Quick Transmigration: Underdog Turns out to be Untouchable

Chapter 24: Chapter 24: The Crime of Gender 24

Old Chen was stunned for quite a while after hearing Mr. Qin’s words, unable to react! It wasn’t until Mr. Qin and Mr. Qin had both left for a while that Old Chen finally realized what Mr. Qin had said!

She blinked, looked at Qin the Third in the courtyard, and Da Lang, Second Lang, and Third Lang who had silently followed and watched from the beginning. After receiving affirmative nods from them, Old Chen raised her voice and sat on the ground with a wail!

As soon as she sat on the ground, she started hitting her thighs, raising her voice and wailing, but it was the kind of dry cry without tears, ”I can’t live anymore! I just know that little beast can’t see me living well even a bit! Just a small injury and pretending to be dying to gain sympathy, this is really killing me!”

When Old Chen started crying and making a scene, Little Chen and Mrs. Fang, her two daughters-in-law, naturally couldn’t just watch and hurried forward to console her. Even Qin the Third followed, persuading while stirring up trouble, and Da Lang, Second Lang, Third Lang accompanied by the Eldest Lady, Si Lang, and Wulang joined the chaos, making the courtyard chaotic with chickens flying, dogs barking, and ducks running around.

”Oh dear, Aunt Chen, what’s going on with you sitting on the ground? Are you putting on a show here? Why is it so lively? You’re sitting on the ground, shouting like thunder without rain; I could hear it from far away! Surely half the street has heard you by now!”

This was said by Aunt Hao, who came with Mrs. Wang, the village chief’s wife, and beside Aunt Hao was her son Qin Yuan, carrying a large bundle of firewood almost covering him.

It was Aunt Hao who sarcastically spoke to Old Chen. Her son Qin Yuan unloaded the firewood and stood by to watch the commotion, while Mrs. Wang frowned at the dust-covered, disheveled Old Chen on the ground, unable to hide the disgust in her eyes!

Mrs. Wang and the village chief were indeed a couple, and they shared the same thoughts at that moment. She despised Old Chen’s character and was somewhat disdainful of speaking with her, so she had just listened to Aunt Hao before and didn’t speak out herself.

Seeing Mrs. Wang and Aunt Hao arrive, Old Chen quickly stopped crying, got up from the ground, dusting herself off with an embarrassed face. Although she liked to act unreasonably and without regard for her image in front of her family, she wasn’t so bold in front of outsiders!

Mrs. Wang, seeing Old Chen stand up, reprimanded her sharply, ”Chen, you are a grandmother now, yet still so reckless and unruly like a shrew. Do you think you’re still a young bride who just entered the family?

The foul words you just spat, what were those? Are those words that people should say? You almost killed your own granddaughter but have no remorse, and you’re here cursing the granddaughter who pleaded for you after you hacked her as a little beast. Aren’t you worse than an animal!

I think it’s because your punishment was too light that you are so unrepentant! Today, I’ll make the decision. Your punishment is extended by three more months! If you refuse, then get the hell out of the village with your family! Our village can’t have such apathetic and ungrateful households like yours!”

It must be said, Mrs. Wang’s words were harsh, but she could reprimand Old Chen like this because her status was high enough!

If the village chief was the most authoritative man in the village, then Mrs. Wang was the leader among the village women! Her status and seniority were high enough to suppress all the women in the village!

Old Chen was a tyrant at home, but the hallmark of a home bully is being fierce at home while instantly cowardly outside, so although Old Chen was dissatisfied with Mrs. Wang’s reprimand, she didn’t dare say much. She didn’t even dare to voice any objection when Mrs. Wang said she would add three months to her punishment!

Seeing Old Chen remain silent, Mrs. Wang couldn’t be bothered to pay attention to the others in the courtyard. She directly went with Aunt Hao and Qin Yuan to Qin Shuangshuang and Mrs. Bai’s room.

Once Mrs. Wang left, Old Chen wore a sullen face, turned, and went to the main room, not thinking much about why the three had come. She intended to settle scores with Mr. Qin, mainly about why she was being punished when Qin Shuangshuang, that little girl, wasn’t dead!

Whatever disturbance Old Chen caused with Mr. Qin, Mrs. Wang didn’t care. She and Aunt Hao brought Qin Yuan along this time to help Mrs. Bai turn the meat Qin Shuangshuang brought home into long-lasting smoked meat and to tally the number of smoked meats once done.

Even though the village chief had spoken, Old Chen might not dare blatantly to target this meat, but there was no guarantee she wouldn’t try to sneak some or stash it away secretly.

To help make the smoked meat, Aunt Hao specifically had Qin Yuan bring many fruit woods from her home. Meat smoked with fruit wood has the best flavor.

Qin Shuangshuang wasn’t surprised that Mrs. Wang and Aunt Hao came to help. She often sent mushrooms and wild fruits, always helping with chores. These efforts weren’t in vain. People have hearts; moreover, these two families were kind-hearted and extending a helping hand at this time was normal.

What truly surprised Qin Shuangshuang was that her mother, Mrs. Bai, who was always gentle, easily bullied, enduring grievances, and never opposing the Qin Family or Old Chen’s unjust treatment, also followed silently to make smoked meat!

Qin Shuangshuang’s heart felt soft. It is often said that a mother becomes strong for her child, and this was vividly true for Mrs. Bai. Even when she didn’t dare to resist Old Chen’s and Qin Laoer’s oppression, Mrs. Bai would protect Qin Shuangshuang with her weak body, ensuring she faced no harm from the outside.

However, the experience of her cherished daughter being hacked to death by Old Chen led Mrs. Bai to learn to resist. She no longer accepted her fate passively, which made Qin Shuangshuang particularly happy because it meant she no longer had to worry about Mrs. Bai refusing to leave with her.

The smoked meat had just started when several more people came to help, and the speed immediately picked up. Soon all the smoked meat was complete, with a lot of bone, rib cages, and four pig trotters left!

Mrs. Wang directed everyone to hang the meat in Qin Shuangshuang and Mrs. Bai’s room, although this was only temporary. To properly cure the smoked meat, it would take at least another month’s continuous smoking for it to keep, but Mrs. Bai could manage this herself.

The first round of smoked meat making was the most troublesome. Mrs. Wang came over, partly fearing Mrs. Bai would be overwhelmed but mainly worrying that Mrs. Bai wouldn’t be able to keep the meat safe from Old Chen seizing it, and as previously mentioned, to number and keep track of how many smoked meats there were.

Qin Yuan also considerately brought some skilled stove builders from the village to build a separate small stove at the entrance of Qin Shuangshuang’s room. This way, Qin Shuangshuang could cook separately without going to the big kitchen, avoiding many potential meat-snatching incidents.

While the smoking of meat and stove building kept everyone busy and bustling with activity, inside the main room, Mr. Qin was being driven crazy by Old Chen’s tantrum!