Blinking hard, Su Zhenzhu recognized the person in front of her as her sister-in-law, Jin Mudan.

Su Zhenzhu hurriedly grabbed her: "Sister-in-law, were you going to tell me yesterday that they were all crazy? Why didn't you say so yesterday? Waaah... You've made me suffer so much!"

The older sister-in-law rolled her eyes speechlessly.

She was sold to Wang Fengzi's family by her biological parents eight years ago.

Fortunately, her husband was only slightly mentally unstable and could still work normally.

She followed the custom of "marrying a chicken, following the chicken," and she managed to take care of the whole household.

She had initially felt sorry for the woman who had been tricked, but her indiscriminate remarks made her sister-in-law lose all pity for her.

She was originally holding a glass of water, which she intended to give to Su Zhenzhu, but she pretended her hand was shaking and dropped it onto the straw.

Su Zhenzhu, however, paid no attention to this. She continued to clutch her sister-in-law's clothes, refusing to let go: "Sister-in-law, I'm begging you! Go to Haicheng and find Wang Bo. Tell him to come and save me! He'll give you money! His home is right there..."

The eldest sister-in-law said coldly, "Second sister-in-law, give up on this idea. I secretly went to see Wang Bo yesterday, and he said that your life or death is none of his business anymore."

Of course, Wang Fengzi had his sister-in-law say this on purpose for Su Zhenzhu to hear.

Upon hearing this, Su Zhenzhu's eyes instantly lost all their light. After a long while, she murmured, "What should I do? Sister-in-law, what should I do?"

The elder sister-in-law sighed, squatted down, and cupped her face in her hands. When she saw the despair on that face, her hand trembled involuntarily.

She still said, "Get pregnant. Once you give birth, the chains on your feet can be removed—that's how your third and fourth siblings got through it."

Upon hearing this, Su Zhenzhu leaned back, staring at the roof beam, and said nothing more.

However, Wang Bo had no intention of letting her go.

After finishing breakfast, he wiped his mouth and came in.

It was as if they had completely forgotten about his madness.

He chuckled and said, "My dear wife, are you angry with me? What happened yesterday was clearly your fault! See, if you hadn't yelled at people, you wouldn't have gotten beaten by my mom. Don't make my mom angry again, okay?"

Su Zhenzhu tried to back away, but it was no use.

Wang Bo ripped open her clothes and pinned her down: "My mom said I have to get you pregnant soon! My good wife, you'd better make it work!"

Su Zhenzhu closed her eyes and remained motionless.

After venting his anger, Wang Bo lay down next to her, panting heavily.

Su Zhenzhu seized the opportunity and, just as he finished exhaling and was about to take a deep breath, sat down on his face.

Wang Bo was immediately pressed down and couldn't breathe, so he opened his mouth and bit her buttocks.

Despite the excruciating pain, Su Zhenzhu sat firmly on Wang Bo's face, remaining motionless.

Wang Bo flailed his hands and feet seven or eight times before his convulsions began.

One minute... two minutes...

The convulsions turned into slight shaking.

Five minutes later, Wang Bo stopped struggling.

Su Zhenzhu dared not be careless and sat on his face for a full five minutes before getting up.

Her buttocks were sore from being pressed so hard, and they were also a little numb.

Wang Bo lay there, his expression calmer than ever before, just like when Su Zhenzhu first met him.

It's as if that manic madman never existed.

Su Zhenzhu reached out and checked his breath, finally confirming that he was dead.

Ignoring her fear, she immediately grabbed the iron chains binding her feet and walked towards the backyard wall.

She had already seen a large, overturned vat leaning against the courtyard wall.

The clanging of chains filled the air as Su Zhenzhu moved as quickly as possible.

Unfortunately, the chain connecting her two feet was only 10 centimeters long, so she could only move in small steps.

The eldest sister-in-law, Jin Mudan, came over to check and wanted to speak, but then covered her mouth.

Su Zhenzhu finally reached the base of the wall, and then tried to climb onto the large vat using both her hands and feet.

However, with her feet tied and only one arm, she couldn't climb up no matter what she did.

Suddenly, she felt a strong force behind her, pushing her upwards.

When I turned around, it was my sister-in-law.

With that help, she climbed onto the large vat, then tumbled over the courtyard wall and fell heavily to the ground.

She tried to get up, but she couldn't.

Just then, she saw a strange peasant woman walking towards her and hurriedly shouted, "Auntie, help!"

Unexpectedly, the peasant woman turned out to be Wang Fengzi's wife's best friend.

She walked to within five or six meters of Su Zhenzhu, frowned and looked at her for a while, then went straight to knock on Wang Fengzi's door and shouted, "Sister-in-law, it seems like your new daughter-in-law is trying to run away?"

Upon hearing this, Su Zhenzhu felt utterly despondent.

Her eyes rolled back and she fainted.

When she woke up again, she found herself and her sister-in-law, Jin Mudan, locked in the woodshed.

Wang Bo's body had already disappeared.

Jin Mudan's face and body were covered in scars.

Jin Mudan's gaze was somewhat dazed, yet also filled with resentment: "Su Zhenzhu! Are you fucking brainless? Why aren't you running away? What are you shouting about at our doorstep?"

Su Zhenzhu's eyes filled with tears: "If you really want to help me, why don't you untie the chains on my feet?"

Upon hearing this, Jin Mudan was completely enraged: "I got beaten up like this just to help you! Do you have any humanity left?"

A pang of guilt flashed through Su Zhenzhu's mind, but it was quickly replaced by anger. She didn't respond to her sister-in-law's question, but instead asked, "Where's Wang Bo? Is he dead?"

Jin Mudan's gaze towards her had completely changed at this moment: "Dead."

Su Zhenzhu laughed: "Did they call the police? When are the police coming to arrest me?"

Jin Mudan's eyes were strange: "They've already buried Wang Bo. Don't worry, they won't call the police."

Su Zhenzhu asked suspiciously, "Why?"

Jin Mudan looked at her stomach: "Because they think you might be pregnant, and they're going to wait three months. If you're not pregnant, then after three months, they'll drag you to the back mountain and kill you to be buried with Wang Bo."

Upon hearing this, Su Zhenzhu felt a chill run down her spine and shivered violently from head to toe.

Jin Mudan cried out, "Master, I know I was wrong! Let me out! This Su Zhenzhu is a hopeless case; I will never help her again!"

Soon, the eldest brother of the Wang family opened the door to the woodshed, removed the chains from Jin Mudan's feet, and let her out.

Then, the door to the woodshed was locked again.

Su Zhenzhu fell backward onto the haystack again, staring wide-eyed at the roof beam. No one knew what she was thinking at that moment.

...

Su Jin, the instigator of this incident, has been having a very uneasy time these past two days.

He didn't know that Su Zhenzhu had already married Wang Bo. Last night, he even inquired about the address of the simpleton Wang Bo and went there to try and find out what was going on.

Unexpectedly, Wang Bo slapped a divorce certificate directly in his face and chased him for three miles with a stove hook.

Only then did he realize that Su Zhenzhu had actually gotten involved with Wang Fengzi's family.

He couldn't help but feel regretful—he hadn't even witnessed his eldest sister stepping into the fire pit.

What a pity!