Chapter 121 Blackmail
It is said that ever since the villagers knew that there was Ganoderma lucidum to be dug on Mangfeng Mountain, those who were brave enough also went to the mountain to look for Ganoderma lucidum.
But everyone was scared to death by the howling of wolves on the mountain. I heard that some people who went into the mountain even saw a giant python as thick as a person, so everyone had to go down the mountain in shame.
In the end, the Ganoderma lucidum was not found, but several villagers were frightened.
Cao also encouraged her husband to go into the mountains to dig Ganoderma lucidum, but unfortunately Cao's husband was a coward and didn't dare to go at all.
"If we can dig up a Ganoderma lucidum, we can sell it for hundreds of taels of silver. Why are you afraid to go? Qianhuan, a little girl, can go. What are you afraid of?" Cao provoked her man.
"You just keep instigating me. Why don't you go to Mangfeng Mountain to dig Ganoderma lucidum yourself?" Cao's man retorted.
"Aren't I supposed to be at home doing laundry, cooking and taking care of the children? Oh, husband, just go. Even if you only dig up a small Ganoderma lucidum, it will be enough for our family to eat and drink for several years. I'm doing this for the sake of our family." When the hard approach didn't work, Cao started to try the soft approach.
In the end, Cao's man couldn't resist the pillow talk and went into the mountains.
However, tragically, before he found the Ganoderma lucidum, his leg was bitten by a poisonous snake. Fortunately, the man from the Cao family was too timid and did not go into the deep mountains, otherwise he would have encountered a giant python and would have died.
He beat the slender poisonous snake to death with a stick, tore a piece of clothes and tied it tightly around the bitten area to prevent the poison from spreading, and then slowly crawled out of the mountain. He was then discovered and sent back for treatment.
Cao's man was lying on the bed, screaming, "Oh my god, it hurts so much, ouch..."
It is said that after Cao got married, she took her husband's surname, and everyone called Cao's mother-in-law the Old Lady of the Cao Family.
Seeing her son in so much pain, the old lady of the Cao family felt distressed. She quickly asked, "Doctor Huang, how is my son?"
"Fortunately, he was smart and tied his calf tightly to prevent the poison from spreading, otherwise even a great immortal would be of no use. I can only prescribe a prescription to temporarily suppress his snake venom. If you really want to detoxify, you may have to go to the county town to find a better doctor for treatment. However, the consultation fees and medicine costs in the county town are much more expensive than here. You must prepare at least five taels of silver to go into the city." Doctor Huang took out a pen and paper and began to write a prescription.
After Doctor Huang left, the old lady of the Cao family picked up the bamboo stick standing behind the door and beat Cao, cursing as she beat her: "You jinx, I have told you before, never go to Mangfeng Mountain, otherwise you will never come back. You actually encouraged my son to go to such a dangerous mountain to dig Ganoderma lucidum, causing him to be bitten by a poisonous snake. Now he needs five taels of silver for medical expenses. Where can our family get so much money? I will beat you to death."
"Mom, I also hope that our family can live a good life. You can't blame me." Cao held her head and dodged while defending herself.
"If I don't blame you, who should I blame? Do you think I should blame you?"
"Mother, this is all Liang Laoer's daughter's fault. She said there was Ganoderma lucidum on Mangfeng Mountain, so my husband went into the mountain to dig for it. Mother, we should go find Liang Qianhuan and ask her to pay for her medical expenses. Her family bought the mountain and built a house, so they must have a lot of money. It's nothing for her to pay us some medical expenses."
Cao gave her mother-in-law some advice. The more she thought about it, the more she felt that it was all Liang Qianhuan's fault, and the medical expenses should be paid by her family.
"What? It was actually that stinky girl from the Liang family who said that? Isn't that stinky girl from the Liang family deliberately trying to harm my son by saying that?"
"Mom, that bitch is really evil-minded. Let's go to her house and ask for medical expenses. My husband is in so much pain, we need to ask for some nutrition money or something to help him recover."
Cao's mother-in-law was also at a loss. Her family lived on a few acres of thin land and they could barely get enough to eat, so how could they have so much money to buy medicine?
After hearing what Cao said, the whole family went to Qianhuan to ask for medical expenses.
Qianhuan went to Mr. Fan's house today and learned that Mr. Fan's mother had lost her appetite recently. She thought pickled radish skins were the most appetizing, so she started tinkering with them when she came back.
She planned to soak a jar of radish peels and send it to Mr. Fan's house. Mr. Fan liked to drink a little wine on weekdays. The soaked radish peels could both whet the old lady's appetite and serve as a snack for Mr. Fan.
She was pulling white radishes in her backyard when suddenly the front door was slammed loudly.
Liang Laoer was sitting in the lobby weaving a bamboo fence. When he heard someone knocking on the door, he stood up and slowly walked over to open the door.
"Madam Cao, you are a rare guest. Why did you bring people to my house today?" Liang Laoer didn't understand the situation yet. Since they were guests, he still greeted them with a smile.
"Liang Laoer, we are here to look for your daughter. Let her come out quickly." The old lady of the Cao family said angrily.
Liang Lao Er saw that the visitor had bad intentions, and immediately asked cautiously, "Why are you looking for my Qianhuan?"
Cao had been hiding behind her mother-in-law, but when she heard Liang Laoer's question, she immediately stood up and said, "Your daughter said there was Ganoderma lucidum on Mangfeng Mountain, which caused my husband to go up the mountain to look for Ganoderma lucidum and get bit by a poisonous snake. Now he needs money for treatment. We are here to ask Qianhuan to compensate for the medical expenses."
When Cao said this, it was really just as if the word "shameless" was written on his face.
When Liang Laoer saw Cao jumping out from behind the old lady of the Cao family, his face immediately fell. This shrew had slandered her daughter at Jiang Xiucai's house last time.
Hearing her say this again, Liang Laoer's face instantly became extremely gloomy.
"Your man went up the mountain to look for Ganoderma lucidum and got injured. What does this have to do with Qianhuan? It wasn't Qianhuan who asked your man to go. How dare you come to her house to ask for medical expenses?" Liang Laoer had never seen such a shameless person. He was simply shameless.
Qianhuan heard the noise in front of her in the backyard, so she immediately washed her hands and ran out. After she figured out what was going on, she was so angry at the Cao family that she almost laughed.
They were greedy and went to the mountains to dig Ganoderma lucidum, and when they were bitten by poisonous snakes, they wanted to blame it on her.
"You keep asking me to pay for the medical expenses, but was it me who asked your head of the family to dig the Ganoderma lucidum?"
"It was you who said there was Ganoderma lucidum on Mangfeng Mountain that we went to dig it. You are the culprit. If you hadn't told us, how could we have gone up the mountain to dig Ganoderma lucidum?" Cao began to make specious arguments.
"It's true that there are Ganoderma lucidum on Mangfeng Mountain, but I didn't ask you to dig it. The legs are on your own bodies, and I didn't put a knife on your necks to force you to go. Why do you blame me when you get bitten?" Qianhuan was really speechless about people who couldn't even poop in a strange toilet.
The old lady of the Cao family actually felt that this matter really did not seem to be Qianhuan's fault, but she really could not afford the money to treat her son. Her daughter-in-law was shameless and wanted to blame Qianhuan, so she could only join in the fun. Otherwise, they would have no money to treat their son, and he would have no way out.
"I don't care. You must pay for the medical expenses and nutrition expenses, a total of ten taels of silver. If you don't pay, we will stand in your yard and not leave." Cao looked like she would make a scene if she didn't get the money.
"What? Do you think I, Liang Lao Er, am dead? If you don't get out, I'll chase you away with a stick. If you get hurt, don't blame me for not warning you."
Liang Lao Er was extremely angry. He walked under the eaves, picked up his own carrying pole and prepared to drive these scoundrels out.
Unfortunately, before she met them, Cao sat down on the ground and started crying and slandering Liang Laoer.
"Oh, this is terrible, Liang Lao Er is bullying a woman, he is going to beat her to death, everyone come and take a look..."
At this time, many villagers had gathered in front of Liang Laoer's house to watch the fun, and everyone was watching the joke.
Liang Lao Er rushed forward and wanted to slap Cao a few times, but was stopped by Qian Huan, "Dad, don't be impulsive."
When faced with a shameless and ruthless character like Cao, they couldn't fight her openly, not even touch her. If they did, they would be blackmailed by her, and their family would become unreasonable even if they were right.
Qianhuan's patience had been exhausted. She walked forward and stared at Cao and the old lady of the Cao family. With cold eyes, she said, "If you don't get out of my yard, I will report you to the authorities. You are breaking into a private house and you will go to jail if you are caught. Similarly, if you think it was me who caused your head of the family to be bitten by a poisonous snake, you can also report it to the authorities. If the authorities think it is my fault, I will compensate for the medical expenses and nutrition expenses. If the authorities think I am not wrong, please get out of here as far as you can and don't dirty our eyes."
"If we have to report to the authorities, they will arrest you, the culprit. It was you who caused us to go up the mountain to look for Ganoderma lucidum." Cao continued to make excuses.
"Okay, let's report it to the authorities and see who they arrest. Dad, go to Grandpa Wang's house and rent a bullock cart to go to the county government office to report it."
Liang Lao Er put down his carrying pole and said, "Okay, Dad will go to the county town to report to the authorities right away."
The villagers who were watching felt that the Cao family was just like scoundrels and had no reason at all. They all started pointing fingers at Cao and her mother-in-law.
When the old lady of the Cao family saw that Liang Laoer really left the yard and walked towards the village entrance, she thought that Liang Laoer might be serious about reporting to the police. Knowing that she was in the wrong, she took her two younger sons and quickly left Liang Laoer's yard and walked away in shame.
In fact, Cao has no real ability at all. She just relies on others for power. When she saw that her mother-in-law and brother-in-law had left, Cao followed them and ran away.
Cao knew very well that if they really reported the case to the authorities, they would not get any benefits, and they were afraid that the authorities would not sentence Liang Qianhuan. She just wanted to blackmail them for some money because she saw that Qianhuan's family was rich.
When Liang Laoer saw them being scared away, he turned back.
Qianhuan crossed her arms in front of her chest, looked at their backs and snorted coldly: "A bunch of cowards who bully the weak and fear the strong."
Liu went into the mountains this afternoon. When she came back, she heard that the father and daughter worked together to drive away a few stinky flies.
When Liu found out what happened, she was furious and cursed: "This Cao is really evil-hearted. Last time, she deliberately slandered our Qianhuan at Jiang Lin's house and almost ruined our daughter's reputation. Now she is trying to blackmail our Qianhuan again. Why doesn't God send a thunderbolt to kill this evil spirit?"
"Mom, don't be angry. It's not worth getting yourself hurt over that kind of villain." Qianhuan comforted Liu. In her eyes, Cao was just a clown and not worth mentioning.
I heard that the Cao family finally used a traditional method to detoxify the man of the Cao family. They used a knife to cut the bitten calf to release the poisonous blood. It took several times to remove the snake venom.
The man from the Cao family suffered a great deal. His entire calf was swollen so high that he could only lie in bed all day and could not walk. He didn't know if he would have any sequelae in the future.
Mrs. Cao's life was not easy either. Not only did she have to cook and wash clothes for the whole family, she also had to take care of her husband's eating, drinking, and defecation. The key point was that Mrs. Cao's husband felt that it was all Mrs. Cao's fault that he became like this, so he cursed her all day long.
The old lady of the Cao family loved her son very much, so she was even more hostile to her daughter-in-law. She would beat Cao with a stick if she was not satisfied. It is easy to imagine how miserable Cao's life was.