Chapter 204: Dividing the Family
The village chief couldn’t help but frown deeply, a hint of barely concealed disgust showing between his brows.
Lady Zhao continued to sob, her fingers trembling as she pointed to the blunt axe awkwardly wedged at the edge of the wooden chest, tears streaming down her face, "Look at this, the axe is just wedged so forcefully into my chest, isn’t this clearly meant to drive me to a dead end?"
"Aunt Zhou, let’s get back to the point, before the household was divided, whether men or women, old or young, everyone in the family should share the burden of living expenses. You sold your own biological daughter first, yesterday you didn’t let the family eat, and today you are even hiding the food, what on earth are you playing at? With their family members being old, young, sick, and weak, who wouldn’t be driven to desperation by your actions?"
As the village chief spoke, he recalled the situation he had inquired about from the villagers on his way, and his understanding of the ins and outs of this family dispute was as clear as a mirror.
Feeling the village chief wasn’t taking her side, Lady Zhao’s sense of injustice and anger surged like a breached flood, tears flowing even more fiercely, "Oh dear, what a sin! My poor son, you left too early, leaving me all alone to endure the scorn and bullying of the human world."
Hearing Lady Zhao’s lament, anger gradually rose within the village chief, but he knew well that she was someone who could argue brazenly and aggressively, so he decided not to waste any more words with her.
"Enough, enough, since you insisted on splitting the household, I, as the village chief, have come to clear this matter up, to prevent endless bickering and entanglement in the future."
With that, the village chief called out toward the inner room, "Xinghua, come out for a moment."
Xie Xinghua had just filled her stomach and arranged for the maids in the house to take good care of Jiang Wangshan on the sickbed, instructing them never to let the children run around outside.