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"Second brother, second sister-in-law, you really are in this haunted house. What kind of bewitching potion did that damned girl Liu Tao'er give you?"

"Dare to come and help in this haunted house!"

"Are you trying to ruin our Liu family?!"

If Fourth Brother fails the imperial examination and doesn't become a scholar, it's all your fault!

"Everyone avoids this haunted house like the plague. The eldest son and his family are courting death. There's nothing we can do if they insist on living there."

But you second wives are still living with us. If you bring bad luck back to the old house, you'll be the damned culprits!

Liu Jiaojiao stood with her hands on her hips, scolding Liu Erniu and his wife until they couldn't lift their heads.

Liu Erniu stammered as he explained, "Fifth Sister, it's not as serious as you say. We're just helping our eldest brother and the others clean the house. Isn't that what we should do?"

Besides, it's still daytime. Although the rumors about this haunted house are superstitious, none of them except for Li the Rich Man have ever seen a ghost!

We're just helping out, how could we possibly bring bad luck home?

Don't overthink it!

"Fifth Sister, your second brother is right. Just help out. It's not as serious as you say. Don't talk about bad luck."

Why is my fourth brother blaming us for failing the imperial examination?

The villagers said they didn't know; my fourth brother has taken the exam several times, but he still hasn't passed.

Xu still managed to offer a few words of rebuttal.

Thinking to himself, "It's clearly my own fault that I failed the exam, how can I blame others?"

It was clearly Liu Jiaojiao who wanted to settle a personal score and deliberately caused trouble.

Wang walked over, and in a fit of anger, slapped Xu across the face, then spat on the ground, "Pah, you foul-mouthed bastard!"

Second son's wife, you dare to curse my son to fail the exam? I'll skin you alive!

My fourth child didn't pass the exam before because he didn't perform well!

He'll definitely pass the exam this year!

Liu Erniu pulled his wife aside, stood in front of his mother, and asked with red eyes, "Mother, can't we talk things out properly?"

Why did you hit my wife?

What did she do wrong?

"What did I do wrong?"

Second brother, are you deaf?

She spoke ill of the fourth brother; she was cursing your brother.

That heartless woman just doesn't want her fourth son to pass the imperial examination and become a scholar.

After Wang finished speaking, she slapped Liu Erniu again and continued to curse, "You're a coward too, always protecting this slut."

He won't even help his own younger brother.

This slap is a lesson for both of you.

"You just wait and see, if you get involved with that brat today and it drags Fourth Brother down with you, I'll make you pay."

Wang stood with her hands on her hips, her fingers almost poking Liu Erniu's nose.

"Mother, what's wrong with me helping my older brother as the younger brother?"

Given their current situation, if I, as their younger brother, don't help them, how can I expect outsiders to help them?

You are his mother too, how come you can't tolerate him?

"My older brother and his family are already struggling enough; they don't even have enough rooms. They were forced into this desperate situation and had to help out at the haunted house."

"Second brother, what's so difficult for them? Right now, eldest brother and sister-in-law are enjoying themselves in bed!"

Who is as comfortable as that couple?

And they themselves didn't want to live in the woodshed, but insisted on living in this haunted house. Can they blame anyone else for that?

And you two said you'd come to help, but I think you're just deliberately being lazy and don't want to do any work in the fields!

Hmph! You dared to treat me like that today, I swear I will not rest until I get my revenge!

When Tao'er reached the door, she heard and saw all of this.

Thinking to himself, Wang and her daughter Liu Jiaojiao really know how to stir up trouble.

They even interfered when Liu Erniu and his group came to help; I guess someone with bad intentions called them over.

"Mother, your son is not being lazy, nor is he unwilling to work. I will go and do the work in the fields tomorrow."

My older brother's matter is more urgent today; they need to get it sorted out before they can move in, so our family came to help.

Tao'er stood on the stone steps, looking down at them, and said, "Grandma, what do you want to do by bringing Liu Jiaojiao to my door to cause trouble?"

"Don't tell me you haven't had enough fun today and want Qingge and me to buy you some more to loosen up your muscles?"

"Oh, isn't this my niece, Tao'er?"

I've finally made up my mind to give it up.

"You yourselves want bad luck upon yourselves, don't bring misfortune upon your second brother and sister-in-law."

When Liu Jiaojiao saw Tao'er come out, she immediately stepped forward to mock her.

"Fellow villagers, come and take a look. This is Liu Tao'er, my good niece, who just returned to the Liu family."

They return home disrespectful to their elders, ranging from talking back and insulting them to physically assaulting them.

She wanted to move out after only a few days at home, and my dad couldn't persuade her otherwise.

But that slut turned around and rented this haunted house.

She's trying to kill our Liu family!

"Fellow villagers, you all know that Li the rich man's house was haunted, which is why they moved away."

That brat insisted on renting it. My parents tried to persuade her, but she wouldn't listen and went her own way.

If she wants to court death, she should, but she shouldn't drag us down with her!

Don't you agree?

Some villagers who had been watching immediately began to whisper among themselves, some with fear and some with regret.

"Peach Girl, someone died in this Li residence before, and it's been haunted. No one should live here!"

"You just got back and don't know the situation. This place is really uninhabitable!"

"You should listen to my advice and not stay here!"

Your grandparents were only doing it for your own good.

"Uncles and aunties, please stop trying to persuade this brat."

We, the Liu family, have all tried to persuade her, but she won't listen!

Not only did she not listen, but she also brought my second brother's family to help.

"What a pity if my second brother and his family get into trouble because of this!"

"That's not all. If we bring this bad luck home, then all of us will suffer along with it."

My fourth brother is taking the provincial examination this year, and this brat did this on purpose.

Calling my second brother's family over to help was malicious; they wanted to bring bad luck to my fourth brother.

Liu Jiaojiao rattled off a whole bunch of things.

Tao'er crossed her arms and laughed in exasperation; Liu Jiaojiao really knew how to talk.

She walked over and sneered, "Liu Jiaojiao, since you keep saying that I disrespect my elders and insulted and beat you, then I'll prove it."

"Liu Tao'er, what do you want to do?"

Stay away from me!

Liu Jiaojiao looked around. She didn't believe that with so many villagers around, she would really dare to hit her.

Liu Tao'er raised her hand and slapped him twice across the face. "I want to slap you!"

All I want is some peace and quiet. You annoying sparrow, your incessant chirping is driving me crazy!

Everyone was surprised and looked at Tao'er in unison.

"That Peach Girl from the first wife's family is really something!"

"How dare they hit Liu Jiaojiao, the most favored daughter of the Liu family?"

You guys don't know, do you!

Liu Jiaojiao has been beaten several times!

"Really? How come I didn't know?"

"Of course it's true. I saw it with my own eyes. Tao Yatou threw Liu Jiaojiao directly into the water tank."

"This girl is even more capable than her parents and brother!"

"Shut up and get out of here!"

Hearing these comments, Wang became furious and scolded Tao'er, "You brat, you hit Jiao Jiao again! She's your own aunt!"

Do you still have any sense of hierarchy?

Apologize to Jiaojiao right away!

After saying that, he turned to Liu Erniu and cursed, "Second brother, are you two just going to watch your own sister get beaten like this?"

Won't you help?

"Hurry up and hold that brat down! I'm going to teach her a lesson today!"

"Mother, it was Fifth Sister who started the cursing!"

How could I, as an uncle, hit my niece!

Liu Erniu shook his head.

Xu was secretly pleased, but said aloud, "Mother, Fifth Sister asked for it herself, she has no right to complain."

How could I, as her aunt, bully my little niece!