Chapter 100 Drowning
Liu expressed her determination, her eyes full of gratitude. If it weren't for the Pei family, she really didn't know what to do alone. Even if she wanted to divorce, she didn't dare to act. She had neither the courage nor the strength. She was afraid that she would be trapped in the Liu family for the rest of her life, enduring the pain of separation between mother and daughter.
Her affection for Boss Liu was slowly worn away by the beatings she received day after day. She had long since lost all hope in a man who could sell his own daughter to a brothel, and even resented him.
She resented Boss Liu's cruelty for selling her own daughter without any hesitation, and she also knew that it would not be easy for her to get a divorce. Miss Ji's idea was indeed a good one.
As long as she performed a play to let the Liu family know that she was washed away by the river and her body was gone, she would take Erya to find Daya and then go to another county to settle down.
There was nothing for Liu to miss in Qizhou County. Her parents were gone, and she only had a brother and sister-in-law. Her sister-in-law was not nice to her, and all the housework fell on her. Her brother was henpecked and didn't care about anything else. She was bullied a lot when she was a girl.
At the same time, her sister-in-law was afraid that she would be worthless when she got old, so she sold her to the Liu family, which had a bad reputation, just after she came of age.
After she married into the Liu family, her sister-in-law instigated her to steal things from the Liu family to subsidize her parents' home.
Liu didn't want to do this. Her mother-in-law was very stingy with her. If she really did this, she would be in trouble.
She accidentally let Old Lady Liu hear the conversation between her sister-in-law and herself. How could Old Lady Liu tolerate this? She had always been the one taking advantage of others, and no one dared to act wildly over her.
The two families fell out easily and had no further contact, and Liu didn't care anyway.
After returning, Old Lady Liu regained her former arrogance, and Mrs. Liu obediently handed over the three taels of silver. She behaved in a timid and frightened manner.
Old Mrs. Liu was very satisfied. As expected, Mrs. Liu was still the useless Mrs. Liu. She stayed by Mrs. Liu's side all the time, fearing that she would run away from under her nose.
Liu Laoer was not at home. He ran out to look for Liu Laotou who was at work. Such a thing happened and his eldest brother was arrested. The two of them could not make up their minds, so they had no choice but to ask the head of the family to come back.
Now, apart from them, there is only Old Lady Liu in the family. This is a good time for Mrs. Liu to take action.
Old Lady Liu couldn't hit anyone, fearing she'd push them so far that they'd go find the yamen runners. If she couldn't hit anyone, she'd just use her mouth, which kept chattering away, cursing Liu, calling her a money-loser, a hen that couldn't lay eggs, a traitorous bitch...
Mrs. Liu didn't take the dirty words from Old Lady Liu to heart at all. She just let them go in one ear and out the other. She had experienced this kind of thing many times.
In the past, she would have taken those words to heart and started to blame herself and look for the reasons in herself, but after this incident, she no longer cared about it. What she cared about most now was to get rid of the Liu family.
While Old Lady Liu was cursing, Mrs. Liu quietly came up behind her and knocked her unconscious with a stick.
Old Mrs. Liu had never expected this to happen. After all, Liu's usual obedience was too deeply rooted in people's hearts. In addition, this was in her own home, so she was completely unprepared and did not expect that the other party would have the idea of escaping again.
She just fainted on the ground. It was the first time for Liu to do such a thing, and her hands were shaking.
Although her hands were shaking, her mind was extremely clear. She squatted down and took away the three taels of silver. Her previous actions were just to lower Old Lady Liu's vigilance.
Erya looked at A Niang's behavior in a daze. She didn't understand what was going on and why A Niang wanted to hit her grandmother, but she was sensible and didn't make any sound.
Liu didn't have any more explanations at this time. She didn't dare to delay. She took a few sets of clothes, some silver and Daya's indenture contract, and without staying for long, she hurriedly left the Liu family with Erya and set off according to Ji Xiaoniang's instructions.
She moved quickly, almost running, fearing that if she was a step late, the Liu family would catch her and it would not be easy to leave then. She had to hurry up.
After arriving at the river, he saw the people who were waiting to pick him up. These three people were arranged by Miss Ji for him.
Liu found a place to take off her outer clothes, wrapped herself tightly, changed into other clothes, tore the clothes into pieces and threw them into the turbulent river, then left with one of the people who came to pick her up.
The remaining two shouted towards the river: "Oh no! Oh no! Someone fell into the water!"
When someone nearby heard the sound and came to the river, they only saw a few pieces of clothes floating on the river bank, and there was no trace of a person.
After one person's explanation, everyone understood what was going on. While discussing it, they couldn't help but feel a little regretful and a little scared.
It seems that I should stay away from this river in the future. It is too easy to get into an accident. Once you fall in, there is no chance of survival.
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When Liu Laoer and Liu Laotou hurried back, as soon as they opened the door, they saw Liu Laotai collapsed on the floor, motionless, with a discarded stick beside her.
One glance told everyone what had happened. Old Liu's originally gloomy expression became even uglier, and all the wrinkles on his face were gathered together, a sign of anger.
Liu Laoer was a little afraid of such a father, fearing that he would hit him. After all, he was the only sober person in the room and could easily become the target of his father's anger.
He squatted down and helped Old Lady Liu up, shaking her frantically. Seeing that she didn't respond, and seeing his father's frighteningly dark face, he took out a basin of cold water and poured it directly on Old Lady Liu's head.
After a while, Old Lady Liu finally responded. She opened her eyes unsteadily and asked in confusion, "I...I...what's wrong with me?
"How dare you bring that up? If you can't even keep an eye on one person, what's the point?"
Old Mrs. Liu shook her aching head and recalled everything. It was all Liu!
That bitch, that bitch actually dared to knock me out!
When she finds that little bitch, she will definitely beat her up severely to vent her anger!
Just as this thought flashed through her mind, someone hurriedly ran to the door of the Liu family, banging on it vigorously and shouting, "Liu family! It's bad! It's bad! Something big has happened!"
Liu Laoer went to open the door. He was already in a bad mood, and when he heard these three words, he wanted to teach the person in front of him a lesson.
What's wrong? They are a good family!
The next moment, the man continued, "Liu family, your daughter-in-law and granddaughter fell into the river and drowned!"
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