Fooled Like a Fool

When Qin Sanniang heard Su Li had given a definite answer, she thought to herself, "Old foxes are always craftier—trying to outsmart me, but Su Li is still too inexperienced!"

So Qin Sanniang put on a victorious, smug expression, stepped aside, and arrogantly said to Su Li, "Tsk tsk, still being stubborn? You should have just obediently let me ride your family's carriage earlier."

Qin Sanniang stepped aside, allowing the village carriage to pass smoothly, wobbling as it moved farther away.

Su Li stood still, not rushing to get on the carriage. Instead, she squinted and looked into the distance, making sure the village carriage had gone far enough that no one could catch up, then turned and walked toward her own carriage.

Lingdang poked out half her body, helping Su Li get onto the carriage.

Qin Sanniang and Sister Hong hurriedly, happily wanted to get on the carriage. Just as they reached it, they heard Su Li say from inside, "Oh, I forgot something. Today my carriage was loaded with goods, so it can't fit many people. I can only take one of you two. Sister Hong, Qin Sanniang, you decide who gets to ride in my carriage."

Sister Hong immediately stepped forward, "Of course, I'll ride!"

But Qin Sanniang grabbed her braid and pulled her back. With wide eyes, she said, "Sister Hong, what are you saying? It was me who stopped Su Li's carriage in the first place, and she intended to take me. Taking you was just an afterthought! Now that only one can go, of course, it should be me!"

Sister Hong clutched her hair in pain. Seeing Qin Sanniang dare to pull her braid, she got angry and cursed, "Qin Sanniang, how dare you pull my hair? Do you think you're the village chief's wife? Bah! You should take a good look at yourself—you've already torn your face with Su Li's family, yet you still have the nerve to get on their carriage. Don't you have any shame?"

Qin Sanniang, hurt where it stings as the village chief's wife, jumped up in anger. Taking advantage of Sister Hong's distraction, she fiercely pulled a handful of her hair and cursed, "You ugly shoehorn-faced woman, you should take a look at yourself! Su Li was clearly going to take me, but you shamelessly forced your way in. Now it's my turn to ride!"

This time, Qin Sanniang actually pulled out a clump of Sister Hong's hair. Sister Hong's anger surged, and she clawed at Qin Sanniang's face, cursing, "You flirt, I'll scratch your face up!"

Sister Hong pounced and pinned Qin Sanniang down, but Qin Sanniang was not to be outdone, and the two women wrestled fiercely.

Both women were at the level of shrewish fighters, their combat skills off the charts. Added to their previous grudges, old and new resentments surged out, making their fight intense and inseparable as they rolled on the ground.

On the carriage, Su Li propped her chin on her hand watching the two fight. Lingdang frowned beside her, thinking the way these shrews fought was really unladylike and ugly!

"Tsk, in ancient times two peaches killed three warriors, now one carriage tears apart two women. Truly interesting," Su Li murmured, lightly tapping the carriage window, and said to the driver, "Drive on."

The driver was stunned for a moment, then obediently urged the horses forward. He looked back and asked, "Madam, aren’t you taking them with you?"

"Take them? I don’t want to take either of them. If these two get on, it would just dirty my carriage. This is just to help the villagers out of a jam and to get them fighting among themselves," Su Li said leisurely, leaning against the carriage window, watching the two shrews fighting in the distance, smiling with a very sly look.

The two shrews rolling and fighting on the ground were so caught up that they didn’t even notice Su Li’s carriage had disappeared from sight. It was Qin Sanniang who first came to her senses, realizing the carriage was gone and belatedly understanding she had been played by Su Li like a fool!