Chapter 5: Fooling

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

“This Elder Madam Xu is really heartless!”

“That’s right. She took Second Brother Hua’s silver and refused to take it out. She forced him to go up the mountains to hunt. In the end, his corpse is still not found.”

“Second Brother Hua hasn’t even been dead for long. Isn’t Elder Madam Xu afraid that Second Brother Hua won’t be able to rest peacefully underground if she treats his wife and children like this?”

“I’ve heard before that Elder Madam Xu is biased. I didn’t expect her to be this biased.”

“What a sin!”

…

For a moment, countless condemning voices sounded.

Elder Madam Xu wanted to stop it, but it was already too late. Moreover, she was being criticized for other things as well.

Not far away, Old Hua, who had just come back, was suddenly pointed at by countless people. His old face was dumbfounded and reddened.

After a long while, he realized what had happened.

He immediately glared at Elder Madam Xu with a dark expression.

Not to be outdone, Elder Madam Xu glared back. In the end, he slapped her.

“Can’t you live normally without kicking up a fuss?”

Old Hua was famous in the village for doting on his wife.

He basically listened to everything she said in the family.

This sudden slap stunned everyone.

Elder Madam Xu was even more dumbfounded. After a while, she covered her swollen face and lay on the ground, making a scene.

“Oh, God! I worked so hard to give birth to your children all my life and raised your five children one by one. How dare you shout at me? How dare you hit me? What’s the point of me living? God, please open your eyes and see how pitiful I am~”

“…”

Everyone fell silent.

Elder Madam Xu was definitely one of the most privileged people in the village. How dare she say that she was pitiful?

If that was the case, wouldn’t Second Brother Hua’s family be considered even lower than pitiful?

Old man Hua’s face darkened even more. He shouted in a low voice, “Shut up. If you continue shouting, we’re done!”

These words successfully shut Elder Madam Xu up. She sat on the ground and looked at Old Master Hua aggrievedly.

Old Hua turned his face and looked at Hua Jiujiu. “Your mother is tired from giving birth. Quickly go in and take care of her.”

Hua Jiujiu sneered in her heart.

She was wondering how good this old man could be. It turned out that he wanted to resolve the matter behind closed doors.

Did he really think that she was like the original owner of this body, so easily pushed aside by him?

“Grandfather, my mother is unconscious now, and my younger siblings are extremely hungry. Can you give me all the money my father gave you? I want to hire a doctor, buy an ewe, and nourish my mother’s body.” Hua Jiujiu grabbed Old Hua’s sleeve and begged.

“That won’t do.” Old man Hua immediately retorted.

The gazes of the surrounding people became a little strange. Old Hua said again, “If I give you all the money, I’m afraid that you’ll spend it recklessly. If you want to do anything, you can tell me. I’ll help you settle it.”

As he spoke, he said to the Hua brothers beside him, “My eldest son, hurry up and bring Doctor Zhong. My third son, go and ask which family in the village has sheep with milk. My fourth son, go to Butcher Zhu at the village entrance and get two pieces of meat. Then, buy two catties of brown sugar.”

After some instructions, the villagers looked at him with admiration.

Hua Jiujiu narrowed her eyes. This Old Man Hua was really smart. He blocked her words with a few sentences and she could not find any mistakes.

However, she could guarantee that this old man was just putting on an act.

“Grandpa, you’re the best! After so many years, I can finally taste meat,” Hua Jiujiu said excitedly.

No one was doubting Old Hua, but…

For a moment, everyone looked at Old Man Hua in surprise.

What did she mean by finally tasting meat? Had this girl not eaten meat for that many years?