Chapter 216: Everyone, Step Aside

216. Chapter 216: Everyone, Step Aside

A raging middle‑aged man's voice came from inside: "Qiao Hushui, you're being too much. We've already backed off, what more do you want? Are you trying to force my sister to die?"

His words drew several people to echo him.

"Exactly, you're being too much."

"Wuwu, stop caring about me, just let me die."

The man's sister, crying, was about to run into a tree.

"What are you doing, you…"

The man grabbed his sister.

Lan Yue Niang wanted to find out what was happening, so she held Qiao Lanhua's hand and pushed forward.

"What are you pushing for?"

A woman shouted in discontent.

If it were before.

Lan Yue Niang would have apologized, but this time she couldn't worry about that and kept pushing forward.

A short while later.

Lan Yue Niang saw Qiao Hushui sitting on the ground, drenched all over, clutching his head in pain, not knowing what to do.

On his right stood two young men, looking about seventeen or eighteen.

On his left stood a middle‑aged man and woman, and beside them a woman in her twenties was crying bitterly, her tears like falling pear blossoms.

"Qiao Hushui, what on earth is happening?"

Lan Yue Niang asked in a low voice.

"Madam…"

Qiao Hushui quickly stood up.

He was just about to step forward.

The two seventeen‑eighteen‑year‑old youths blocked his path and said in unison, "Regarding today's incident, if you don't give our aunt an explanation, you won't be able to leave this place!"

Qiao Lanhua also asked Qiao Hushui.

"Dad, weren't you here to buy fish? What on earth is going on?"

Qiao Hushui told them the truth.

"I came here today to buy fish, but I didn't expect that shortly after arriving a woman would fall into the water. I tried to shout for help, but everyone there couldn't swim, so I had no choice but to jump in and pull her out."

"Their whole family wants me to take responsibility."

Learning the truth, Lan Yue Niang shouted angrily, "Do you have any shame? My man saved her, and you repay him with ingratitude!"

"What are you shouting about? Your man touched my sister; my sister won't marry him. Then who will she marry?"

Lv Cheng spoke up.

He wasn't anyone else but the raging middle‑aged man from before.

Lan Yue Niang glared at him and said, "Stop spouting nonsense here. I tell you, my man could never marry your sister, not even as a concubine!"

"It's not up to you!"

Lv Cheng glared at Lan Yue Niang and said.

His sister, named Lv Chunyan, is twenty‑seven, and she was recently sent back home. She was sent away because she gave birth to several daughters.

Upon learning that Qiao Hushui's family was well off and his wife had also borne several daughters, he didn't send her away and set his sights on him.

"Brother, stop talking. If I die, everyone will be fine…"

Lv Chunyan again tried to run into a tree.

Her sister‑in‑law, Wei Shi, grabbed her.

"Yanzi, you're foolish. Why are you seeking death? Qiao Hushui did save you, that's true, but he also touched you, so he must be responsible for you."

Lan Yue Niang didn't know what to do.

It was at that moment.

Qiao Sheng's voice rang out: "Everyone, step aside."

"Elder sister."

"Lianhua."

Qiao Lanhua and Lan Yue Niang shouted with delight.

Qiao Sheng didn't come alone; she came with An Shi.

She hadn't planned to return to the village today.

Suddenly remembering the eggs she'd bought, she didn't let Qiao Hushui's group bring them back, and instead took Xiao Shitou and the others back to the village.

When they arrived at the village, they ran into Qiao Lanhua and Qiao Xuehua.

After hearing what they said.

Qiao Sheng told them to go to Zhang Qiao, bring the sister back, and then come to this village with An Shi; as for Xiao Shitou and the others, they stayed in the village and weren't brought along.