The ninth day of the sixth lunar month is traditionally considered an auspicious day for weddings, as it contains both the number six and the number nine. From early morning, the sounds of gongs and drums could be faintly heard in Xiaoyao Village, clearly indicating that someone was celebrating a happy occasion.
However, the bride's family, who were holding the wedding, had no festive atmosphere at all.
"Uncle, I'm not going to school anymore, I'm going out to earn money." Ye Qing, who should have been the bride, knelt on the ground and hugged her uncle Xu Daye's legs, pleading.
Before Uncle Xu Daye could speak, Xu Daye's wife, Zhu Daniu, said with dissatisfaction, "Ye Qing, the way you're saying it makes it sound like we've wronged you."
Ye Qing glanced at her aunt without saying anything, then looked up at her uncle again.
Xu Daye sighed and said in a particularly helpless tone, "Qing, you're not young anymore, you're eighteen or twenty. Look at the people in our village who are your age, who doesn't have a husband? Besides, the family we've found for you is one of the wealthiest in our village. You won't have to worry about food and drink after you marry into that family."
Upon hearing her uncle's words, Ye Qing slowly released her grip on her uncle's leg, slumped to the ground, her eyes vacant and filled with utter despair.
Ye Qing is a rare beauty in the surrounding villages. True beauty lies in the bone structure, not just the skin. Even when Ye Qing is usually covered in dust and dirt, it cannot hide her beauty at all.
But now, slumped on the ground, she looked like a broken rag doll, lifeless.
Since her mother's death, Ye Qing had been living with her uncle and aunt. She thought she had seen through her uncle and aunt's viciousness, greed, and shamelessness, but she still underestimated them.
But Ye Qing could never accept it like that. She couldn't help but say sadly, "But Uncle, Liang Ziqiang is a mentally challenged man who can't take care of himself."
As soon as Ye Qing finished speaking, her aunt, as if afraid that her husband would soften his heart, said, "It's so good to be a fool. Their family is rich. After you marry into their family, all the money will be yours. How can you not understand this?"
Haha, it's true that her husband's family is a well-known wealthy family with tens of thousands of yuan, but they are also notorious shrews in the surrounding villages. They're incredibly fierce, and everyone avoids them like the plague.
Just as Ye Qing was about to plead with her uncle again, a commotion broke out outside. Before she could even listen closely, her aunt came out with a smile: "Oh dear, it's our in-laws coming to pick up our Ye Qing."
Hearing her aunt's exaggerated voice, Ye Qing looked at her uncle pleadingly again, but Xu Daye directly shook off Ye Qing, who was hugging his leg again, and scolded her with his eyes down: "Wipe your tears. On such a joyous day, what will your mother-in-law think if she sees this?"
After saying that, Xu Daye went out. After taking a few steps, he remembered something, grabbed Ye Qing, and dragged her out!
Ye Qing, who was slumped on the ground, didn't even have time to stand up before her uncle dragged her out like an animal. Just as he was about to lift the curtain in the room, Xu Daye released Ye Qing and scolded, "Wipe your tears! Brush the dirt off your body."
Ye Qing swallowed hard. She had just stood up and hadn't even had time to brush the dust off her clothes when the curtain was lifted. Liang Ziqiang, the mentally challenged man Ye Qing was going to marry, came in drooling. When he saw Ye Qing, his eyes lit up. Before Ye Qing could react, he rushed forward, hugged her, and tried to kiss her.
Ye Qing struggled to look at her uncle, but Xu Daye just chuckled, closed the door, and left.
I never imagined my uncle could be so shameless.
Liang Ziqiang was mentally unstable, but he ate a lot. Coupled with the wealth of the Liang family, the over 1.8-meter-tall Liang Ziqiang was as strong as a pig. Although Ye Qing struggled desperately, she was no match for Liang Ziqiang's strength and was quickly pinned down on the kang (a heated brick bed) by him...
Ye Qing shouted for her uncle at the top of her lungs, but it was as if the house and the outside world were cut off. Even though Ye Qing shouted until her voice was hoarse, no one answered. Seeing that Liang Ziqiang's drool was about to drip onto Ye Qing's face, she couldn't help but push Liang Ziqiang with all her might, and then bent her knee and bumped Liang Ziqiang's lower abdomen.
Liang Ziqiang cried loudly from the pain.
Liang Ziqiang's biological mother, Ye Qing's uncle and aunt all quickly came in.
Seeing her son clutching his stomach, lying on the ground crying with snot and drool flying everywhere, they all understood what had happened. When Liang Ziqiang's biological mother, Yang Xiujuan, saw that her son had been bullied, she was furious and grabbed Ye Qing's hair, ready to hit her.
Ye Qing instinctively looked to her uncle for help, but Xu Daye and his wife tacitly turned their heads away, refusing to look at Ye Qing.
Seeing that Xu Daye and Zhu Daniu didn't care, Yang Xiujuan became even bolder. After dragging Ye Qing up, she pushed Ye Qing and her son into the inner room.
Seeing that Liang Ziqiang had recovered, Ye Qing didn't think twice and slammed his head against the wall!
Blood streamed down her forehead instantly, blurring her vision. As Ye Qing's consciousness faded, she vaguely heard her aunt's voice: "The person is dead?! Yang Xiujuan, let me tell you, the person is dead. The dowry we agreed on won't be enough. It'll have to be doubled at least..."
"When someone dies, we get nothing, and you're even giving us money? Why don't you just rob us?"
The sound grew fainter and fainter. Was Ye Qing finally going to have some peace and quiet?
So she slowly closed her eyes, and felt completely at peace. However, when she crossed the Bridge of Helplessness again and was about to drink the Meng Po soup, she heard a faint, ethereal voice: "Ye Qingyang's lifespan hasn't ended yet, send him back."
While Ye Qing was still wondering what was going on, she heard a soft voice again: "Why isn't she awake yet? Did you hit her too hard? She was already badly injured, and you kicked her a few times. And to make matters worse, you tied her up. Tell me what you did..."
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