Chapter 198

Cao Shi jumps up, the mole on her chin protruding. "Dead old man, you mean you don't like the look of me, so you deliberately didn't take me?"

Old Tietou smiles like a chrysanthemum. "Oh, I didn't say that, you said it yourself."

After speaking, he ignores her and drives the ox cart away on his own.

Cao Shi, who was ignored, is furious and points at their backs to start cursing in the street.

"Pfft! What kind of thing is that? Isn't he just a stinky old man who can't even get a wife? Does he really think of himself as a green onion?"

The women accompanying her try to persuade her. "Forget it, forget it, Old Tietou isn't that kind of person, it must just be a coincidence."

"What coincidence?" Cao Shi doesn't think so, pouting and saying, "I think, maybe he has taken a fancy to that old slut Zheng Shi, so he specifically waited there for her, wanting to be Jiang Li's cheap father-in-law!"

The others look at each other and remain silent.

Only Miao Shi rolls her eyes and speaks in agreement.

"Auntie is right, I also think that Zheng Shi doesn't look like a settled person."

She looks sneaky and lowers her voice. "Not just Old Tietou, I heard that Master Jiang is also like that. Lately, he often runs to the next door, a lone man and a lone woman in the same room, if you say they don't have an affair, who would believe it."

Miao Shi is Zhu Shi's daughter-in-law. Her husband, Li Yaozu, previously burned down the courtyard of the Second Branch of the Jiang Family because of kerosene and was sentenced to three years in prison, and is still squatting in jail.

Zhu Shi is afraid that her daughter-in-law will run away, so she treats Miao Shi like a grandmother, not letting her do any work, eating and sleeping, and abusing her sister-in-law when she wakes up. Who knows how carefree her days are.

It's just a pity that there is one thing Zhu Shi can never satisfy her with.

And that is a man.

A woman without a man's nourishment is like a flower without clear water, and will wither sooner or later.

Miao Shi wandered around the village a few times and finally set her sights on Master Jiang.

Although Master Jiang is nearly forty and always likes to keep a straight face, he looks very good, and he is a scholar, so doing that thing must have a special flavor.

Miao Shi's heart is moved, so she creates opportunities for encounters time and again, posing and throwing flirtatious glances in front of Master Jiang.

Unfortunately, the flirtatious glances were thrown to a blind man. Not only did Master Jiang not take the bait, but he also "kindly" asked her if she was sick, and if she was sick, she should see a doctor!

This made Miao Shi so angry, both ashamed and annoyed.

She is not reconciled and has secretly followed Master Jiang several times, seeing with her own eyes that he entered the courtyard of the Second Branch of the Jiang Family.

The one who opened the door was Zheng Shi.

Miao Shi then hated Zheng Shi.

Where is she inferior to Zheng Shi? Zheng Shi is old and withered, at least she is young.

Since there is an opportunity to take revenge on Zheng Shi, she naturally won't let it go.

After hearing Miao Shi's words, Cao Shi becomes even more energetic. "No wonder Lord Du divorced her. She looks decent on the surface, with a pitiful look. I didn't expect her to be so flirtatious and licentious inside, hooking up with one after another. It's also true, having been dry for so many years, she must be itchy, wanting a man like crazy. If you ask me, that Zheng Shi mother and daughter are the same, both sluts, fox spirits! Shameless!"

This is too ugly to listen to.

Several women really can't stand it, and someone retorts: "Don't listen to the wind and rain, these are all groundless things. I don't know about Zheng Shi, but Master Jiang is definitely not that kind of person. I trust his character."

Others also nod one after another.

"Forget it, do you think that Third Old Jiang is any good?"

Cao Shi puts her hands on her hips and sneers. "He acts like a gentleman on weekdays, but he's just a hypocrite. In fact, he's meaner than anyone else. Otherwise, knowing that Zheng Shi is a divorced woman, why does he keep drilling into her room shamelessly? If you say there's no catty in it, even a ghost wouldn't believe it!"

It's really getting more and more outrageous, and the faces of several women are getting uglier and uglier.

Especially those who have children studying in the academy are even more furious.

"I say, why is your mouth so wicked? Did you forget to rinse it when you went out? Who in the village doesn't know Master Jiang's character? Since my Jinshui started school, he has been much more sensible and polite than before, which shows that this master is a good one. Don't talk nonsense."

"That's right, Jiang Wan was poisoned before, he went to visit Jiang Wan, but you insist on dragging Zheng Shi into it, your mind is really dirty. You say others are hooking up, even if they have dealings, so what? The man is unmarried and the woman is unmarried, does it hinder you? Mind your own extra business!"

"Hehe, as the saying goes, what kind of person sees what kind of things. You say Zheng Shi is not settled, are you talking about yourself? Your man has been paralyzed for so long, are you itchy too? Want to go out and hook up?"

This barrage of roasting leaves Cao Shi stunned.

Cao Shi opens her mouth wide, and it takes a long while for her to react, then she rolls up her sleeves.

"Alright, you guys, seeing that my man is useless, you're all bullying me, aren't you? Old lady won't live anymore, I'll fight you!"

After speaking, she bumps over, acting like she's crazy.

Those women are not afraid of her.

Not to mention that there are many of them, just Cao Shi's thin physique, isn't she just waiting to be beaten?

So they pull her hair, slap her face, and one even rides on Cao Shi, pressing her to the ground and rubbing her hard.

Cao Shi screams in pain and hurriedly calls for reinforcements.

"Yaozu's wife, help me quickly!"

Miao Shi was stirring up trouble just now, but now she has lost her nerve.

At home, she dares to punch and kick her sister-in-law Li Qiuniang, beating and scolding her at will, because she has her mother-in-law Zhu Shi as a backer, and Li Qiuniang doesn't dare to fight back.

But outside, she is nothing; who would let her have her way?

Thinking of this, Miao Shi hurriedly retreats two steps, staying away from the battlefield to keep safe.

She still pretends to be hypocritical. "Let's talk things over, don't fight, don't fight anymore!"

Unfortunately, her voice has no deterrent power, and instead, it sounds like she is cheering them on, and both sides fight even harder.

It wasn't until a few more people came later that the women were pulled apart.

Cao Shi was beaten with a bloody nose, her hair was disheveled, and her clothes were torn, looking gray-faced and dirt-faced. She originally wanted to go to town to buy medicine for her man, but she didn't go anymore and walked home limping.

Crying and cursing as she walked.

As for the women who won the battle, they acted like nothing happened, dusted off the dust on their bodies, and continued to go to town laughing and talking.

And at this time, Du Ruo and Zheng Shi had already arrived at the foot of the mountain of Ling'an Temple.

Old Tietou takes the money Du Ruo handed over and smiles. "Jiang Li's wife, how long do you estimate it will take to get down the mountain? I'm on the way anyway, I'll take you back then."

Thinking about it, he adds another sentence.

"No money."

Du Ruo shakes her head. "If there's no money, I won't take it, I won't waste your time. But if you have nothing to do, you can wait here, we will come down in about two hours, and then I will charter your ox cart at the original price, how about that?"

Old Tietou is overjoyed. "Then it's a deal, I'll wait here."

With the agreement made, Du Ruo pulls her mother and climbs the mountain.

Looking at the backs of the mother and daughter leaving, Old Tietou leans leisurely against a big tree and slowly narrows his eyes.

That brat is said to have gone to suppress bandits, I don't know how the situation is, if there is any danger, if he needs his help.

With Jiang Li's martial arts, as long as he doesn't encounter a top expert, it shouldn't be a big problem.

After all, it was taught by his own hands.

Forget it, I'd better watch his wife at home for him. Such a beautiful wife, if she were abducted by another man, that brat would cry to death...

In front of the statue of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, Zheng Shi pulls her daughter and kneels on the prayer mat, putting her hands together and closing her eyes to pray.

"Thank you, Bodhisattva, for blessing my daughter Du Ruo to turn from bad luck to good, to be healthy, believer Zheng Huilan, specifically here to fulfill the vow."

"Believer is greedy, there is another request, pray to the Bodhisattva to bless my son-in-law Jiang Li, to succeed in suppressing bandits and return safely. If the wish is granted, I will definitely add more incense oil in the future and offer it sincerely."

Du Ruo also learns her manner and recites silently in her heart.

Perhaps the atheistic education of her previous life is deeply rooted, she doesn't really believe in these things, but since she is here, she still has to mutter a few words to the Bodhisattva.

What if it works?

After reciting, Du Ruo gets up and walks to the novice nun on the side, taking out two banknotes from her bosom and handing them over. "Little Master, this is the incense oil money I added to your temple."

The novice nun takes it and looks at it, a bit shocked.

"Thank you, female benefactor, please wait a moment, this little nun will go to report to the abbot of this temple and record your name in the merit book."

Du Ruo nods.

The novice nun walks hurriedly into the room behind.

In the room, the abbot of Ling'an Temple, Abbess Miaoyuan, sits upright in front of the bed, talking to an old woman who is dressed elegantly and looks wealthy.