Courtyard houses: Those who are capable are rewarded, and many children bring many blessings.

Eating melons (a Chinese idiom for gossiping or watching others eat melons) is a ingrained trait in Chinese people, regardless of the era.

The lookout on one side went up the mountain to call for reinforcements, while Ye Chunmei started questioning them. Although they had both lived in Beijing, Niu Dazhuang had kept it a secret so well that neither side knew the other and neither had ever heard Niu Dazhuang mention it.

"Hey! Where are you from, sister?" Ye Chunmei hadn't lived in Beijing for so many years for nothing; her mouth was full of Beijing slickness.

Chen Xueru glared at the other woman, thinking to herself, "Where did this little wench come from? She's really meddling in everything."

"From Beijing? Who are you?" Chen Xueru and Ye Chunmei were both assertive and strong-willed.

"Hey! It's a cucumber with thorns. You're so capable, why did you come all this way now? Didn't Dazhuang tell you before?"

I hate women like you the most. You're so self-righteous, you don't listen to the head of the household, and now you're causing trouble for others.

Ye Chunlan tugged at her sleeve, meaning, "Let's just watch the show, why are you arguing with someone?"

Although Chen Xueru and Xu Huizhen both regretted it, they couldn't admit defeat verbally.

"If there's no grass by the river, where does this gossipy donkey come from? Our family affairs are none of your business."

"Hey! How is this your family's business? Niu Dazhuang is also my man. If you want to come and live in the village, I have the right to ask questions."

"Are you Qin Xueru? Or the village chief of Niujiazhuang? You're nothing. Who gave you the right? We're all Niu Dazhuang's women, what gives you the right to question us?" The tension was rising.

"You're really arrogant! You're a real troublemaker. Today I'm going to teach you a lesson for your bad habits!" With that, Ye Chunmei rolled up her sleeves, ready to start tearing.

In general, Ye Chunmei lived in Niujiazhuang for a long time and picked up most of the bandit-like habits there.

Pulling hair is an essential skill for women when fighting.

Chen Xueru didn't expect that, unable to win an argument, the other person would actually resort to violence. Fortunately, the two were a few steps apart.

When Ye Chunmei rushed to the front, Chen Xueru was also prepared. Chen Xueru had never fought before and had no experience at all.

Ye Chunmei grabbed her hair, and for a moment she didn't know how to retaliate. She was stubborn, and even though it hurt and tears were welling up in her eyes, she refused to back down.

He grabbed at something haphazardly and ended up grabbing Ye Chunmei's chest.

Niu Dazhuang's women all have one thing in common: they are all curvy and have a C or C+ cup size.

Chen Xueru was grabbed by the hair and could only lower her head. Now that she was grabbing at the other person haphazardly, she was pinching them mercilessly...

Seeing that the two had started fighting, I quickly tried to stop them. But this led to a vicious cycle.

"I'll let go only when she lets go."

"She won't let go, and neither will I."

"Why should I let go first?!"

When Hou Kui saw his mother fighting with someone, he jumped off the donkey cart to help, but Da Chuan pulled him back: "What are you doing, you little brat?"

Hou Kui looked up at Niu Dachuan and said, "That's my mom, of course I have to help my mom fight."

"That's interesting. See that woman who grabbed your mom's hair? She also has a son, about your age. Why don't you fight her son too?"

"Ah! The teacher said that children who fight are not good children."

"What a coward." Niu Dazhuang was chatting with Hou Kui when he didn't notice another little guy running off the donkey cart.

He ran towards Ye Chunmei, grabbing and biting her leg.

Ye Chunlan tried to pull the child away. The boy held onto Ye Chunmei's pants with his teeth and wouldn't let go.

Ye Chunlan was afraid of damaging the child's teeth, so she didn't dare to use too much force.

"Is that little guy your brother?" Niu Dachuan asked.

"Yeah, my younger brother is really fierce. He's fought with every kid in our alley. Every time he finishes a fight, my mom has to bring him treats. He's such a spendthrift."

"What's your name? How old are you?"

"My name is Hou Kui, and I'm 12 years old."

Niu Dachuan counted on his fingers and realized that the year Niu Dazhuang went to Beijing didn't match up.

Niu Dachuan understood. Dazhuang really knew how to play the game; he didn't even spare the young widow with a child.

Looking again at the tiger cub clinging to his sister-in-law's pants, he thought to himself, "This is definitely Dazhuang's son... The next few years were quite eventful in the village; none of Dazhuang's sons were exactly the kind of troublemakers he was."

There are stubborn ones, impulsive ones, and cunning ones; today, a reckless one showed up. Not a single one is a coward.

The six or seven-year-old boy was still young, and he didn't last long before Ye Chunlan carried him down.

Even though Ye Chunlan was holding him, he kicked and thrashed about, shouting in a childish voice, "How dare she bully my mom! I'll fuck her to death..."

"Hey! How can you be so reckless! Your arms and legs aren't even fully grown yet! Wait until your dad comes back, then let's see if you still dare to talk tough!" Chen Xia was amused by this brat.

Ye Chunlan, who was caught committing the crime, also responded: "You little tiger, I also have two sons. Let's wait until they come back and see who does who."

"Alright! Look at you all, getting involved in this fight between adults is one thing, but dragging the kids into it!"

The real deal has arrived.

With no one to pull them back, Chen Xueru and Ye Chunmei both let go.

Ye Chunmei rubbed the spot where she had been grabbed and said, "That hand is really strong."

Chen Xueru rubbed her head and said, "You're quite strong. You almost pulled my hair out."

"That's only because of Dazhuang. Otherwise, if he came back and saw that you were missing a patch of hair, I'd be the one complaining!"

"So, I should thank you for going easy on me?"

"Alright, you've got the energy. Fight again when I can't see. Brother Da Chuan, these two are from the Niu family, let them in!"

"Hehe, sister-in-law, I figured it out."

"Thank you for your hard work. I'll have the children bring you dinner tonight."

She said to Chen Xueru in an annoyed tone, "Let's go, do you expect me to treat you?" After saying that, she turned away from them and walked ahead on her own.

Ye Chunmei, however, pulled Xiao Chengdong aside and said, "You were quite the braggart just now. Come on, let's see how you beat me."

Just now Chen Chengdong seemed so arrogant, but now his expression has suddenly changed: "If you don't bully my mom, why would I hit you? Let me go!"

"Hey! This kid changes his tune really fast. If he talks tough again, I'll cut off his little pecker!" He said, and started to pull down Xiao Chengdong's pants.

The little guy grabbed his pants with both hands and ran off. After running a short distance, he turned back and taunted, "You old lady, just you wait, wait until I grow up!"

"That's totally like his genes..."

Qin Xueru led them to the small courtyard where she and Dazhuang used to live when they got married.

"Sister Su—" Su Wan and Su Ting, each wearing a hat made of rolled-up newspaper, came out of the main house.

"It really needs a thorough cleaning; it's been uninhabited for years. Sister Su, they can make do here for a while."

That afternoon I went to find the team leader and asked him to help build a few more rooms. I don't know if any more people will come later.