Chapter 280: Chapter 280: Lady Li Chapter 280: Chapter 280: Lady Li Lady Li, struck dumb by Xuexue, was now furiously angry, ready to confront even the high heavens, she yelled with all her might, “Xuexue, you filthy girl, you have shamed our Mo Family Village. Sooner or later, I’ll have the village head drive you out of the village.”
Big Bull turned around, his brows furrowed as he glared at Lady Li with an imposing aura, “You fat woman, spouting nonsense early in the morning, do you need a beating?”
The people of Mo Family Village all knew that although Big Bull was usually a bit slow, he was most protective of Xuexue. They quickly whispered to Lady Li, “Lady Li, you were the one who was wrong first, so stop talking, otherwise, when Big Bull gets angry, you’ll suffer.”
“What’s there to be afraid of? They are shameless, pairing up before they’re even married, shouldn’t people talk about it?” Lady Li was somewhat afraid of Big Bull, but with so many people watching, she refused to be outdone.
Seeing that Lady Li wouldn’t take advice and was courting death, the women also got annoyed with her and stopped paying her any attention. They went back to doing their laundry by the river, letting her dig her own grave.
“Wife, that fat woman, why is her mouth so filthy?”
“Dirty? Just throw her in the river to clean her up.” Xuexue stared at Lady Li and said coldly.
As soon as Big Bull spoke, his figure blurred and he vanished from in front of Xuexue. Then, everyone saw a blur before their eyes as a dark figure flew over their heads. Immediately after, there was the sound of something heavy hitting the water…
Water splashed everywhere on the river surface.
The women by the riverside doing laundry were stunned, gazing dumbly at the river surface until Lady Li surfaced, flailing her limbs and screaming for help. Only then did they snap out of it.
“Oh dear, we told Lady Li to keep her mouth clean, she just wouldn’t listen, and now see what’s happened to her.”
“Exactly, Big Bull is the strongest man in our village, she must have had the Courage of Bear’s Heart and Leopard’s Gall to provoke him.”
“She deserved it, it was all her own doing.”
The women chattered away. An elderly lady, although she didn’t like Lady Li, was anxious about the potential loss of life and quickly shouted, “Oh dear! Stop making idle comments and hurry up to find a bamboo pole to pull her up, or this is going to turn into a disaster.”
Lady Li struggled furiously in the water, splashing water everywhere. While gargling water, she still found the strength to scream, “Help! Help! Someone save me!”
Everyone then came to their senses and hurried to find a bamboo pole, but they didn’t know where to look and were frantic on the shore.
“Hehehe…! Look at how anxious you all are.” A young woman covered her mouth and laughed.
Seeing her laughing, everyone felt displeased and glowered, “Madam Qian, our village is about to witness a tragedy, and you’re not helping, yet you still have the heart to laugh here? Isn’t that too inhumane?”
“Exactly, don’t think just because you are a new bride, you can be heartless.”
Seeing that everyone was really angry and facing their collective wrath, the young woman quickly stifled her laughter and said seriously, “Aunts, don’t be angry. Actually, the spot where Lady Li fell isn’t deep at all, it’s just knee-deep plus a bit. A few days ago, I accidentally dropped my husband’s clothes there, and in my panic, I jumped in to retrieve them, thinking I was done for. But, unexpectedly, when I stood up, the water was only above my knees.” As she spoke, the young woman couldn’t help but laugh again.
Hearing this, everyone calmed down.
The elderly woman shouted to the splashing Lady Li in the river, “Stop making a spectacle of yourself, the water isn’t deep, just come up.”
Upon hearing this, Lady Li stood up, and indeed, the water was only knee-deep. It turned out she had been wasting her energy screaming for help.
Seeing this, the women on the shore burst into laughter.
Lady Li could only climb out, looking thoroughly discomfited.