Chapter 240 - 240 Dogs Biting Each Other
240 Dogs Biting Each Other
Old Man Zhao’s son wasn’t as strong as the sons of the clan chief. Soon, they were badly wounded by the men from the clan chief’s home.
On the other hand, Madam Yang beat the clan chief’s wife till her hair was a complete mess, and there were scratch marks all over her face.
“Stop, stop now!” Niu Tongsheng roared angrily. “Are you trying to kill each other? Quick, pull them apart!”
The people who followed Niu Tongsheng to the clan chief’s home hurriedly went forward and pulled them apart.
“All of you black-hearted, filthy, disgusting animals! You’re all sluts, bitches, rotten assholes…” Madam Yang continued to point at the clan chief’s family and screech at the top of her lungs despite being restrained by other people.
“Enough!” Niu Tongsheng yelled again. “Keep yelling, and I’ll get the village chief to come and be the judge. Look at you. You’re from the same village—the same clan even! So why cause such an ugly scene? You want other people to watch you like circus animals?”
Madam Yang cried and complained to Niu Tongsheng, “Chief, you have to help us! This old geezer has all these evil schemes. He saw that Zhao Chuchu’s watermill workshop business was doing really well, so he came up with the idea of making us convince Zhao Chuchu to return. Otherwise, he’ll chase us out of the clan!”
Niu Tongsheng couldn’t help but frown when he heard Madam Yang’s explanation.
Of course, the chief of the Zhao Clan couldn’t bear letting Madam Yang badmouth him like that. There was no way he would let her embarrass him like that!
“Nonsense! When did you hear me say that? Do you have evidence? You were the one who was greedy and came here to make a big fuss out of nothing, and now you’re posing as the innocent one? I’m going to open up the ancestral hall today and chase your family out of the clan!”
“Chief, listen to him. This old geezer’s scheme failed, and now he’s seeking revenge on us! So you have to help us!”
“You, you shrew! How can you be so shameless?”
“Hubby, say something! What did that old geezer say to you? Tell everyone else exactly what he said!”
Madam Yang tugged at Old Man Zhao forcefully.
Old Man Zhao had been a coward his entire life. He had never been able to stand up straight like a man. Now that the conflict had grown out of control, he started feeling scared and wanted to avoid trouble. He stuttered, “Umm, let’s just settle this among ourselves. There’s no need to let everyone know about it, right?”
“What are you talking about? You useless coward! Look at how badly your sons and daughters-in-law are bullied. How can you say something like that? Are you even human?”
Madam Yang was infuriated. She questioned Old Man Zhao viciously.
“Tongsheng, you heard her. Madam Yang is trying to frame me and defame me! This is an act of slander!” The clan chief immediately took the opportunity to push the blame onto Madam Yang.
“Old geezer, do you dare swear on your life that you didn’t say those things?”
“You shameless shrew, are you trying to force me to die?”
Niu Tongsheng was extremely troubled, and he was at a loss for what to do.
He had witnessed Madam Yang’s good behavior for the past few months. Although he wasn’t entirely certain, he felt there was a good chance the chief of the Zhao clan was to blame for this conflict.
The reason was simple. This old geezer had always been a cunning fellow. It was normal for him to do things to harm others, even if it didn’t benefit him. He would definitely be very upset if he saw other people living such good lives!
It was entirely in character for him to do something like that.
“Old Man Zhao, you should tell us the truth.” Niu Tongsheng looked toward Old Man Zhao.
Old Man Zhao was still rather unwilling. Madam Yang suddenly pinched him hard, almost making him jump up in pain. Then, finally, he decided to tell the truth. “He tried to force me to convince the kid to come back. He said that the watermill should belong to the Zhao clan. It shouldn’t be occupied by outsiders.”
“Old Man Zhao, how can you lie like that? Aren’t you afraid of divine retribution?” The chief of the Zhao Clan was livid.
Old Man Zhao replied, “I’m not afraid of saying it. If I were lying, I would get struck by lightning and die.”
“Okay, great, wonderful. If that’s the case, I’ll open up the ancestral hall and chase you out of the Zhao clan! Tongsheng, this is the Zhao clan’s internal affair. You don’t have the right to intervene even if you are the village chief!” The chief of the Zhao Clan was utterly infuriated.
“If you dare to do that, I’ll ram myself to death in the ancestral hall, then become a ghost and come back to haunt you. Then, you’ll never be able to sleep peacefully again!” said Madam Yang immediately.
The chief of the Zhao clan was so mad that he could barely breathe. He pointed at Madam Yang but couldn’t say a single word.
Niu Tongsheng was speechless.
He had been negotiating with those merchants and business people day after day. On top of this, he was the village chief. So, naturally, he had an authoritative aura.
“If you continue this ridiculous nonsense, I’ll chase the entire Zhao clan out of Lengshui village. You know very well what shameful things you did. Now you’re trying to cry and wail about it. Who do you think you’re trying to threaten? Lengshui village doesn’t need shameless people like you!”
The moment Niu Tongsheng said that, the Zhao clan chief’s expression changed.
“Tongsheng, what gives you the right to say something like that?”
“I am the chief of Lengshui village, and the Niu clan is bigger than the Zhao clan!”
“You…”
The Zhao clan chief was speechless.
Actually, the Niu and Zhao clans were about equal in terms of population.
But the thing is, Xie Heng was a scholar. He and Niu Tongsheng were really close, and the Zhao clan couldn’t come out on top against them.
If Niu Tongsheng really wanted to chase them out of Lengshui village, the governing bureau would probably rule in his favor because Xie Heng is Zhao Chuchu’s husband. When that happens, the Zhao clan will be all but finished.
When the rest of the Zhao clan heard Niu Tongsheng’s threat, they started clamoring as well.
“Third uncle, you’re going overboard. Are you planning to force us to die for your scheme?”
“If you’re really going to do that, we will stop recognizing you as the chief immediately. We’ve always made decisions based on the majority. So let’s see who gets chased out of the clan.”
“That’s right. We’ve been living peacefully in Lengshui village. You are the one who is trying to come up with these evil ideas. You want to take advantage of other people, but you failed, so now you’re blaming it on others. I won’t stand by your side for immoral deeds like this. I support justice!”
When the Zhao clan chief heard his clan members reprimanding him, he felt his vision turning black and almost fainted from anger.
“You, all of you…”
“You’ve heard everyone. Although you are the chief of the Zhao clan, you still need to understand that you can’t just make decisions for the clan on your own!” said Niu Tongsheng coldly.
“Regardless, you’ll each receive one stroke of the cane for what you’ve done today. That will be the end of this issue today. I won’t let you off the hook so easily if you dare to do something like this again!”
The Zhao clan chief clenched his teeth, but there was nothing he could do to Niu Tongsheng.
The entire Niu clan came to support Niu Tongsheng. But on the other hand, the members of the Zhao clan all betrayed him because they were worried that they might get chased out of Lengshui village.
Who was he doing all this for?
These ungrateful imbeciles!
The Zhao clan chief turned around and walked back into his house without saying a single word. He was furious.
But Madam Yang wasn’t done yet. She said, “Village chief, how can we just let it go? Look at how badly injured my son is. They have to pay for his medication. Otherwise, I won’t let this go.”
Niu Tongsheng saw that her son was indeed quite badly wounded, so he ordered the Zhao clan chief’s family to compensate them with five taels of silver.
The Zhao clan chief’s family had no choice but to admit defeat and pay them the money.
Only then was this ordeal finally over.
But the two families were now enemies because of it.
When Zhao Chuchu heard about it, she laughed so hard that she had a stomachache.