ebookland Chapter 185
Chapter 185
Zhong Ruyi had already noticed the wound that was exposed when Jiang Qinniang's sleeve was lifted up when she fell down. It didn't look like she had been beaten recently. New wounds were mixed with old wounds, intertwined on her wrist.
And those areas blocked by clothes must have more injuries.
Jiang Qin was already very sad. Upon hearing this, he hurried to help Sun Tao up.
Just at this moment, Sun Tao woke up.
As soon as she saw Jiang Qin, she burst into tears and murmured, "Am I dead? How come I saw Xiao Qin?"
Zhong Ruyi felt a little sad when she heard this, and Jiang Qin had already burst into tears. She took Sun Tao's hand and said, "Mom, you are not dead. We are all still alive."
Sun Tao finally realized that she had really seen her son, and the mother and son hugged each other and burst into tears.
The villagers pointed at Sun Tao and said, "It's been three months since Sun got married. She cries every day and says she wants to go back to find her son and daughter. I thought she was joking, but I didn't expect she actually has such a big son."
"Zhuang Lao Si got such a big son for nothing! Hahaha!"
"Hurry up and say that. Sun's son is quite good-looking. I don't know if he is engaged. How about I ask Sun and introduce him to my uncle's niece from my mother's side."
There were two groups of people and two scenes at the scene. One group was talking and laughing, looking very happy; the other group was reunited after a long separation and crying with joy.
Zhuang Lao Si said impatiently, "I don't care if you are her niece or not. She stole my money. Either I beat you to death, or you give her the money!"
"I didn't steal the money!" Sun Tao's face was filled with resentment. "Since I was tied up here, you have beaten and scolded me every day. I was either working in the fields or washing clothes and cooking. I don't even know where you put your money, how could I steal it? Aren't you just looking for a reason to beat me to death? Why do you have to frame me?"
The villagers were very excited when they heard this and asked her, "Sun Tao, were you kidnapped to Zhuang Laosi's house? We thought you married him voluntarily!"
"That's right! Wasn't Mr. Zhuang so happy every day in the past few months? He said that the matchmaker introduced him to a virgin girl!"
"Now Zhuang Lao Si will be very happy! He got such a big son for nothing!"
The onlookers burst into laughter. There was nothing they could do about it. This Zhuang Lao Si was too annoying!
His previous wife gave birth to a girl for him, but she got pregnant twice and both times the babies were aborted by Zhuang Lao Si. He threw away the girl before she was even a month old.
He wanted a son, but every time his wife was pregnant, he couldn't control his temper and aborted the baby in her belly!
This happened both times. It was already very dangerous for a woman to be pregnant, and she was beaten twice. Not long after the second miscarriage, the daughter-in-law was beaten again by Zhuang Lao Si, and then she died.
Now no one knows where he bought this Sun Tao, and he wants to lie to them and say that she married here voluntarily?
When they are stupid?
Who in the surrounding villages doesn’t know that there is a man who loves to beat his wife in Qianniu Village?
Even the girls and young men in their village have difficulty finding marriage!
It really ruins the reputation of their Qianniu Village!
Zhong Ruyi stood in the crowd and listened to all the stories of Zhuang Lao Si. She couldn't help but shed tears for Jiang Qin's mother.
Zhuang Lao Si listened to the ridicule of his fellow villagers and felt a little embarrassed. He said in a rough voice, "This is my family matter! What does it have to do with you outsiders? If you really want to take her away, you have to give me 100 taels of silver, otherwise, there is no need to discuss this matter!"
"Oh? But your family affairs have ruined the reputation of our Morning Glory Village! Is this still your family affairs?"
A deep male voice came from behind the villager, and a tall and strong man in a coarse cloth shirt walked over.
As soon as he saw him, Zhuang Laosi's expression turned ugly, and he blurted out, "Village Chief, are you going to intervene even when I beat my own wife?"
The person who came was the village chief of Qianniu Village, Zhuang Wenhua.
The person that Zhuang Laosi feared the most was the village chief. Although he had a very elegant name, he was actually tall and strong. It was said that he had once killed a wild boar that came down from the mountain to destroy food!
"Look at who in our village beats women? The last time you beat Tian Xiaocao to death, I said I would take you to the authorities! It was you who cried and begged me that you would change and never make such a mistake again! Look at what you did today, this is a dog that can't change its nature!"
Upon hearing this, Zhuang Laosi's face was obviously panicked, but when he thought about the fact that Sun Tao was still standing there alive, he knew that the village chief couldn't do anything to him!
"Village chief, look at what you said, isn't she fine?" He laughed awkwardly, trying to pull Sun Tao to his side.
Sun Tao avoided his hand, knelt down towards the village chief, and walked to him on his knees.
Zhuang Wenhua quickly reached out to help her up. Sun Tao was like a little chick in front of him.
"Let's talk it over nicely! Don't do these empty words!"
He helped Sun Tao up, and Jiang Qin saw his mother kneeling down, so he knelt down too.
Zhuang Wenhua helped one up, then went on to help another, and finally he had no choice but to let them kneel down.
Sun Tao couldn't help but cry again, "Village Chief, please save me! I have been beaten every day since I came here! Look at my hands."
At this point, she no longer cared about the differences between men and women and simply rolled up her sleeves, revealing the scars underneath her clothes.
The new wounds overlapped the old ones. Some of the wounds had already become festered and stuck to the clothes. When the sleeves were rolled up, the wounds were pulled and bleeding.
Zhuang Wenhua frowned as he watched, and his sharp eyes swept over to Zhuang Laosi, who had a guilty look on his face.
Most of the villagers around were women. Seeing her miserable appearance, they all blamed Zhuang Laosi.
"Look at this Zhuang Lao Si, he always likes to talk about fighting and killing, and he always does things that are shameful!"
"Village chief, please help Sun. She can't become the second Tian Xiaocao to be beaten to death!"
"That's right! Zhuang Lao Si's reputation has been ruined. I wanted to find a girl from another village for a young man in our village, but as soon as they knew we were from Qianniu Village, they were unhappy. They said that the men in our village like to beat people! They especially like to beat their wives! Which good girl would marry into our village and suffer?" The one who said this was the matchmaker in the village, with a face full of bitterness and hatred.
Zhuang Laosi was too guilty to raise his head. He could only pretend not to hear the scolding from the people around him, and prayed in his heart that they would leave quickly after they finished scolding!
A woman hurriedly left and hurried back, squeezed through the crowd, and applied herbal medicine on the hands of Sun Tao who was kneeling on the ground.
Sun Tao looked at the woman in front of him with a touched face, "Thank you, Sister Feng!"
She was beaten for three months, and it was all thanks to this sister-in-law who found herbs for her, otherwise she would have died from her injuries long ago.
After Feng applied the medicine to her, she sighed and stood among the crowd.
Village Chief Zhuang looked at the two people who claimed to be Sun's son and niece from her mother's family, "What is your purpose in coming here today? Are you here to bring Sun back?"
Zhong Ruyi was not sure whether the village chief of Qianniu Village would protect Zhuang Laosi. After all, they were all outsiders and he had no reason to help them.
She spoke cautiously, "We just happened to come here today to discuss business with the Zhuang Yi family. When we were about to leave, we found out that my aunt was sold here."
"Talking about business?" Village Chief Zhuang was a little confused. "Are you here to buy chickens from Zhuang Yi's house?"
Zhong Ruyi nodded, "Yes, Zhuang Yi married Zhong Honghong from our village. It just so happened that I opened a shop in town and needed ten chickens a day, so I asked Sister Honghong to place an order."