At the head of the village, Yang Ruqing and Luo Fengtang accompanied Shun'er to visit several elders. As they left the last elder's house, they heard a commotion outside. The crowd seemed to be running in one direction.

"What's going on over there? What happened again? So many old ladies and kids followed." Yang Ruqing looked in the direction of the commotion and asked Luo Fengtang with a smile.

Luo Fengtang shook his head.

Just then, an old woman ran over from that direction. Before Yang Ruqing could stop her to ask questions, the old woman had run up to Yang Ruqing and Luofeng Tang, panting, “Qing girl, are you still here? Quickly go see the village doctor, your father just carried your fourth uncle past, your fourth uncle’s head is full of blood…”

After the old woman finished speaking, she stomped her little feet and ran away like the wind, leaving Yang Ruohong and Luo Fengtang staring at each other.

“Did I hear that right? Is this another one of old Yang’s family affairs?” she asked.

Luo Fengtang smiled wryly, “Let’s go take a look.”

The two of them immediately ran to Uncle Fu's house at the southern end of the village. As soon as they got close to Uncle Fu's courtyard, they saw a crowd of adults and children gathered around the door watching the commotion.

Liu stood in the center of the courtyard, dabbing at her tears and sniffles as she told several "female colleagues" about what had happened today.

As the wife of the party involved and also as a witness, Liu did not stay inside to help Fu Bo treat Yang Huaming's wounds. Instead, she stood in the courtyard accusing her mother-in-law, Tan.

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"...The road is uneven and trampled by passersby. My old grandmother is too cruel, ah! My youngest son's forehead was stabbed by the old woman with scissors, you see this big hole? The blood gushed out, I've never seen so much blood in my half-life..."

“ … As we left the east room, the old woman was still scolding us, telling us all to get out and die. Sister-in-laws, please help me judge this! Where in the world can you find such a heartless old woman?”

"...Scolding me, your daughter-in-law, is one thing, I'm an outsider after all. But Old Four, she's her own flesh and blood, born from her womb for ten months! How cruel, how heartless..."

Liu's impassioned and melodramatic accusations, adding fuel to the fire, instantly shocked, stunned, and moved the onlookers outside the courtyard with sighs of pity.

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Several of her "female colleagues" also chimed in, angrily denouncing Tan for his behavior...

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Yang Ruqing and Luofengtang walked in from the courtyard gate. They had heard most of it along the way.

"Qing'er and Tang Ya Zi have arrived." Someone in the crowd reminded.

Mrs. Liu immediately came to her senses and, seeing Yang Ruoqing, her eyes lit up as if she had found an ally. She turned around and hurried toward Yang Ruoqing.

"Qing'er, Tang YaZi, you two finally arrived, I was just thinking about going to find you..."

Liu grabbed Yang Ruocheng's hand and chattered incessantly, her saliva splashing everywhere and landing on Luo Fengtang.

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Luò Fēng Tǎng secretly frowned, taking a step back with her foot.

“I’ll go in and take a look at Fourth Uncle first,” Luo Fengtang said to Yang Ruoheng, then turned and entered the room.

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Here, Yang Ruoqing told Liu Shi, "There's no need to say more. I heard it all as soon as I entered the door. My grandma used scissors, didn't she?"

Liu pursed her lips, pulled Yang Ruqing aside, and whispered, "What I said was for other people to hear. There's more to it!"

"What's the inside scoop?" Yang Ruqing raised an eyebrow and asked.

"Surely it wasn't scissors? Was it something else that was used to poke it?" she asked.

Liu Shi rolled her eyes and said, "What? It was stabbed with scissors, but those scissors were originally meant for your father. Your fourth uncle rushed over and knocked your father away, taking the hit himself!"

"What?" Yang Ruqing's face immediately fell, her eyes flickering with a hint of suspicion after the initial shock.

"Auntie Si, are you kidding? With my Uncle Four's personality, last time when Father asked him to help subdue Mother Li together, he was so scared that he retreated. How could he possibly protect Father from the scissors?" Yang Ruqing asked again.

Mrs. Liu stomped her foot in exasperation and said, "I know you won't believe me if I tell you, so I won't waste my breath explaining. It's just that your fourth uncle has always been such a cowardly person who fears death! This time...even I don't quite believe it if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn't believe it!"

Hearing this from Liu, Yang Ruqing actually believed it somewhat.

Just as he was about to ask again, Luofeng Tang came out of the main hall.

"What's going on?" Yang Ruqing hurried to Luo Fengtang's side and asked.

Luofeng Tang said: "Uncle Fu just finished washing Fourth Uncle's wounds and is now applying medicine to them. This kind of wound, it definitely was caused by scissors."

Luo Fengtang raised his hand and gestured to Yang Ruocheng.

Though she hadn't seen it with her own eyes, Yang Ruqing could already picture the wound vividly in her mind, as well as the position and force Tan had thrown the scissors from...

To be honest, such a large wound, for someone like Luofeng Tang who came straight from the battlefield, or even Yang Ruoqing who had grown accustomed to the hardships of life, was essentially no different from being bitten by a mosquito.

But when it came to Fourth Uncle, it was rather alarming.

"My father-in-law told me roughly what happened. That pair of scissors was originally intended for him, but Fourth Uncle shielded him and took the blow instead," Luo Fengtang continued.

“Besides, there were two bruises on my father-in-law's arm, probably from being hit by a basket and his cane. I’ve asked Fu Bo to help apply some medicine.” He spoke in a low voice, clearly at a loss for words about the domestic violence against Tan Shi.

Yang Ruqing's face had turned completely dark.

“Too much!”

She tossed the words out, then whirled and ran from the yard.

"Qing'er!"

Luo Fengtang shouted and hurriedly chased out of the yard.

Here, Liu was still continuing her account of what had transpired in the east wing to others. Seeing Yang Ruqing and Luofeng Tang emerge from the courtyard one after another, Liu was quite surprised.

She turned back and continued to describe things vividly to the person in front of her. After saying two sentences, a thought suddenly flashed through her mind.

This thought excited Liu Shi.

"You guys chat first, I'm going to the restroom!"

She made an excuse and hurried away, chasing after Yang Ruohua and Luo Fengtang.

Luo Fengtang quickly caught up to Yang Ruqing, “Ruqing, what are you going to do?” he asked, holding her arm.

Yang Ruqing said, "My mother-in-law is becoming more and more excessive. First, she cursed me, then drove away my third sister-in-law, and now she even domestically abuses my father! My father is almost fifty years old and a grandfather, yet he has to endure her beatings."

“Yes, perhaps some people would say that no matter how old their children are, as long as their parents are around, they can beat them however they want. But that's not the way to do it!”

"She could slap with her hands, kick a few times, even spit at me, and I could pretend not to notice. But she actually threw scissors! Scissors, I mean! That's a weapon, you know? One little slip-up and it could be fatal!"

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