The Evil Mother-in-law: Torment Children, Work Hard, Be Rich!-Chapter 127: Revenge and Seizing Land

"Taohua, let Xu Da go."

"A girl sitting on a man’s lap, aren’t you ashamed."

Xu Da’s wife, who happens to be Yan Pozi’s niece, Xiao Yan, came running over after hearing the news. When she saw her man being sat on by Taohua, she rolled up her sleeves to pull Taohua off.

Xiao Yan is even fatter than Taohua.

During the fight in spring, Taohua couldn’t perform well because Xiao Yan was holding her back.

Enemies meet, their eyes blaze. Not only did Taohua refuse to get up, but she even lifted her butt slightly and sat down hard again.

Xu Da howled, feeling like his ribs might break.

"Widow Tong, you better get Taohua up; if Xu Da dies, it won’t end well for you," Xiao Yan said to Tong Huaqiong.

The way she called out "widow" was so smooth, it’s clear she said it often behind her back.

"You and your mother-in-law always talk about ’widow this, widow that.’ Today, I’ll make sure you both become widows," Taohua said, shifting her weight again, making Xu Da groan in pain.

"You..." Xiao Yan reached out to grab Taohua.

"What are you doing?" Chen Sufen stood in front of Taohua. Her sister-in-law couldn’t be bullied like that.

"You and your husband want to bully my sister-in-law together? Not a chance," Liu Yue’er said, brandishing a sickle in front of Xiao Yan’s face, coldly adding, "You care about your man? Your man cares about you a lot too. He often sneaks into Widow Chen’s house at Moon Bay. If you have a problem with Widow Chen, why don’t you dare confront her? Instead, you keep calling my mother-in-law a widow when she’s not the one stealing your man."

Tong Hua Qiong: "..."

Liu Yue’er was vicious with her words, exposing Xu Da’s secrets. Liu Yue’er’s sister was in Moon Bay, and she knew all the gossip there.

Though she spoke a bit impulsively.

Xiao Yan lost face in public, her face turning purple with rage.

Liu Yue’er was about to continue mocking her.

"Yue’er..."

Liu Yue’er’s mother, Mrs. Zhao, stood in front of the crowd, calling out her daughter’s name.

Her daughter was so impulsive. Even if you’re cursing someone, how could you bring your own mother-in-law into it? It’s like harming the enemy while hurting oneself too. She worried that if she didn’t stop Liu Yue’er, who knows what else she’d say without thinking.

Mrs. Zhao had already sent Yaozu and Man’er to call Liu Tiechui and Liu Shan over, worried that Tong Huaqiong’s family might not stand up to Yan Pozi’s family.

After all, the Xu Family was the largest household in the village, and even the village head was from the Xu Family.

The Liu Family was also a significant household in the village, with many members, and the only surname that could contend with the Xu Family. Liu Tiechui was highly respected in the family, and with him stepping in, Tong Huaqiong and the others wouldn’t suffer losses.

Before long, Liu Tiechui and his son Liu Shan arrived.

Tong Huaqiong was not only related to the Liu Family but also Liu Shan’s business client, providing all the reasons they needed to help Tong Huaqiong against the Xu Family.

Seeing Jingzhe wielding a sickle at Yan Pozi, Taohua sitting on Xu Da, and Xu Er to Xu Si not gaining any advantage over the brothers Dashi and Dahuan, Liu Tiechui knew their relatives were winning, so he was relieved.

It was harvest season now, and everyone was rushing to gather the crops. It wasn’t the time for fights; they could seek another opportunity to deal with the Xu Family.

Thinking thus, Liu Tiechui stepped forward to mediate, urging both sides to lower their sickles.

"Yan Pozi, if you think I’m easy to bully, you got it wrong," Tong Huaqiong said. "Now, to give face to my in-laws, I won’t hold it against you."

Jingzhe lowered his sickle, and Yan Pozi nearly tumbled onto the riverbank.

"Yan Pozi, cut the act. Looking to frame us? I’ll tell you, even if you die by the riverbank today, it has nothing to do with us," Tong Huaqiong saw through Yan Pozi’s intentions. She and Tong Dajiao were adept at this strategy.

It’s always about not conceding when right and arguing even when wrong, and rolling in defeat.

Tong Huaqiong walked Yan Pozi’s path to the point of blocking it.

Provoked by Tong Huaqiong, Yan Pozi found it hard to throw a tantrum on the spot.

"Taohua, get up too," Liu Tiechui said to Taohua.

"Alright, I’ll give Uncle Liu some face." Taohua stood and dusted off her pants.

Xu Da felt like his entire body loosened.

"Yan Pozi, really? You and your four sons have been bullying Tong Dajiao since spring, just because she’s a vulnerable woman alone? Yet, you can’t bully her like this." Aunt Qin came with Qin Qingyou to support Tong Huaqiong, unable to resist speaking up for her.

Her son and daughter-in-law were working for Tong Huaqiong now, so she had to cheer for Tong Huaqiong.

The villagers twitched. Yan Pozi indeed bullied Tong Dajiao in the spring, but Tong Dajiao wasn’t some delicate flower just meant to be bullied, either.

Despite this thought, watching Yan Pozi and her sons being rebuffed, the villagers felt a guilty pleasure.

If it weren’t for their family’s overprotectiveness, would Xu Si have dared to act out all over?

Even though the villagers didn’t like Tong Dajiao, her sons never bullied the village girls or daughters-in-law.

In comparison, the Gu Family seemed much more virtuous.

Besides, since Tong Dajiao started her business in town, she’s been noticeably kinder to the villagers. When they bought pastries, she’d even offer a few extra pieces. нынче, both Gu Xiaocao and Qin Qingyou’s couple were working in her shop in town; the wages reportedly weren’t low.

Every villager was tempted, wishing to work at the Taohua Dessert Shop.

So, as Tong Huaqiong clashed with Yan Pozi’s family, most villagers sided with Tong Huaqiong, except for the Xu surnames.

Tong Huaqiong cast a glance at Yan Pozi and her unscrupulous gang; right here, both Tong Dajiao and Taohua were oppressed by them.

Having spent so much time with Taohua, they eventually developed a mother-daughter relationship; if she didn’t seek justice for Tong Dajiao, she’d have to stand up for Taohua.

Observing Yan Pozi gossiping by the riverbank, she intentionally provoked her.

Yan Pozi encroached two feet of Tong Dajiao’s land in spring. This debt couldn’t go unrepaid.

This land belonged to Tong Huaqiong now; she couldn’t tolerate someone else planting crops on it.

"Yan Pozi, your Xu Family took two feet of my land in spring. I haven’t held it against you yet, but now, I’m taking it back. No need for you to return it; I’ll collect it myself."

Tong Huaqiong picked up a sickle from the ground, and under the crowd’s watchful eyes, she strode down the riverbank, ready to cut the crops by the riverside field.

Everyone understood then that this was Tong Huaqiong avenging the injustice of Yan Pozi’s land grab in spring.

"That’s my family’s wheat," Yan Pozi yelled.

"Your wheat? Yan Pozi, we must be honest as humans. Everyone’s eyes aren’t blind; they can clearly see whether this land belongs to your family or my in-laws’. Your family’s land ridges almost reach the middle of my in-laws’ land. Don’t be so wicked. If you claim it’s your land, we can measure it right now," Liu Tiechui said, showing a stern face.

Liu Tiechui held considerable influence in the village. As soon as he spoke, everyone chimed in, stating it was indeed Tong Dajiao’s land.

Yan Pozi and her gang had no choice but to swallow their grievance.

Tong Huaqiong wasn’t skilled in farm work, nor was she good at wielding a sickle. Her actions were clumsy.

Jingzhe picked up a sickle and headed down the riverbank as well. Dahuan, Chen Sufen, and others, seeing Jingzhe move towards the field, quickly followed suit, grabbing their sickles and rushing into the wheat field.

They had to reclaim the two feet of land that Yan Pozi had taken.

Even Man’er and Yaozu weren’t idle; they followed the adults, gathering the wheat into piles.

Yan Pozi was heartbroken, coughing up blood. The wheat she had planted on the extra two feet of land she took in spring, choosing the best seeds and tending to it meticulously, had all ended up with Tong Huaqiong.

She was not content.