The Evil Mother-in-law: Torment Children, Work Hard, Be Rich!-Chapter 234: Descended into Complete Chaos

Yu shi crawled up from the ground, her hair disheveled, and rushed out the door in shame and anger.

"Stop her quickly," Tong Huaqiong shouted.

Even though Tong Huaqiong disliked Yu shi, she despised Xu Zaohua even more.

But she couldn’t stand seeing Xu Yong hit Yu shi, even more so she couldn’t bear Yu shi causing a human life incident.

As the people snapped back to reality from Tong Huaqiong’s call, Zhao shi and a few robust wives pulled Yu shi back.

"Wuu, wuu, wuu... don’t hold me... I can’t face living anymore..." Yu shi cried desperately.

Having married into Qinghe Bay for so many years, her husband’s ability to earn had elevated her status in the village; every big girl and young wife envied her dressing style.

Her brother-in-law’s slap shattered her self-esteem.

This was a slap in front of everyone.

Yu shi didn’t think of hitting back first, rather she felt humiliated.

She indeed felt ashamed and didn’t want to live anymore.

Everyone, fearful of a fatal incident, held Yu shi tightly while trying to persuade her.

No matter how much they disliked Yu shi, Xu Yong’s actions provoked public outrage.

In an era when brothers were tightly knitted, Xu Yong slapping his sister-in-law’s face was tantamount to publicly severing brotherly ties.

It amounted to disloyalty, unfilial, ignoring human relations.

Xu Yong, however, had no psychological obstacles.

He felt that the sister-in-law was the Xu family’s wife, being hit by Xu family men was just a matter of course, akin to hitting on behalf of his own brother.

Yu shi cried out wanting to seek death.

The villagers from outside the village who were initially coaxed to the village shrine by Liu Tieshan now turned into a chaotic mess again.

"There’s a well at the gate, a river, if you want to jump, go jump; there’s a rope inside, if you want to hang, go hang. Death is simple! If I were you, I wouldn’t just die; I’d take revenge on those who humiliated me. If I really want to die, I’d drag them down with me before I do," Tong Huaqiong stood beside Yu shi and said.

Yu shi paused for a moment after hearing Tong Huaqiong’s words.

"Widow Tong, what do you mean by that?" Since her own husband was strong, Mrs. Tian spoke to Tong Huaqiong with confidence.

Tong Huaqiong looked Mrs. Tian up and down and said: "Tsk, tsk, tsk, you’re treating a man who only knows how to hit women like he’s precious. Unethical stuff, nobody in the village has ever seen someone hit a sister-in-law; you’re proud your man hits your sister-in-law now, you’re not scared he’ll hit you someday."

Tong Huaqiong didn’t believe a person who slapped his sister-in-law would refrain from domestic violence towards his wife.

Mrs. Tian’s heart was hit.

No need to wait until someday, Xu Yong had hit her since they got married.

But she didn’t believe what Tong Huaqiong said made sense, nor did she think Xu Yong was wrong to hit Yu shi.

At this moment, she was moved by Xu Yong defending her.

"You lost your man, you’re just jealous I have a man on my side," Mrs. Tian said to Tong Huaqiong.

Tong Huaqiong almost laughed.

How is having a man on your side such an honor?

Especially a man like Xu Yong.

Tong Huaqiong brazenly retorted: "Only you treat a rotten cucumber that hits women like a treasure, if I were you, I would rather turn myself into a widow proactively than live another day with such a man."

"Widow Tong, what are you saying?" Xu Yong jumped out.

"Saying you’re a seedless rotten cucumber, can’t you understand?" Tong Huaqiong said.

Xu Yong wanted to go up and hit Tong Huaqiong, just like hitting his sister-in-law.

Seeing Gu Dahuan with a hunting rifle behind Tong Huaqiong, and remembering Tong Huaqiong’s difficult nature, he retreated sheepishly.

"Let me let you hit me, let me let you hit me."

Just then, Yu shi cried out and charged at Xu Yong.

"Ai yo."

Xu Yong let out a painful cry, and immediately squatted down holding his head.

Only then did people notice Yu shi was holding a stone.

Yu shi smashed Xu Yong’s head.

Fortunately, it didn’t bleed, just a large bruise appeared on his head.

Yu shi, unwilling to give up, gripped the stone and continued to charge at Xu Yong.

"Stinky woman. Daring to hit me."

Xu Yong felt no pressure hitting Yu shi, compared to not daring to hit Tong Huaqiong, he had already slapped her once, hitting her again was just convenient.

The crowd watching couldn’t stand it any longer, rushed forward to stop Xu Yong.

Yu shi took the opportunity to fiercely strike at Xu Yong again; she didn’t smash his head, but aimed at his foot.

Originally, Xu Yong’s foot was sprained, getting hit by the stone hurt so much he took deep breaths.

Mrs. Tian saw her husband being attacked, couldn’t take it, rolled up her sleeves and went to hit Yu shi.

The two tangled again.

They were finally pulled apart by the crowd.

Both were battered, and in extreme distress, began to curse each other.

This farce continued until noon, when it subsided in the news that Dashi had brought County Magistrate Liu to the village.

Xu Yong heard County Magistrate Liu was coming and panicked, wanting to escape.

This time he couldn’t escape, Liu Tieshan had people watching him so closely not even a fly could leave the Xu family yard.

Tong Huaqiong mused her son was quite fast.

Not knowing County Magistrate Liu wasn’t invited by Dashi from the county government, but met halfway.

County Magistrate Liu was after Xu Yong’s fake medicine this time too.

Coincidentally, Tong Dajiao’s in-laws from her past life, the Lu Family, had a good field and estate in Pingchuan County.

The news of Xu Yong formulating medicine to treat corn cob blight and cotton aphid reached the ears of the steward of this good field, the steward bought Xu Yong’s medicine.

The Lu Family was wealthy, the steward conveniently bought medicine for fifty acres, thankfully was cautious and first tried it on ten acres.

The medicine seemed effective the day it was sprayed, but before the steward arranged to spray pesticide on the entire fifty acres of corn, the corn on the ten acres wilted the next day.

The steward initially thought it was a problem with their own field, unexpectedly all corn fields bought with Xu Yong’s medicine in Yan Guan Town appeared to have stalks yellowing and ears blackening.

He knew he’d encountered someone selling fake medicine.

Originally intending to lead people to Qinghe Bay to demand answers from Xu Yong, Young Master Lu Zhaoyang heard about it and thought it should be reported to the authorities.

Lu Zhaoyang believed this matter was far from simply selling fake medicine.

The Lu Family’s estate was large, ten acres of corn ruined, still had other lands, fake medicine’s impact on Lu Family was small.

But those small and poor farming households who were harmed were really pitiful.

Compared to seeking personal revenge, Lu Zhaoyang would rather Xu Yong be convicted by the government.

So the steward took Lu Zhaoyang’s letter to County Magistrate Liu, County Magistrate Liu upon hearing the fake medicine from Xu Yong in Qinghe Bay was furious.

Alright, a thoroughly removed former village head, instead of reflecting, his destruction had spread from Qinghe Bay to the entire Pingchuan County.

Moreover, what was destroyed was crops.

For County Magistrate Liu, who regarded abundant grain harvest within his jurisdiction as the top priority, as a diligent and caring magistrate deeply into the fields, could he tolerate the destruction of crops?

Of course not!

County Magistrate Liu urgently hurried from Pingchuan County to Qinghe Bay to capture Xu Yong that very day.

After encountering County Magistrate Liu, Dashi deliberately led him through diverse paths towards Qinghe Bay.

Both sides of the paths were corn fields, at difficult spots County Magistrate Liu had to get off the carriage and walk.

Upon alighting from the carriage, County Magistrate Liu witnessed with his own eyes the corn fields ravaged by Xu Yong’s fake medicine.

County Magistrate Liu’s heart trembled amidst the yellowing corn leaves.

The soon-to-be-harvested corn destroyed, his heart ached so much it was bleeding.

Fortunately, Lu Family’s cousin wrote to him, fortunately, his son’s dry-nurse sent her son to fetch him, if he hadn’t come to Qinghe Bay, Xu Yong would undoubtedly have escaped.

So when the corn was ravaged to the point of no harvest throughout Yan Guan Town, tracking it back would be his responsibility as the parental official.