Her man's heart was no longer with her. Even if it weren't for Zhang, it would be Zhao, Wang... No matter how careful she was, she couldn't possibly control her man's desires.

Li's eyes were red and her face was covered in tears. Gone was the arrogance she had shown when she was hitting people. She slumped to the ground as if all her strength had been drained.

Several women stepped forward to comfort her, saying nothing of substance, all advising Li to think more positively, that men are all like that, and that she could only get by by turning a blind eye. Besides, she had three children at home, and it was impossible for her to really ignore them.

Zhao Yongfu ignored Li Shi and left on his own. He had lost all face today; he'd see how he dealt with her when he got back!

After resting in the courtyard for a while, Li finally stopped crying, but she was completely lifeless.

Liu Yuelan and Song Xiu'e sat with her for a while before Li Shi finally spoke: "Sister, I'm so sorry about earlier..."

Liu Yuelan was not one to hold grudges; not only did she not care, but she also comforted Li Shi.

Li sighed, then got up and left the courtyard.

Zhang slowly got up from the ground, enduring the pain as she patted the dirt off her body.

Li slapped him hard across the face, and now his whole face is swollen like a pig's head.

This matter will soon spread throughout the village, and Li Guixiang will not be able to keep it a secret.

Song Erhai is now partially paralyzed. If Li Guixiang finds out, Zhang's life will be difficult.

Zhang slunk home, the news spreading faster than she got home.

After Zhang returned home, some people who loved to watch the drama embellished the story for Li Guixiang.

Everyone says that family scandals should not be aired in public, but now the whole village knows that the Song family's daughter-in-law cheated on their husband. From now on, the Song family will have to add a hat to their name when they write it.

Li Guixiang closed the door and cursed loudly inside. The neighbors, Song Sanhai and the Chen couple, were so disturbed by the noise that they learned what had happened to the Song family.

No matter what, they are a family, and now that such a disgraceful thing has happened, they will lose face when they go out.

Chen kicked Song Sanhai beside her in annoyance: "Look at the mess your family is making all day long!"

That day, two families in the village were not at peace.

While the Song family was causing a huge uproar, the Zhao family was also in complete chaos.

Li returned home and sat in the house in a daze, neither speaking nor doing any work.

As dinnertime approached, the Zhao family's stove remained empty, and the children, now of age to understand, stayed by their mother's side, refusing to go anywhere.

In the next room, Zhao Yongfu's parents wanted to say something when they saw that their daughter-in-law was on strike today, but they couldn't bring themselves to say anything because they thought it was their son's fault.

As soon as Zhao Yongfu got home, he saw that his wife hadn't done anything, and he immediately started cursing: "You stinking woman, you made such a fool of yourself outside today, and now you dare to give me attitude! I'll beat you to death!"

The fist was stopped as soon as it was thrown. Zhao Yongfu's parents heard the two arguing and rushed in to mediate.

"Yongfu, this is your wife. Let's talk this out. Don't hit her!"

Zhao Yongfu shoved his mother aside: "That wretched woman, she dared to embarrass me in public today, I'll beat her to death!"

"No, no, you mustn't..." Li was stubborn; if she really laid a hand on her today, her daughter-in-law would probably be gone.

Who will do the housework in the future? Who will take care of the children?

Li sat to one side, silently weeping. She couldn't go on like this for even a day longer...

According to the local custom, any man who goes out to have affairs will be drowned.

During the day, the two families were arguing fiercely. Li was only concerned with finding the slut who was having an affair with Zhao Yongfu, and everyone else was also focused on watching the show, completely forgetting about the incident.

After the village chief returned, everyone remembered that there was such a thing.

This time, not only Zhang, but even Zhao Yongfu was so frightened that he wet his pants.

It is said that Zhao Yongfu took everything he could from the house that night, leaving nothing for his parents and children, and then tried to escape.

However, they were discovered and brought back shortly after leaving the village.

Zhang knelt before Li Guixiang, kowtowing repeatedly: "Mother, Mother, I beg you, I don't want to die, I don't want to die... I did it all for this family, Erhai is still in bed, I have no choice..."

Li Guixiang kept a cold face; no matter how much she hated Zhang Shi, she didn't want her to really die.

She's old now, and her son still needs someone to take care of him. If Zhang Shi is gone, where can she find someone to take care of him?

But this matter has already blown up, and it's no longer something they can decide.

The village chief was also at a loss. He said that they should sink the fish into the pond, but now Nanshan Village doesn't even have a river anymore, so what kind of pond are they talking about?

The village was already dwindling in number, and he simply couldn't bring himself to do it.

The matter dragged on for several days, with both the Song and Zhao families pleading for leniency, but in the end, the death was spared.

It is said that the next day, Li Guixiang received the village chief's confirmation and, fearing that Zhang would go to find another man, scratched Zhang's face as soon as she got home. Zhang cried and screamed all day.

As for Zhao Yongfu, I heard he even clamored to divorce Li.

Li also grew tired of him and didn't want to spend a single day with him. However, Zhao Yongfu's parents disagreed, and although they didn't divorce in the end, Li moved out of the Zhao family home.

This matter caused quite a stir, but Zhao Yongfu was not satisfied and went to Zhang's house again.

Now, one of them is disfigured and the other is a pariah. They are birds of a feather and blame everything on Song Ning and her daughter.

"You better figure something out, I'm going to get my hands on that woman Liu Yuelan!" Zhao Yongfu's anger flared up at the thought of Liu Yuelan.

Zhang was about to refuse, but when she thought about how Liu Yuelan was doing better than her, she wanted to trample her underfoot and make Liu Yuelan just like her.

Thinking of this, Zhang smiled and said, "Don't worry, just wait for my news."

A few days later, Zhang came out of the old house and went to find Liu Yuelan.

Liu Yuelan was the only one left in the house. As soon as Zhang entered, she knelt down and cried before Liu Yuelan.

While crying and repenting, and given that her face had been smeared beyond recognition by Li Guixiang, Liu Yuelan didn't make things difficult for her.

Taking advantage of Liu Yuelan's soft-hearted nature, Zhang suggested that Li Guixiang should see her.

Li Guixiang was furious about this incident. If Liu Yuelan didn't speak up for her, she wouldn't live tonight.

Zhang was good at deceiving people, and Liu Yuelan was easily swayed, so in the end she was led out of the house by Zhang.

At first, she was walking towards the old house, but after turning a corner, Liu Yuelan felt something was wrong and stopped: "This is not the way to the old house."

Zhang sneered, "Who said we were going to the old house?"

Before she could finish speaking, Liu Yuelan's mouth was covered and she was dragged into the woods behind her.