Chapter 28 Everyone Cries Out for a Beating

  In front of the empty space in front of the Toumian shop, Liu Junwen was kicked and rolled all over the ground, shouting loudly: "Jiang Xunying, you cheap servant girl, how dare you let someone beat my husband! How dare you let someone beat my husband!"

  Madam Yao saw this and hastily ordered that Kunlun slave: "You fool, why haven't you saved him yet?"

  The Kunlun slave was obedient and listened to orders, rolling up his sleeves as if ready to pounce forward. Yang Fan, wearing a doll mask, suddenly muttered a few words in the Kunlun language, which made the Kunlun slave pause, loosening his grip slightly. Yang Fan took advantage of this and threw a punch, but before it even landed on the Kunlun slave, the latter let out a loud cry, as if blown away by the wind, and fell backwards, "unconscious".

  Fortunately, Yang Fan's punch was cleverly executed, and the Kunlun slave fell in time. The sleeves of their robes covered up the action, and bystanders thought he had been punched out by Yang Fan. Liu Junhuan clutched his head, curled up like a dog, and let out a mournful howl: "Jiang Xun Ning, as my wife, you dare to have someone beat my husband! I will never forgive you!"

  "Ladies and gentlemen, fellow villagers, I ask you all to bear witness!"

  Yang Fan stepped on Liu Junwen's waist and raised his hands: "I don't know this person's wife, nor have I ever received her instructions. My family is not one to see injustice and do nothing. Why did I hit him? Because he humiliated all men! My family is also a dignified man, how can we bear such shame?"

  Xie Muwen happened to be walking out of the account room at this time and stood in the store looking around.

  Yang Fan loudly proclaimed to the crowd, exaggerating Liu Junwen's misdeeds: "This beast, pretending to be a man, has actually disgraced the name of men with his actions. All men under heaven are shamed by him. Do you think he deserves a beating?"

  The onlookers all shouted in unison: "He deserves a beating!"

  Yang Fan said: "He really deserves a beating! He's a man, and he still doesn't take action?"

  With a shout, the men in the crowd rushed forward, especially those with their girlfriends or wives, who were even more indignant. To show that they were real men, they rushed up and used their fists and feet to draw a clear line between themselves and Liu Junwen, this stinky man who was dependent on others for food.

  "Give me some space, Lang Jun! Give me some space!"

  Those women were even more furious than the men, and with a fiery temper, they immediately lifted their skirts and rushed up to join the crowd in beating Liu Junhuan. Liu Junhuan had already been kicked by Yang Fan until his face was bruised and swollen, and he was unrecognizable. Then, surrounded by these people, he was beaten again, and even his cries for help grew weaker.

  Xie Muwen stood in the store, hearing all that Yang Fan had just said, and a look of contempt and disgust suddenly appeared on her face.

  The shop assistant saw the boss come out and hurriedly went forward to ask in a flattering tone: "Boss, do you want me to drive them away? To avoid affecting our business."

  "Despicable man, begging with his body is even more disgusting than asking for food! Not even as good as a beggar! Let them go!"

  Look at her expression, if she wasn't so full of herself, she'd probably rush out and kick that Liu guy a few times. The shopkeeper took one look and immediately didn't dare speak again.

  "This scoundrel is shameless, and this adulteress is equally shameless! It's her! Look!"

  Yang Fan saw that the crowd had been stirred up, and suddenly let out a loud roar, pointing his finger at Mrs. Yao, who was standing stupidly on the side of the road with her eyes wide open.

  "Beat her! Adulterer and adulteress!"

  "What a dog couple!"

  The people have been stirred up and immediately rushed towards Mrs. Yao, who was frightened and quickly got into the carriage, shouting at the Kunlun slave lying on the ground pretending to be dead: "You worthless slave, get up quickly and take your mistress away!"

  Kunlun slave, who was lying on the ground pretending to be dead, suddenly jumped up, and his waist didn't ache anymore, nor did his legs hurt. He leaped onto the carriage and drove away. Liu Junwen struggled to get up from the ground, chasing after the carriage while running and gritting his teeth, shouting viciously: "Jiang Xuan Ning, you shameless slave, just wait! I will never let you off..."

  "Ouch!"

  Before he could finish his sentence, all sorts of things like rotten pears and big dates were thrown over like a heavy rain, Liu Junwen covered her head with her sleeve and ran away quickly.

  At this time, the city commander brought several market orderlies carrying whips and shouted from a distance: "Who is fighting here? Do you want to go to the government office to eat a board?"

  The crowd heard and immediately stopped, adjusted their clothes, breathed steadily, and pretended to be onlookers. Someone commented: "Look at this young woman, so pretty and delicate, how did she end up with such a man? It's really a waste - a new shoe paired with an old sock!"

  Her face was pale and without luster, she lowered her head and hurried away, Ma Qiao and Yang Fan saw the situation and quickly accompanied her to leave, Xie Muwen saw that the crowd had dispersed, and also turned back to the rear hall.

  After leaving the crowd, Ma Qiao blamed Yang Fan: "Xiao Fan, you were really too reckless today. That soft-boned man will definitely take out his anger on Xiao Ning after he leaves. Can Xiao Ning still have a good life after marrying him?"

  Yang Fan said angrily: "Marry him? You still think so? Just because he's a man, does that mean you have to marry him? This kind of scoundrel, Ning sister, do you really want to marry him?"

  Jiang Xun Ning stood still, her expression hesitant for a moment before gradually turning icy. In a low voice, she said: "Although I am a woman, born into poverty and humility, I would be ashamed to marry such a man! After returning home, I will inform my mother and ask the matchmaker to intervene, so that we can divorce."

  Yang Fan smiled and said: "That's right, Ning sister is both beautiful and diligent, don't worry about not finding a good husband, I think Ma Liu is quite suitable."

  "No, no, no, I'm not suitable, I've accomplished nothing in my life. My family's situation is even worse than Xiaoning's, how could his mother agree?"

  Jiang Xun Ning glared at him and said, "Xiao Fan, you're joking, but you actually believed it. Even if you were willing, I wouldn't be. As Jiang Xun Ning, I must find someone better than that Liu guy to marry in the future, or else he'll just laugh at me. And as for you, humph!"

  Ma Qiao hastily said: "Exactly, exactly, if you want to marry, you should marry someone like Yang Er, at least this young master's handsome appearance is a hundred times better than Liu Junhuan."

  Jiang Xuning slapped him and scolded: "You want to die! Xiaofan is just a child, two years younger than me, what nonsense are you talking about!"

  Yang Fan puffed out his chest and said, "Although nowadays the world values men over women, there are also cases where women are valued more than men. With Ning's beauty, gentleness, diligence, and capability, I am utterly satisfied. Sister, if you just nod your head, I will immediately find someone to be a matchmaker for you."

  Jiang Xuning let out a "heh" and lifted her leg to kick him, but Yang Fan dodged with a laugh. Jiang Xuning sighed softly and said, "Alright, you two don't have to try so hard to cheer me up, I've already moved on. That person, Liu Junwan... isn't even worth my trouble!"

  Yang Fan and Ma Qiao heard this sentence, knowing that she had really opened up and let go, couldn't help but exchange a smile, and their hearts also felt relieved.

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  After Yang Fan left, a heart began to struggle violently.

  She looked inside and out, even ventured to open the courtyard door, peeking outside for a while. With her eyesight, she couldn't see anyone monitoring her. She began to suspect if she had misunderstood Yang Fan. She wanted to leave without saying goodbye, but thinking of the possible consequences, she didn't dare to take the risk.

  Go or not go?

  Is there someone secretly monitoring me?

  Heaven's favor is unpredictable, and I'm deeply troubled.

  Until the door opened and Yang Fan came in, Tian Ai Nu finally breathed a sigh of relief from the bottom of her heart. At least she didn't have to struggle with the issue of leaving or staying anymore.

  Yang Fan returned when it was already closing time. He had only just arrived when the shop assistants from Nanshi brought over all the pots, pans, utensils, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, rice, flour, vegetables and other food ingredients he had ordered. Yang Fan asked the assistants to help him unload everything into the main room, and then stood there staring blankly at the small mountain of goods in front of him.

  To be honest, Yang Fan had never been to the kitchen before. Looking at the pile of things in front of him, he was completely bewildered and didn't know what some of them were used for or where they should be placed. After the shop assistant left, Tian Ai Nu came out of the room, saw Yang Fan's silly expression, and couldn't help but smile. She walked up to him and said, "I'll do it."

  Firewood, rice, oil and salt; pots, pans, ladles and basins are all in their proper places, everything is neat and orderly.

  In that small kitchen, Tian Ainiu seemed to have just taken a glance and was already confident. Yang Fan watched as Tian Ainiu busied herself, feeling guilty in her heart, but he followed her to help with the cleaning. As a result, things were either put in the wrong place or the frequently used items were stored away while the infrequently used ones were displayed prominently. Tian Ainiu said displeased: "Get out, get out, you're making more work."

  Yang Fan hesitated and retreated to one side, saying: "That...... what should I do now?"

  "Go and clean that wooden bucket at your house that hasn't been used in 800 years, fill it with water, and then go to the backyard to chop some firewood for later use."

  Yang Fan finally got rid of the suspicion of eating idle food and excitedly picked up the wooden bucket and went out.

  Yang Fan hummed a folk tune from Kunlun Country, scrubbed the wooden bucket clean, filled it with clear water and carried it into the kitchen. Then he rushed to the backyard to chop firewood. In the backyard, there were some old wood and rotten furniture. With that rusty iron axe, he chopped a pile of firewood in no time. Looking at the small mountain-like pile of firewood, Yang Fan felt a sense of accomplishment.

  A fire was lit in the kitchen, and since Yang Fan moved into Xiwenfang, their chimney had puffed out smoke for the first time.

  Yang Fan leaned against the door, watching Tian Ai Nu transform from a little maid to a cook, and was left speechless!