Mrs. Chen waved the kitchen knife: "No way, Yun Jiao is so skinny and small, while Erlang is big and strong; can Yun Jiao really beat him?"
Yang stepped back a bit, "Sister-in-law, can you put the kitchen knife down before talking?"
Mrs. Chen looked at her askance, "No way, you're holding a door latch; why should I put the kitchen knife down?"
Yang stomped her foot and threw the door latch in her hand away, "I don't care, anyway, this little wench hurt Erlang's arm. She's from your big room family, you need to give some silver to take Erlang to the county town for treatment."
Mrs. Chen sneered, "Want silver? Impossible."
Gu Yunjiao stood not far behind Mrs. Chen, quickly recalling all her memories about Mrs. Chen.
Mrs. Chen was her mother-in-law. The reason she's so aggressive might be because her husband died; if she weren't tough, she'd only be bullied in such a big family.
After Gu Yunjiao married into the family, except for the first few days, Mrs. Chen didn't really care about her due to over-grieving Da Lang's death. Later, things were not so bad.
Mrs. Chen had never cursed at her, and when the Jiang Family called Gu Yunjiao a jinx, Mrs. Chen defended her, saying, "Don't say such unpleasant things. Da Lang was already very ill, and even doctors couldn't treat him. That's why we invited her, thinking her presence might counter the misfortune. Da Lang's death can't be blamed on her."
Compared to the malicious Jiang Family members, she was simply like a Bodhisattva.
At this moment, Gu Yunjiao stepped behind Mrs. Chen and called out, "Mother."
Mrs. Chen turned her head, gave Gu Yunjiao a glance, and her expression changed dramatically, "What's wrong with your neck? And your voice—"
Gu Yunjiao's skin was fair, and now there was a circle of black marks on her slender neck.
Gu Yunjiao said indifferently, "Just now Jiang Erlang assaulted me and even choked my neck."
"He almost succeeded."
Upon hearing this, Mrs. Chen's thick eyebrows shot up, and she pointed the kitchen knife towards Jiang Erlang, "Jiang Erlang, you lowlife, Yun Jiao is your sister-in-law! How dare you make a move on her?"
Jiang Erlang's face grew darker, and he remained silent.
Mrs. Chen pointed at Yang's nose, "You still want to fight Yun Jiao? You have the nerve to ask me for silver?"
"Your Erlang is worse than a beast; look what he's done to Yun Jiao's neck!"
"You should be the one giving silver to Yun Jiao; her neck was hurt by Erlang, this beast, and needs to see the doctor."
With the kitchen knife in her hand, Mrs. Chen sprayed saliva onto Yang's face, making her retreat step by step.
Upon hearing Mrs. Chen's words, Gu Yunjiao's eyes slightly gleamed, "Mother is right; I'm so injured, and you should be the ones giving me silver."
Before Yang could speak, she quickly added, "Give me a tael of silver, and I can help treat his arm."
Yang opened her mouth, then started to curse, "Little wench, you're dreaming; I'd rather throw my silver into the water than give it to you."
Gu Yunjiao replied slowly, "From here to the county town is over twenty miles, even if you pay for a mule cart ride, the sky will be dark by the time you arrive."
"Don't say I didn't warn you: the longer you delay, the harder the arm will be to treat."
Yang spat harshly, "I'd be a fool to believe you!"
She dared not linger any longer and turned to pull Jiang Erlang, "Let's go, let's head to town and see Doctor Xu."
Without paying attention, she grabbed Jiang Erlang's right arm, making him scream like a pig being slaughtered.
Cursing and swearing, mother and son went out.
Only then did Mrs. Chen turn to look at Gu Yunjiao, "Can you really treat his arm?"