Several days have passed in the blink of an eye.

Di Minxia returned happily with Ding Yaqiu. They also brought back a small, thin girl.

After Di Minxia returned, she rattled off the whole story.

Ding Yaqiu successfully got a divorce.

The two of them went to the commune and found a guesthouse to stay in, while Di Minxia went to find her cousin's comrade-in-arms.

After reading the letter, Lin Fuqing, the younger brother's comrade-in-arms, let them stay for the time being.

Song Yan knew Aunt Ji and Uncle Ding's character quite well, so he felt a lot of sympathy for Ding Yaqiu.

The first thing Di Minxia did was to ask her cousin's comrade-in-arms to help her check whether what Ding Yaqiu said was true.

Investigate the character of Ding Yaqiu's husband's family carefully.

If she could do it herself without anyone else's help, she wouldn't think so much; she would just do her best to help with the divorce. After all, it was Ding Yaqiu's own wish that was fulfilled.

Those whose comrades are involved should be careful. Divorced people should always have a legitimate claim.

Di Jianjun's comrade-in-arms was named Qu Jiang.

"This was the first thing Di Jianjun asked me to do in his letter. You two siblings are thinking the same thing!"

The second thing Di Jianjun asked him to do was to find two comrades-in-arms. They had both retired from the army and returned to their hometowns, both of which were in the same brigade as Ding Yaqiu.

It's common for people in different brigades to have various kinship ties, and it's normal for them to visit each other. Di Jianjun just wanted them to visit Ding Yaqiu's brigade for a couple of days.

In case anything unexpected happens, lend a hand.

If your cousin can handle it, you can just stand by and do nothing.

The next morning, Qujiang called Di Minxia out.

Ding Yaqiu's husband's surname was Wang. He was a burly, imposing man. Everyone in the village called his mother "Widow Wang." He was domineering, unreasonable, greedy, and mean-spirited; he had absolutely no reputation.

In the past six months, Ding Yaqiu's husband has become famous for beating his wife, because she has been pregnant for several years but only has one daughter. Her family thinks she is useless.

Di Minxia was furious. Just look at Ding Yaqiu's petite frame! Wouldn't a big, burly man be half-dead if he were to hit her like that?!

He even became notorious for beating women.

Today we're going to beat the shit out of him.

Qu Jiang saw Di Minxia's tightly clenched fists, her knuckles cracking. He already knew that the Di Jianjun family practiced martial arts.

Her sister probably started training from a young age as well.

Qu Jiang: "Sister, you are Di Jianjun's sister, and also my sister. You came here to help her get a divorce, right? Please don't let anyone die, and don't hurt anyone."

"It can be quite frightening if a village sticks together."

Di Minxia glanced at Qu Jiang. "I know!"

So Di Minxia accompanied Ding Yaqiu back home.

Li Minxia is younger than Ding Yaqiu, so she calls Ding Yaqiu "cousin." That's how she introduces her to acquaintances in the village.

"You have no idea, we heard a child crying inside the house before we even entered the courtyard."

When Yaqiu heard this, she panicked and said that her daughter had been beaten.

Good heavens! When I went inside, I saw it was the child's own grandmother, whipping the child with a willow branch.

They say it's because this good-for-nothing stole a steamed bun.

You have no idea, it makes me so angry.

When Sister Yaqiu went to protect her, her mother-in-law actually hit her.

I simply picked up the old lady and threw her aside.

Good heavens, her husband's skills are starting to improve.

I pulled out a knife and put it to his mother's neck.

If you move, I'll kill her!

She also said I wouldn't dare to kill anyone.

I grabbed a stool and threw it out the window, killing his chicken on the spot.

I wouldn't dare kill a person, but I can kill a chicken!

I am Ding Yaqiu's cousin, not your Lao Wang's woman. You dare to lay a finger on me, and I'll report you to the police!

That old woman even cursed at me, so I went up and slapped her twice.

Song Yan listened quietly without offering any opinion.

"I feel like there's something wrong with the way you're looking at me!"

Yes, you're all cultured people, you're all civilized. You've never seen anyone like me before, have you?

You haven't met Sister Yaqiu's daughter.

That child is two years older than Yueyue, and shorter than Yueyue!

That child was clearly being abused.

Then I remembered what Sister Yaqiu had told me.

She even said she wanted to put a bag of rat poison in their house and kill them all.

If she weren't afraid of upsetting her parents if she were executed, she would have done it already!