bookcurios Chapter 140 That's it!
Chapter 140 That's it!
"Cheng Ruoan, how dare you!"
Yang Chenshi was so angry that she was shaking. Although that was exactly what she meant, how dare this little bitch reveal those words in public?
Seeing that Cheng Ruoan had already grabbed a weapon, Cheng's mother didn't care about anything else. She directly asked Uncle Zhang to push aside the people blocking her way, and then quickly squeezed in to stand in front of Cheng Ruoan and berate Yang Chenshi.
"You dare to smash up the shop, so why don't we dare to sue the authorities?"
Yang Chenshi sneered and said, "Fine, go ahead and sue! Go ahead and sue!"
A bunch of idiots, do you even know that if a citizen sues an official, they'll be punished with thirty strokes of the cane first?
"Sue me if you can afford it!"
Cheng Ruoan almost laughed when she heard this. "Listen to this, everyone. The Yang family didn't deny that their third son-in-law would take revenge, but instead they scared me into not reporting it to the authorities."
What does this mean? It means that she completely accepts that her third son-in-law is the kind of person who would use his position to settle personal scores!
Those around him agreed.
"Of course. What would you say if I said your son stole someone's money?"
"You're talking nonsense, I don't have a son at all."
"Without this young lady's guidance, would you really think that the son-in-law of the Yang family who works in the government is a good person?"
"Just think about it. All these years have passed, why is Yang's Tofu Shop the only one selling tofu in the whole town!"
"Isn't that just collusion between officials and businessmen?"
At this point, Madam Yang Chen no longer cared about smashing Cheng Ruo'an's shop; she quickly ordered the servants to cover their mouths.
"Are you all dead? Allowing these filthy bastards to slander the Yang family's son-in-law?! Anyone who dares to utter another word, I'll tear their mouths apart!"
The men and women quickly turned around and started scuffling with the onlookers, creating chaos at the scene.
Yang Chenshi was already drenched in sweat.
This was something she deliberately took on in order to steal the keys to the Yang family's housekeeper.
It was only because her third brother-in-law said he was too busy to come back and check on the newly opened tofu shop that she had this opportunity to stand out.
I used to watch my third sister and brother-in-law do these things; they seemed so simple.
After the third sister led a group to vandalize the area, and her husband then led officials to "inspect" it, no one would dare to continue selling tofu in the surrounding area.
How did things turn out this way when it came to her?
Yang Laoliu had already investigated and found out that the Cheng family consisted of a widow and her orphans, and that they were refugees who had come from other places to settle down.
How dare they challenge the Yang family?
The more Yang Chenshi thought about it, the more she felt that Cheng Ruoan was just a little clever, and that if she scared him a little more, he would definitely lose his courage.
Otherwise, why would she incite everyone to join in the commotion?
It's all because she doesn't have any powerful family connections!
Yang Chenshi calmed herself down, regained her composure, and stood with her hands on her hips, intimidating Cheng Ruoan:
"Cheng Ruoan! You led the way in insulting a government official, so you can expect your whole family to be imprisoned!"
Cheng Ruoan's hands trembled as she gripped the door latch, but she gritted her teeth and persevered. To avoid letting Yang Chenshi see that she was exhausted, she even smiled and chatted with the people around her.
"What collusion between officials and businessmen? The head constable of the county government isn't an official! He's just a clerk!"
The lowest-ranking official in the Great Xia Dynasty was a ninth-rank county magistrate, a subordinate assistant to the county magistrate or county head.
Some counties are quite large and have many towns under their jurisdiction, so there will be a position called County Assistant.
Songshan County was not that big, so there was only one position, Chief Clerk, under Magistrate Fang.
In terms of backing, the Yang family really is nothing compared to Cheng Ruoan.
Not to mention that Cheng Ruoan got involved with the General's Mansion and Madam Guo.
For example, Si Shaoheng and Registrar Xu had a very good relationship before.
In order to get into the county school, Si Shaoheng stayed behind the county government office for two days under the pretext of seeking tutoring, which meant that he had thoroughly bribed everyone in the county government.
It's possible that the son-in-law of the Yang family, who is a constable, received some benefits from Si Shaoheng.
Cheng Ruoan is not afraid of Yang Chenshi at all.
Just then, Manager Luo arrived with his men.
"Who dares to smash up Zhao Dong's workshop!"
With a loud shout from Manager Luo, a group of well-trained guards surrounded the shop with long sticks.
Cheng Ruoan was finally able to drop the heavy door bolt, squeeze past Yang Chenshi and the two old women blocking the doorway, and ran out.
"Manager Luo! They're from Yang's Tofu Shop! They say they're going to smash up our Cheng residence inside and out!"
"It's clearly my mother's tofu workshop that's in business competition with the Yang family, but they even tried to smash up my and Zhao Dongjia's hand cream workshops!"
Yang Chenshi: ? ? ?
What kind of hand cream workshop?
What nonsense is this little bastard spouting!
But she couldn't worry about that; Yang Chenshi recognized Manager Luo.
After all, Yang's Tofu Shop had been trying to connect with Youjian Inn in Songshan County for a long time, and had started thinking about supplying the inn five or six years ago.
Although it never came to fruition, from Old Man Yang to the current Old Man Yang, they have all gone to Manager Luo's mansion every year to act like grandsons and give gifts.
Yang Chenshi thought she was more familiar with Manager Luo and their Yang Family Tofu Shop, so she immediately put on a smiling face and moved closer to him.
"Manager Luo, don't listen to this little bitch's nonsense. How could we dare to smash up Master Zhao's workshop..."
"You just said you were going to smash our Cheng family home inside and out!" Cheng Ruoan said, then asked the onlookers outside, "Did everyone hear that?"
"I heard it!"
That's what she said!
Yang Chenshi: "I had people smash their way in because I knew the Cheng family's tofu workshop was there..."
Cheng Ruoan interrupted the spellcasting directly and continued to fan the flames: "Manager Luo, look, she admitted it herself!"
"Outrageous! We can't control how domineering your tofu business is, but you can't just smash up our workshop!"
Manager Luo is usually all smiles, a chubby uncle who looks like Maitreya Buddha, but now that he's angry, he looks a bit like a fierce Vajra.
With a wave of his hand, he ordered the guards who had come with him to take action, "Beat them! Beat these people back to the Yang family! Breaking their arms and legs is no big deal!"
The guards lined up in a row, shouted twice in unison, and then brandished their long sticks with great force.
Two old women were knocked down with one blow, and two men were knocked over with another. Soon, all the people that Yang Chenshi had brought were knocked to the ground.
A group of people were wailing and screaming on the ground.
Yang Chenshi's face turned pale with fright, and she looked at Manager Luo tremblingly: "You... Manager Luo, are you confused!"
When has our Yang family ever dared to challenge Master Zhao? How could you listen to this little bitch's provocations!
Yang is a common surname in Huangyang Town.
The Yang family, the bricklayer's family, and the Yang family, the tofu shop, whom Cheng Ruoan knew, all shared the same ancestor five or six generations back.
Even though Zhao Dongjia is an incredibly wealthy family, he is still a businessman from out of town!
If things really escalate, how can a powerful dragon suppress a local snake?
Manager Luo: "Sowing discord? Your Yang family even knows that the Cheng family's tofu workshop is located in their house, so how could you not know that our boss's hand cream workshop is also inside?"
Cheng Ruoan: "That's right, that's right."
Manager Luo: "I think you all resent that our inn accepted the Cheng family's tofu delivery instead of yours, so you're all looking for revenge!"
Cheng Ruoan: "That's right, that's right."
Manager Luo: ...
No.
Cheng Erniangzi, stop acting like a treacherous villain, always hiding behind the scenes and stirring up trouble!