in the house. You can hang yourself if you want. Death is so easy! If I were you, I would not die. I would also take revenge on those who humiliated me. Even if I want to die, I have to take someone with me before I die." Tong Huaqiong said while standing beside Yu.
After hearing what Tong Huaqiong said, Yu was stunned for a long while.
"Widow Tong, what do you mean?" With the support of her own man, Tian was confident when speaking to Tong Huaqiong.
Tong Huaqiong looked Tian up and down and said, "Tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, you actually treasure a man who only knows how to beat women. What an immoral thing! No one in the village has ever seen anyone beat his brother's wife. Now you are proud that your man helps you beat your sister-in-law, so you are not afraid of him beating you."
Tong Huaqiong didn't believe that a man who slapped his brother's wife would not abuse his wife.
Tian's secret was touched upon.
There was no need to wait until tomorrow morning. Xu Yong had been beating her from time to time since they got married.
But she didn't think what Tong Huaqiong said made sense, nor did she think Xu Yong was wrong to beat Yu.
At this moment, she was touched by Xu Yong's protection of her.
"Your husband is dead, and you are jealous that I have a man on my side." Tian said to Tong Huaqiong.
Tong Huaqiong almost laughed.
Is it such an honor to be favored by men?
Especially a man like Xu Yong.
Tong Huaqiong said bluntly: "You are the only one who treasures a rotten cucumber that beats women. If I were you, I would rather turn myself into a widow than spend a day with a man like this."
"What are you saying, Widow Tong?" Xu Yong jumped out.
"I told you that you are a rotten cucumber without any seeds. What if you don't understand?" Tong Huaqiong said.
Xu Yong wanted to go up and beat Tong Huaqiong, just like he beat his brother's wife.
Seeing Gu Dahan carrying a shotgun behind Tong Huaqiong and thinking of how difficult Tong Huaqiong was, he retreated in disappointment.
"I let you hit me, I let you hit me."
At this time, Yu let out a roar and rushed towards Xu Yong.
"Ouch."
Xu Yong let out a scream, then squatted down and hugged his head.
It was only then that everyone noticed that Yu was holding a stone in his hand.
Xu Yong was hit on the head by Yu.
Fortunately, there was no bleeding, just a big purple bump on the head.
Yu was unwilling to give up, and continued to rush towards Xu Yong holding the stone.
"You stinky bitch. How dare you hit me."
Xu Yong didn't dare to hit Tong Huaqiong, but he felt no pressure in hitting Yu. He had already slapped her once, so it would be easy to hit her again.
The onlookers couldn't bear to watch it anymore and rushed forward to stop Xu Yong.
Yu took the opportunity to hit Xu Yong hard again. She didn't hit Xu Yong's head, but hit his feet.
Xu Yong had already sprained his foot, and he gasped in pain when the stone hit him.
Seeing that her husband was getting beaten up, Tian rolled up her sleeves and was about to hit Yu.
The two men wrestled again.
Everyone finally pulled them apart.
Both of them were covered in bruises and started to curse each other in a very embarrassed manner.
The farce lasted until noon, when Gu Dashu received the news that County Magistrate Liu had been brought to the village.
When Xu Yong heard that County Magistrate Liu was coming, he panicked and wanted to escape.
This time he had no way to escape. Liu Tielian sent people to keep a close eye on him and not even a fly could fly out of the Xu family's yard.
Tong Huaqiong thought her son was quite fast.
However, he didn't know that Magistrate Liu was not invited by Gu Dashu from the county government, but was met on the way.
This time, County Magistrate Liu also came for Xu Yong's fake medicine.
Coincidentally, Tong Dajiao's relatives in her previous life, the Lu family, owned fertile land and a farm in Pingchuan County.
The housekeeper of this fertile land heard that Xu Yong had formulated a medicine that could eliminate corn ear rot and cotton aphids, so he bought Xu Yong's medicine.
The Lu family was wealthy, and the housekeeper bought 50 acres of medicine at one time. Fortunately, he was careful and took 10 acres first to test the effect.
The effect of the pesticide was seen on the same day it was applied. Before the housekeeper could arrange for people to spray the fifty acres of corn fields with pesticides, the ten acres of corn wilted the next day.
At first, the housekeeper thought it was a problem with his own land, but he didn't expect that all the corn fields in Yanguan Town that had bought Xu Yong's medicine had problems with yellow stalks and black ears.
He knew that he had encountered someone selling fake medicine.
He originally wanted to take his men to Qinghe Bay to settle accounts with Xu Yong, but the eldest son Lu Zhaoyang heard about this and thought of reporting it to the police.
Lu Zhaoyang thought that this matter was of great importance and was far more than just selling fake medicine.
The Lu family is a wealthy family. Even though ten acres of corn were destroyed, they still have other land. The fake drugs have little impact on the Lu family.
But those small farmers who were cheated suffered a lot.
Compared to seeking personal revenge, Lu Zhaoyang would rather Xu Yong be convicted by the government.
So the housekeeper took Lu Zhaoyang's invitation to see County Magistrate Liu. When County Magistrate Liu heard that Xu Yong from Qinghewan was selling fake medicine, he became furious.
Well, you are a former village chief who was dismissed, but you don’t know how to reflect, and your destructive power has spread from Qinghe Bay to the entire Pingchuan County.
And it was the crops that were destroyed.
How could Magistrate Liu, who regarded the grain harvest in his jurisdiction as his top priority and who worked diligently and loved the people and went deep into the fields, tolerate the destruction of crops?
That must not be possible!
County Magistrate Liu rushed from Pingchuan County to Qinghe Bay that day to capture Xu Yong.
After Gu Dashu met County Magistrate Liu, he took him around various small paths and headed towards Qinghe Bay.
There were cornfields on both sides of the path, and when the road became difficult to walk on, County Magistrate Liu had no choice but to get off the carriage and walk.
As soon as County Magistrate Liu got off the carriage, he saw with his own eyes the cornfield that had been damaged by Xu Yong's fake medicine.
County Magistrate Liu's heart trembled a few times among the yellow corn leaves.
His heart was bleeding as he saw the corn that was about to be harvested was destroyed.
Fortunately, Lu's cousin wrote to him, and fortunately, his son's godmother sent her son to pick him up. If he had not come to Qinghe Bay, Xu Yong would have escaped.
If that happens, all the corn in Yanguan Town will be destroyed, and he, as the local official, will be held responsible.