Chapter 47: She beat me up because of Shen Yuzhu
“I didn’t do it. I went back to rest yesterday. If you don’t believe me, go ask the people at the educated youth settlement.”
Regardless of whether she did it or not, as long as he heard her deny it, Lü Jianshe felt relieved. How could such a weak woman have the strength to tie up two such heavy men?
After saying that, Shen Yuzhu didn't say anything else. After all, it really wasn't her who did it. It was Blue Panel who helped to strip off their clothes and stuff them into the latrine. Knowing that she disliked these two people, she even thoughtfully made them stir around in the latrine a couple of times.
This is disgusting, and the fee is exorbitant; they took half a gold bar from me.
Zhang Li and Lai Pi Tou were sent to the clinic, but were brought back that afternoon. The clinic was busier during the busy farming season, with people suffering from heatstroke, cutting their legs, or being gored by cows.
They went there, and the nurses pinched their noses, bandaged them up, and immobilized their hands and feet before quickly sending them out. The next step was recovery; they didn't have time to take care of them!
Zhang Li was alright, as he had a wife to take care of him, but Lai Pitou was a different story. Lü Guangzhi was extremely annoyed with him, but at this point, he couldn't just watch him die, so he had to assign someone to take care of him.
When they finished work in the afternoon, many commune members happened to run into them on their way back. Zhang Li was lying on the flatbed cart, cursing and swearing, while Zhang Shuai, who was pulling the flatbed cart, looked exhausted.
"What's wrong, Shuai Zi? Why is he howling like that? Is he making you so angry?"
"This bastard keeps cursing his wife, saying that she beat him up and fed him medicine. Tell me, what kind of talk is that? His wife can't even lift a bucket of water, how could she possibly pull him and that scoundrel together?"
Hearing Zhang Shuai say such things, everyone glared at him with disdain. When Ma Daya first came here, some people gave her a nickname, saying she was an old barbarian. She didn't know how to use a carrying pole and would get herself covered in water when she went to the well at the village entrance to fetch water. This story spread throughout the village. How could you hit someone who couldn't even carry a bucket of water?
Over the years, Ma Daya has been like a mouse before a cat whenever she sees him, trembling at the slightest approach. To say such things is utterly heartless.
“Da Ya, you’ve suffered. That bastard brought this on himself. He got beaten up and then turned around and cursed at you. Don’t take it to heart.”
"That's right, we're all from the same village, everyone knows his temper. Sigh, it's just that you've suffered."
"Zhang Li, stop cursing! You can smell the stench from two miles away. Your heart stinks just as much as your mouth. You just want us to bully Da Ya, right? We won't fall for it, you worthless bastard, you heartless old codger!"
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Shen Yuzhu approached at this moment, holding a scorebook, and Zhang Li became even more excited upon seeing her.
"She, surnamed Shen, is Ma Daya's younger sister. Ma Daya said she also has the surname Shen. That's all what she said. She beat me up because of Shen Yuzhu, because..."
He froze at this point. He absolutely couldn't let anyone know about his plan to scheme against Shen Yuzhu with Lai Pitou, otherwise he would inevitably be sent to the farm. Educated youth were under the jurisdiction of the county's educated youth office. If things got out of hand, the commune would have a hard time handling the situation.
Everyone was stunned for a moment, and all eyes turned to Ma Daya and Shen Yuzhu.
"What? What did you say? You're saying Sister Ma is my sister?"
Shen Yuzhu suddenly shed tears, which startled Zhang Li. He was speechless for a long time, unable to find the words he wanted to say. At this moment, Shen Yuzhu ran up to Ma Daya and rolled up her sleeve, revealing a crescent-shaped scar on her shoulder.
"You, you really are my sister, Sister Ma, you're my sister, mmm... I've finally found you, mmm..."
Ma Daya was suddenly hugged by Shen Yuzhu. She blinked her eyes, and her younger sister gently tickled her shoulder before she started crying.
The club members, who were just confused, were now even more confused.
Qian Cuilian, carrying a basket, came over and patted Shen Yuzhu.
"Shen Zhiqing, what's going on? How can Da Ya be your sister? Are you sure you're not mistaken?"
Shen Yuzhu cried loudly and pitifully. Some of the aunties and older women were moved to tears by her cries. She finally managed to stop crying and then said to everyone, "There's no mistake. I do have an older sister. When my mother gave birth to my sister, someone switched the baby with a stillborn one. That person didn't know that children in our Shen family are branded with a crescent-shaped mark on their shoulders after birth. I have one too."
As she spoke, she rolled up her sleeve, and sure enough, there was a mark on her shoulder, exactly the same as the one on Ma Daya's shoulder.
“I… I heard from the child’s father that Shen Zhiqing had the same mark on her arm as me, and I had my suspicions. But I was afraid that Shen Zhiqing would be entangled with him, and that would only harm her.”
Ma Daya sobbed, feeling wronged and scared.
It was only then that everyone realized that Zhang Li must know about the birthmark on Ma Daya's body. Shen Zhiqing often rolled up her sleeves when she washed clothes, so this bastard must have been secretly watching Shen Zhiqing. What a shameless thing.
No matter what Zhang Li said after that, no one believed him anymore.
Blood ties and family ties allowed them to recognize each other across thousands of miles. This was probably the blessing of the deceased elders in heaven. For a time, the whole village was talking about this.
Shen Yuzhu swaggered off to the Zhang family with Ma Daya, and no one dared to utter a word of gossip. Zhang Jie's children could also openly call her "Auntie."
When Granny Zhang found out, she came to make a scene, wanting Shen Yuzhu to take Zhang Li and Ma Daya's family to her courtyard to take care of them, but Shen Yuzhu had just returned to the Chang family.
Zhou Li and Lü Jianshe carried Zhang Li, who was swearing, to the Chang family. Li Wang stood at the Chang family's door and called out to Zhang Li's mother, saying that the baby needed care and that the Chang family had someone look after the child.
Changshan warned Granny Zhang to choose between living a good life with him or going back to take care of Zhang Li. Before she could even finish a meal, she had already closed the door to the Chang family's house.
They even gave Zhang Li a letter severing ties, so now the only person he could rely on was Ma Daya.
His hands and feet were reattached, but the tendons weren't, so his hands and feet still wouldn't obey him. The day after he broke off relations with Granny Zhang, Ma Daya forced him to drink a bowl of extremely concentrated chili water. After his throat was damaged, his temper became even worse.
However, Ma Daya and the children's lives have become much better. They received a monthly subsidy of five yuan, and Shen Yuzhu also helped them find Zhang Li's hidden stash of money, totaling three hundred and twenty-seven yuan.
Every two weeks, she would spend two cents to ask villagers to help her take a bath, and her reputation for being virtuous spread far and wide.
After this matter was resolved, Liang Manxiu looked at Ma Daya with a sour expression. That day, when she waited for Shen Yuzhu at her doorstep, she felt resentful and aggrieved.
Shen Yuzhu: "......."
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