Chapter 101 Hao Yucheng's Wedding 2

Chapter 101 Hao Yucheng's Wedding 2

After gagging them, the three of them tied the hands and feet of the two men with rope, while the villagers watched in astonishment.

Brushing the grass clippings and dust off her hands, Xie Wanniang said to her two helpers, "Brother Chen and Brother Chen Qi, please help me take this couple to the grove of mixed trees at the end of the village. I want to hang them from the trees."

The villagers watching all hissed in unison, thinking to themselves that this girl was far more ruthless than Jiang Yuan.

After all, even though the Wang family was so despicable, Jiang Yuan had never hung them from a tree.

Some of the more timid villagers tried to dissuade her, saying, "Miss Xie, you...you should really reconsider. This...this hanging someone from a tree..."

Xie Wanniang's gaze locked onto the person precisely. "They didn't even bring a single thorn, yet they shamelessly barged into my Uncle Hao's house to freeload. What's wrong with me teaching them a lesson?"

“We’re all from the same village. If they had just brought over some wild vegetables, I wouldn’t have dragged them out without saying a word.”

"Besides, any of you want to sit at the same table with them? If eight of you are willing to sit at the same table with them, I'll release them right now."

Everyone: ......

They'd have to be crazy to sit at the same table with someone like that!

Life is hard for everyone. It's rare for someone in the village to have a happy occasion, giving them a chance to have some meat. Why should they let these two despicable people steal their meat and vegetables?

They did give a gift!

Not to mention others, even the uncle who had previously advised Xie Wanniang to "think it over" was now keeping his mouth shut.

He was hoping to bring back some good stuff from Hao Yu's house to supplement his beloved grandson's income.

Seeing that no one spoke, Xie Wanniang helplessly spread her hands. "Look, none of you want to sit at the same table as that couple. If I don't tie them up, will eight of you have to swallow your pride and suffer in silence?"

"My Uncle Hao asked me to prepare four meat dishes in total. Are you sure you want to let this couple take away the good dishes that should have been yours?"

When everyone heard Xie Wanniang say "four meat dishes," their eyes lit up instantly. They shook their heads vigorously, firmly opposing the shameless couple from going back to their seats.

But someone timidly suggested, "Then, how about you send him to Chen, the village head?"

Hanging them in the tree for too long would risk their parents causing trouble if something happened to them. It would be better to just send them to Chen, the village head.

Xie Wanniang sighed, "Do you think I don't want to? I'm just worried that the rest of their family might get wind of it, intercept us halfway, and then come over in droves to cause trouble."

Upon hearing this, the villagers thought to themselves, "So you weren't deliberately tormenting them, but rather worried that if the news got out, your family would come back and disrupt Hao Yu's wedding."

"That's easy. We'll send more people so their family can't take the couple away, and then everything will be fine."

Once one person spoke up, the rest of the villagers echoed his sentiments. Most of the villagers who had come to the Hao family expressed their willingness to help send the couple to Chen Lizheng.

On the one hand, they all hated the Wang family. On the other hand, they didn't want this hard-won feast to be ruined by the Wang family's shamelessness, which left them full of anger.

Since there was still quite a long time before dinner, they didn't mind helping Xie Wanniang make a trip to Chen Lizheng's place.

Xie Wanniang slightly curtsied and said with a smile, "Then I'll have to trouble everyone."

“What’s the trouble? We’ve disliked this family for a long time.” An elderly woman with gray hair but a sprightly spirit rolled up her sleeves and was the first to walk out of the yard.

Several aunties and older women who were with her followed closely behind her.

Their "escort" target was Wang Da Niang's daughter-in-law, while Wang Da Niang's son was left with their respective sons and nephews who had come along.

A large group of people surged toward Chen Lizheng's house. Chen Zhao's elder brother and his cousin also followed. As one of the organizers, they had to explain the situation to Chen Lizheng.

Xie Wanniang went back to the kitchen, washed her hands, and continued working.

She had previously told everyone that Hao Yuding's menu included four meat dishes, but that was actually an understatement. Strictly speaking, they had prepared four meat-based dishes, four meat-based dishes, and two purely vegetarian dishes.

The main meat dishes include Four Happiness Meatballs, symbolizing family harmony and pairs; Braised Pork Belly, symbolizing good fortune and five blessings; Sweet and Sour Carp, symbolizing a complete family and many offspring; and Mushroom Stewed Chicken, symbolizing good luck and a smooth marriage.

Dishes featuring meat as a secondary ingredient, as well as purely vegetarian dishes without meat, are made by piecing together available ingredients such as braised pork belly with dried green beans, braised pork ribs with radish, stir-fried wood ear mushrooms with meat, minced meat and tofu, stir-fried cabbage, and steamed pumpkin with garlic cloves.

The main dish was white steamed buns with red dots, symbolizing a prosperous future, and the soup was osmanthus, red bean, red date, peanut, and lotus seed soup, symbolizing the wish for many children.

Yes, there are no longans, only osmanthus flowers. It's not that I'm reluctant to spend them, it's that I can't buy them...

Some of the more curious villagers had already rushed to the kitchen to peek inside as soon as they finished giving their gifts.

Although they all tactfully avoided going into the kitchen and interfering with Xie Wanniang and the others' work, this did not prevent them from asking around with Aunt Chen and the others who came to help, and from scanning the kitchen with their own eyes.

They couldn't tell what dishes Xie Wanniang and the others were going to make, but they could clearly see the bowls of meat.

In addition, they also learned from Aunt Chen and others that the main dish for lunch today was large steamed buns made of pure white flour, and that the meat prepared was indeed much more than that of other families. How could they not be extremely looking forward to this lunch?

The more this was the case, the less they could tolerate the couple sitting at the same table as them.

On the way to Chen Lizheng's place, Wang Da Niang and her husband, along with their other children, heard the news and rushed over.

They blocked the village road and, without saying a word, tried to untie the couple.

A group of villagers, who had been wary of them because of Xie Wanniang's words, immediately blocked the family from entering the crowd upon seeing this.

The crowd started shouting and hurling insults at the Wang family, accusing them of being greedy, thieves who never leave empty-handed, shameless, and unreasonable...

The Wang family often took advantage of others in the village. Most importantly, they did so nine and a half times out of ten without asking the other party for permission, and they always acted arrogantly, with a "I'm taking your things, what are you going to do about it?" attitude.

The villagers had long harbored resentment towards them, but since it was "not worth it," they would weigh the pros and cons each time and only curse them behind their backs in frustration.