Chapter 72 The Poor Concubine

"You're rebelling!" Qi screamed. "You little bitch, who did you learn this from? Who taught you? Ah? What's wrong with me hitting you? You called me mother, so what if I beat you to death? You dare to challenge me with your worthless life!"

Qi, who was about to explode with anger, urgently needed an outlet to vent her anger. She didn't care about the mud under her feet and ran towards Luo Shuyan with a fierce momentum, as if she wanted to grab Luo Shuyan and tear her apart alive.

In the past, she would never have stepped into such mud.

Luo Shuyan's heart trembled and he ran away subconsciously.

Qi tried to give chase, but her foot sunk in and she couldn't pull it out in time, causing her body to fall forward. She screamed and fell hard, causing the surrounding villagers, who had craned their necks to watch the excitement, to burst into laughter. The Zhao family also couldn't help laughing.

Qi climbed up from the mud with a burning face, "You little bitch, you have the guts to not go home! If you run, I'll see where you can run to! If you have the guts, try running off with a wild man!"

Zhao Liya couldn't help but said coldly: "I think it's better for her to run away with a strange man than to stay in your house and suffer."

It’s hard to disagree with this.

Widow Qu also nodded: "That's exactly right!"

Qi didn't dare glare at Zhao Liya, and could only glare at Widow Qu, fearing the weak and the strong. She was secretly panicking: What if, what if that damn girl really ran off with some strange man? What should she do then?

This thought had never occurred to her before, but now, the more she thought about it, the more she felt that this was possible.

No, she would never let that happen.

Uncle Luo didn't care about the "dirt" in the field. He was afraid that Qi would say something inappropriate again and anger the Zhao family, so he stepped forward and pulled her back: "Let's go home."

What else could Qi do about someone like him who only bullies the weak and fears the strong? He could only glare at Uncle Luo with hatred, cursing him as "coward!" and "useless thing!", and then angrily followed him back.

After watching the great show, each family was still not satisfied and was discussing it a lot.

"Oh, that feels so good."

"That's right, the Qi family has also come to this day."

"People like this deserve it."

"Alas, poor Shuyan, I hope the Qi family won't torture her again."

"That's all Qi Shi is capable of! But who says she's the legitimate mother?"

"Yeah, that's true. That's true."

The villagers shook their heads and sighed, all of them felt sorry for Luo Shuyan. However, this was someone else's family affair and no one had the right to interfere. While sighing, they continued to work on their own work.

Widow Qu also sighed.

Qu Yutao also had mixed feelings. Compared to Luo Shuyan, she was so much luckier.

Luo Shuyan never returned home after running away that day.

Because Qi was yelling and cursing in the village, he even stayed outside the Zhao family's yard and cursed for a long time.

The gate of the Zhao family's courtyard was closed and no one paid any attention to them.

To pay attention to such a person is to flatter her.

Zhao Liya was a little surprised that Luo Shuyan had the courage to run away instead of going back.

Mrs. Deng and Widow Qu couldn't help but feel a little worried: "Where can the child run to? It's not safe outside."

It was true that the village was unsafe, but Zhao Liya was not worried. "Don't worry, she should have somewhere to go."

Lin Mo and Yu Xiaofang will not ignore her.

She was able to resist, although it was only passive resistance, which was rare for the natives of that era.

Fortunately, this is in the remote Lingnan, and in a place like Yancun, where the corrupt and harsh education doesn't work very well. If it were somewhere else, she would be drowned in spit if she did this.

Everyone is tired from working today and needs to replenish their energy.

Kill a rabbit and cook it in a dry pot with ginger, soybean paste, and green onions. Then make a tomato and egg dish, a stir-fry of green peppers, eggplant, and potatoes, and a soup made with fresh and tender chicken greens.

After dinner, someone knocked on the door. When Hu Ling opened it, he saw Lin Mo, Luo Shuyan, and Yu Xiaofang standing outside.

Yu Xiaofang was an interesting guy. He stood by and looked around as if he was keeping watch. He gestured to Zhao Liya and whispered, "Go in, go in and talk first. Don't let anyone see you."

Boss Zhao Liya was speechless, but did not refuse. She invited Lin Mo and Luo Shuyan in, and Yu Xiaofang followed them in.

"What are you doing—"

Luo Shuyan glanced at her, smiled awkwardly, lowered his head and fiddled with his clothes, not knowing what to say.

Lin Mo gave her an apologetic smile and clasped his fists, saying, "Miss Zhao, could you please take Shu Yan in for a few days? Don't let anyone know she's at your house, and don't let her go out. I'll pay for her to stay here for free. Please help me, Miss Zhao!"

Yu Xiaofang hurried forward and said with a smile, "Miss Zhao, please be kind and help us! Apart from Miss Zhao, we really can't think of anyone else to ask for help."

Although Lin Mo wanted to marry Luo Shuyan, they were not yet engaged and were still in the category of "no physical contact between men and women". He and Yu Xiaofang, two grown men, could not allow Luo Shuyan, a girl, to stay overnight at their home.

If someone accidentally saw it and said something, Lin Mo could not care less, but it would be too unfair to Luo Shuyan.

She would be looked down upon and despised all her life.

Her life has been miserable enough, how could anyone bear to add another layer of suffering to her?

Zhao Liya thought for a moment and said slowly, "It's not that we can't keep Miss Luo, but have you thought clearly about what to do next?"

Luo Shuyan and Lin Mo looked at each other, feeling helpless and bitter.

Lin Mo said in a deep voice: "I don't have any permanent solution yet. I want Shu Yan to hide for a few days and teach them a lesson, so that they will be more cautious in the future and dare not go so far with Shu Yan again."

Luo Shuyan was like a maid at home. She was responsible for all the housework and was either beaten or scolded.

A rebellion like today's was unprecedented. To be honest, Luo Shuyan was also provoked by Zhao Liya's suppression of Qi Shi. She was too excited and rebelled.

After she ran away, she didn't dare to go back.

If I go back today, I will definitely be beaten half to death by Qi and his men.

She had long been numb to the curses of Qi and her father, and the sarcasm of her younger sister. They went in one ear and out the other, and she didn't care at all. But being beaten was not something she could ignore just because she didn't want to.

With nowhere to go, she could only go to find Lin Mo.

It wasn't very appropriate for Lin Mo to let her stay overnight. Who in the village would care about such "other people's" affairs? Not to mention offending a shrew like Qi!

After thinking about it, I really can't think of any other family except the Zhao family.

In addition, Yu Xiaofang kept encouraging them, saying that Miss Zhao would definitely agree, so they came to her house.

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(End of this chapter)