After the frail beauty went to the countryside, she went crazy with scientific research.

Chapter 170, Episode 0177: The Li Dazhu Family Feud Over Division (Part 3)
"The old man always looks honest and cowardly in public, and he has been laughed at a lot. In fact, he is very smart. Before he got married, his parents took the lead and caused trouble. He got all the benefits."

"After getting married, Grandma Hua took the lead, and he received no small amount of benefits from her. He lived a more comfortable life than anyone else."

“If Grandma Hua does anything to displease him, he will hit her, and he beats her very badly. I have seen it a few times, and he beats her so badly that she can’t even scream.”

The fact that Li Dazhu would beat up the old lady Hua was truly a novel tidbit; Aunt Zheng and the others were completely unaware of it.

Aunt Zheng was puzzled. "Sister-in-law, we can understand Grandma Hua's personality if she doesn't say anything, but there are so many people in the family, doesn't anyone care?"

She even felt a little sorry for Old Lady Hua; what kind of things did she give birth to?

Grandma Niu's expression suddenly turned strange. After a moment of silence, she said, "This matter is really not the fault of those kids. When I was young, I once saw the old man beating Grandma Hua. Although she has always been at odds with me, I couldn't stand it, so I went up and said a few words."

"Who would have thought that the old woman didn't say anything, but instead, the old woman who was beaten rushed over and started cursing at me, saying that it's only natural for men to beat women, and that she's lucky to have a man to beat her. I was just jealous of her and wanted her to lose her man."

Even after being beaten, she could still say these things to her. Just think about what she would say to the children normally.
The people around who heard this all looked like they had just eaten shit; they didn't understand and found it hard to respect them.

It's not that there aren't men in the village who beat their wives, but that all happened before the village head became the village head.

After the captain came up, he kept emphasizing that it was not your ability to hit your wife, but rather that you were a coward. Otherwise, why would you hit your wife who was not as strong as you?

If you're so capable, go up the mountain and fight a wild boar. What kind of man would you be to lay a hand on the wife who serves you and takes care of you all day long?
Northeastern men can't stand being told they're not a man. If someone lays a hand on their wife at home, everyone who sees them the next day will say, "You're not a man, you coward."

Can this be tolerated?
Gradually, the practice of beating wives disappeared, and the women in the village lived better lives.

Going back to the point, even before they stopped it, Northeastern women weren't pushovers. Take their village for example, you never heard of anyone standing at attention and taking a beating. If they didn't fight back and scratch you until your face was covered in bruises, they'd be doing themselves a disservice.

That's why when everyone heard that Old Lady Hua not only stood at attention and took the beating, but also felt that being beaten was a blessing, they were all completely dumbfounded.

It's unimaginable, incomprehensible, and makes them feel ashamed of themselves as women.

Everyone says women hold up half the sky, but she didn't take a single word of it to heart!

One was good at pretending, the other was mentally ill, and Old Lady Niu wasn't gossipy, so they kept their family secret their whole lives.

[Here I must point fingers at Lin Yuexi again]

An old woman glanced towards the alley entrance, her face full of schadenfreude, but her words were full of worry: "This afternoon I saw the brigade leader riding his bicycle towards the Fourth Brigade. I guess he won't be back too soon."

Another older woman, suppressing a laugh, chimed in: "Taohua went to her parents' home today; her niece is getting married tomorrow."

Good heavens, what a coincidence, neither the brigade leader nor the women's director is here.

The accountant doesn't handle village affairs, and Party Secretary Chen is getting old.

No wonder there's been such a commotion here; not a single village official has been seen.

Of course, the main reason is that everyone is afraid of Li Dazhu's family. They cause trouble too frequently, making it seem as if the village committee was built just for their family.

While everyone was chatting idly, the other side had already stopped fighting.

That's true, fighting is hard work. They've all just come back from work and are exhausted, so they can't keep going for long. One by one, they were bruised and battered, each occupying a corner of the yard according to their own family. Old Mrs. Hua was still sitting on the ground alone, cursing. She was quite capable; she didn't seem tired at all after cursing for so long.

Da Gen's wife had a bruised and swollen face on one side, and the swelling was so obvious that it was clear she had been hit with a stick.

“We must separate the family today. If we don’t, I’ll call my brothers from my maternal family tomorrow and tear down all your second and third wives.”

Before the second and third wives could react, Old Madam Hua jumped up first, "You wretched, cursed wretches! How could I let Dagen marry such a thing as you? You won't be satisfied until this family is broken up, will you?"

Da Gen's wife had gone all out, and with her neck stiffened, she yelled at Old Lady Hua, "I broke this family up? Mother, you should speak with a clear conscience. Did I break this family up?"

“We work ourselves to the bone to earn work points and money, and you either send money to your family or to that silly girl. A hundred yuan! How long would it take us to earn a hundred yuan?”

"You think it's too much for Ma Dan to marry a wife for only thirty-three? Donkey Egg is injured and bleeding profusely. You wouldn't even give me fifty cents, but you'll give me a hundred dollars if I say so."

"Tell me yourself, who is it that's trying to break up our family?"

Old Mrs. Hua felt a surge of bitterness welling up inside her. Who had she been working for all her life? Now that she was old, her daughter-in-law dared to talk back to her in front of the whole village. How could she possibly live with herself?
With a loud "Ouch!", he slumped back down, slapping his thigh and howling.

“Oh no! Everyone come and see! My daughter-in-law dares to talk back to her mother-in-law! I have such a hard life. I’ve saved every penny of my life, and everything I have ends up in their stomachs. Now that I’m old and useless, this one is trying to drive me to my death.”

The words they wailed were all different, which Lin Yuexi found extremely strange.

To be honest, the old lady's trick worked quite well. Lin Yuexi noticed that some of the older people in the crowd had changed their expressions. They were no longer disgusted or just watching the show; they seemed to empathize with her.

However, it's easy to understand. What people fear most when they get old is that their children and grandchildren are unfilial and they have no one to rely on in their old age. Grandma Hua's wailing just hit the nail on the head regarding what they fear most.

Several roots also lowered their heads, either out of guilt or for other reasons.

Seeing that her husband was giving in again and again, Dagen's wife became anxious. "Mom, stop using this trick. Every time you say something, you lie on the ground and wail about how hard life was before. Who had an easy time before?"

"Which parents don't try to save every penny for their children? But look at other people, who's like you?"

“You keep saying how hard things were for you in the past. Was it hard for Da Gen and the others? Was it hard for your nephews and grandnephews on your mother’s side?”

As if awakened from a dream, Li Dagen and Li Sangen both looked at Old Lady Hua again, but their eyes were no longer filled with guilt, but with hatred.

Grandma Niu said she knew about it.

"How should I put it, I've watched Old Lady Hua for most of my life and I still don't understand her."

“She is not without sons and grandsons, nor does she expect her nephews and grand-nephews to support her in her old age, but she has always treated her nephews and grand-nephews better than her own sons and grandsons.”

“Let me tell you, whenever she has something good to eat, she’ll hide it and send it to her family.”

“Look at the clothes of their children. The older ones are too old to wear anymore, so the younger ones are given to them. The clothes that the youngest one, Niu Dan, is wearing are so awful that even our tablecloths are better than that.”

"But before the New Year, Grandma Hua bought new clothes for each of her two grandnephews who were to be engaged."