Turning Antagonist to Protagonist: He is Both Soft and Fierce-Chapter 141 - 136: Niu Er Catches Widow Song’s Weakness

Chapter 141: Chapter 136: Niu Er Catches Widow Song’s Weakness

Lin Qiao’s face twitched, "..."

For people like the Li Family, only someone like Niu Er can handle them; only a scoundrel can deal with another scoundrel.

Old Mrs. Li, pushed to the ground, pointed at Niu Er in pain, "If it wasn’t you who stole it, then who was it?"

"Pah! If it were me, I’d have stolen the whole chicken, not just the eggs. I’m not stupid."

Niu Er spat disdainfully, catching a glimpse of Widow Song at Song’s second family door, raising his eyebrows roguishly, "Widow Song."

Lin Qiao pretended not to hear and turned to go back inside, but Mrs. Li wanted to "catch" her, "It must have been you, Niu Er, stealing to give to Widow Song. Pah, don’t think I don’t know what sneaky things you’re up to."

Upon hearing this, Niu Er’s eyes widened. The eggs he gave to Widow Song were stolen from his own home, how could they be from theirs?

His father had said that everyone looked down on his thieving ways. If Widow Song thought he’d stolen Li Family’s eggs to give to her, wouldn’t she be furious?

She wouldn’t pay him any attention in the future.

He instantly retorted, "You crazy old woman’s nonsense, I stole those from my dad."

Although the eggs were indeed consumed by his family, they couldn’t have the blame put on them. Lin Qiao was shaking with anger, feeling wronged, "Granny Li, why are you speaking recklessly? I haven’t been anywhere these days."

"Exactly, why speak nonsense, Madam Tingfan’s been home every day too. Even if you don’t have eyes, at least don’t open your mouth to speak," said Old Mrs. Wang, having heard Mrs. Wang Zhu recount what Lin Qiao had said, fearing she’d hear more rumors and be driven to hang herself.

Old Man Wang grumbled discontentedly, "Always gossiping about Madam Tingfan, got nothing better to do? You can’t just wrong someone like this!"

Old Mrs. Li, known for being unruly, didn’t care for this. She just wanted her missing eggs, "It’s you who stole them, they must be in your house, let me search," she said, eyeing Lin Qiao, clearly addressing her.

These days, who doesn’t have a few eggs at home, and they all look pretty similar.

Niu Er laughed, "You’re just a madwoman wanting to sneak in to steal eggs, right? I thought I was shameless, but you’re even more so, pah!"

Although Niu Er is no good guy, everyone agreed with his words.

An old man with a hoe in the crowd chimed in to support Song Er’s family, "You want to search Song Er’s without any evidence? That’s just bullying!"

"Right, Madam Tingfan, don’t let her in," echoed another woman.

Everyone was already at their door, Song Rong angrily said, "Nonsense, we haven’t seen... your eggs."

He paused, but everyone thought he was just out of breath and didn’t think too much about it.

Saying a few more words would definitely reveal the truth. Lin Qiao spoke up, looking aggrieved and wanting fairness, "Grandpa, let Granny Li in to search. Otherwise, she’ll think we’re deceiving her."

"Granny Li, if there’s nothing, next time... you... don’t speak recklessly..." Her voice grew softer.

Everyone saw this and in their hearts cursed Old Mrs. Li for being so base, bullying the weak when her eggs went missing.

Old Mrs. Li didn’t care what they thought, bulldozing straight toward Li’s household, but before reaching there, Zhou Ping came over with his hoe, scolding, "Li Family! What’s going on? Stop right there!"

Old Mrs. Li suddenly looked frightened, "Village head, you’re just in time. Niu Er and Widow Song conspired to steal my eggs."

"Don’t speak nonsense until things are clear," Zhou Ping glared at her and continued, "Who would steal eggs in broad daylight? Go home and see if anyone in the family ate them?"

"Who dares eat them? Our chickens were let out in the morning. When I let them out, I felt there were eggs in their bellies, and now they’re gone," Old Mrs. Li said with hands on her hips.

Hearing this, Lin Qiao slyly raised her eyebrows. She had been thinking of how to bring up the issue of the chickens eating vegetables, and it just delivered itself. She timidly spoke up, "Granny Li, should we look in my vegetable patch? Grandpa and Granny came back saying they didn’t know what had pecked most of the vegetables. I think it might be the chickens."

At first, people hadn’t thought of the chickens eating vegetables, but Lin Qiao’s words quickly identified the "culprits."

Behind Wang’s family, there was also a piece of land, and since the two families were close, their vegetables were also harmed. Old Mrs. Wang was even angrier, "Li Family, so it was your chickens let out, no wonder my vegetable patch got pecked."

Old Mrs. Li, not feeling guilty at all, rolled her eyes, "Did you see it was our chickens pecking?"

Old Mrs. Wang couldn’t out-argue her and was immediately stifled.

Niu Er, feeling "wronged," was still angry, smirking, "Only your family lacks morals."

The crowd: "..."

The Li Family lacked morals, but so did he.

Zhou Ping, having set down his hoe, said, "Enough arguing, let’s go and check the vegetable patch."

Lin Qiao, who had been standing at the door, had already gone into the kitchen, and quickly came out again, which Niu Er noticed.

A group of people headed to the back of Song Er’s family, Lin Qiao slowly lagging at the side. When she saw that everyone’s attention was on Old Mrs. Li, she pretended to crouch down and pat her pants leg, letting the eggs slide from her sleeve into the vegetable plot and hide them.

Then she stood up, just about to leave, when she met the wide eyes of Niu Er. She: "..."

She casually moved a few steps away.

Niu Er’s mind turned, wondering what Widow Song was doing — had she really stolen Li Family’s eggs?

Heh, he had caught Widow Song’s misdeed, planning to scare her with it and let him have some fun when the chance arose.

Finally, in the vegetable patch, Old Mrs. Li saw the eggs under the vegetables and immediately picked them up, delighted, "Found them."

"There, see? Found them! Making a fuss over nothing," Zhou Ping, not too fond of Old Mrs. Li.

Niu Er whistled, "The eggs are found, but the chickens pecked most of the vegetables from Widow Song’s garden. Shouldn’t there be compensation?"

"It wasn’t our chickens that pecked them," Old Mrs. Li said without a thought.

"Not your chickens? And you claim the eggs are yours? Shameless!" Niu Er ruthlessly mocked, then added, "If it were my family, I’d have thrown you into the river, you madwoman."

"Exactly, your chickens ate up Song Er’s vegetables, there should be compensation, right?" a woman in a grey jacket chimed in.

Lin Qiao generously spoke up, backing down, "Auntie, let it go. Finding the eggs is enough. As for the vegetables, we can just grow them again."

Old Mrs. Li, having found the eggs, didn’t want to waste words with them, "Too lazy to argue with you."

The "culprit" was more confident than the "victim," causing public anger. Zhou Ping frowned, "Li Family, this isn’t right. You said the eggs were missing, now they’re found, but your chickens ate Tingfan’s family’s vegetables. You need to compensate accordingly."

"Exactly, how thick-skinned can you be? Your chickens ate up their vegetables and you accused them of stealing eggs."

"Sigh, the Li Family is unreasonable like this."

"They bully Widow Song’s family since there’s no man to stand up for them."

"Village head, you have to be fair to Widow Song’s family, or some people will bully them again."