Chapter 2: Teaching the Li family a lesson

The Li family's Third Daughter-in-law, usually frail and weak, now had endless strength.

With her head covered in blood and holding a kitchen knife, she looked like a yaksha from the underworld, truly intending to hack someone to death.

The Li family was shocked by this scene and, upon reacting, rushed forward to stop her.

"Third branch's wife, put down the knife quickly, let's talk this out!"

"Third branch's wife, stop! She is your mother-in-law!"

The Second Aunt-in-law came to stop her and was directly knocked to the ground by the back of the knife.

The Second Uncle, Li Shoucai, rushed up aggressively but was kicked in the chest and fell to the ground, unable to get up for a long time.

For a moment, the entire small courtyard was in chaos, with screams echoing repeatedly.

With such a big commotion, the neighbors all came out to watch.

As soon as they came out, they saw the usually timid and cowardly Li family's Third Daughter-in-law, who never dared to make a sound even when beaten, holding a kitchen knife with her head wrapped tightly, chasing the Li Family Old Woman to hack her.

"A family misfortune! The daughter-in-law is going to kill her mother-in-law!"

Seeing a crowd gathered outside the courtyard, the Li Family Old Madam simply sat on the ground, slapped her thigh, and began to wail with her broken-gong voice.

"What sin did my old Li family commit? The daughter-in-law has been in the house for years and can't even lay an egg! I've been kind enough to serve her every day, she eats my old Li family's food, uses my old Li family's things, and not only is she ungrateful, but she also wants to hit me, her mother-in-law!"

"How could my old Li family be saddled with such a wicked daughter-in-law? Truly, heaven wants to destroy my Li family!"

Seeing the Li Family Old Woman sitting on the ground wailing and making a scene, the villagers watching outside the courtyard remained indifferent.

Doesn't everyone in Yuhe Village know what kind of person the Li Family Old Woman is?

She abuses and beats her daughter-in-law every day, treating her like a beast of burden; it would be strange if the little daughter-in-law didn't go crazy!

Even a clay figure has three parts of temper.

No one present doubted the suddenly changed Third Daughter-in-law, assuming she had been oppressed for too long and was forced to resist.

Only Jiang Xiaoxiao.

Seeing that no one outside the courtyard was suspicious, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Then she saw her cheap mother grab the Li Family Old Woman's hair and press her into the chicken coop.

"You dead old woman, your mouth is so foul, I'll let you taste the flavor of chicken dung!"

The Li Family Old Woman had just opened her mouth to wail when she was stuffed with a mouthful of chicken dung.

The foul-smelling chicken dung was nauseating; the Old Woman rolled her eyes and almost fainted.

"Your own daughter is a gold nugget, but other people's are money-losing brats? Do you still want any face!"

Her mother didn't seem satisfied yet, riding on the Li Family Old Woman, slapping her left and right, cursing as she hit, as if venting all the frustration the original host had suffered.

"Third branch's wife, the neighbors are watching, stop immediately! Your mother-in-law is old, you're doing such an unfilial thing, do you know you'll be struck by lightning!"

At this moment, the Li Family Old Man stood up.

The woman who was beating her mother-in-law looked up, and that sharp gaze made the Li Family Old Man shiver.

"Why didn't she say she was old when she hit me? Why don't you come and take her place?"

The Li Family Old Man was choked up, could only turn his head awkwardly, saw Jiang Xiaoxiao on the side, and urged: "Er Ya! Make your mother stop! Quickly!"

Jiang Xiaoxiao sneered in her heart at this biased and selfish thin, tall old man.

This was the original host's grandfather, Li Yongqiang.

In the book, the Li family bullied the mother and daughter, and as the head of the Li family, he not only didn't stop it but silently condoned everything.

It could be said that he was one of the culprits behind the tragedy of the mother and daughter.

"You dead girl, what are you still standing there for, are you not listening to me either!"

The Li Family Old Man glared and scolded. Jiang Xiaoxiao shrank her shoulders, as if truly frightened, and "thumped" to her knees on the ground.

The muddy ground in the courtyard hurt her knees, and the tears in her eyes became a bit more realistic, falling down in torrents.

"Wuwuwu... Grandpa, I know I was wrong, please don't let Grandma hit me, I will definitely be obedient from now on, I won't eat eggs anymore..."

While crying, she pretended to be frightened and curled up her body, her crying miserable and weak.

The villagers watching the fun outside the courtyard indeed looked at her one after another.

Jiang Wei also looked at her.

A five-year-old little girl, kneeling there frail and lonely, her small body trembling uncontrollably, as if she would fall over if the wind blew.

So frail it made people's hearts ache...

Jiang Wei frowned almost imperceptibly, a flash of sharpness crossing her eyes as she looked at the Li Family Old Man.

The villagers, who had been silent, shook their heads and sighed at this scene:

"What a sin, I say, old Li family, at least it's your Li family's bloodline, even if it's a little girl, you shouldn't treat her so harshly."

"That's right, that's right, although everyone is poor now, it shouldn't be that you get beaten up just for eating an egg."

"Oh my, fellow villagers, don't you know what kind of person the Li family is? They abuse and beat the mother and daughter every day, treating them like beasts of burden; it would be strange if the little daughter-in-law didn't go crazy."

Jiang Xiaoxiao took the opportunity while wiping her tears to look at the person who said this; it was Qiulian Niang.

One of the few kind and honest people in the book.

"Even a clay figure has three parts of temper. I say, Li family woman, it's normal for there to be some conflict between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law in our farm families, but not like you, abusing and beating your daughter-in-law every day."

Zhang Family Sister-in-law also stood up to speak.

Their words undoubtedly rationalized the female lead's act of beating her mother-in-law.

After all, it was a feudal era, filial piety was greater than heaven, and if things went wrong, her reputation would be ruined, and she would be labeled as unfilial to her parents-in-law, leaving her with no place to stand in the village.

Seeing that not a single neighbor stood up to speak for her, the Li Family Old Woman finally felt some fear.

"O-Old Third's wife, don't you do anything reckless!"

"Tell me, do you still dare to hit me in the future!" The woman asked sternly, holding the kitchen knife.

With the gleaming kitchen knife held against her neck, the chilling cold seemed to pierce her skin. The Li Family Old Woman no longer showed her previous arrogance, crying with snot and tears all over her face.

"I-I don't dare anymore..."

"Do you still dare to hit my daughter?"

"I won't hit her, I won't hit her anymore..."

"Hmph! You're sensible!"

The woman riding on the Li Family Old Woman stood up as if satisfied, then turned and grabbed the hen that was walking by, hacking it hard on the neck with the knife!

With a "crack," the live hen had its head chopped off.

Scarlet chicken blood splashed all over the Li Family Old Woman's face.

"If you dare to bully my daughter again in the future, this chicken will be the fate of you Li family members!"

The woman's voice was resonant and powerful, echoing throughout the Li family courtyard.

Not only was the Li family shocked, but even the neighbors watching outside were stunned.

They hadn't expected the Li family's Third Daughter-in-law to be so fierce and terrifying when she went crazy.

"Let's go, daughter, Mother will stew chicken for you today!"

The woman didn't even look at the Li family, stepping forward to take the hand of her daughter, who was still stunned in place.

Jiang Xiaoxiao hadn't quite recovered yet, looking at the bloody hen in her mother's hand, feeling silent.

As expected of the female lead who was decisive in the apocalypse.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 3 =====