The Chu family members were all aggrieved. Chu Shuang's unyielding demand for the debt made the old lady explode. She stood up and said, "What? I don't have money, so why do you still want to rob me? You haven't returned to your family for months. You don't even know if your father and I died. You unfilial daughter. It's fine if you don't show us filial piety, but now you want to force us to death?! "
Chu Shuang sneered. "No money? If you don't have money, you can still bear to eat scrambled eggs? There's still the smell of meat in this soup. You added minced meat, right? This is called no money? You eat better than my family. Why are you crying about being poor? "
The old lady choked and stuttered, "This, this is an exception today!"
She was purely angry that Chu Xiang was still living well outside. If Chu Xiang didn't come back, the entire village would see the Chu family as a joke. She just wanted to eat some good food and smell some meat to save some face. Who knew that Chu Shuang would bump into her?
Chu Shuang stood up and pulled the old lady into the house. "Don't talk nonsense. Hurry up and take out the money. It's only right to repay debts. Let me tell you, if you don't satisfy me today, I'll make a fuss and let the entire village know. I'll let everyone see how you cheat your relatives and forgive you. You won't be able to live in the village anymore! "
The few of them hurriedly stopped her and started pulling. It was unknown who pinched who or who pushed who, but the cries and shouts grew louder and louder. The neighbors on both sides held their bowls and leaned against the wall to look. Old Master Chu hurriedly got his two sons to separate them. The women's clothes were wrinkled and their hair was messy. They looked especially ugly.
Old Master Chu slammed the table angrily. "Chu Shuang, are you still a member of the Chu family? Are you here to cause trouble today? Do you think we lack your money? What's wrong with waiting a few more days? "
Chu Shuang said angrily, "I just want money. Look at how you treat me? Do you treat me as a family? Don't blame me for being heartless. Do you think I don't know? If you compensate the Yin family and return the money to the captain, what's left? How many more days will it take for me to gather the money? Who are you lying to? "
Chu Weiguo scolded, "How can you talk to Dad like that?"
Chu Shuang glanced at him and snorted. "I have a temper when it comes to matters, not people. Let me tell you, Chu Weiguo, if you are a man, then return the money. You are the one who borrowed it from me anyway. If you can't pay me back, then shut up and go to the side. Stop talking nonsense! "
"You!" Chu Weiguo raised his hand and slapped her.
Chu Shuang pushed him away and shouted, "You owe me money and don't pay it back? You even hit me? Get everyone to come and judge for me. Come, come, come. Let's be nice to everyone. I've been married for so many years, and the money I've earned doesn't belong to your Chu family. What right do you have to not pay me back and even hit me? "
While Chu Shuang was speaking, she had already walked into the courtyard. The neighbors all heard her clearly, and the people nearby also came out to watch the commotion out of curiosity. In the blink of an eye, more than ten people had gathered.
The Chu family was anxious and angry. Chu Lan and Chu Lan's mother hurriedly pulled her into the house. Chu Lan lowered his head and persuaded: "Aunt, let's go into the house. Don't wash your dirty linen in public. Everything can be discussed."
Chu Shuang saw her and thought of something. "Oh right, I heard that you're a big lucky star? Aiyo, why didn't I see it after so many years? You can even catch rabbits and pheasants? Why haven't you ever sent one to my house? So you guys eat meat while I live in the county. You guys still don't pay me back. Aren't you black-hearted? "
Chu Shuang didn't only know how to be unreasonable. Then it was her turn. She slapped her thigh in front of everyone and cried, "My life is tough. I lived a hard life at home. After I got married, the family didn't give me a piece of meat. They borrowed 300 yuan from me and didn't pay me back. Who would believe that your family doesn't have money? I need it urgently. How can you treat me like this? My surname is also Chu! "
People always sympathized with the weak and the one who cried miserably. No matter how they heard it, it was the Chu family who didn't return Chu Shuang's money. The way they looked at the Chu family changed. Why was this family becoming more and more muddle-headed? They didn't notice it in the past. They were really wrong.
Old Madam Chu strode out angrily and pointed at Chu Shuang. "You still have the face to cry? Let everyone see how badly I've been beaten by you? You even hit your own mother. Are you human? Who didn't pay you back? My money has been compensated to the Yin family. How can I have money? What's wrong with making you wait for a few days? "
"I didn't hit you. Your two daughters-in-law and one granddaughter are all greeting me. Who knows which one of them touched you? Look at my sorry state. Mom, can you be reasonable? You borrowed money and got into trouble. You've cheated yourself. I won't lend you money in the future even if I'm beaten to death. Who will interact with you like this? " Chu Shuang raised her hand and messed up her hair. She was indeed in a sorry state, and her words were especially convincing.
Seeing that everyone agreed with Chu Shuang's words, Old Madam Chu gritted her teeth and cried as well. She sat on the ground and cried while beating her chest, counting how unfilial Chu Shuang had been all these years. However, Chu Shuang could gain the upper hand just by borrowing 300 yuan. If she was really so unfilial, why did she lend them so much money? She must have asked for it because she urgently needed money. If she was really selfish, she wouldn't have lent it.
Chu Xiang and Yin Qiuwen held Yang Yuelan's arm and walked out of the crowd. Through the crowd, they saw the mother and daughter of the Chu family crying. The Chu family's expressions were uglier than the other, and the people around them who were watching the show were pointing at them. Some were mocking them, while others were criticizing them. The captain also rushed over to see what had happened.
Chu Weiguo had written an IOU when he borrowed money, so Chu Shuang was reasonable. Moreover, Chu Shuang's eyes were red from crying. She insisted that the family urgently needed money, which was indeed more sympathetic. Chu Shuang even said in public that if the money was not enough, they could use things to make up for it. It would be fine as long as she could go home and report to her mother-in-law. This was already a huge concession. The Chu family's refusal seemed especially shameless, as if they wanted to renege on the debt.
In fact, it was precisely because the Chu family didn't have money that they were unwilling to give them things. If they gave them things and didn't have the money to buy them again, how would their family survive? But no matter what, the matter had to be resolved. In the end, the captain still made the decision to let Chu Shuang take the things away. Such a ruckus was too bad for their team's reputation. Recently, the Chu family had been the ones causing trouble, and the captain was already very dissatisfied with the Chu family.
After Chu Shuang received the order, she immediately began to rummage through the valuable things. She knew where the old lady hid the good things, so she directly took the old lady's precious silver bracelet. This time, the old lady really cried. She pulled Chu Shuang and didn't let her take anything. Chu Shuang said, "If you don't take yours, let my sister-in-law and second sister-in-law take things to make up for it. Your family doesn't have anything valuable to begin with."
The old lady asked Chu Lan's mother and Li Yuezhen to take the jewelry. Chu Lan's mother didn't have any jewelry at all, and Li Yuezhen only had a pair of silver earrings. How could she bear to part with them? She immediately found all kinds of excuses to refuse. When the old lady saw this, she immediately fell out with her and went up to her. Chu Shuang couldn't get the silver earrings, so of course, she had to take the silver bracelet. The way the three women were entangled together to snatch things was extremely ugly. The captain's face darkened when he saw this, and he kept fooling around.
In the end, the old lady didn't have enough stamina and still couldn't snatch it from Chu Shuang. As soon as Chu Shuang regained her freedom, she took 100 yuan and went to catch the only two chickens in the Chu family. Then, she strode out of the door.
The old lady chased after her anxiously and angrily. "No, give it back to me, give it back to me!"
How could Chu Shuang listen to her? She tied the two chickens together and rode away on the bike. Old Lady Chu couldn't catch up at all. She sat on the ground outside and cried loudly. This time, she was really sad. The family only had 110 yuan. After 100 yuan was taken away, the family only had 10 yuan left. What could they do?
Without the chickens, they couldn't even eat eggs. There wasn't a single poultry in the house. How could they live like this? There was also her silver bracelet. That was the most precious thing in her life. Now that it was gone, she had nothing. In less than a month, her five hundred yuan savings, her precious bracelet, and her poultry were all gone. This was killing her!
Normally, when a person cried so miserably, it would be heartbreaking for those who heard it and shed tears for those who heard it. However, Old Lady Chu had fallen into this state step by step because of her own actions. Everyone had seen it clearly. No one sympathized with her at all. They only felt that she deserved it.
When the old lady raised her head and saw Chu Xiang, she immediately felt that she had found the culprit. She got up on her hands and feet and rushed at her. "Chu Xiang! You jinx, it's you who did this to me. You have to compensate me, you have to compensate me! "
Yang Yuelan shielded Chu Xiang behind her. As she retreated, she shouted, "What are you doing? Chu Xiang has nothing to do with you. Don't get involved. If you continue to spout nonsense, I'll report you for being superstitious! "
When the old lady heard the word "report", she was shocked and sobered up a lot. However, after she stopped crying, she still wanted to make a scene. She pointed at Chu Xiang and said to the captain, "Captain, you have to make a decision for this old woman. Back then, you were the one who sent Chu Xiang to the hospital. The 300 yuan we borrowed was all for her treatment. She should be the one paying for it. She married into the Yin family. Why should I pay for it all? "
Chu Xiang looked at the half-burned house in the yard of the Chu family and said, "I was almost burned to death in the Chu family. Have you found the person who set the fire? Actually, we are all laymen and don't know how to find the culprit. If we go to the county police station to report the case, they will definitely find the culprit, right? "
The villagers didn't know how the police investigated the case. They also didn't know that there was no evidence after so long. They were afraid when they heard that the police station was involved. The Chu family was even more afraid because they would all become suspects. Several people who were wrongly sentenced to death two years ago had died unjustly!
Only Chu Lan knew that it wouldn't be so easy to investigate. She raised her voice and said, "Chu Xiang, don't be so careless. Who set the fire? I thought you set the fire yourself. If you want to report it to the police, then report it. Let the police arrest you for being wrongly accused. "
Chu Xiang nodded. "Captain, can you lend me your bicycle? I'll go now. When I was in the hospital, there was a medical record. In my condition, there was no rain at all. How could I light the fire? Someone must have deliberately harmed me. Since this matter is investigated, it must be investigated thoroughly. If it wasn't for someone who set the fire, the Chu family wouldn't have needed to borrow money to pay for the medical expenses. I don't think this money is for me. This is clearly for the arsonist. Otherwise, if I died, she would be a murderer. "
The word "murderer" came out. Old Lady Chu was obviously panicking. Even the villagers around them consciously kept quiet and stopped talking. This kind of word really made people unconsciously nervous. If someone's family had a murderer, their whole family would be despised. Even the whole village would be affected!
Old Lady Chu subconsciously waved her hand. "If we don't report the case, what case is there to report? We won't go back to school. "
"Then stop. Don't implicate my daughter-in-law. She is now a member of the Yin family. You can't bully her!" Yang Yuelan snorted coldly. She grabbed Chu Xiang and Yin Qiuwen's wrists and left, leaving Old Lady Chu standing there. Her vision turned black and she fainted!
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