Everyone Wants to Pamper the Peasant Girl - Chapter 32

Chapter 32: Compensation of 100 Copper Coins

“Ouch! It hurts!”

“It hurts so much!” Liu Guimei didn’t care about what Fatty Li had just said and instead continued with her act.

No matter what, the person initiating the fight would always be at fault.

She was determined to make sure that Fatty Li learned her lesson this time.

Fatty Li was never to falsely accuse her family again.

Fatty Li was flustered by her cries. “What’s the matter with you?” she shouted. “I didn’t push you that hard. Get up, now!”

With that, she stepped forward to help her up. But Liu Guimei was unwilling to accept her help.

She wouldn’t get up so quickly. That would have been too easy on her.

“Ouch! It hurts! Don’t touch me. I can’t get up.”

As though possessed by an award-winning actress, she acted as if every inch of her body was in pain.

Fatty Li was so frightened that she didn’t even dare to touch her.

She looked down at her own hands.

Could it be that she really pushed Liu Guimei too hard just now?

At that moment, she couldn’t help but doubt herself.

“Can any of you help me to call the village chief over? Also, call my family over.”

“I’ll go, I’ll go!”

The villagers were very keen to help.

They were all enjoying the drama.

To foolishly pick Liu Guimei as an opponent, Fatty Li had landed herself in great trouble this time.

“Wait! Why are you calling the village chief over?!”

Fatty Li panicked and stopped the villager who was heading off to fetch the village chief.

There was no need to make a mountain out of a molehill.

“You slandered our Fu family’s name and caused me these injuries. Of course, I have to seek justice from the village chief.”

If she didn’t blow things up, she wouldn’t be Liu Guimei.

“Ouch! Ouch!”

She began to cry out in pain again. “This is bad. My mother-in-law was still counting on me to take care of her.”

She made it sound as if she was filial.

Everyone knew her character well.

She didn’t even care much about her own son, let alone her mother-in-law.

The more Fatty Li thought about it, the more she was sure that Liu Guimei was staging an act.

It was obvious that she had an ulterior motive.

“Stop it, Liu Guimei! Stop your act now! Your combat power is usually over the top. I merely shoved you with a little force just now, and here you’re acting like you’re in extreme pain. You’re clearly trying to fleece me!”

Liu Guimei didn’t care about what she said.

So what if she was indeed trying to fleece her?!

“Someone, help me fetch the village chief over quickly. I have to seek justice from him. We con’t tolerate bullies like her in this village.” Liu Guimei laid down on the ground again and refused to get up. Her shameless demeanor greatly angered Fatty Li.

Everyone knew how difficult Liu Guimei could be.

If a resolution couldn’t be reached to Liu Guimei’s satisfaction, she might just cling on to her and follow her home to eat, drink, and sleep later.

Similar incidents had happened before.

Previously, there was one instance when she was pushed over and knocked her head. After that, she would turn up at that poor fellow’s house every few days, claiming that she had a headache. She would keep threatening to go to the village chief.

It annoyed the village chief to no end.

In the end, Mdm Fu had to step in to stop her.

“Fatty Li, I don’t think this matter will be good for you if it gets out of hand. Why don’t you just settle it once and for all using some money?” someone suggested to Fatty Li.

Fatty Li cared greatly about her reputation too and didn’t want this matter to blow up.

She didn’t want to make her own life difficult in the future when it’s her turn to find her son a wife.

She could only resign to the fact that she was unlucky to be involved in this matter with this shameless woman.

How despicable.

In the past, during any conflicts with Mdm Fu, neither of them had ever resorted to slandering each other. They simply accepted the outcome, whether it was a win or loss, as fair and square.

However, her second daughter-in-law did not play by these same rules and instead chose to play dirty.

“Liu Guimei, what exactly do you want? Out with it.” Fatty Li gritted her teeth.

Liu Guimei’s pain vanished in an instant, but she remained seated on the ground. “I want one tael of silver for my medical bills, emotional trauma, and lost wages,” she stated plainly.

“One tael of silver?! You might as well rob a bank!” Fatty Li was so enraged that her saliva flew out with her words.

Though her family was well-to-do, she didn’t deserve to be fleeced like this.

“Lost wages? You’re kidding me! You don’t even do any work and just stay home the whole day. What do you even mean by lost wages?!”

Ever since her marriage into the Fu family, she had never worked nor earned any wages.

Liu Guimei had thought that she would get the money as soon as she mentioned it.

“My mother-in-law had just given birth to a daughter and of course I have to help take care of her.” Liu Guimei said as she wiped the saliva off her face in disdain. Or do you want to help me take care of her?”

“You make yourself sound so filial.” Fatty Li rolled her eyes.

The onlookers gasped in shock. “That’s asking for too much.”

“Yeah, that’s a little too much.”

One tael of silver!

It’s more than a month’s salary of a normal working man.

Liu Guimei didn’t see any issue with it. She went on, “I’ll have to stay in bed for the next few months. There’s a chance there could be long-term effects that could hinder my daily activities in the future.”

She made it sound so convincing.

The villagers were full of admiration for her slick tongue that could twist any facts in her favor.

“Fine. I’ll give you 100 copper coins. Take it or leave it. Alternatively, if you decide to go to the village chief, he’ll ask me to get a doctor for you. We’ll definitely fix your back.”

Just accept the offer and stop causing trouble.

When Liu Guimei remained silent, Fatty Li pressed on, “I’ll gladly fork over some cash to resolve this. We’ll see who has a worse time with daily medication!”

She, Fatty Li, was not a fool.

Liu Guimei lowered her head and thought about it.

She was completely fine.

If she’s really forced to take medicine every day, she would eventually fall sick from the unnecessary medicines.

It would be foolish not to accept the 100 copper coins.

She would stop while she’s ahead.

“Fatty Li, I’ll let this matter rest because we’re from the same village.” she said as she stretched out her hand. “However, If you dare slander our Fu family’s name again in the future, I won’t let you off with just 100 copper coins.”

Fatty Li angrily took out 100 copper coins and threw them on the ground. “I’ll treat it as charity for beggars.”

With the money being offered to her, Liu Guimei couldn’t care less about what she said.

Liu Guimei’s back stopped hurting immediately. She bent over to pick the coins up.

Looking at the 100 copper coins in her palm, she could not hide the joy on her face.

She deliberately held her back while standing up.

How dare she continue acting!

Fatty Li’s face was red with anger.

“Thank you very much, Fatty Auntie.” Liu Guimei said sweetly.

Before leaving, Liu Guimei threw everyone around a look of warning.

The warning was obvious.

If she heard anyone badmouthing her again, don’t blame her for playing dirty with them too.

In response, all the villagers either shrunk their necks, lowered their heads, or looked elsewhere.

Liu Guimei left leisurely with the copper coins.

“Shameless.” Fatty Li made a gesture behind her back as if she was going to kick her. Unexpectedly, Liu Guimei suddenly turned around and looked like she was about to fall to the ground again.

Fatty Li was so shocked that she hurriedly retracted her foot. She lost her balance and sprained her ankle.

“My back really hurts.” Liu Guimei laughed.

As soon as she left, Fatty Li stomped her feet in anger and cursed, “D*mn you, Liu Guimei. I curse you to really hurt your back later.”

She had lost one tael of silver, and an additional 100 copper coins.

Her heart ached terribly.

On the other side.

At the Fu’s

In the central room.

A group of people was surrounding Fu Xing’er.

After Fu Xing’er finished drinking the goat milk, she became energetic. Second Fu had held her the whole morning and couldn’t bear to place her down.

“Father, let me hold Little Sister.” Fu Daxing said.

“No, you’re so clumsy. You might hurt your sister.” Second Fu refused.

Mdm Fu couldn’t help but laugh.

Who was the one who was so clumsy yesterday that he almost dropped his precious daughter?

“Father, I’m more careful than Daxing. Let me hold her.” Fu Erxing stretched out his hand, but Second Fu refused too.

“If you want to carry a daughter, you should go and try for a daughter yourselves.”

Why did they keep on trying to snatch his daughter from him?

Jiang Xinghua managed to finish making a new set of clothes for Fu Xing’er last night and hurriedly brought it over. She said, “Mother, let’s try this on Fubao to see if the size is alright.”

“Okay.”

A shout suddenly sounded from behind the door. “Fu family, Liu Guimei was pushed by Fatty Li just now. She hurt her back and couldn’t get up. She’s about to die. Come with me quickly!”