When Tao Daqiang went to the Li family's house that afternoon to wait until it was time to scoop out fish together, Li Long asked him:
"You beat up Gu Ermao?"
When Tao Daqiang had beaten him up, the Lu Family's Eldest Sister-in-Law had been watching from a doorway some distance away. None of the onlookers had expected Tao Daqiang to be so bold.
Although there were two brothers in the Tao family, making theirs a relatively large household in the production team, Tao Jianshe was mild-mannered toward outsiders, Tao Dayong was afraid of his wife, and Tao Daqiang was a simple, guileless fellow. So, as far as the team was concerned, this family had about as much presence as a nameless bystander.
Gu Ermao's family also had two brothers, but Gu Ermao knew how to stir things up, and his mother was a shrew. In the eyes of the team, this family was not to be crossed.
No one would have imagined Tao Daqiang could give Gu Ermao such a thorough beating. Some were looking forward to the spectacle, waiting to see how Gu Ermao's mother would go and raise hell at the Tao family's house.
That was precisely what Sister-in-Law Lu had in mind when she told Liang Yuemei about it. After all, Tao Daqiang "worked" for the Li family, so they ought to know.
When the Li family heard about it, Li Jianguo and his wife were both very surprised. Li Long, however, thought it was perfectly normal.
You should never push an honest man too far. Push him hard enough, and he might strike to kill. Today, Tao Daqiang's sore spot might have been that basin of steamed buns and dishes in his hands.
A quiet donkey could kick a man to death; a quiet man