Lu Jueyu knew that there were many people like this old woman, so she did not take her words seriously.
But Li Chenmo believed that if he didn’t take action, someone would come to harass his family and thought they could take advantage of his absence and bullied his wife one day.
Therefore, he did not intend to give the old woman any face, and said coldly, "Auntie, if your grandson wants to eat fresh mushrooms, you can pick them yourself."
Hearing this, the old woman said with displeasure, "Chenmo, how can I bear the pain of climbing a mountain with my old bones? Since you and your wife have gained a lot, what’s wrong with sharing a little bit of mushrooms with my grandson?"
After listening to her words, Li Chenmo let out a sneer and said, "Auntie, it seems that you are old and senile. It is your grandson who wants to eat mushrooms. What does this have to do with me and my wife?"
"Maybe in your family, your grandson is a treasure. But to my family, he is nothing. You don’t have a good-looking appearance, but you do have beautiful dreams."
"Instead of staring at the fruits of my family’s labor, wouldn’t it be better for you and your family to work harder? Even if you don’t feel ashamed, I feel ashamed after hearing your shameless words."
"Who in this village has never suffered? Who in this village doesn’t work hard? Do you think we can get this food easily?"
"My wife was born weak, but she still went to the mountains. Why can she but you can’t? What makes you more precious than my wife?"
"After all those words, isn’t it just because you are lazy and want to take advantage of my wife? Who gave you the courage to do this? Do you think I am dead?" he asked coldly.
As soon as he finished speaking, he looked at his wife and said, "Wife, let’s go home. Don’t get entangled with this kind of person in the future."
"She only knows how to take advantage of you, but will not repay your kindness. Maybe when you refuse to give her some benefits, she will spread rumors about you and speak ill of you behind your back," he added meaningfully while looking at everyone.
The villagers were stunned by his blunt words. They didn’t expect that Li Chenmo, who was always polite, would not save any face for them and expose their thoughts like this.
Even after they could no longer see the backs of Li Chenmo and Lu Jueyu, they still did not come back to their senses.
After a long time, the old woman came back to her senses and shouted, "What nonsense is he talking about?! He is such a stingy and rude person!"
"I just want to give you some face and ask for some mushrooms. You think you are so powerful and have the right to lecture me. Who do you think you are? Even if you pay me, I won’t eat your food!"
"Auntie, what you just said is really unbearable. You are morally kidnapping them. No matter who it is, they will not be happy to hear what you said," another villager added with a frown. freewёbnoνel.com
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