Ma Xiulian shoved her away without hesitation.
She, who worked in fields for years, was as strong as a man. The old Mrs. Li, as thin as a piece of paper, fell sprawling on the ground as a result of the shove.
She immediately started screaming: "Someone help! Ma Xiulian is beating me up, even her own mother-in-law, you beat me like this, if you do not compensate me with grain, I will squat at your house and never leave!"
"Then you might as well sit around forever and ever." replied Ma Xiulian, not the slightest bit swayed by her dramatic spiel. She just walked towards the parlour.
The old Mrs. Li, gnashing her teeth, leapt to her feet and positioned herself in front of Ma Xiulian, saying threateningly: "If you do not lend me the grain today, I will die banging my head on your front door, and my ghost will haunt the Chen Family forever!!"
Having said that, she really began hitting her head against the wall, although not really hard, just pretending.