Free Web NovelChapter 119: Chapter 119: The Three Joining Forces
"Grab the oxen, we can sell them to get money for Ming’er." Chen Huayun ordered her daughter-in-law.
Liu Hua nodded, and they went inside the barn, expecting to see ropes around the oxen’s neck so that they could lead them out of the barn easily.
Alas, the Xiao family didn’t actually tie these oxen with ropes. Aren’t they afraid these huge oxen will run away? Look at that meat, they definitely worth more than twenty-five taels of silver!
Greed flashed in Liu Hua’s eyes, but it didn’t completely cloud her judgement yet.
"Mother, there are no ropes. How do we take the oxen home?" She turned to Chen Huayun with doubt.
Chen Huayun cleared her throat, her eyes shifted slightly as she tried to remain composed. The oxen were gradually walking toward them...
"Just grab them!" She paused briefly. "Grab anything, their heads or their ears!"
Liu Hua looked scared, and the moment one ox walked closer to her, she subconsciously took a step back.
Seeing this, Chen Huayun pushed her inside. "Go, go!"
"Mother, I..." before she could continue her words, one ox already slammed its head against her, pushing Chen Huayun along. The other ox didn’t want to lose to its fellow, so it joined it and pushed the sprawling women further.
Chen Huayun gasped, and she could feel a cool sensation on her butt. Liu Hua groaned in pain, trying to get up and run.
"Help!"
"Anran, help us!"
They all shrieked as they tried to get away from the oxen that kept on pushing them. Chen Huayun almost felt her fragile old bones breaking!
"Auntie Zhou!" At this moment, someone suddenly ran toward the barn, helping the two women to get up and chase away the two persistent oxen.
After a lot of effort, Sun Daniu finally managed to drag the two plump women out of the barn, almost collapsing. His hands were shaking as he closed the barn’s door to stop the oxen from coming out.
"It’s safe now... Aunt Zhou," he muttered, almost panting.
The three walked back to the Xiao family’s front yard. Chen Huayun took a deep breath. Despite the fear that still lingered in her heart after the incident, she still tried to compose herself.
Chen Huayun patted Sun Daniu’s shoulder and praised him. "Good, good, you are such a brave man."
"Yes, this family needs such a responsible man like you, Brother Sun." As they arrived at the front yard again, Liu Hua glanced at Zhou Anran’s expression.
Sun Daniu pretended to be shy. He cleared his throat, pursed his lips, and said in a discouraged tone. "I would like to... but unfortunately, I don’t have this blessing." freeweɓnovel.cѳm
He kept on shaking his head as he glanced at Zhou Anran.
The Xiao family members almost couldn’t hold back from twitching the corner of their mouths. Oh, great, the three wicked people have finally started to band together to torment them!
Upon hearing Sun Daniu’s words, Liu Hua turned to Zhou Anran in disapproval. "Anran, your husband has disappeared for almost three years. Don’t you feel pity for your children?"
She kept on shaking her head, continuing her words in a self-righteous tone. "Look at your youngest daughter. She is still so young and definitely needs a father figure in her life."
"Your twin daughters too! When they get married later, what if their husbands’ families bullied them? Who will defend your daughters?"
At this moment, Xiao Fenghao suddenly rushed out, and he glared at the two troublesome women. "Auntie, do you think that I, my sisters’ brother, is already dead?"
Xiao Jingran also walked out of the house. Although he didn’t look as aggressive as Xiao Fenghao, his silent presence seemed to bring the same pressure.
Even Sun Daniu began to feel the faint tingling sensation of pain all over his body again. He almost forgot that despite his appearance, Xiao Jingran actually possessed a strong martial skill.
The three fell silent.
"Auntie, since you like Uncle Sun so much, how about you marry him yourself?" Xiao Yuxi suddenly chimed in, giggling uncontrollably.
Liu Hua’s eyes widened in shock at Xiao Yuxi’s insolent words. "Y-you... you..."
Xiao Jingran had a frown on his face. "Auntie, you seem to know a lot about Uncle Sun."
His words were gentle, yet they carried a faint sharpness like a knife.
"Don’t talk nonsense. I already have a husband, how can I marry someone else? You all ill-mannered kids!" Liu Hua retorted angrily.
She secretly glanced at Chen Huayun who had a deep frown on her face. Her eyes shifted between her daughter-in-law and Sun Daniu in a thoughtful manner.
"Mother, we are coming here to ask for Father and Shu’er!" Liu Hua hurriedly interrupted whatever Chen Huayun was thinking about at this moment.
Chen Huayun was naturally a suspicious and narrow-minded person. She didn’t want to let the Xiao family successfully sow discord between the two of them.
"Where are your father and sister, Anran? Speak truthfully!" Chen Huayun pursed her lips.
That wet and cool sensation on her butt hadn’t faded away after so long. She thought that it was the effect of numbness from her old bones falling to the ground, but...
She reached out to her behind, and she stiffened. As soon as she saw the stain on her hand, she blanked out briefly.
"Mother... mother!" Liu Hua called her anxiously. She wanted Chen Huayun to continue to pressure Zhou Anran. Instead, she saw Chen Huayun’s strong momentum gradually weakening.
All of sudden, the barn’s entrance snapped open.
Two oxen ran out, going after Chen Huayun and the other two.
They all took a few steps back in fear. The oxen’s huge and heavy forms chased after them all over the yard.
Chen Huayun knew that the cow dung on her butt smelled incredibly stinky, so she directly headed home, ignoring the other two. Liu Hua who saw her running away immediately followed after her too.
Sun Daniu also didn’t have a choice but to go home. He had made a plan with these two troublesome women to help him marry Zhou Anran. Alas, the plan had to be interrupted.
After they left, the Xiao family resumed their activity and headed to the county.
"Father, Mother and sister-in-law are looking for you." Zhou Anran didn’t hide it from Zhou Wenzhi.
