Divorced woman with child travels through time

Chapter 335 The Runaway Concubine

"What's it to you? I can scold my lowly servant girl whenever I want!" the chubby man retorted with a sidelong glance.

"You! Humph, utterly unreasonable." The peddler was speechless.

"Did you hear me? I'm talking to you, you lowly servant! Go and call someone!" Seeing that Uncle Hu was unmoved, the man became even angrier and was about to lash out with the whip in his hand.

Little did they know that Uncle Hu, who was squatting down, was gathering his strength. Everyone knew that next to Chen's workshop was a small vegetable garden where they grew vegetables, scallions, garlic, and the like, which were readily available when cooking. Uncle Hu loved tending to the vegetable garden and would often squat down next to it, looking at the vegetables as if they were his own children.

When Uncle Hu saw him coming over cursing, he squatted down and shoved a ball of mud into his mouth. "This guy's mouth is too dirty; he needs to wash it off."

The fat man's whip was about to strike, but Uncle Hu didn't dodge; the mud ball in his hand flew out.

"Smack!" The mud ball hit his face precisely, exploded, and instantly turned his face into a puddle of black mud, dripping down and covering his hair and clothes.

"Whoosh!" The whip that was pulled down was cut in half by Wang Xiaoming's throwing knife, which came from a distance.

"Hahahaha!!" The onlookers burst into laughter, the man's white face and black mud making him stand out conspicuously.

"I... Ugh... Ugh~~" The fat man squatted down on the ground in pain, scrambling the mud off his face with his hands. As he squatted down, he waved his hand, signaling his servants to go up and beat him.

Five servants received orders and rushed forward to beat Uncle Hu. Uncle Hu was not afraid, but he was a little agitated. He was already squatting, but now he sat down on the ground and covered his head without moving.

The peddlers and farmers who had been watching the spectacle could no longer stand still, and quickly stepped forward to stop the crowd.

"You dare to try and lay a hand on me?"

"Don't do it! There are so many of us. If we hit you, we'll be at a disadvantage."

"Exactly! If you're on a blind date, talk things out!"

The servants, seeing the peddler's large and powerful presence, were somewhat intimidated and stopped what they were doing.

As they were talking, Wang Xiaoming, Brother Nie, and the villagers all came out after hearing the commotion.

"What are you doing? Are you bullying me?" Aunt Hu was known for her fiery temper. "Old man, are you alright?"

"I'm fine." Uncle Hu slowly patted his butt and stood up, looking at the man defiantly.

The chubby man finally wiped the mud off his face with his sleeve and a handkerchief, revealing his dark features. Pointing at the person in front of him with his short, thick finger, he shouted, "My name is Li Wei, and I am the husband of your Madam Chen. She is just a concubine, yet she dared to elope with someone else with my child and even remarry. Believe me or not, I will sue you for harboring a criminal. Hand over the person immediately!"

"Pah! What kind of blind, lame person are you? You're spouting nonsense with your eyes open! Didn't your mother teach you to speak like a human being? You just spout rubbish as soon as you open your mouth. Wipe your mouth! Look at the filthy and disgusting things you're saying!" Aunt Liu and Chahua came out just in time to hear this, and Chahua, with her explosive temper, immediately started cursing.

Seeing that things were going badly, Brother Nie quickly sent Li Huanqiu to inform Wang Erniu. He then went to arrange for the delivery and purchasing men to leave first to avoid traffic congestion.

Aunt Liu patted Yanxia and told her to inform Chen Wenfang. Aunt Nie went to the workshop and told the workers not to come out to watch the excitement. Although people in the countryside don't care much about their reputation, too many people wouldn't be good.

"You uncouth servant, I am your mistress Chen Niangzi's mistress, and thus your master. How dare you speak to me like that? Believe me or not, I'll sell you off." Li Wei said with a slanted head and a lewd tone.

"Keep dreaming. We signed a work contract; you can't control us no matter what."

"That's right, why don't you take a piss and look at yourself in the mirror? Our wife is a celestial being, and you, with your shifty eyes, toad waist, rat nose, fat pig smell, you don't even deserve to be called her!" Aunt Hu's cursing was simply unbeatable, and Chahua was almost in awe. The onlookers were all surprised, never expecting that the usually kind-faced Aunt Hu could be so sharp-tongued when she cursed.

"You, you, you! You've infuriated me!" Li Wei roared in a fit of impotence. "I don't care, she's my concubine, hand her over right now!"

"You've only said a few words, and you're already about to throw a tantrum?" Aunt Hu thought with utter disdain.

Chen Wenfang was taking a nap, far away from outside, and couldn't hear any noise at all. She was sleeping soundly when Yanxia came in to take a look, pulled down the bed curtains, and left.

On the back mountain, the girl finished her last cycle of Qi circulation and gathered her Qi into her body, while the children also finished a set of boxing moves.

Big Bear looked anxiously at Daoist Wuxin. He had seen Uncle Xiaoming and Uncle Nie go there a long time ago, so something must have happened at the manor.

Wu Xin stroked his beard. "Then go and take a look."

"Okay!" Big Bear ran off without saying another word.

After observing the situation from the sidelines, Da Xiong went to the back mountain to inform Chen Xuanyu, feeling that it was necessary for Chen Xuanyu to know about this matter himself.

So, after finishing his training, Chen Xuanyu was supposed to go to Mr. Xu's class, but he lied and said he had a stomachache. Then, he took the opportunity to run away while he was in the outhouse. Xiao Hao and Shiwu waited for a while and when they saw that he hadn't returned, they immediately guessed what was going on and volunteered to help check on him.

Mr. Xu had never been able to control his carefree students, so he let them do as they pleased, and Chengcheng followed behind him and slipped away too.

"You say you're who? Do you have any proof?" Brother Nie originally wanted to say that he was the wife's husband, but seeing his expression, he couldn't bring himself to say it.

Chen Xuanyu coldly stared at the man in the crowd, his fists clenched so tightly they hurt. That face, though much fatter, was one he would never forget. His father from his past life, that scumbag, had abandoned him and his mother for a woman, refusing to raise him but leaving him with his grandparents without giving them a penny. His grandparents beat and scolded him every day, calling him a good-for-nothing, just like his mother. His mother had left with nothing to take him away, practically stealing him and raising him herself. He never imagined that in his past life, his father would be his father. What a twisted and terrible fate!

Xiao Hao stood next to him and took his hand, which had been marked with fingernails. Chen Xuanyu was stunned for a moment, then calmed down considerably.

"What do you mean, 'I don't have her'? Me!" Li Wei patted himself down and pulled out a document declaring his concubine's marriage. "Look! It says that in the fifteenth year of Emperor Pingzong's reign, Chen Wenjing was taken as a concubine. How about it? Bring her out to me quickly!"

Brother Nie took a closer look and said, "What nonsense are you talking about? It says Chen Wenjing here, not my wife. Don't cause trouble here. If you keep this up, I'll kick you out."

"Who's being unreasonable? Call her out here. Changing her name can't hide the fact that she's my concubine, and she even has my child with her. All my men know her. Don't even think about kicking us out." Li Wei was so angry that he was shaking, and the mud on his face had dried and was falling off in a flurry, which was quite comical.