"Behave yourself!" Aunt Caixia, who was also escorting Old Lady Hua, saw this and kicked her.
When they arrived at the riverside, the gag was removed from Old Lady Hua’s mouth, but she remained unrepentant and tried to bite people as soon as she could open her mouth.
"Yang Huzi, Yang Baozi, you two old bastards, you want to drown an old lady like me? The one who deserves it the most is that bitch Yang Chuxia!"
Old Lady Hua stared at Yang Chuxia as she spoke, "This damned girl should have been dead by now. I thought I killed her that day, but now she’s alive and doing business, buying land and building houses. Where does she resemble the former Yang Chuxia? She’s a demon! If I’m going to be drowned, she should be dragged down with me."
"You old bitch, trying to harm my daughter even when you’re about to die!" Before the crowd could ponder over Old Lady Hua’s words, Ms. Wang charged at her, pushing her to the ground and hitting her hard, cursing as she did,
"You old slut, spouting shit from your mouth! My daughter only fainted, but you insisted she was dead. If she’s a demon, she should have taken care of you long ago. You shameless hag, I’ll beat you to death. I’ll let you harm Dachuan and Xiaxia again, you’re just jealous of our family! I’ll tear your mouth apart!"
At that moment, Ms. Wang vented her long-held resentment like a madwoman, causing Old Lady Hua’s hair to be torn out even more.
Land Officer Yang glanced at the people behind him. It was clear that some were influenced by Old Lady Hua’s provocation. He thought for a moment before saying in a deep voice,
"Pull her away. What’s the point of arguing with a madwoman? Can you believe the words of a madwoman? She’s just unwilling to die alone, trying to drag others down with her. Xiaxia was fine that day, everyone saw it. Alright, Ms. Wang, come back. Don’t delay her departure."
"That’s right, Mother, why should you argue with her? An embittered and unwilling-to-die madwoman, as if you don’t know she’s always wanted me dead."
"Pah! Yang Chuxia, you demon! If you don’t kill her today, you’ll all suffer!" Old Lady Hua’s voice was like a curse.
Furious, Ms. Wang charged at Old Lady Hua again and gave her a hard shove, "You despicable old hag, I’ll let you slander me! Go to hell!"
In an instant, Old Lady Hua fell into the river, "Help!"
After just one cry for help, she quickly submerged in the river, only two bubbles emerging before she disappeared without a trace.
Ms. Wang, who had pushed Old Lady Hua into the river, stared blankly at her hands for a moment before cursing, "That damned old hag deserved to die!"
Everyone was shocked to see Ms. Wang push Old Lady Hua into the river, but no one said much about it because Old Lady Hua was meant to be drowned in the first place. Being thrown or pushed into the river, the result was the same.
Besides, if their daughters were accused of being demons, they too would be as infuriated as Ms. Wang.
However, some people had their own selfish thoughts, harboring suspicions about Yang Chuxia’s change. They had all seen her transformation, and she was indeed different from before, which Old Lady Hua hadn’t been wrong about.
"Alright, now that this troublemaker is gone, let’s all go back to the village," Land Officer Yang called out to everyone, then added, "If anything happens again in the village, we’ll deal with them the same way. Humph."
"Uncle Land Officer, who else would be old hag? She has completely lost her sense of shame," said a village woman, following up on his remark.