It is not unusual for village women to have conflicts in remote rural areas.
But in Ma Ying's eyes, this was a great shame. Deng Ji's daughter-in-law ignored her when she saw her...Does she still think that things are the same now as before? Her man Deng Ji is no longer the king.
With the transfer of the chief clerk, Deng Ji had no backer. Today, Jiyang is dominated by the Kuai family. Ma Ying's man's natal cousin married into the Kuai family, so he was naturally proud of himself.
After Kuai Zheng became the county magistrate, he immediately appointed Deng Cai as the chief administrator.
This also shows that the Kuai family values Deng Cai very much... Even General Deng's father, Mrs. Deng, is smiling when she sees Deng Cai now.
Deng Ji’s wife, why do you dare to ignore me?
Publicly speaking, Deng was Deng Ji's superior officer, and now he was making Deng Ji's life worse than death.
Privately speaking, Deng Ji is Deng Ji's elder brother. Although he was not born from the same mother, there is a big difference. When Deng Ji's daughter-in-law sees Ma Ying, she should respectfully come up to meet her. You know, today's old man
In the Deng family (referring to Deng Ji alone), her husband-in-law Deng Cai is the one who calls the shots.
Ma Ying is a small-minded woman, from a small family and has little knowledge.
Previously, Deng Ji was valued by Wang Wei, the chief administrator of Jiyang, because of his outstanding talent, and he always overpowered Deng Cai.
Even though they were born from the same father, Deng Ji and Deng Cai had completely different temperaments. In the eyes of the older generation, Deng Ji was valued more.
This also made Deng Cai and his wife hate Deng Ji even more deeply.
Now the situation was reversed, Deng Cai was in charge, and Ma Ying immediately became arrogant.
When she went out in the morning, she heard that a carriage drove into Deng Ji's house. Ma Ying felt uncomfortable. Unexpectedly, she later met Cao Nan. At that time, Cao Nan was rushing home with her things and did not see Ma Ying. This made her feel uncomfortable.
Ma Ying thought: Didn't a carriage just come to your house? I still don't know the origin... But in Dengcun, Deng Cai is the one who calls the shots now, how dare you turn a blind eye to me?
So Ma Ying bumped into Cao Nan on purpose, and then found out what was wrong with Cao Nan.
I don't know if it was because the arrival of her mother's family gave Cao Nan more confidence, or for some other reason. Cao Nan, who usually didn't like to argue with others, couldn't help but argue a few words, which suddenly angered Ma Ying.
She stepped forward and took action. How could Cao Nan, a weak woman, be the opponent of this fierce woman? During the quarrel between the two, Cao Nan was pushed to the ground by Ma Ying and fainted for some reason.
Ma Ying was also frightened at that time and ran home quickly.
But after returning home, Ma Ying thought about it and still felt uncomfortable.
How dare that bitch pretend to be dead to scare me!
She thought she didn't exert much strength and Cao Nan fainted, so it must have been an act.
But he was so frightened that he ran home in a panic... If word spread, wouldn't he be the laughing stock of others?
No, this matter is not over yet!
It was the twelfth lunar month of winter, and although the sun was shining brightly outside, it was still cold.
Ma Ying sat in the hall, the more she thought about it, the more useless she felt.
No, this matter is not over... Even if someone comes to Cao Nan's family, they are just a bunch of untouchables. If I give in now, won't I be laughed at by the villagers in the future? No, I have to deal with her again.
Only then, otherwise it will be a loss of face.
"Sister, are you doing something big at home?"
Just as he was thinking about it, someone suddenly spoke outside the door. Immediately afterwards, a young man wrapped in a cotton robe stepped in. The young man was not tall and looked very strong. However, his face was white and his complexion was not very good. He had a pair of thin eyebrows.
Triangular eyes, eyeballs rolling around.
When Ma Ying saw this young man, he immediately smiled.
"Brother, why are you here?"
The young man's name is Ma Yu, and he is Ma Ying's brother. He usually hangs around the county town, and he is a famous Qingpi in Jiyang County. He has practiced the postures for a few days, and he has strength. Now that Deng Cai has gained power again, he is naturally more powerful.
No one dares to provoke... In Dengcun, Ma Yu is also known as a gangster. He has a bunch of lazy guys following him, and they usually run rampant and domineering, which can be regarded as a big disaster in Dengcun.
However, the relationship between siblings Ma Ying and Ma Yu is very good.
Therefore, Ma Yu is also a frequent visitor to the Deng family. She comes over from time to time and brings some gifts.
Ma Yu walked into the hall and sat down next to Ma Ying casually.
"Sister, I'm here today to ask you a favor."
"What's up?"
"Brother-in-law is now regarded as the number one person in Jiyang. The new county magistrate also thinks highly of him. He will be very successful and prosperous in the near future."
Ma Yu didn't hide anything when he spoke, and said straight to the point: "But eldest sister, look at me now... I want to ask you to talk to your brother-in-law and see if you can help find something to do in the county government. I also
It’s not a big deal that the boss is always wandering around the county town.”
Ma Yu is also in her early twenties and does not even have a wife.
Ma Ying was also a little anxious. Her sister and brother were foreigners and not natives of Jiyang, so they had to support each other.
If Ma Yu can be brought into the yamen to work, Deng Cai can also have a helper, right? And it will be easier to talk to the outside world.
There is a huge difference between working for the government and doing nothing.
Ma Ying nodded and agreed without saying anything.
"Sister, I came in just now, why do you think you are unhappy?"
Ma Yu solved a problem on his mind, immediately relaxed, and asked seemingly casually.
Unexpectedly, this question touched Ma Ying's heart.
She sighed, recounted what happened, and then said: "Brother, the eldest sister is thinking about this matter. That Hu Meizi likes to put on airs on weekdays, and this time she pretended to be dead in front of me. If I don't
Teach her a lesson, who will still believe me in the future?
Your brother is now in power, but you also know that there are too many people in this village who look down on him...
I have to use this incident to teach the people in the village a lesson. Let them know that our siblings are not easy to bully and they should stop messing with us in the future."
Hearing this, Ma Yu couldn't help but laugh, "What a big deal I think it is, isn't it just to teach that woman a lesson?
Sister, just don’t worry, leave this matter to me... I must do it properly so that those people don’t dare to underestimate us."
"Brother, wouldn't it be too ostentatious to just come to your door like this?"
Ma Yu laughed loudly, "Sister, I won't let anyone get the advantage of my brother-in-law... In short, don't worry about this matter, I will handle it."
Ma Ying immediately felt relieved.
She has confidence in her brother. Although he usually doesn't do his job properly, he is a thoughtful person.
"I have some money here, you can use it first.
If it's not enough, come to me again and ask for it... I'll leave this matter to you!"
Ma Yu nodded, took the money and left.
He didn't take action immediately. Instead, he summoned a group of idle men from the village and asked about the situation first.
Cao Nan has woken up, but is still a little weak.
I heard that people were asked to go to the county town to invite a doctor. Ma Yu couldn't help but sneered: Inviting a doctor? Just in time, he can save your life!
"Who else is in his family?"
"Oh, there is only one strong man left, a woman and a child.
I heard they were Mrs. Cao’s parents... The carriage that came with us at noon had already left. At this time, there was no one else at Mrs. Cao’s house.”
"Just in time, let her family know how powerful we are!"
Ma Yu led seven or eight idle men and walked to Cao Nan's house aggressively.
Along the way, Ma Yu even shouted arrogantly: "Go to Madam Cao and get my eldest sister's hairpin back... My eldest sister's hairpin is made of red gold and is worth ten thousand coins. Today I will meet Madam Cao."
After that, he disappeared, she must have stolen it!"
When the people in the village saw this posture, they hurriedly stayed away.
But in private, there are still people pointing and whispering...
"The Deng Cai family is getting more and more outrageous.
Isn’t this bullying? Everyone knows who Mrs. Cao is, so how could she steal a hairpin? They must have framed her."
"That's not necessarily the case! Mrs. Ma is different now. She did have a quarrel with Mrs. Cao at noon. Maybe that's when..."
"Shut up, everyone, shut up! We have nothing to do with this matter. Go and notify the old lady quickly and ask the old lady to come forward and don't make the matter a big deal!"
"That's right, please ask the old lady to come forward."
"But I just saw the old lady going to the county seat. He should not be at home now."
"What should we do?"
"..."
Amidst these whispers, Ma Yu and his party arrived at the door of Cao Nan's house.
