1940s: I supported my wife and sister-in-law by hunting.

He Er also joined in, helping out and getting busy.

His eyes kept glancing at Liu Hongying, and he was thinking that after a while, he would bring this girl home and make her his son's wife.

As soon as they finished burying the Liu family of three and Qiu Sheng's older brother, they came down the mountain and heard this brat say that he would follow Chen Gaoshan for the rest of his life, be his slave, and even sleep with him. He's shameless!

He Er was dumbfounded on the spot. It was all over.

His son, Liangzi, is eighteen years old and has a cleft lip. He finally found a pretty girl like Hongying, and his future daughter-in-law, who was practically within his grasp, is now completely out of reach.

He rushed home in a hurry and told Liangzi's mother about it as soon as he entered the door.

Upon hearing this, He Er's wife, who was already quite irritable, became so angry that her eyes almost popped out of their sockets.

She slipped on her shoes, her clothes unbuttoned, and headed towards the north side of the village.

The sound arrived before the person did.

She stood with her hands on her hips, spitting as she spoke.

"Everyone, take a look! Open your eyes and see! That Chen Gaoshan from out of town is no big deal at all; he's just a con artist."

"They set their sights on Hongying, a 13-year-old girl from our village who has no parents. Seeing that the child is all alone and has no one to support her, they wanted to kidnap her and take advantage of her."

"I think he was just putting on an act yesterday when he was stroking his beard. He's up to no good and is just trying to harm the kids in our village. That's why I kindly wanted to take Hongying in and give her some food. Hongying is a young girl and doesn't quite understand things. You're all elders, so please say something."

The lies they told were so convincing and plausible.

Liu Hongying had never seen such a shameless person before, and she was so angry that her face turned red.

"You're talking nonsense! Big brother is a good person. I was the one who wanted to go with him. He didn't even want to take me with him. He's not a con artist. Why are you being so annoying? I was willing to do it myself, so why are you blabbering on? It's like you have a mouth. No wonder your son can't find a wife. In the village, even Li Short Legs has a wife. It's all because of you, you shameless mother, that you ruined your son."

He Er's wife stood with her hands on her hips.

"You little brat, I'm here to defend you. Who do you think you are, acting all stubborn and arrogant? You little slut who's practically offering yourself up for someone else to play with, you don't appreciate kindness. If your parents were alive, they'd be furious with you. You're trying to show off to me, I've spoiled you rotten."

Upon hearing her curse her deceased parents, Liu Hongying was about to rush out and tear her apart.

Chen Gaoshan, who was standing to the side, wanted to say a few words to Liu Hongying to stop following him, but when he heard He Erjia's foul-mouthed words, his face darkened.

In all his years, he's made a mistake in saving people and caused enemies to come between them. This is the first time he's encountered someone so ungrateful. Well, he was originally thinking of going into those three bearded men's mouths to see if there was anything interesting in Tazishan, and maybe rid the people of a scourge while he was at it.

Fine, I've been taken for granted.

He stepped forward and reached out to pull little Liu Hongying behind him.

He Er's wife, oblivious to her own impending doom, took half a step forward and continued to howl.

"What's wrong? Are you feeling guilty now that I hit the nail on the head? You just want to take over the girl from our village."

He had just finished saying that.

"Snapped!"

Chen Gaoshan didn't tolerate her at all, and immediately slapped her hard across the face.

The slap sent He Er's wife spinning halfway around, her head buzzing, and one side of her face instantly turning red and burning.

With his big hands, I'm not bragging, he could easily grab any EFGH and directly cover half of her face.

"If you can do it, then do it, stop talking, you know? Even if you're straightforward, you can't just open your mouth and start talking nonsense."

He Er's family was completely stunned by the beating. After a couple of seconds of hesitation, they collapsed to the ground, kicked their legs, and began howling and screaming.

"He hit me! This outsider is bullying an old woman like me! This is outrageous! You bastard, you've hit me!"

"Why are you hitting me? What did I say wrong? You're just upstairs and want a wife for free. Have some shame! Why don't you stand up for the good guy? You're just playing dirty tricks."

She was howling and kicking her legs, getting herself covered in dirt, almost as if she wanted to curse Chen Gaoshan's ancestors for eighteen generations.

Two figures rushed over from behind.

It was He Er who had come along, along with his son with a cleft lip.

When He Er saw that Liangzi's mother's face was swollen, he immediately became furious, rolled up his sleeves, and rushed forward.

"You son of a bitch, what right do you have to hit people? We're from out of town, you have no right to mess with us. If you have a problem, come at me."

Liangzi, who was beside him, was short and his horse was small. He was stubborn and had a gap in his mouth. He was always bullied in the village. Today, when he saw his mother being beaten, he clenched his fists and wanted to rush up, but he couldn't even speak clearly.

"Oh, you son of a bitch, oh, he'll kill you, you motherfucker!"

The father and son came this way, one on each side.

Before the two could get close, Chen Gaoshan stumbled.

Just as He Er rushed forward to push him, Chen Gaoshan reached out and grabbed his wrist, twisting it forcefully.

"Gaba".

"My hand, my hand, it hurts, my hand hurts!"

He Er's wrist felt like it was broken, and he let out a miserable scream. He hunched over and could no longer be arrogant.

Right behind him, Ryoko charged forward, swinging her fists wildly.

Chen Gaoshan dodged to the side and kicked him in the stomach.

He was kicked so hard he stumbled back several steps, tripped, and landed on his backside, clutching his stomach and howling.

It all happened in no more than two seconds!

"Fuck your ancestors! You hit my husband and my son!" He Er's wife stopped rolling around and stood up, trying to grab his face. Chen Gaoshan kicked him again, sending him flying.

The family of three sat neatly on the ground, looking at him with fear.

Those watching the spectacle in the village were all on tenterhooks.

My goodness, this outsider is incredibly skilled and ruthless. No wonder he single-handedly killed three bearded men.

"I have ill intentions. Look at your gap-toothed mouth, it's so deep that even a dog's fart would be swallowed by it. And your son has a gap-mouthed mouth too, what's the match?"

"Yesterday, three bearded thugs from Tazishan came into the village, smashed kilns, and caused trouble. Where did your skills go? Now that the bearded thug is dead, you're getting cocky. You really think you can take advantage of me? Let me tell you, I'm tough as nails."

"Originally, I was thinking of finding Eighth Master Gray's main force, leading a group to wipe out the Bearded Den of Tazishan, so you wouldn't have to live in fear anymore. It seems you've really been too kind of you."

"There's not a single one of you in your village who's easy to beat up. You even want to take Hongying back to your cleft-lipped son to be his wife."

"Since you're so ungrateful, I'm not going to get involved in this mess."

"There are plenty of bearded men on Tazishan. The three of them didn't go back yesterday, so they'll definitely come looking for us. When they do, they'll come down the mountain to take revenge, smash the kilns, kill people, and harass the women. It has nothing to do with me."

Upon hearing this, everyone present turned pale and panicked.

Previously, everyone was too busy watching the excitement to think deeply about it, but now they've finally realized the truth.

Yes.

Beard holds grudges; now that he's lost three accomplices, he's bound to come back to the village for revenge.

The entire village consisted of twenty-one households, old and young alike, who were no match for the bearded man on horseback with a gun.

In an instant, everyone's anger was directed at He Er's wife, who was throwing a tantrum.

The crowd surrounded her, complaining all at once.

"Are you out of your mind? Why are you looking for trouble?"

"That person is a great benefactor who saved our whole village, and you just spout nonsense! Have you no shame? Are you obsessed with finding a wife for your son?"

"They were going to help me with my beard, so I wouldn't have to be afraid anymore, but you ruined it all with your foul mouth."

"If we wait until that bearded man comes down the mountain, you'll have ruined our entire family!"

"Get up and stop yelling. Apologize to your brother."

The crowd grew increasingly angry as they talked, and they immediately went forward and pulled her up.

Chen Gaoshan watched as they came to kowtow. Just now, when only this spendthrift old woman was speaking, everyone was watching the show and even echoing her. The child died, and now it's too late to come and nurse.

I'm not a good person. I won't offend others unless they offend me, but if they do, I won't let them get away with it. I'll prick them with needles until they're riddled with holes.

Forgive others when you can? Pshaw!

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