"Then I'll go first, you drink slowly in the back!" she said angrily.

Dongju was surprised and a little disappointed.

She had seen with her own eyes how good Cheng Jingmo was to Xiang Nian, and she was so afraid that the words would melt if she held them in her mouth.

How come he behaves like this even after drinking a few sips of wine today?

Seeing Yu Xiangnian standing up and about to leave, Dongju and her mother were in a dilemma as to whether to persuade Cheng Jingmo to leave or to persuade Yu Xiangnian to stay.

Dong Ju could only mediate, "Sister-in-law, the baby picker wants to talk to my mother, let him chat for a while. I'll take you back first."

Yu Xiangnian glared at Cheng Jingmo fiercely but said nothing.

Dong Xingwang stood up and said, "It's so late, it's not safe for you two women to walk at night. I'll take my sister-in-law home!"

"Don't!" Yu Xiangnian raised his hand. "When Cheng Jingmo and Dongju are left at home later, you'll start to suspect them of something unclear!"

Dong Xingwang said with a smile: "Sister-in-law, I was confused before. Brother Jianwa and Dongju are not that kind of people!"

Dong Ju had the same concerns. "Sister-in-law, Dong Xingwang and I will send you off together. Let Brother Pick Up Baby and my mother chat at home."

Dongju went into the room and got a flashlight. She flipped the switch several times but it didn't light up.

"The lightbulb must have burned out," Dong Xingwang said unhappily. "How many times a day do you walk this road without a flashlight? Can't you walk?"

Dongju said, "I can walk, but my sister-in-law can't."

Yu Xiangnian replied: "It's okay, I'll follow you."

Yu Xiangnian didn't even look at Cheng Jingmo, and followed Dongju and Dong Xingwang out of the main hall.

Cheng Jingmo was slightly tipsy, with his head half lowered, but his eyelids were always raised, and he looked at Yu Xiangnian out of the corner of his eye.

Dong Xingwang was about 60% drunk, and his steps were unsteady and his body was shaking a little as he walked.

When he came out of the house, Yu Xiangnian looked up at the sky.

The night sky is covered with dark clouds tonight. There is no starlight at all. A crescent moon emits a faint light, appearing and disappearing in the clouds.

Dongju supported Yu Xiangnian's arm and said, "Sister-in-law, go slower."

Yu Xiangnian complained, "It's really dark tonight."

Dongju said, "It's expected to rain in the second half of the night. The crops in the fields are waiting for it!"

Yu Xiangnian knew that Ping County was a dry place with little rain. She had been here for so long, and it hadn't rained at all.

Yu Xiangnian echoed, "No wonder."

"Is there much rain where you are?" Dongju asked.

“Quite a lot.”

Dongju supported Yu Xiangnian, and the two women chatted in low voices all the way.

Dong Xingwang drank some wine and felt very anxious and wanted to vent his anger by attacking someone.

He used the little remaining consciousness to control himself, and told himself over and over again in his heart: Wait a minute, wait a minute, wait a minute and beat him hard!

Dong Xingwang clenched his fists and walked forward staggeringly.

Dongju's home.

As soon as Yu Xiangnian and the other two walked out of the yard, Cheng Jingmo raised his head.

The pair of eyes that had been hazy with drunkenness just now no longer showed any sign of drunkenness.

Dongju's mother hit her knee with her fist and criticized, "Picking up the baby, this is not right. Your wife came with you, how can you let her go first?"

Cheng Jingmo's eyes fell on her legs, "Aunt, what's wrong with your knee?"

Dongju's mother sighed, "It's an old problem."

Ever since Dong Xingwang broke her leg two years ago, she has been limping when she walks and it hurts when it rains.

Cheng Jingmo asked, "Have you seen a doctor?"

Dongju's mother lowered her eyes and murmured, "What are you looking at? I'd rather die than let my bones die. I just can't let go of Dongju and her mother!"

Cheng Jingmo said, "Aunt, it will pass. I lived such a hard life before, but I got through it."

Dong Ju's mother shook her head in despair, "As long as this man is at home, our family will have no good days."

Cheng Jingmo stood up and said, "Aunt, I'll come to see you in a few days. I'm going back too."

"Hey, hey." Dong Ju's mother waved her hands and said, "Go quickly and comfort your wife."

Yu Xiangnian had walked this road many times with Cheng Jingmo, always at night.

Although the light was dim tonight, Yu Xiangnian was still able to determine the specific location based on visible reference objects.

She suddenly covered her stomach and said, "Dongju, my stomach hurts and I need to poop."

Dongju: “…”

Dong Xingwang, who was a few steps ahead, turned around and said impatiently, "There's no toilet here. Go home and poop."

Yu Xiangnian covered her stomach, her body arched, "No, no, I can't hold it anymore!"

"You go wait for me up ahead, I'll go to the fields to take care of it!" She pulled her arm out of Dongju's and said anxiously, "You go wait for me at the corner up ahead. If you're too close, I'll be embarrassed to pull you."

There were fields on both sides of the road. Yu Xiangnian jumped into the field and urged Dongju and the others, "Go further!"

Dong Ju could only walk forward. She and Dong Xingwang walked side by side. Dong Xingwang cursed, "Damn it! This woman is so troublesome!"

Dongju said nothing and walked forward with her head down.

She knew that Dong Xingwang was drunk, so she had better ignore him. If she said a word, she would be beaten.

But her forbearance did not win Dong Xingwang's mercy.

A domestic violence man wants to hit someone, but he doesn't care whether she says anything or not.

He raised his hand and slapped Dongju hard on the back of the head, "I'm talking to you!"

Dongju felt a "boom" in her head and stars appeared in front of her eyes. She groaned, covered the back of her head, and ran forward in fear.

Dong Xingwang also trotted behind. Just as they reached the corner, three figures suddenly jumped out.

By the time Dongju reacted, Dong Xingwang was lying on the ground, trapped by something, and three figures were beating him with sticks.

Dong Xingwang rolled on the ground, yelling something.

But he was covered in it and couldn't hear what he said at all. He could only hear chattering sounds.

Dongju instinctively wanted to call for help, but the moment her mouth opened, the sound was stuck in her throat.

A terrible thought flashed through her mind: If she beat Dong Xingwang to death, she wouldn't have to live like this!

The next second, she ran away!

"Brother, that bitch ran away!" a man said, "She must have called someone!"

"Don't worry about her for now, just hit him!" A man hit Dong Xingwang with a wooden stick.

Dong Xingwang lay on the ground motionless and silent.

The three men beat him like crazy, cursing, "You're quite capable!"

"How dare you go against us brothers!"

"Stand up and fight if you can!"

“···”

As they were beating each other, one man said, "Brother, he's not moving anymore. Could he be dead?"

“Run!”

The three figures dropped the sticks in their hands and fled the scene quickly.

Dongju had never experienced anything like this before, and she was confused as she ran.

Sometimes I hoped that Dong Xingwang was beaten to death, but sometimes I comforted myself that he would not be killed, he would just let him taste the pain of being beaten!

She ran all the way back home.

Dongju's mother saw her panic and asked, "Dongju, what's wrong with you?"