"But Wu Gu Di refuted this, saying, 'Impossible. My sister-in-law's affairs are not for anyone to decide but my in-laws. If my younger brother-in-law dared to marry his sister-in-law to a mute, my in-laws would be the first to object.'
'If it wasn't for matchmaking, what were they doing? And why were they calling two people home with the door half-closed?' Tu Mei Li was even more confused. What was Jiang Qing Qing's family doing? Why had their door been half-closed for days, hiding inside?
Tu Mei Li, a next-door neighbor, didn't know what Zhang Liu Nian and the others were up to, and Wu Gu Di, who lived half a village away from her younger brother-in-law, was even more clueless.
'I'll go check it out later,' Wu Gu Di said, also curious about what her younger brother-in-law's family was up to. She then made to head towards Zhang Liu Nian's house.
Tu Mei Li quickly stopped her and said, 'Wait a moment. Your younger brother-in-law is still at home at this hour. If you run into him, you won't be able to achieve anything.'
Hearing this, Wu Gu Di thought it made sense. She had experienced her younger brother-in-law's formidable nature last time, and it was true that she couldn't handle him alone.
After a few hours, Tu Mei Li went to gather information for Wu Gu Di. Once she confirmed that Zhang Liu Nian had left, she gave Wu Gu Di the go-ahead.
'Jiang Qing Qing, come out here!' Wu Gu Di arrived at her younger brother-in-law's house, shouting first, then heading straight for the half-closed main door of the hall.
Hearing her sister-in-law's voice, Jiang Qing Qing immediately told her younger sister to move everything into the room and then personally blocked the door, saying, 'Sister-in-law, what brings you here?'
Seeing Jiang Qing Qing blocking the way and no one else inside, Wu Gu Di questioned, 'What are you doing with the door shut in broad daylight? You're not doing anything shameful, are you?'
Jiang Qing Qing was angered by Wu Gu Di's words. She leaned against the door frame, furious, and said, 'Don't talk nonsense. We're not doing anything shameful.'
'Why are you so angry? Is it because I hit the mark?'
Seeing Jiang Qing Qing angry, Wu Gu Di intended to add fuel to the fire, but then she heard Jiang Qing Qing change the subject, 'Sister-in-law, what brings you here?'
What brought her here? She came to see if her younger brother-in-law's family was eating meat every day, and to find out why they had called her sister-in-law and the mute.
'I heard you brought my younger sister back, so I wanted to see her?'
Wu Gu Di said this and tried to enter the hall. Jiang Qing Qing reached out to block her, saying, 'I'll just have my younger sister come out.'
'No need, I can just go in.'
Wu Gu Di pushed aside Jiang Qing Qing's hand and barged in. As soon as she entered, she saw her younger sister and the mute coming out of the room together.
Seeing this, Wu Gu Di immediately shrieked, 'Sister-in-law, what were you doing in the room with the mute?'
Zhang Xiao Mei had never liked Wu Gu Di, her sister-in-law, mainly because Wu Gu Di always bullied her.
Now, hearing her suddenly yell, she panicked, 'We didn't do anything. Sister-in-law, you're mistaken.'
'Impossible. You must have been doing something shameful hidden in the room.' Wu Gu Di said, making to barge into the room behind them.
Zhang Xiao Mei remembered her third brother's instructions not to let anyone see their crayfish, so she quickly tried to block her. However, the fierce Wu Gu Di pushed her aside. But just as Wu Gu Di thought she could get in, the mute blocked her path again.
Seeing this, Wu Gu Di didn't say a word, unleashing her 'Nine Yin White Bone Claw' in a frenzy of scratching and tearing. In the end, she actually managed to break through.
The next moment, a scream rang out again, 'Coal stove, iron pot, and meat? Third sister-in-law, you're really something, hiding so many good things at home.'
As soon as Wu Gu Di broke in, she saw the items Zhang Liu Nian had bought from the county town that noon placed in the room. Her eyes lit up immediately, and she lunged forward, grabbing and hiding things.
'Sister-in-law, this is what my Liu Nian bought. You can't take it.' Jiang Qing Qing, seeing her sister-in-law trying to snatch everything, rushed forward to stop her.
But Wu Gu Di was no pushover. She was known as a shrew in Zhang Family Village. How could she let Jiang Qing Qing stop her?
'You immoral woman, secretly meeting with your sister-in-law and the mute behind my younger brother-in-law's back. Let me tell you, when my younger brother-in-law gets back, I'll tell him to beat you to death.'
'Sister-in-law, you're talking nonsense. We didn't.' Jiang Qing Qing was angered by Wu Gu Di's words, and her grip on the items loosened slightly.
'I saw it with my own eyes, can I be lying? Let go.' Wu Gu Di was furious and unceremoniously waved her hand forcefully, causing Jiang Qing Qing to flip over and fall towards the ground.
'Third sister-in-law!' Seeing this, Zhang Xiao Mei and the mute rushed forward to help her up, while the other immediately dashed to act as a buffer.
By the time they had protected Jiang Qing Qing, Wu Gu Di had long since disappeared.
When Zhang Liu Nian returned and heard that his wife had almost been harmed by his sister-in-law, he clenched his fists in anger and stormed out of the house.
'Liu Nian, don't be impulsive.' Jiang Qing Qing quickly chased after her man, seeing him enraged.
Ten minutes later, Zhang Liu Nian kicked open his elder brother's courtyard gate and shouted through gritted teeth, 'Wu Gu Di!'
Zhang Liu Shui, who had just returned from the fields, heard his third brother arrive at his house and call out his wife's name. He put down his shovel and came forward, saying, 'Third brother, what's wrong?'
Hearing his elder brother's voice, Zhang Liu Nian turned and suppressed his overflowing rage, 'Wu Gu Di came to my house this afternoon, stole my things, pushed my Qing Qing, and almost caused my Qing Qing to have an accident.'
'What? Stole your things and harmed your sister-in-law?' Zhang Liu Shui, after hearing this, did not suspect for a moment that his third brother was lying. He turned and rushed into the house, throwing Wu Gu Di out.
'Wu Gu Di, did you really harm third sister-in-law? And take things from third brother's house?' Zhang Liu Shui stepped forward and sternly accused.
Wu Gu Di, having been thrown out by Zhang Liu Shui, was furious. She sat on the ground and started throwing a tantrum, 'Whatever he says is true, are you not my man?'
'I am also Liu Nian's elder brother,' Zhang Liu Nian stated firmly, asserting his position as the elder brother.
Zhang Liu Nian's heart trembled slightly, and a warmth flowed through his heart.
'You consider him your third brother, but he doesn't consider you his elder brother. Their family hides at home and eats meat every day, and bought a pile of things, yet he didn't give any of it to us. This is your good third brother.' Wu Gu Di thought that her younger brother-in-law, who had always been inferior to her, was secretly living a good life, and she felt unbearable pain in her heart.
'When you were eating meat at home, why didn't you give some to my third brother?' Zhang Liu Shui was indeed a good elder brother, and his words were all in support of Zhang Liu Nian.
Wu Gu Di was enraged, her hands continuously patting the ground, 'Bah, you ungrateful wretch. When they couldn't get by, we lent them money. Now that they have money, they don't repay us, but enjoy themselves.'
'Don't talk to me about that. Bring out all of third brother's things, immediately.'
'I won't. Why should I? Isn't it his duty to show filial piety to his elder brother and sister-in-law? Besides, he should thank me. If I hadn't gone, Jiang Qing Qing might have ended up with the mute.'
As soon as Wu Gu Di uttered these words, Zhang Liu Nian's suppressed rage instantly flared up. He stepped forward and kicked her, 'Shut your stinking mouth.'"