She won't clear her name; she'll throw away all the scum.

Chapter 194

After scolding Jinju with her eldest grandson, Hu's mother begged for food for another day before leaving.

Before leaving, she threatened to go back and beat this heartless woman who didn't even care about her son to death.

Hu's mother was unsteady on her feet, her hair was greasy and messy, and her body was also disheveled and smelled of sweat. People passing by her couldn't help but take a step back.

As soon as she stepped out of the compound gate, the people in the compound looked out of their windows expectantly at her departing figure.

Old Ma returned with a young woman in a ponytail, excitedly introducing their compound, when they saw a crazy old woman leading a little beggar out of the compound.

The young woman was stunned. "You guys actually have people like this here?"

Old Ma immediately explained, "No way, they must have fled from somewhere and came in to beg for food because they saw that our compound was nice."

He walked over to them and was overwhelmed by the smell; it was even worse than the stench of a group of horribly smelly men crammed into one carriage on a train.

"Get out of the way." Old Ma kicked her, and Hu's mother cried out and fell to the ground.

Because she was going home today, Hu's mother had eaten her fill. She was bullied by her second son, had her money stolen by that shameless Jinju, and now she had been kicked by this stranger. She was furious.

The two quickly started fighting.

Old Ma used to be a tyrant. Although he rarely laid a hand on outsiders and mostly beat his own wife, he would still bully people who seemed easy to bully.

For example, when the supply and marketing cooperative was scrambling for fresh meat, he would bump into the elderly.

For example, when a child is eating candy while walking, he might trip them up.

For example, when he encounters someone with a physical disability, he will focus on their disability.

For example, when he meets a young woman, he starts making lewd and vulgar remarks.

Under normal circumstances, those he tricked dared not utter a sound, which made Lao Ma even more unscrupulous.

Unexpectedly, this old woman who looked smelly and dirty dared to lay a hand on him. Didn't she know that he, a man, could knock her to the ground with a single slap?

Old Ma fought with her for a while before realizing that this old woman's fighting power was beyond what ordinary people could withstand. Not only did she fight, she also used dirty tricks, pulling hair, kicking in the groin, biting—she used all sorts of underhanded fighting techniques, showing absolutely no regard for appearances.

That's true, what face does a lowly beggar like her need to care about?

With his last bit of strength, Old Ma broke free from the crazy woman. "Do you believe I'll call the police?"

Hu's mother screamed, sounding even more like a madwoman, "Go ahead and report it! Go ahead and report it! I just got out of the police station. So what if they arrest me again? Even if I get arrested, I'll make sure you have no descendants today!"

With a spinning kick, she sent Old Ma leaping back a large step.

This is no joke. The thought of being childless is like a curse hanging over Old Ma's head, and he is genuinely afraid of it.

The hopes of the Ma family rested on him.

Old Ma pointed at Hu's mother and said, "A good man doesn't fight with a woman. I won't stoop to your level. Get out of here. No one in our compound will let you beg for food."

Mother Hu tried hard to recognize him, and suddenly remembered that she had heard about this person's deeds when she lived here. "I know, you are the father of that crazy eunuch Xiao Ma, also known as Old Eunuch Ma!"

Old Ma shouted, "You're talking nonsense! I'm perfectly fine!"

Hu's mother looked him up and down, focusing on certain aspects of him. "Only bad people would say they're great all the time. Look at other men, who constantly talks about how good they are?"

"Tsk, the woman next to you... she's not the one you were harassing, is she?"

Old Ma was trembling with anger. "This is the daughter-in-law I found for my son. Don't make false accusations."

Hu's mother was genuinely curious. Wasn't it said that her son wasn't very capable? If he was like this, why did he still want to get married?

"Does your son still need a wife? If you're worried about him having no one to take care of him for the rest of his life, you might as well save up some money and find him a reliable person to look after him."

These words resonated with the neighbors who were still hiding inside the compound; at least Little Hu's mother had spoken a reasonable word.

Little Ma is already like that, why would he need to get married? If you look closely, he's actually quite pretty, just a bit dark-skinned, probably from doing too much farm work.

Could it be that this perfectly nice girl was tricked by Lao Ma?

That old Ma is really up to no good. He didn't even explain his son's situation to the girl. If things go wrong later... there'll probably be a lot of trouble.

"I don't need a beggar like you to teach me. Get out of here, you're an eyesore."

Mother Hu stepped forward and slapped her hard across the face again. "I'm not even willing to teach you. Who knows if this girl is your daughter-in-law? Maybe she'll have an affair with her father-in-law in the future."

She pulled Hu Bin away with a disdainful look, and Hu Bin even made a face at Lao Ma.

Old Ma's face turned pale.

"Old woman, old woman, where have you been? All you do is shirk your responsibilities all day long. I've brought your daughter-in-law here. Hurry up and bring your son out so they can get their marriage certificate." To prove himself, Old Ma shouted this out loudly, truly showing that he was still vigorous despite his old age.

Old Ma's wife hurriedly pulled Xiao Ma out of the house. Xiao Ma hadn't fallen ill these past few days, which had saved her a lot of trouble. However, taking care of Xiao Ma alone for so many days had made her already aging face look even more weathered, and she even seemed to have more gray hair.

Having spent so much time with young people, Old Ma felt a momentary nausea upon seeing his wife, but he didn't show it or scold her. Seeing that Little Ma seemed normal, he tried to pull her away.

When Xiao Ma saw the young woman beside his father, he couldn't move. She looked just like his former wife when she first married into the family, with a smile on her face and a slightly shy demeanor, which made him unable to look away.

Old Ma said from the side, "Are you satisfied with the wife Dad found for you?"

Xiao Ma remained silent, simply staring intently at the other person.

Old Ma: "You're not allowed to make any mistakes later, and you can't scare them, you hear me?"

Xiao Ma nodded. After being locked up for so long, he had become a little dazed, but fortunately he could still understand what was being said.

After Hu's mother left, the neighbors in the compound, upon hearing that the girl was indeed Xiao Ma's wife, all came out to see what was going on.

"Wow, this girl is really pretty."

"Where are you from? What's your name?"

"Little Ma...you're really lucky. You'd better treat your wife well when you get married."

Some of the older women approached the girl and whispered, "Girl, did Old Ma tell you about his son?"

The girl nodded and said frankly, "I told you, I don't care, as long as he treats me well."

What a wonderful girl, she doesn't mind at all!