NFBE Chapter 344: The Lonely Snowy Realm
Chapter 344: The Lonely Snowy Realm
Shen Nanzhi was woken up again and couldn't help but feel irritated. What was going on in this village? Wouldn't they let people get a good night's sleep?
This time she had no patience, and she got up with a dark face, without combing her hair. She stared at her messy head, with dark bags under her eyes and a pale face, and walked out like a ghost.
As soon as the door opened, the people outside suddenly quieted down. They had not expected her to look like this, and they immediately became concerned: "Nan Zhi, are you sick? Why do you look so bad?"
"If it were you, would you be able to look good after being repeatedly disturbed?"
She had always been gentle to the villagers, but suddenly she turned cold and asked them mercilessly, which made the villagers feel guilty. They glared at the culprit and said, "Why don't you leave quickly? You are disturbing Nan Zhi's rest."
The culprit was an old woman with deep wrinkles and drooping bags under her eyes. Her small green eyes flashed with a shrewd light, and her thin lips were as thin as two pieces of paper. She didn't look like a good person and was a bit like a witch in a fairy tale.
All that's missing is a hooked nose.
The old woman didn't think she had done anything wrong. Instead, she glared at her with dissatisfaction. It was already so late and the lazy woman hadn't gotten up yet. How could she still have the nerve to be angry?
"I won't leave. The village has treated me like this. Is there any justice? My whole family can't survive, and they won't let me come here to complain and ask the girl to plead for me?"
"You can't live without me. Who are you? Do I know you? Why should I help you?"
The old woman was shocked. "You, how can you talk like that? I am also from the village. According to seniority, you call me Third Uncle. Is that how you treat your elders?"
Shen Nanzhi was even more disgusted: "Generation doesn't mean everything, let alone uncles and aunts. Even if they are my real grandparents, if they don't give me a bite to eat, I don't even know them. They are nothing.
Don't use your seniority to pressure me. You have lived for so long but you don't know the ways of the world. You don't know how to behave. You are just an old man, but you are of a higher seniority. Who would recognize you as an uncle or aunt?"
Everyone gasped. Is Nan Zhi crazy?
The old woman was shaking with anger, her eyes widened. She didn't expect her to be so disrespectful to her elders. She wasn't like this before. "Don't you want a reputation anymore?"
Shen Nanzhi sneered: "What's the use of reputation to me? I don't want to get married, and I don't expect anyone to praise me. Reputation is just the icing on the cake. I want a good reputation, so I am willing to spoil you. I am too lazy to serve you. What good reputation or bad reputation, will it make me lose a piece of meat?"
The old woman was completely defeated. People say she is a tough guy, but the guy in front of her is more like her.
"That's enough, Mrs. Wu. If you keep making such a fuss, don't blame me for expelling your entire family from the village. You still dare to make trouble at the gate of Nanzhi. Do you really think that I, the village chief, can't do anything to you?"
Shen Qingshan and Shen Bo Niang came over together, both of them had angry expressions on their faces. This old lady Wu actually dared to disturb Nan Zhi, which really touched their bottom line.
Mrs. Wu started to cry again: "You want to drive my family to death. You are bullying us like this, and you won't allow me, an old woman, to seek justice?"
"You are the one who bullies your daughter-in-law all day long, and your son also beats people. He refuses to change despite repeated admonitions. As the village chief, I have the right to terminate your son's job."
Mrs. Wu was not convinced: "The daughter-in-law I married is a member of my family. I have to discipline her well. Whose daughter-in-law doesn't get beaten? My daughter-in-law didn't say anything. You, as the village chief, are too lenient.
Not to mention that money-loser who can't give birth to a son. I was being merciful by not divorcing her. She deserved the beatings she received."
Shen Nanzhi understood that it was another village bully for women, so she simply decided not to go back and said, "If you are not satisfied, you can divorce, but hitting someone is too much.
She is your wife, not your bought cattle or horses. You are abusing her and ruining the reputation of our whole village. If this gets out, which good daughter would dare to marry into our village?
I am not saying that having a son or a daughter is the same. In the future, women in our village will earn more. If you don’t believe me, just wait and see in two years. Anyone who dares to look down on a woman will have his family broken up.
What about her daughter-in-law? If they can't live together, the village can help her get a divorce, and she can help raise the child. It's not a big deal."
Aunt Shen looked unhappy: "The key is that she is a hopeless person. She is so cowardly that no one can do anything about it. She refuses to divorce, and I have told her so many times but it is useless.
This time we really have no other options. Your uncle has stopped Shen Dashan from his job and taught him a lesson. There is no example of beating women in our village."
"If they don't want to divorce, then just lock them up. However, their children are descendants of the Shen family, and they cannot abuse them. Separate them and leave the children behind. When they grow up, they can start their own family and become a female householder. You can marry them off as a son-in-law."
"Why do you..."
Naturally, Mrs. Wu disagreed. When the girl grew up, she could be married off in exchange for a dowry. Why could she just take her away?
What he got was a slap from Shen Nanzhi: "Because my fist is big, because I feed everyone and make money, I am the boss. If you don't accept it, get out."
Shen Qingshan also became tough, "Mrs. Wu, you escaped from famine and married my third cousin. I respected you as an elder, but you took advantage of your age and repeatedly contradicted me, the village chief. Today, I will gather all the elders of the clan and separate your family from the village. You will no longer enjoy any benefits in the village."
Mother Wu started to cry again: "Oh, God, please don't let us, an orphan and a widow, live on. You are bullying me because I passed away early..."
Shen Nanzhi frowned. If killing someone was not against the law, she would really want to kill him.
Shen Ziling came over and asked, "Girl, how do you want to deal with this old woman?"
"Noisy, howling people are annoying."
"It's because I've become mute."
"Do you have medicine?"
A killer organization like Ruyimen may not have any other special abilities, but they have plenty of strange and bizarre pills, many of which are inhumane and outrageous. On the contrary, mute pills are common.
"Yes, just watch me."
Shen Ziling personally helped the man up: "Old man, please talk to me nicely if you have something to say. Stop crying. Doesn't your throat hurt?
Our girl is reasonable. If your family is obedient and apologizes, this matter can be discussed..."
He persuaded the people to leave, and no one knew when he took action. A few days later, news came that Mrs. Wu had a fever, and then she could not speak and became mute.
No one suspected Shen Nanzhi in this matter. After all, she has always been kind and generous, and she would not render someone speechless over a trivial matter.
I can only say that she deserves it, it's retribution, making her talk nonsense about her wife all day long, and everyone in the village hates her.
Later, Shen Nanzhi also met her daughter-in-law, a timid middle-aged woman who looked pitiful and had a miserable life.
She wanted to apologize to Shen Nanzhi, but was hesitant and cautious and didn't dare to get close. Shen Nanzhi did not take the initiative to comfort her as she expected. Instead, he ignored her and left.
Wu Po's son had also seen it. He was very afraid of Shen Nanzhi and looked very honest. Shen Nanzhi still ignored him.
Such a weird family would affect their mood if they got involved with anyone. So they just let Shen Ziling block them, and they would not have the chance to get close to them.
When her status reaches a certain level, these trivial matters will not appear in front of her, and the people below will handle them.
On the contrary, all the granddaughters of Mrs. Wu are pretty good. The oldest one is already twelve years old, and she may be older than Shen Ziling.
She left the family with her sisters and was protected by Aunt Shen. She learned to read and write, worked in a pharmaceutical factory, and was able to support herself.
Shen Nanzhi treated them like a rebirth, and the little girl did not dare to disturb her. She just kowtowed from a distance to thank her for her redemption.
After Shen Nanzhi found out, she secretly gave them a lot of clothes and food to make their lives better.
This small episode allowed the villagers to see Shen Nanzhi's temper. After this incident, the way they looked at her was more respectful and less contemptuous, but also less human.
Shen Nanzhi didn't mind. Masters are all lonely like snow. It was the same in his previous life. When you stand at a certain height, you will have very few close friends. You will have the bustle of ordinary people and cannot integrate into the life of ordinary people.
Because I was busy with the pharmaceutical factory's work, the days passed quickly. In the blink of an eye, a month had passed, the weather was getting warmer, and I put away my thick clothes and put on brightly colored summer clothes.
Yang Lingyu, who had been away for two months, came back again, beaming with joy, and told Shen Nanzhi the good news: "Sister Nanzhi, great news, the corn wine you brewed earlier has been listed as a tribute, and now the palace has specifically requested a thousand jars. When can you brew it?"