Ye Eldest Sister-in-Law and Ye Second Sister-in-Law could no longer stand by either. They tossed their half-filled sacks onto the boat and rushed over to help Mother Ye shove and curse.
The sesame-faced woman's daughters-in-law also crowded around, pushing and shoving, foul language flying...
The women's battle was even more spectacular to watch than Ye Yaodong and the others'.
Ye Yaodong, his two brothers, and Father Ye were also spraying spit as they traded curses with Zhang Laoliu and his four sons. A-Zheng and Xiao Xiao rolled up their sleeves and rushed over too...
"What do you want? What are you trying to do..."
"You motherfucking cunt, you want a fight? Come on, then! Come on... fuck..."
A-Guang and his father arrived a little later and crowded around with everyone else...
"What? What? You want a fight? Fuck your mother... I'll call a whole bunch of people over..."
The helpful villagers hurried to hold these hotheaded young men back, afraid they would start fighting at the slightest disagreement.
More and more relatives and acquaintances from both sides gathered, and the circle grew larger and larger. But most were still trying to break things up and talk them down. With so many people there, plenty were distantly related anyway. After all, the village was only so big.
With people pulling them apart and trying to make peace, it was hard for a full-scale brawl to break out. They could only shove, shout, and trade insults.
But things were not so easily settled on the women's side. They were the most worth watching, and their conflict had escalated the furthest.
Mother Ye shook off the person trying to hold her back and shoved the sesame-faced middle-aged woman down into the water. She was about to charge after her when someone grabbed her