Chapter 48 Even the old ones can be beaten without fail

When Ye Anyian was crowded among the crowd, he had already roughly learned what had just happened at Lao Ye's house from the villagers who were watching.

　　It turned out to be Ye Xiaomei's husband's family, and Sun Xiucai's mother came with the betrothal gift and the matchmaker.

　　The betrothal gift brought by Sun Hongcai's mother Qian Qiaolan was actually not too small, including two bolts of brightly colored cloth, two packages of brown sugar for snacks, two kilograms of pork, plus the five taels of silver agreed upon as a betrothal gift.

　　When Qian Qiaolan came to the house with the matchmaker, she originally went straight to the second room. Zhang Juan was pregnant now, and Ye Chenghai went to work in the fields again, so he entertained Qian Qiaolan and the matchmaker in the house.

　　Qian Qiaolan brought these things, and Zhang Juan was actually quite satisfied. When the two families settled down, Qian Qiaolan disliked the fact that the old Ye family had too many people, and Ye Xiaomei was not taken seriously at home, so she was afraid that she would not be able to bring much dowry. .

　　But fortunately, Ye Xiaomei is capable, young and good-looking, and has a soft-tempered temperament that is easy to handle. Thinking that her son is already twenty-five years old, she reluctantly agreed.

　　Therefore, the four of them chatted harmoniously in the room, but the bad thing was that when Wu Xianglian heard that the Sun family was coming, her face drooped when she saw the things Qian Qiaolan brought.

She had a high opinion of herself. Thinking that her third son was now successful, not only working in the town, but also marrying a daughter of the Zhou family who owned a pawn shop, she looked down on Qian Qiaolan's betrothal gift even more.

　　As a result, the old godly woman rushed into the room and started arguing with Qian Qiaolan. The two sides became more and more excited as they talked. Qian Qiaolan was kind-hearted and frustrated. She tried to reason with Wu Xianglian but couldn't make sense. She was so angry that she Wu Xianglian started to curse.

　　The two first took out all the eighteen generations of each other's ancestors and walked them. When they felt it was not enough, various organs started flying all over the place.

　　The matchmaker didn't dare to interfere with any outsiders and hid silently. Zhang Juan didn't care that she was still pregnant and hurriedly stepped forward to start a fight. Ye Xiaomei was afraid that something would happen to her, so he had no choice but to pull her away and go up to persuade her. .

　　However, Wu Xianglian took advantage of her and got angry at her, scolding her for turning her elbows outwards, making her a despicable white-eyed wolf.

　　Qian Qiaolan really saw how messy this family was, so she picked up her things and ran away with the matchmaker in a hurry.

　　Wu Xianglian didn't expect that things would turn out like this. She originally thought that Qian Qiaolan would look down on their family because of Ye Chenghe's incident, coax her with nice words, and turn around to send more things.

　　But now, she was angry again, so she pulled Ye Xiaomei out, whipped her with a branch, and spread all the fire on Ye Xiaomei.

　　"What are you doing? What are you doing!"

　　Wu Xianglian suddenly stamped her foot and shook off Jiang Zhu's hand that was holding her.

　　"You two came all the way here to cause trouble! What's your business?"

　　"If we don't care anymore, do you want to beat Ye Xiaomei to death?" Ye Anyian said coldly.

　　Wu Xianglian glanced disdainfully at Ye Xiaomei, who was curled up on the ground: "Beat her to death? This little bitch has a tough life!"

　　"Besides, she's so mean-mouthed. She's not even married yet, and yet she's rushing to speak for someone else's family? I just want to teach her a lesson so that she knows what her last name is!"

　　"Today, I would say that she is still the eldest daughter waiting to be married. Even if she marries someone in the future, her surname will still be Ye! As long as her surname is Ye, then she has to listen to me! She has to think about the old Ye family and provide benefits to the old lady. Something good for the Ye family!"

　　Hearing these words made Ye Anyian feel sick. He frowned and looked at Wu Xianglian in disgust.

　　"When you abused her and forced her to work, why didn't you think that she was a member of your old Ye family?"

　　"She is a scumbag and a loser when she is being punished by you at home. Even when she gets married, she has to do something for your old Ye family? Why, are your old Ye family rich and noble, or are they royal relatives? Such a big face! "

　　These words hit the nail on the head. Wu Xianglian was choked and stared at Ye Anyian with wide eyes.

　　"You...you, you are married now and have support, right?"

　　"Don't think that you will become tough now that you marry Jiang Zhu! You little son of a bitch..."

　　--Snapped!

Wu Xianglian's words stopped abruptly.

　　There was a bright red slap mark on her face, and half of her face was burning with pain.

　　"You...!" Wu Xianglian's eyes widened and she made a sound like a screaming chicken, "You dare to hit me? How dare you hit me!"

　　"Ye Annian! I am your breast! What a rebellion!"

　　Ye Annian moved his wrists calmly, watching Wu Xianglian turn from shock to anger with cold eyes, jumping around like a clown, pointing at himself and cursing.

　　"Old man! Old man!"

　　Wu Xianglian burst into tears, sat down on the ground and began to howl: "Brother Nian, this unfilial man, how dare he hit me! It's unjust!"

　　Ye Quan was originally a cat smoking a cigarette in the courtyard, but when Wu Xianglian called him in such a noisy manner, he had to walk out of the courtyard slowly.

　　With a sullen face, he first glanced at Wu Xianglian, who was sitting on the ground, and then at Ye Anyian, who was standing aside, but remained silent.

　　Seeing him just standing there with his head down, Wu Xianglian wiped away the non-existent tears and said, "Why are you still standing there in a daze? Brother Nian, he dares to attack me!"

　　"Although he is married now, I am still his nurse and his elder! Old man, please don't let him off lightly. You must give him a whip to teach him a lesson!"

　　As soon as Wu Xianglian said this, before Mr. Ye could say anything, Ye Xiaomei turned pale with fright. She pushed herself up and moved to Wu Xianglian's feet, grabbed her trouser legs and cried:

　　"Milk! Milk! No way!"

　　"Brother Nian was also confused for a moment. He disobeyed you because of me. If you are angry, just hit me!"

　　"It's all my fault! I couldn't figure it out clearly, so I helped an outsider! Just hit me!"

　　She cried and begged, but Wu Xianglian kicked her away in disgust.

　　Ye Annian stepped forward to help Ye Xiaomei up and said to Wu Xianglian: "You don't have to act like this. I thought before I left the Ye family, I wouldn't care what happens to you in the future. I won't mess with you. Let's live our own lives." "

　　"But now the involvement of either this or that matter is unclear, and you have annoyed me, so why don't we break off the relationship as well."

　　"Break it off!" Wu Xianglian almost blurted out, covering her face with one hand and pointing at Ye Anian, "Then what about this slap! Don't even think about fooling me like this!"

　　Ye Anyian said calmly: "I'll just ask you to call back."

　　"That's what you said!" Wu Xianglian stopped howling. With one hand on her hands, Ma Liu stood up from the ground.

　　She raised her hand and was about to hit him, but how could Jiang Zhu let her get her wish? She stepped forward and stood in front of Ye Anyian.

　　"Ahem," Ye Quan coughed at the right moment and said loudly, "That's enough!"

　　As soon as he opened his mouth, Wu Xianglian immediately put down her hand with a look of reluctance: "Old man!"

　　Ye Quan smoked a dry cigarette and walked out of the crowd and stood next to Wu Xianglian: "What happened today is because you did too much. If you have a conflict with your in-laws, you shouldn't spread your anger on Xiaomei."

　　"If you can stop me, you have fulfilled your responsibilities as a grandson and grandson-in-law. It's just that Brother Nian really shouldn't do anything to your breasts. She is also your elder after all."

Ye Annian is not used to him at all: "She is generous and kind and treats the younger generation well, so I respect her as an elder. Now she is full of foul words, beats Xiaomei like this without saying anything, and insults my mother. Does she deserve to be this elder?" "

　　"Then you shouldn't take action!" Ye Quan said in a rare serious voice, "Quickly apologize to your mother, and let this matter be over."

　　Ye Quan's words made Wu Xianglian's face darken several degrees with anger.

　　She was slapped by her grandson in front of so many fellow villagers, so she just apologized and that was it? !

　　Then how will she behave in the village in the future?

　　Unexpectedly, Ye Anian didn't even give them this face, and said bluntly: "I admit that I hit someone on impulse, but I will never apologize to her."

　　"you...!"

　　Wu Xianglian was trembling with anger: "Old man, look at him! He doesn't follow the rules. I don't think he knows how to repent!"

　　Ye Quan couldn't see it, but he didn't want to antagonize Ye Anyian and his wife at all, and it was indeed Wu Xianglian who started this matter.

　　He is a person who loves face very much. He always behaves honestly and generously in front of everyone, but this idiot Wu Xianglian keeps causing trouble for him every day.

　　He didn't want to get involved with Wu Xianglian's beating of Ye Xiaomei, but then the stupid woman made things worse and chased her to the door of her house to beat her. He wanted to pick an opportunity to stand up and stop her, so that he could establish his own image.

　　Unexpectedly, before he had time to take action, Ye Anyian and Jiang Zhu took the lead, so that was all. They even got into a quarrel with Wu Xianglian. This time, Ye Anyian even hit someone, but Ye Anyian did it again. He is stubborn and refuses to apologize.

　　"If you don't want to apologize, then don't blame me for taking action." Ye Quan threatened sternly.

　　It was impossible to break off the relationship. Brother Fu had just broken off the relationship with them before. How long had it been?

　　If Ye Anyian also breaks off the relationship with them, then the old Ye family's reputation in Yueya Village may not be saved at all.

　　"Ha," Ye Annian looked at his hypocrisy and found it ridiculous, "It's up to you. As long as you agree to break off the relationship."

　　"Don't even think about it!"

　　Ye Quan suddenly raised his voice and became angry: "What do you think this is about breaking off the relationship? Just break it off if you want to?!"

　　"Your breast is wrong, so you are right?! She is your elder! How dare you hit her!"

　　Ye Quan's words caused many villagers nearby to discuss in low voices.

　　Although everyone felt that Wu Xianglian had gone too far, they also felt that what Ye Anian did was inappropriate.

　　After all, in their concept, filial piety comes first. Even if Wu Xianglian was wrong, Ye Anyian, as a junior, should not take action.

　　Ye Quan was so angry that his beard stuck out, but Ye Anyian just looked at him steadily: "Then I've finished the beating."

　　These words made the old couple feel heartbroken again.

　　Ye Quan shook his hands and said to Ye Ansong, who was hiding behind him and watching the fun: "Quick! Go and get the family law! I have to teach you today the meaning of respecting elders and younger ones! Behave and behave yourself!"

　　When Ye Ansong heard this, he was secretly happy and ran away in a hurry.

　　Jiang Zhu naturally would not give them this opportunity.

　　He stood up and said: "Mr. Ye, now that An Nian is married, I won't bother you to teach him these principles. I will take them back and teach him slowly."

　　After saying that, regardless of Ye Quan's gloomy expression, he said to the people around him: "I'm going to make everyone laugh today. It's getting late, so everyone should go their separate ways."

Seeing that the matter was over like this, everyone lost interest in continuing to watch, and all of them dispersed.

　　Jiang Zhu looked at Ye Quan again and said politely: "Mr. Ye, none of us want to see what happened today. Fortunately, both sides can stop in time. Why don't we each take a step back. This It's time for dinner now, so we won't disturb you."

　　After saying that, without waiting for Ye Quan and Wu Xianglian to speak, they turned around and left with Ye Anyian.

　　The two walked away neatly, and Ye Ansong, who hurried over with the family law, was a little confused.

　　"Master, they just left like that?"

　　Ye Quan looked gloomy: "What else? Xiaomei has already been beaten like this by your breasts. Do we really have to beat Brother Nian like this before we are done?"

　　"cocoa..."

　　"go home!"

　　Ye Quan interrupted Ye Ansong mercilessly, turned around and walked into the yard with a pipe and pot in his mouth.

　　Ye Ansong stared at his back and tightened his grip on the wicker whip.

　　Ye Anyian beat his grandma. This was extremely unfilial, so you just let him go? !

　　He looked gloomy and really didn't understand what Ye Quan was thinking.

　　But he didn't have time to think too much. Wu Xianglian was still wiping her tears aside. Ye Ansong had no choice but to keep a calm face, stepped forward to help her and followed Ye Quan into the yard.

　　…

　　On the other side, Ye Anyian didn't look good on the way back.

　　Jiang Zhu held his hand, squeezed his fingers and asked, "What's wrong?"

　　"Am I a little too impulsive today?"

　　"I originally wanted to use this matter to break off ties with them, but I got impatient."

　　The slap he slapped Wu Xianglian was not because he was angry at the time and slapped Wu Xianglian to vent his anger.

　　He originally wanted to use this incident to anger Ye Quan to break off the relationship, but he didn't expect Ye Quan to be so tolerant for the sake of himself and the old Ye family's face.

　　Wu Xianglian would rather suffer the humiliation of so many fellow villagers than agree to break off the relationship.

　　"It's not your fault." Jiang Zhu said warmly.

　　"Ye Quan is an old fox. If the divorce doesn't work out this time, there will be another time. We won't suffer any loss this time. There will be many opportunities in the future."

　　"Yeah." Ye Anyian said calmly.

　　Jiang Zhu looked at his appearance and suddenly laughed.

　　Ye Annian frowned: "Why are you laughing?"

　　"I just didn't expect you to be so brave."

　　In the past, he was bullied like a little rabbit in the Ye family. Now this rabbit is anxious and doesn't care whether the other person is an elder or a junior.

"I used to suffer from illness in Lao Ye's house, and was forced to work every day. I was isolated and helpless. Even if I wanted to, I couldn't resist."

　　There was a hint of helplessness in Ye Anyian's cold voice.

　　He looked at the setting sun in the distance, its bright red color dyeing most of the sky red.

　　In fact, he has never been a soft persimmon, but he was seriously ill when he first came here. Moreover, he only experienced the abandonment and assassination of his relatives in modern times. He was so disheartened that he didn't even have much will to survive.

　　If he hadn't been afraid that Fu Zai would be left alone after he left, and Ye Xiaomei often cared about him and secretly brought him food and medicine, he would have found a bowl of poison and drank it down.

　　"But you have a backer now." Jiang Zhu chuckled and suddenly stretched out his hand to pull Ye Anian into his arms and hug him.

　　"Wu Xianglian, that old godly woman, you can hit her if you want, no matter if she is your grandmother or your ancestor. If other people offend you, you don't have to hold back. Just deal with it when it's time to deal with it. I'll help you deal with the aftermath."

　　Ye Anian was startled by his sudden move. He looked up and saw Jiang Zhu looking at him with a smile.

　　The moment their eyes met, Jiang Zhu leaned over and kissed him on the forehead.

　　Seeing Ye Anyian looking at him blankly, he said warmly: "I'm just a little happy."

　　"You used to be cold, with no expression on your face, and you were always very polite to me. Now you smile more, you get angry, you laugh and get angry, and you are willing to rely on me. This is good."

　　Ye Annian was stunned.

　　He never thought that Jiang Zhu was happy because of this.

　　"Let's go." Jiang Zhu let go of Ye Annian's hand and led him back.

　　"I'm afraid your hand will swell again if you slap it. Please apply medicine first when you get back."

　　"I promised Fu Zai to make meatballs for you tonight. How about making meatballs in clear soup?"

　　It took Ye Annian a long time to calm down. He felt the hot temperature coming from his hands and nodded.

　　"Okay, let's make some more rice."

　　Jiang Zhu agreed, and the two held hands, their shadows stretched by the sunset, and they were connected side by side.

　　When the two returned home, Fu Zai and Ding Qiu were almost tired of waiting. They only knew nothing about copper coins, so when they saw the two coming back, they greeted them like a baby.

　　Ye Anian comforted the two children while Jiang Zhu prepared the evening meal in the main room.

　　After a moment, a scent wafted in.

　　It was a cool summer night. Ye Annian burned some mugwort at the stone table in the courtyard to repel mosquitoes, and then he and Jiang Zhu took the food outside to eat.

　　For dinner, Jiang Zhu steamed some white rice, made meatballs in clear soup and fried tofu.

　　The fragrant rice is placed in a bowl, and a spoonful of fresh and sweet meatball soup is poured over it. When every rice grain is soaked with the flavor of the soup, you take a bite of the meatballs, and your mouth is filled with the aroma of rice mixed with the aroma of meat. It's so good. The food was incredible.

　　Wu Xianglian and the others were eaten again today. Ye Anyian felt happy and filled up an extra bowl of meatball soup.

　　The two little ones ate quickly and had already put down their bowls and started playing with the coins in the courtyard. Only Ye Anian and Jiang Zhu were left sitting at the table, drinking soup slowly.

　　Seeing Ye Anyian poking a meatball with chopsticks, Jiang Zhu stretched out his hand and waved it in front of him.

　　"Why are you distracted while eating?"

　　Ye Annian came to his senses and saw the meatballs in the bowl that were riddled with holes. He scooped them up with a spoon and put them into his mouth, chewing them carefully.

　　"It's okay." He said, "I just thought that I was delayed for a long time today and only made five wooden tops and one wooden frog."

　　"It's okay. I'll help you tomorrow. I'll definitely finish making the wooden top." Jiang Zhu comforted him, "And I can also help you with the little stick that knocks the wooden frog."

　　"Okay." Ye Annian did not refuse this time, "This way we can finish it earlier. I also want to make some rattles and try selling them."

　　"You have to use leather to make drum heads, right?" Jiang Zhu asked.

　　Ye Anyian shook his head: "For children's toys, just use oil paper."

　　But even if there is oil paper at home, Jiang Zhu thought for a while: "I will go to the town in two days and buy some for you."

　　"If you're fine, there's no need to go there just for me." Ye Annian said quickly, "I'm not in a hurry. If you don't have oil paper, I'll do it next time. The same goes for other things."

　　"I'm not just buying oil paper for you," Jiang Zhu finished drinking the soup in the bowl and looked at him with her chin in her hands, "Tomorrow I will go to the mountain to collect herbs, and the day after tomorrow I will go to the drug store in the town."

　　Ye Anyian has started to make money selling woodcarving gadgets, so he can't just sit idle. It's always faster for two people to make money.

　　"Okay then." Ye Anyian agreed.

　　But the matter was settled, and he still looked like he was hiding his thoughts. Jiang Zhu thought about it and asked tentatively:

　　"Are you still worried about Ye Xiaomei? Before leaving, I secretly gave her the golden sore medicine."

　　Seeing that his worries were exposed, Ye Anyian stopped hiding and nodded.

　　"I'm worried that with Wu Xianglian's carefree temperament, Ye Xiaomei might not even be able to get in tonight."

Jiang Zhu: "Then let's go and take a look. If this is the case, we will bring her back and make do with her staying in the West Room for one night."

　　Ye Xiaomei's body was seriously injured. Xia Tian's clothes were thin, and Wu Xianglian's clothes were all torn. There was a lot of blood on her back, arms, and legs, which looked very scary.

　　If it was true as Ye Anyian said, lying outside all night would probably kill half of his life.

　　Without further delay, the two closed the door, picked up the oil lamp and went out.

　　Not far after walking out, Ye Annian felt something rubbing against his feet. When he shined a light with an oil lamp, he realized that the copper coins had followed him out silently.

　　"Shh." Ye Anyian put a finger on his lips, signaling Tongqian to be quiet.

　　Tongqian opened a pair of bright black eyes, waggled his tail quickly, and let out a low voice in conjunction with his "wow".

　　The two of them and the dog walked silently through the village, and soon arrived at the door of Lao Ye's house.

　　Before Ye An could hold the oil lamp to shine, the copper coins had already rushed towards a corner.

Ye Annian and Jiang Zhu looked at each other and followed quickly.

　　Sure enough, I saw a thin figure curled up under the wall of Lao Ye's house.

　　Ye Anian quickly stepped forward and patted Ye Xiaomei on the shoulder: "Xiaomei, second sister! Second sister, wake up quickly!"

　　Ye Xiaomei, who was lying on the ground, showed no reaction at all.

　　Ye Anian's heart sank and he reached out to touch her forehead. Ye Xiaomei's forehead was hot and her breathing was very weak. She was afraid that she had a fever and passed out.

　　Jiang Zhu caught a glimpse of Ye Anyian's face and knew that Ye Xiaomei was in bad condition.

　　He checked Ye Xiaomei's pulse, and then pinched her philtrum hard, and the unconscious person suddenly became conscious.

　　"How are you?" Ye Anian asked her quickly.

　　Ye Xiaomei saw the two people illuminated by the light in a trance, and was stunned for a long time without speaking.

　　Seeing her like this, Ye Anyian made a quick decision and helped Jiang Zhu up from the ground and said, "Let's go back first."

　　Only then did Ye Xiaomei react, but she wanted to break free from the two men's hands.

　　She said in a panic: "You...you don't have to worry about me."

　　"Go back quickly! I have already caused you so much trouble, how can I work for you anymore?"

　　"You have a high fever now. If your injuries are not treated, your life will be lost." Jiang Zhu said.

　　Ye Xiaomei was immediately choked.

　　Ye Anyian comforted her: "Come back with us first and heal your injuries before talking about anything else."

　　"If it doesn't work, let's go find Zhao Lizheng to make the decision for you. We will never let Wu Xianglian abuse you again."

　　"But I don't want to drag you down anymore, you've already helped me enough!"

　　Ye Xiaomei's eyes were sore and she said with a cry, "Wu Xianglian waited until it got dark before kicking me out. If my people are missing tomorrow morning, I'm afraid they will come to make trouble with you again."

　　"If she wants to come, let her come." Ye Annian's voice was cold, "She can just mess around in the Ye family. No one here will spoil her."