Chapter 1
In the north, the days are short and the nights are long in winter. It was only a little after five in the evening, but it was already pitch black outside the window.
Two red candles were burning on the old table, the flames glowing with warmth, lighting up the shabby and simple room.
The wall is wrapped with yellowed old newspapers, and the red wedding character attached to the old newspapers is particularly eye-catching.
Zhong Miao sat on the heated kang, completely dazed.
The door was opened, and the harsh sound of the iron door rubbing against each other attracted her attention.
"Miao Miao, second brother is here to spend the wedding night with you." The second gangster had a wretched look on his face and reeked of alcohol. He even walked unsteadily and almost tripped over the threshold.
The second gangster was not short, but very thin. He was very dirty, and in the light of the candle, his narrow eyes flashed with excitement and obscenity.
He walked towards Zhong Miao with a frivolous step, "Miao Miao, I'm no better than Pei Ze. Let's get married first, and then you can go home with me. It won't be a waste of the new house that the Pei family has prepared for us."
Zhong Miao was already the most beautiful girl in the village. Moreover, she had drawn her eyebrows today, and her lips were a little redder than usual, making her look even more charming than usual. The second gangster felt hot all over when he saw her.
Seeing that person getting closer and closer, Zhong Miao was so scared that she immediately stood up and avoided him. She stared at him with her eyes, and her two tender white hands groped the wall behind her. She touched something, and that thing blocked her way.
Zhong Miao lowered her head and glanced. It was a washbasin rack with an enamel basin on it. She had only seen this thing in some old photos before.
The second gangster gradually lost his patience. He had been eyeing Zhong Miao for a long time, but unfortunately Old Zhong had always stopped him and even arranged a marriage for Zhong Miao, marrying her to Pei Ze.
He had drunk some wine today, which gave him courage. The more he thought about it, the more aggrieved he felt. So he took advantage of the darkness and sneaked into Pei's house.
Unexpectedly, luck was good. The wedding had ended long ago, and now only those who were close to Pei Ze were left. They were all drinking behind closed doors in the main house, and only the bride was left in the bridal chamber.
If this happened today, Zhong Miao might remarry him. "Miao Miao, don't be afraid. Brother is here."
Zhong Miao had no way to retreat and was squeezed into a corner by the gangster and the washbasin stand.
Seeing that the wretched man was about to pounce on her, she didn't know where she got the strength from, picked up the heavy enamel basin on the washbasin rack, and hit him on the head.
The second gangster was drunk and was not very sober to begin with. He was stunned by the blow, his head was buzzing, and blood flowed from his scalp, down his neck and into his clothes.
He felt the stickiness and raised his hand to touch his neck. When he saw the blood on his hand, he finally came to his senses. "Bitch, slut, I'm going to kill you."
He had a ferocious expression and kept cursing as he stood up to grab Zhong Miao.
The enamel basin hit the second gangster's head again, and then fell to the ground with a harsh sound.
Zhong Miao was trembling all over, and all her emotions turned into fear. She was a little unsteady on her feet. She suppressed her trembling, stepped over the legs of the second gangster, and picked up the washbasin.
The second gangster's face was ferocious, like an evil ghost coming to collect debts. He wanted to stand up, but Zhong Miao reacted subconsciously and hit him again decisively. The second gangster then fainted.
Zhong Miao's hands were shaking as he held the basin, and he lost his grip for a moment, causing the enamel basin to fall to the ground again with a harsh bang.
At this time, she was already in tears, and she suddenly lost all her strength and fell to the ground.
Everything in front of her was unfamiliar, and she didn't know how she got here.
She remembered that her father took her out to sea, and the father and daughter encountered a shipwreck and the yacht sank.
She probably wasn't dead, she just didn't know where this place was. But where was Dad? Was he still alive?
Thinking of this, Zhong Miao felt that breathing was a little difficult, and the grief of losing her loved ones instantly overwhelmed her.
The noise from the main house died down, and only a few words of urging people to drink could be heard suddenly. The men were drunk and spoke loudly, so she could occasionally hear a few words in this new room.
Although it was winter and the doors and windows were closed, the two rooms were close to each other and not soundproof, and the unfamiliar sounds made her extremely nervous.
All the negative emotions gathered together, and when she was about to collapse, her mind suddenly went blank, everything in front of her became more and more blurred, she lost the ability to think, and sat on the ground.
The sound of the washbasin falling to the ground was too harsh. The first sound could be thought to be Zhong Miao accidentally dropping something, but the second sound made everyone drinking in the main house a little curious.
It was a freezing cold day, with a kang lit in the main house. Six or seven old men were sitting on the kang, drinking around a round table. It looked like the party was almost over.
"Dad, what happened to Aunt Zhong?"
Four-year-old Pei Mingan was almost asleep in his grandmother's arms. When he heard the sound of a pot falling, the child woke up a little.
Pei Ze frowned and said, "I don't know. You guys drink, I'll go take a look."
"Okay, brother, go ahead. Maybe your sister-in-law is anxious and wants to make you listen to the noise, hahaha." Li Guodong joked.
"I'll go with you to see my daughter-in-law." Pei Ze's mother Zhang Weilan put her child down and followed him out.
The door of the new house opened again. Pei Ze walked into the room and was angry and surprised when he saw the scene in front of him. He glanced at the stunned Zhong Miao, turned around to check the injuries of the second gangster.
When Zhang Weilan saw the situation in the room, she understood what was going on. She hugged the dazed Zhong Miao and wiped the tears from her face with the sleeve of her cotton coat.
"Good boy, don't be afraid. It's my fault for being careless. I didn't take good care of you. How am I going to explain this to your father? Good boy, come back to your senses."
Zhang Weilan felt very distressed. She was very satisfied with her daughter-in-law. No matter how hard she searched among the girls in the village, she couldn't find such a pretty girl.
She and Pei Ze were the only ones at home arranging the wedding. She was busy all day. The boys were drinking and she almost fell asleep while holding her grandson, so she didn't care about Zhong Miao.
But who could have thought that just a moment of negligence would allow the thug to sneak into the house.
She patted her daughter-in-law's back and comforted her carefully.
Pei Ze felt relieved seeing that the second gangster was fine except for some bleeding. Fortunately nothing serious happened, otherwise he would have married his wife in vain.
While he was worried about Zhong Miao, his anger was also rising.
Pei Ze called Li Guodong and his brothers over.
The boys were also shocked when they saw this situation. While they felt sympathy for the new sister-in-law, they couldn't help but admire her for being a ruthless person. She was so cruel that she could use an enamel basin to beat someone's face until it was covered in blood.
"The second scoundrel tried to bully your sister-in-law while we weren't paying attention. Carry him back. Erwa and Li Guodong should go get a doctor to come to their house and check on them. Don't let anyone die. This matter isn't over yet."
Pei Ze sneered on his face. The second gangster was quite courageous. He thought Pei Ze was dead, right?
"Okay, bro."
There will definitely be no peace for that second bastard from now on. We all know Pei Ze's temper very well. He will be beaten to death. He really deserves it.
The second gangster was carried out by several strong men like a dead dog, and he didn't react at all.
Everyone had left, leaving only a few small bloodstains on the ground, bright red and glaring.
Pei Ze stared at Zhong Miao, who was lying in Zhang Weilan's arms, with his dark eyes. "Can you still get up? You and Mom go to the main room to rest. I'll clean up this room."
Zhang Weilan's embrace was warm, and she kept talking to her. Zhong Miao came back to her senses, "I, my legs are weak, I can't get up."
Zhong Miao's voice was dry and weak, so Pei Ze simply took off his cotton jacket and covered her with it, then picked her up.
He weighed the weight in his arms. What's the point of marrying this daughter-in-law? With such a small body, it's useless to give her enamel. It's just a few cuts, which will heal in a few days.
Zhong Miao was confused about the situation and didn't know who these people were. She wanted to struggle, but she didn't have the strength.
"Be quiet and don't move. No one at home will bully you."
After leaving the bridal chamber and coming to the main house, he gently placed Zhong Miao on the kang to sit.
There was still a round table on the kang, so Pei Ze decided to help his mother clean up the mess. "An An, stay with your Aunt Zhong for a while, don't talk too much."
Pei Ming'an didn't dare to say anything. A pair of small hands reached into Zhong Miao's palms. Zhong Miao held the pair of warm small hands, and his head became clearer.
She was in a very bad state just now, which seemed to be called dissociative state in psychology. She had seen several psychologists and knew a little about these things, but she never thought that she had a mental illness. She saw the doctor just to reassure her father.
She almost had a mental breakdown just now, and her brain automatically activated its protective mechanism, leaving her with a blank mind.
Everything in front of her was beyond her comprehension. She was not afraid of death, but as a daddy's girl, what she feared most was losing her father.
She calmed down and looked at the boy.
The child was about four or five years old, with a round and fair face and a pair of big cat-like eyes that were very cute.
While Zhong Miao was washing dishes outside, she asked, "What's your name?"
"I just told you my name is Pei Mingan a few days ago, how come you forgot it?" Pei Mingan was a little angry. Aunt Zhong couldn't even remember his name. How could she be a good mother to him in the future?
"Well, I forgot, but now I remember."
"Okay, since you remember, I forgive you. From now on, you are my mother, so you can't forget your son again."
Pei Mingan looked like a little adult, his face tense and serious.
Zhong Miao's heart was in turmoil. In a period novel she had read before, there was a four-year-old boy named Pei Mingan.
She asked tentatively: "Pei Ze is your father?"
"Of course, my dad didn't just bring you back."
Combined with the surroundings, Zhong Miao was certain that she had transmigrated into a book and became the female supporting character with the same name. The first time she opened her eyes, it was her wedding night.
She subconsciously recalled the plot. The original owner and Pei Ze, a couple who were neither in harmony in appearance nor in spirit, were the control group of the male and female protagonists in the book.
The guy who was hit on the head by her just now is the notorious hooligan in the village. The author created trouble for the female supporting role in order to highlight the perfect wedding of the male and female protagonists.
In the book, the original owner was almost bullied by a gangster. She shouted for help, and when Pei Ze and others arrived, both of them were in disarray.
Since then, rumors have spread in the village that the original owner had an affair with a gangster and cheated on Pei Ze, which directly led to the escalation of the conflict between the original owner and Pei Ze.
The child in front of him was innocent and naive, and Zhong Miao felt a little pity for him.
Pei Ming'an's biological father is Pei Ze's half-brother. Pei Ze's brother and sister-in-law died in an accident in the mountains, leaving behind only their infant son.
After receiving the news, Pei Ze immediately quit his job in the city and rushed back to his hometown. He adopted his nephew and raised him as his own son. Since then, he has been taking care of his elderly mother and the child wholeheartedly.
Pei Ze is tall and handsome, and he is a college student. He can be said to be a handsome man.
Originally, he should have been the man that the girls in the village would be vying to marry, but his family was poor. Not only did they have two dilapidated houses, but he also had an elderly mother and young children to take care of. He didn't farm and was idle and never came home, which discouraged many girls.
The original owner also came from a single-parent family. The original owner's father raised the girl alone and was a daughter slave just like Zhong Miao's father.
When the original owner's father learned that his daughter was harassed by a gangster, he was anxious to marry his daughter off. However, the original owner didn't like anyone, either because she was ugly or poor.
The men in the village are all rough, and there are few good-looking ones. Those with better conditions have already married, and now even have children.
They are all from the same village, so even if they are rich, they can't be that rich. The original owner thought about it and finally chose to look at the face between being poor and being ugly.
Pei Ze had a bad reputation. People in the village said that he was not doing his job properly and had gone to college for nothing. The original owner's father was a little unwilling to accept this, but Zhang Weilan was particularly concerned about her son's marriage, so the marriage was arranged.
Pei Ze in the book always speaks with a playful tone every time he recalls this marriage that lasted less than two years.
Pei Ze was one of the first batch of college graduates. He was educated and smart. He opened a furniture factory in the suburbs of the city. He was very knowledgeable and naturally
He also looked down on the original owner, a village girl.
Even after getting married, he kept his distance from the original owner, thinking that he could make his old mother feel at ease and that he would not have to worry about having another mouth to feed.
So-called.
Later, the original owner hooked up with a rich man in the city and divorced him.
Pei Ze knew that the man already had a wife, so he did not remind the original owner that the original owner was cheated on by another man.
But the truth could not be hidden, and the original owner was still visited by her ex-wife, who made a very ugly scene. She was scolded and stabbed in the back, and her father was so angry that he died. She had to leave her hometown and left here forever with a heart full of pain.
As for Pei Ze, his family was broken up after the divorce, and even the furniture factory he opened went bankrupt, leaving him a penniless old bachelor.
As the control group for the male and female protagonists, the couple did not have a good ending.
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