The Country Maiden: Fields and Leisure-Chapter 816: After modification - 815 Rolled into a Ball

Then, they watched in shock as Lady Lin and Jindou made trip after trip from Wang Family’s new yard, moving clothes, food, and even pots and pans to the old house.

Seeing their determination, Mutou thought they were about to empty the whole place.

After moving the things, Jindou pulled Mutou aside and quietly requested him to look after them more often.

Mutou was almost driven mad. Him, a nephew, taking care of his aunt who had been abandoned by his uncle?

Wouldn’t this make him the subject of gossip?

But since he owed the Wang Family for their kindness and shelter, Mutou had no choice but to vaguely agree.

After moving back to the old house, Lady Lin stored everything in her room, not stepping out for a whole day and night, and no one knew what she was up to.

Mutou was worried that Lady Lin might harm herself or cause trouble at the Wang household.

He didn’t dare sleep all night, keeping his door open to listen to any movement outside.

Only when dawn finally broke did Mutou breathe a sigh of relief.

He went to the kitchen and made some cornmeal porridge, mixed a plate of wild vegetables, and steamed three leftover buns from the previous night.

He placed them on the table and called Wang Yongzhen out for breakfast.

It took a long while, but Wang Yongzhen eventually came out, holding her bowl, about to eat. Seeing the three pairs of chopsticks on the table, she asked suspiciously, "Do we have guests? Why is there an extra set of chopsticks?"

Mutou scratched his head and explained the situation, then added, "I’m just worried she might do something rash. If anything happens, uncle will blame us. I thought I’d take her breakfast and see if she’s okay."

Wang Yongzhen took a while to process this, "What did you say? Your eldest uncle divorced Lin?"

Mutou nodded.

A smile spread across Wang Yongzhen’s usually worried face, "So, Lin Xinghua got her just desserts! When the Wang family was in trouble, she ran off, thinking she could remarry back home! When her family wanted to sell her, she shamelessly ran back to the Wang Family. A woman with no virtue at all! If I were in her place, I would’ve bashed my head against the wall rather than shamelessly staying in this old house."

Mutou quickly interrupted, "Mother! You can’t say things like that!"

After all, they were relying on the Wang Family, living in their house.

Besides, his mother should think about her own actions. She wasn’t blameless either. How could she have the nerve to criticize others?

Wang Yongzhen snorted angrily, put down her chopsticks and bowl, and walked out to the yard.

Mutou didn’t know what Wang Yongzhen was about to do, so he followed her out.

He saw Wang Yongzhen look around, noticing that Lady Lin was still in the same room as before, the door tightly shut. Wang Yongzhen stepped forward and knocked forcefully, "Lin Xinghua, come out! You shameless woman, you’ve been divorced by the Wang Family, how can you still have the face to live in their house?"

Inside, it was silent, and no one responded.

Wang Yongzhen got even more energetic, "Lin Xinghua, if you have the guts to hide inside, have the guts to open the door!"

She started banging on the door again.

"Creak—" suddenly, the door was yanked open from the inside.

Lady Lin walked out, her face dark, "Wang Yongzhen, what are you shouting at my door so early in the morning? Who says I can’t stay in the Wang house? This is what my husband said. Not only can I stay here, but they also have to send food to me every month."

"No matter what, I, Lin Xinghua, gave birth to three boys for the Wang Family. Just for that, I’m better than you! At least my man, even if he divorced me, gave me a place to stay and food to eat every month! What about you? You got married and were eager to empty your family’s wealth to support your husband. And what did you get in return? He scammed your dowry and left you with nothing! If it weren’t for the Wang Family bringing you back, you’d still be gasping for breath here, arguing with me?"

Feeling stabbed in the heart, Wang Yongzhen fumed, "I might not be as good as you, but even if something happens to me, I still have a family to go back to! What about you? Do you dare go back to yours? I bet you don’t! After all, you’d only be sold if you did. What do you have to show off?"

Mentioning her family was a sore spot for Lady Lin, and Wang Yongzhen’s words were like pouring salt on her wounds.

Lady Lin’s face flushed red and white with anger, almost fainting from fury.

Looking at Wang Yongzhen, she grew even more resentful. Why should she, of all people, criticize her?

Lady Lin wasn’t one to take insults lightly. Being exposed in such a way, especially by someone she looked down on, made her explode in rage.

Mutou watched in horror as Lady Lin pounced on his mother, slapping her across the face.

His mother wasn’t one to be outdone, spitting in Lady Lin’s face and grabbing her hair, and soon they were brawling.

Mutou was frantic, wanting to intervene but not knowing how.

He was left pleading from the side, "Mom, Aunt, please stop fighting! If someone sees this, it’ll be so disgraceful!"

Lady Lin and Wang Yongzhen were too engrossed in their fight to listen.

Lady Lin was tall and strong.

Wang Yongzhen, though once weak, had been nursed back to health by Wang Laozhu’s support and Mutou’s care.

When they fought, neither seemed to have the upper hand.

They pulled each other’s hair, pinched each other’s underarms, and caused mutual damage. ƒгeeweɓn૦vel.com

In no time, their hair was disheveled, and they were rolling on the ground.

They hurled insults at each other, calling each other whores and jinxes.

Mutou was frantic on the side, unsure whether to call for help, fearing the Wang Family’s wrath if they saw this, possibly leading to their eviction.

Seeing neither gaining an advantage, both slightly injured, he hesitated.

Lady Lin, having not eaten for a day and night, soon grew weak.

Wang Yongzhen too, lacking Lady Lin’s strength, soon lost her stamina.

After a while, both lay exhausted on the ground, glaring daggers at each other.

Mutou cautiously approached, first helping Wang Yongzhen back to their room. Returning to the yard, he looked at Lady Lin in distress, not daring to touch her.

He tried to console her, "Please calm down, rest a while, regain your strength, and then head back to your room to lay down?"

Lady Lin rolled her eyes, knowing she had lost her backing now that Wang Yongfu had divorced her.

Otherwise, with her old temperament, she’d have driven Wang Yongzhen and Mutou out without hesitation.

Now, she had no choice but to lie in the yard, finally getting up after a while, limping back to her room.

At least Wang Yongzhen had her son Mutou by her side; Lady Lin was all alone.

With that bitter thought, she cursed Jindou, Jinhu, and Jinguan, the three brothers, under her breath.

After resting inside for a while, she went to fetch water.

At least Mutou was considerate enough to bring a bucket of water to her doorstep.

Lady Lin, while washing up, noticed that Wang Yongzhen had pulled out a chunk of her hair, leaving her scalp sore.

Mutou wanted to bring her some food as an apology, but Wang Yongzhen scolded him, "What kind of aunt is she now? She’s a divorced tramp! Why should our rice and flour feed her? If you dare bring her food, I’ll stop eating from today!"

What else could Mutou do? He couldn’t have his mother starve over this.

He had no choice but to give up.

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