A Good Country Wife-Chapter 72 - Annoyance Turns to Rage_1
Chapter 72: Chapter 72 Annoyance Turns to Rage_1
Chapter 72: Chapter 72 Annoyance Turns to Rage_1
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Lin Yue, amidst the back-and-forth chatter of the children, roughly understood what had happened: It turned out that on that day Zhao Erhu’s father, Zhao Jingen, took the debt acknowledgment back home and handed it to the Wei Family. The Wei Family had been married into the Zhao family for many years and was more astute than her husband, Zhao Jingen. How could she not understand the temperament of her sister-in-law? Once it involved any matter related to interests, she would regard it as paramount. To get the three taels of silver from her sister-in-law was far from easy, yet the silver that was almost in her grasp was something the Wei Family could not bear to let slide.
Zhao Quan needed the silver to grease palms and secure a post; the old Zhao house had not been divided, and all financial power lay in the hands of the Wei Family. When everything was tallied up, there was a total of only thirteen taels of broken silver, with several hundred copper coins set aside for household expenses. This left a shortfall of seven taels of silver, and where the shortfall would come from was anyone’s guess. This made the three taels especially significant. The Wei Family, after some thought, went to the Li Family to first test Zhao Lan’s intentions. As for the debt acknowledgment, it was not carried on her person but locked away at home. The Wei Family knew all too well that the silver wouldn’t be easy to obtain, and if Zhao Lan destroyed the acknowledgment, it would be impossible. This was not beyond Zhao Lan’s capability to do.
Even with mental preparation, the Wei Family had not anticipated that their sister-in-law would so brazenly turn against them. Zhao Lan was already irked by being framed and manipulated by Lin Yue and had no outlet for her frustration. Everything seemed amiss to her, and now, the Wei Family had the audacity to come asking for silver—no way! They could roll back to wherever they came from. All semblance of familial affection was cast aside.
Alone, the Wei Family didn’t have the nerve to confront Zhao Lan, already well acquainted with her sister-in-law’s propensity for violence. She was promptly dismissed with ignominy by Zhao Lan and slunk back to the old Zhao house. Had the Wei Family given up? Three words: not a chance. And since they had already shown their true colors, there was no longer any need for discretion. Over the next two days, the Wei Family, alongside her daughters-in-law, pursued Zhao Lan for the silver.
Although Zhao Lan was furious, she had been punished for fighting with Lin Yue two days earlier and did not want to cause further trouble. When the Wei Family arrived, they were merely scolded and turned away. But what wasn’t expected was that the Wei Family, usually so seemingly gentle and kind, could also be shameless; spurned yet repeatedly returning, hell-bent on recovering those three taels of silver. What an intolerable situation! Unable to contain herself after being taunted with veiled and direct insults, Zhao Lan slapped the Wei Family across the face, leaving a vivid, crimson imprint of five fingers.
Ever since giving birth to a son, the Wei Family’s position within the Zhao family had been secure. Zhao Jingen had been so tightly controlled by her that he hardly put up any resistance. As her sons married one after another, she began to act even more the part of the mother-in-law, exuding an increased sense of superiority. Now, humiliated by her sister-in-law’s slap, especially in front of her daughters-in-law, she could not save face.
“Are you all dead? Don’t you know to stop her? You obviously don’t regard me as the matriarch anymore, do you? Go back there and hit her!” the Wei Family furiously scolded her daughters-in-law, who hesitated, exchanging uncertain glances.
Liu, the wife of Zhao Dahu, maintained a certain distance from the Wei Family and had come with her only out of necessity. Naturally, she was not about to risk her neck for the Wei Family. As for the Wei Family’s other daughters-in-law, despite being more closely related by marriage, even Li Xiaomei, whom she usually favored most, did not heed her. They were all aware of the sister-in-law’s ferocity, fearful of getting caught in the crossfire themselves.
