People were attracted by his voice. Someone in the distance laughed strangely and pointed at Qin Huai and said all kinds of nasty things.

In the past, Qin Huai was timid and had no status in the village. Qin Heizi felt humiliated by being criticized by such a person. He rolled up his sleeves and was about to give him a lesson, but unexpectedly, a loud voice said:

"Well said, my own brother is worse than an outsider. As long as I am alive, it is not your turn to make the decisions in this family, Qin Heizi. Take your wife and get out of here."

A tall man said this and looked around. Wherever he looked, there was silence, which was very domineering.

Qin Man said to the man, "Dad, just let me die."

Qin Canghai said, "What nonsense are you talking about, kid? I'm your father and you're my daughter. Don't they just want to suck our blood? Go ahead. If I, Qin Canghai, frown today, I won't be worthy of standing here today."

Several old men stood in front of Qin Canghai and said, "Old Qin, your reputation has been ruined by a treacherous woman. You are so foolish! She is not harming herself, but the reputation of our Qin Family Village. Why don't you just beat her to death?"

Qin Canghai sneered and said, "If you beat her to death, you can still eat for several days without spending money. My good uncle, don't be a whore and still want to be a saint. I paid the money, and the matter is over. If anyone dares to say anything bad about my daughter again, don't blame me for being rude to him."

Qin Man covered her face and cried.

The old man said dissatisfiedly: "Did we do anything wrong? Our Qin family's reputation has been destroyed by her alone. If we don't kill the chicken to scare the monkey, the girls and boys of the Qin family will come to blame you if they can't find a good wife in the future."

Qin Canghai said without hesitation: "I want to see who dares to come. The whole village is here to eat the whole family. I paid such a high price? Don't drink my blood and then settle the score later. If anyone dares to come and see me, I will chop him to pieces with a knife."

The old people were speechless after hearing what he said. Qin Canghai sneered as he watched them leave. Then he turned around and said to Qin Man, "No matter what others say, you must live well. My daughter, Qin Canghai, will support you in everything."

Qin Huai admired this man. In this era, rumors can kill people. It is rare for a man to be willing to stand up for his daughter like this.

Qin Canghai said to Qin Huai: "Good boy, you are great."

Qin Huai said, "Uncle Qin, it's Qin Man's blessing to have a father like you. Besides, I didn't help at all, so you don't have to thank me."

As he spoke, he walked out of the suffocating environment. The villagers ate and drank numbly. They were all relatives with the surname Qin, and they ate with peace of mind. He was unable to change the status quo, but was unwilling to go along with the crowd, so he could only turn around and leave.

When I arrived at the village entrance, I suddenly saw my sister looking up into the distance with a panicked look on her face. I walked over and asked curiously, "What are you looking at?"

The girl said in a panic, "Brother, Xiaomi hasn't come home yet. Everyone in her class has come back, but she's the only one who hasn't gone home. Is anything wrong?"

The second sister, Qin Xiaomi, is in the third grade of the village primary school. She is eleven years old this year. Qin Huai became nervous at the girl's expression and said:

"Girl, stop looking. You're quick on your feet. Go pick her up on the way to school. I'll be right there."

The girl agreed and ran along the road. Qin Huai also limped closely behind her. There was no surveillance in those days. The crime rate in Northern Anhui County was very high. A girl must not get into any trouble.

Soon the girl came back and said Xiaomi was nowhere to be found. Qin Huai started to get anxious. His legs were a little stiff and he kept shouting Xiaomi's name around.

An old man herding sheep called out to them from the ditch, "Qin Huai, are you looking for Xiaomi? I saw her walking alone to the river behind the village."

"riverside?"

After thanking the shepherd, he and the maid hurried to the river. Sure enough, they saw a girl on the riverbank, playing with small stones on the water out of boredom.

Qin Huai naturally didn't know Xiaomi, but when he saw the girl rushing towards him, he knew he had found the right person.

The girl grabbed Xiaomi's collar and asked, "Qin Xiaomi, why didn't you go home after school? You scared me to death, you know that?"

At this moment, she was no longer a sister, but became more like Xiaomi's mother. Although they were only two years apart in age, the girl had experienced so much that she didn't consider herself a child at all.

Qin Xiaomi pursed her lips and said nothing. The girl slapped her hard and said, "Why don't you go home? Don't think you can get away with it by not saying anything."

Qin Huai was startled. This sister was too strong-willed. "Don't hit her anymore. As long as we've found her, it's fine. Let's take her home first."

Qin Xiaomi remained silent the entire time, and the girl was furious: "You are so ignorant. What will happen to you in the future if I don't teach you a lesson today?" Then she picked up a branch and started beating her. Xiaomi trembled but still didn't say a word.

The educational method is really barbaric, but Qin Huai did not speak for Xiaomi.

Xiaomi's appearance made the girl even angrier, and she hit her sister with branches like raindrops. Qin Huai couldn't stand it this time and called her but she didn't listen.

A little girl ran over and shouted, "Sister Yatou, please stop hitting Xiaomi. In class today, the teacher said Xiaomi was the only one in the class who hadn't paid tuition, so she asked her to go home and get it. She came back a long time ago but didn't dare to go home. She didn't want to embarrass you..."

The girl's hand holding up the branch suddenly dropped weakly, and tears fell down.