Chapter 187: A Family of Weirdos

robably still needs my help.""We haven't stored enough food for the winter yet, and our current house isn't warm enough. Oh, and there's also the village water canal project, I'm going to help with th...Unfortunately, before the melon could be eaten for long, Master Zong and Mistress Wu heard the commotion and came out of the house to pull the people apart.

Looking back, I saw that the house outside our ancestral home was filled with people at some point.

Fang Jinshu was still puzzled. Didn't these people just now all be at Wang Zhuang's house How did they all get here in the blink of an eye

The old patriarch angrily pulled his eldest son away and looked at his battered daughter-in-law, her face bruised and swollen. His eyebrows were furrowed tighter than a mosquito net.

The daughter-in-law's family has two strong and sturdy brothers. Such in-laws are not easy to offend.

The old man was as cunning as a fox, he didn't hesitate and immediately turned his head to scold his eldest son.

An eyesore!

"Is there anything that can't be discussed properly behind closed doors Why resort to beating someone up like this"

Zongping was still feeling wronged.

"Dad! This wretch cheated on me! I don't even know how to describe it, I didn't kill her just because she was lucky."

"I want a divorce!"

Upon hearing this, Lady Liu disregarded her face, which was swollen like a pig's head, and with disheveled hair, rushed towards Zong Pingkang.

"You heartless wretch, you dare to divorce me!"

She pleaded with the patriarch, "Father, you must stand up for your daughter-in-law!"

He's such a fool! After just a few words of provocation from Fang Jinshu, he accused me of cheating on him. I swear to heaven, if I ever cheated, I would be doomed.

"But both he and the widow's daughter-in-law had seen him come out of the widow's house more than once."

As she spoke, Mrs. Liu started to sob uncontrollably, overcome with sorrow and injustice.

“The daughter-in-law has been bearing it until now, always hoping he’ll change for the better.”

"It was he who wronged me, why should I be the one to get divorced"

Villagers watching from outside the gate gossiped amongst themselves in hushed tones.

"Liu Shi is right. I saw it last time too. I even asked him how he came out of the widow's house, and Zong Ping Kang scolded me for meddling."

"Hmph! That flirtatious widow, who knows how many men she's been secretly seeing."

"Zong Ping Kang usually seemed honest, but I didn't expect him to be like this."

"Tsk! Honest Old Zong claims their family are scholars who cultivate the land, acting like they're superior to everyone else."

"Actually, it's all stale grains and worthless stuff!"

Women were mostly scolded, and some men's expressions became rather subtle. They secretly took a step back, afraid that the next person to be pointed out might be themselves.

Fang Jinxiu enjoyed eating melon very much.

The elder was quite shrewd, not being misled by the quarrel between his son and daughter-in-law.

He let out a heavy grunt.

"Quiet down, everyone!"

"What's all the commotion about!"

He grabbed the eldest son's ear, Zong Pingkang was a grandfather too, yet he was pulled by his own father, feeling utterly humiliated. He kept whimpering and begging for mercy.

"Dad! Please be gentle, there are so many people watching. Can you give me some face I'm not a kid anymore, stop pulling my ears!"

The elder is going to be furious.

"You still know how to be embarrassing"

He glanced at Fang Jinshu, who was laughing uncontrollably, and let out a heavy snort.

He turned his head and told his old wife to close the door.

Old Mrs. Wu ran to shut the door, but villagers shouted at her not to close it, accusing them of being guilty.

"Mind your own business! All of you, get lost!"

Old Mrs. Wu scolded them for a while and then slammed the door shut with a bang.

The old man kicked Zong Pingkang twice, making him behave. Then he walked to his daughter-in-law Liu's side.

"Don't cry, as long as I'm here, this house will never be taken from you."

“Go back and get yourself cleaned up.”

Fang Jinshi gasped. Elder Zong still favored his own son. Zong Pinggao beat his daughter-in-law without even asking what happened, and Elder Zong simply brushed it off with a nonchalant remark.

On the other hand, Liu was even showing a grateful expression to the elder.

It's true that the whole family is a bunch of weirdos, she deserves to be beaten. She shouldn't stay in the clan even after this!

After calming the argument between his son and daughter-in-law, Elder Zong walked towards Fang Jinshu with a displeased expression.en.Seeing that Mother Mu was there, she had something she forgot to tell her, so she walked over. "Mother, Zuo and I will be away from home these few days. You and Yulian Zongbai should avoid going to...