CHAPTER 126: CHAPTER 126: SMASHING THE DOOR

Zhang Lianqiao knew that although Granny Chen was a bit mystical, sometimes what she said was quite reliable. Upon hearing her say that Luo Er’s family was going to get up too, she felt even more upset.

She walked over to Granny Chen, gently holding her wrinkled hand, and softly said, "Granny, my family just suffered a calamity recently. We’ve been on edge, and now we want to know where the source of the trouble is. Someone in Luo Er’s family has a tough fate, and we want to know if she’s the cause."

Zhang Lianqiao directly steered the conversation toward Beisitian, speaking while slipping two one-yuan bills into Granny Chen’s hand.

Because she was holding them with both hands, Li Fengzhi didn’t see it. Granny Chen glanced at her and nodded, "You’re right, it should be related to her."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Lianqiao was delighted and turned to Li Fengzhi, "Mom, Granny Chen said so, it’s likely true." She thought it was those two yuan that made a difference.

Li Fengzhi glared with wide eyes, no wonder her family suffered so many mishaps, so this was the reason behind it!

Li Fengzhi left angrily with Zhang Lianqiao.

After the mother and daughter left, Granny Chen shook her head, murmuring, "Blinded by greed, trouble comes naturally." As she spoke, she tucked the two yuan into her sugar canister.

Zhang Lianqiao felt very frustrated recently. Seeing Liu Chunyu being well made her extremely unhappy, but she couldn’t do anything about her father’s brothers. However, Beisitian was different.

Their family was alone and widowed. Even if Mrs. Qin’s fierce eyes really recovered, how could she withstand a big man?

Li Fengzhi went home and found her two sons, the eldest and second, and exaggerated Granny Chen’s words to them.

The eldest, Zhang Shuncai, was straightforward and reckless, couldn’t sit still upon hearing this, grabbed an axe, and rushed out.

The second, Zhang Shungui, initially wanted to advise against it. Although Granny Chen was reputed to be accurate, there was no evidence, and you couldn’t just beat someone up based on her words!

"Second brother, Brother isn’t going to beat someone up. He’s certainly going to demand justice for our family’s loss. Now, Beisitian is earning a steady salary, can’t she afford some compensation!" Zhang Lianqiao fanned the flames from the side.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Shungui’s eyes brightened. Yes, Luo Er’s family had changed, and Beisitian was indeed earning a steady salary!

The Ba Wang Zhang Family hadn’t split up yet; their fortunes were intertwined. Such a huge loss, who could bear it?

If they didn’t find a way to settle it, they would have to eat dry buns with salted vegetables for a year or more to get through!

Zhang Shungui hurried out, first finding the third brother, Zhang Shunfu, who was visiting, and dragged him along to find the eldest brother. The fourth brother was a young lad; whether he went or not didn’t matter much.

When there’s nothing to gain, Zhang Shungui thought running off to vent on a disabled family was somewhat humiliating, but if compensation could be obtained, it was a different story!

Li Fengzhi saw this and pulled Zhang Lianqiao along to follow them.

When Zhang Shuncai came to bang on the door, Mrs. Qin had just finished cooking the meal. Following Beisitian’s instructions, now there was no more Polygonum multiflorum added to the dishes, just some Black Goji and herbs matched by Beisitian.

Today, Beisitian went to the town again, judging by the time, she should be back soon.

Mrs. Qin covered the pot to keep the heat in, waiting for Beisitian to return so they could eat together, when she heard someone pounding on the door.

Mrs. Qin was startled, her hand loosened, and the ladle fell to the ground.

In the yard, Zhuangzhuang gazed outside with a mysterious look, letting out a low growl, ready to fight at any moment.

Zhuangzhuang was now as long as an adult’s arm and as high as Luo Anping’s knee. Because of the herbal tonic he’s been feeding on, he’s not smaller than his siblings in the mountains; if he grew, he’d be sturdier instead!

Luo Anping ran out of the house, crouched down, and hugged Zhuangzhuang’s neck, afraid he’d bite someone impulsively and somewhat scared himself.

"Who is it?" Mrs. Qin shouted standing in the yard.

Looking at this stance, she wasn’t sure about opening the door.

Inside, Luo Anguo propped his body up with his hands, peeking his head through the opened window to look outside. The sound of door-pounding made his heart race.

"Open the door!" someone outside shouted.

Hearing this voice, Mrs. Qin frowned, how familiar this voice sounded!

"Open up, or we’ll smash it open!" The voice roared arrogantly.

Mrs. Qin hadn’t opened the door yet when nearby residents came out to see the commotion.

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Qin grew angry too, turned back into the house, grabbed a vegetable knife from the stove, and dashed out, intending to see which bastard dared!

In a fit of rage, Zhang Shuncai, seeing they wouldn’t dare open the door, felt emboldened and lifted his foot to kick it open. Just as he was about to kick, the door swung open.

When it opened, a vegetable knife extended out, startling Zhang Shuncai, who hurriedly stepped back a few paces, seeing Mrs. Qin holding the knife, standing defiantly at the door, with her black and white eyes staring directly at him!

At this moment, Zhang Shuncai was taken aback, lifted his eyes to look carefully at Mrs. Qin’s eyes. People said her eyes had healed, but since she rarely went out, few believed it.

But now, looking closely, there was no white film over her eyes, and they were spirited!

This was indeed healed!

Not only did Zhang Shuncai see this, but everyone around saw it too. Previously, Mrs. Qin’s most intimidating feature was her eyes, which many families used to scare their kids. Now the most evident change was her eyes.

Due to Mrs. Qin’s eyes, many stood at their doorsteps, gathering closer, with a buzzing sound erupting around.

Zhang Qiao Niang was also in the crowd, seeing Ba Wang Zhang family’s posture, she quickly slipped away from the throng, and went to meet Beisitian on her return.

"Why are you yelling!" Mrs. Qin wasn’t one to lose out, pointing the vegetable knife at Zhang Shuncai’s nose and questioned.

Zhang Shuncai remembered his purpose for coming, glared with bull’s eyes, "Old hag, was the trouble my family faced recently related to your family?"

Zhang Shuncai might be reckless, but he wasn’t stupid. He came fiercely but wouldn’t really smash the place, or else what compensation could he demand? It’d be more like offering them compensation!

So now he grabbed the chance to control this old hag with words.

That young widow, Beisitian, hadn’t come out, probably headed to the town again. He had timed this well, avoiding being dragged into it by her like last time.

Though Mrs. Qin was impulsive, she was straightforward. She knew about Ba Wang Zhang’s issues, so hearing Zhang Shuncai say this, she started feeling guilty, weakening her momentum slightly.

By now, the second brother Zhang Shungui and the third brother Zhang Shunfu arrived too. The three men stood at the door, all tough guys, intimidating the faint-hearted, causing them to stop watching the show, with some hiding inside their homes, peeking through cracks in the door.