Peaceful Farm Life

Chapter 205: Chapter 205: Tearing Mrs. Hongxia Apart by Hand_1

Once she stopped laughing, An Jing spoke with scorn, ”Uncle Liu surely didn’t come to find my husband; he must have come looking for you. Old hag, you really have no shame. Others may not know, but am I not aware? All the favors Uncle Liu had shown to my husband have long been repaid. Otherwise, how could an old woman like you raise four children? Isn’t it because my husband always helped you by hunting?”

”Moreover, before my husband enlisted in the military, he gave you three taels of silver. All the years of Uncle Liu’s support didn’t even add up to three taels! And when we talk in more detail, my husband picks up everything quickly. Since he started hunting with Uncle Liu, he basically hasn’t needed any help from him. In fact, when Uncle Liu’s health declined, my husband even shared the game he hunted with Uncle Liu to take home. Uncle Liu is kind-hearted; he surely must have mentioned these things to you.”

Seeing Mrs. Hongxia open her mouth to deny, An Jing immediately challenged her again, ”Don’t deny it. If you dare to swear that not one word of what I said is true, that if it truly is, you shall die from bleeding from all seven orifices, I can kneel down and kowtow to you right now, and go ask the Lord County Magistrate to release Liu Sanya. Do you dare? Old woman, do you dare?”

That said, An Jing’s words were very provocative.

At this moment, quite a few people from Jiuping Village had already started to gather around.

Mrs. Hongxia’s face turned red, and her neck thickened. Of course, she didn’t dare; with gods watching from three feet above, An Jing was indeed telling the truth, without any falsehoods; she certainly didn’t want to die from bleeding from all seven orifices.

But it was so frustrating! So infuriating!

”Old woman, have the guts to swear if you can?” An Jing taunted even more. The people here were very superstitious; they dared not swear lightly, believing that gods watch from above.

Mrs. Hongxia’s face grew even redder with anger. Of course, she also felt humiliated. There were so many people watching around her.

”You see, you don’t dare. It shows what I’m saying is true.” An Jing was smug, making Mrs. Hongxia itch with frustration.

”Everyone heard, didn’t they?” An Jing spoke again. ”The conversation between this old woman and me. In fact, this old woman is not as kind-hearted as everyone imagines. She’s quite black-hearted; after taking the three taels of silver from my husband, she claimed it was money from selling her dowry, tsk-tsk, just—”

Before An Jing could finish, Mrs. Hongxia burst out in anger, ”An Jing!”

The onlookers started to mock her for pretending; the good-hearted image Mrs. Hongxia had maintained for so many years was being destroyed by An Jing in an instant. How could Mrs. Hongxia not be furious!

Mrs. Hongxia, now completely unmasked, lashed out with nothing left to lose, ”So what if I took his three taels of silver? What if I could only raise Sanya and the others with his assistance? What if I depended on his share of the game in the last two years to survive? That was all due to my husband’s life in exchange! He caused my husband’s death! He ought to provide for my family in place of my husband!”

In stark contrast to Mrs. Hongxia’s raging fury, An Jing remained calm and collected. She clicked her tongue twice before retorting, ”Look at you, just look at yourself now, like a mad dog, biting wildly. Uncle Liu died of illness; if you insist on blaming someone, why don’t you think it was you who caused Uncle Liu’s death? I’ve heard people say that ever since you joined the family, your father-in-law and mother-in-law passed away one after another.”

Mrs. Hongxia instantly turned pale.

The onlookers had looks of sudden realization, as if it truly made sense now. If anyone was to be blamed for bringing misfortune to Old Hunter Liu, Mrs. Hongxia, the wife, was far more convincing than Xiao Changyi, the outsider.