Lin Qiao really brought misery to Zhou Tiedan's sister-in-law, Mrs. Xue. Although she gets beaten every day, she's still a little tyrant.
When she came home from school, she insisted on getting a pair of gloves from her. Thinking they weren't expensive, she agreed to buy them, but he insisted she make them, saying that Song Tingfan's sister-in-law makes them herself.
This was tough for Mrs. Xue, who disliked embroidery and would rather dig a couple of plots of land.
Zhou Tiedan started making a fuss when she didn't comply and accused her of only knowing how to snatch his food and nothing else.
Finally, after getting a few beatings from his mother, Zhou Tiedan calmed down.
The family was in an "uproar," and soon the whole village was "in uproar."
The next morning, the women by the river, washing clothes, were gossiping as usual, occasionally bursting into laughter, making the riverside very lively.
