Chapter 95 Sin
The cry became more and more sad, almost like wailing, which was really uncomfortable to hear.
Li Qiqiao leaned on the window and listened for a long time before she determined that the sound was directed to Auntie Li's house.
"Mom, it seems that the fifth daughter of the Li family, Yin'er, has returned from her husband's home." She turned her head and said.
"Yin'er?" Sun Chunxue's eyes widened: "The one who Auntie Li took five taels of betrothal gifts and married her to my mother's home, Qiaotou Village, to a man who had beaten his wife to death, as a continuation?"
After hearing this, Feng's brows tightened.
It turned out to be the fifth daughter of the Li family.
Speaking of this child, she felt that Auntie Li really committed a sin.
Knowing it was a pit of fire, they forced the girl to jump into it for the sake of the betrothal money.
"She ran back to her parents' home in the middle of the night. She must have been beaten so hard by her husband's family that she couldn't stand it." Feng touched Nuobao's belly and narrowed her eyes: "Women are also human beings. Those who beat and torture their daughters-in-law at every turn would be exterminated without any descendants!"
Li Yin'er's sobbing continued until the second half of the night, and the whole village could hear it.
Early the next morning, the villagers gathered in groups of two or three to mutter about this matter.
When Mrs. Liu and Yang Er's wife were working at Fushantang, they were talking about Li Yin'er.
"Poor child, I passed by the gate of Li's house this morning and took a look at the daughter-in-law. She was beaten all over, there was not a single piece of good meat on her." Mrs. Liu wiped the door while pinching the rag uncomfortably.
Li Yin'er was beaten with bruises all over her body.
Even half of her face was swollen.
One of her eyes could not even be opened, and it was very congested.
Yang Laoer's wife was surprised in the kitchen: "How could they beat her like this? Can you tell me what happened?"
Mrs. Liu shook her head and said: "She has been married for more than two years, and she has not been able to get pregnant. Her in-laws scold her as a hen that can't lay eggs all day long, and they beat her for no reason."
Yang Laoer's wife lowered her eyebrows.
"Well, that's no wonder. People marry wives to continue the family line. If she can't give birth to a child, it's her fault. It's inevitable that she will be beaten."
Xiao Nuobao didn't sleep well the night before. She was yawning and strolling here. After hearing what Yang Laoer's wife said, her face wrinkled into a baozi.
Should you be beaten if you can't give birth to a child?
What a bullshit!
Besides, it's not just one person's fault that you can't get pregnant. Sometimes it's the man who can't give birth.
Xiao Nuobao felt uncomfortable after hearing this. She raised a pair of small fists and took her fifth brother back home.
But she also understood that Yang Laoer's wife didn't mean any harm. After all, Yang Laoer's wife was just disciplined like this. Her brain was pedantic. She was a poor person.
The aunts in the village were talking about it all morning.
Some lamented that Yin'er met the wrong person.
Some blamed Aunt Li for being obsessed with money and ruining her daughter-in-law's life.
Others cursed Yin'er's man as a beast.
Fortunately, their Daliu Village had the village chief watching over them. The village chief hated hitting women the most and would not allow anyone to hurt their daughter-in-law.
Two years ago, a man in the village beat a pregnant daughter-in-law until she vomited blood. The village chief was furious and brought more than ten people to beat the man so hard that two of his teeth were knocked out.
From then on, no one in the village dared to kill a daughter-in-law.
At noon, everyone's gossip reached the Li family, and Aunt Li was full of resentment.
It was her own daughter's business to marry whom she wanted to marry. Why did she need the gossips in the village to nag about it?
Seeing the little girl curled up on the kang, hugging her knees and crying, Aunt Li felt distressed, but when she thought about the fact that her son would have to ask her son-in-law for the dowry next year, she could only bite the bullet and persuade her.
"Good girl, go outside and get some firewood. I will cook you some cornmeal dumpling soup at noon. When you are full... you can go back to Qiaotou Village and don't make your son-in-law angry again." Aunt Li sighed.
Li Yin'er's face was bruised and swollen. She sobbed softly: "... Mother, I dare not go back, otherwise he will really beat me to death."
Aunt Li turned her head away and complained a little: "My daughter, we should not be too selfish. Wencai is the seed of the prime minister. Do you want to see him unable to study and fail to pass the imperial examination?"
Upon hearing this, Li Yin'er dropped her hands weakly and could only drag her feet to go to the door to get firewood.
At this time, Sun Chunxue was holding a basket of peanuts, going to Fushan Hall to peel them and give them to Doctor Wu and others to eat with wine at noon.
Hearing the back door of the Li family open, Sun Chunxue turned her head and looked, and her mouth opened wide in surprise.
She saw Li Yin'er limping and crying as she picked up firewood from the basket.
Most of her hair was bald, revealing her gray scalp. Her neck, ears, and back of her hands were all covered with scars from skin hyperplasia caused by perms.
Sun Chunxue called out in shock, "Is it Yin'er?"
She remembered that when she first married into the Jiang family, Li Yin'er was still a young girl with black hair and a cute face.
How could she become a bald, hunchbacked, haggard-looking woman in just two years of marriage?
Li Yiner looked up when she heard the voice, tears still welling up in her eyes: "Ah, it's the eldest sister-in-law of the Jiang family."
Sun Chunxue stared at her neck and couldn't help but feel distressed: "What happened to your neck and hands? Why are there all these scalded lumps of flesh?"
Li Yiner stretched out her hands to cover them in embarrassment: "It was my mother-in-law and my husband who burned me with a stove hook. I won't die, so it's okay."
In winter, when the charcoal in the stove was burning brightly, the mother and son would often use the red-hot stove hook to burn her neck all the way to her clothes.
Listening to her screams, they still cursed.
"You are a plaything who can't bear children. You cook such a bad meal. You can't stand it after just two beatings. You really married a ancestor!"
Sun Chunxue shuddered when she heard this.
For a moment, she didn't know whether to feel sorry for Yin'er or be happy for herself.
She had been in the Jiang family for a longer time, and although she had not been able to give birth for a long time, her mother-in-law and Fengnian had never blamed her, and had not even ridiculed her.
Sun Chunxue held Yin'er's hand, her eyes almost red.
"How old are you? You are only seventeen this year. This life is not for human beings. If you continue like this, you will be beaten to death." She said angrily.
Li Yiner shook her head numbly: "Thank you for the kindness of Jiang's eldest sister-in-law, but even my mother doesn't want to save me, so I have no other choice."
Sun Chunxue hurriedly said: "If it really doesn't work, you can go to our village chief and see if he can help you get a divorce from Qiaotou Village."
After all, the village chief has been in charge for so many years and has connections with the surrounding villages.
With him coming forward, maybe he can make the decision for Yiner.
Li Yiner was a little tempted, and was hesitating whether to go to find Sister Tian Mei, but at this moment, a rolling pin flew out of the house!
"Stop instigating the Jiang family!" Aunt Li yelled, "My daughter's affairs are my responsibility as a mother, why are you meddling in other people's business? You just want to see her laugh!"
Sun Chunxue stamped her feet in anxiety, "Yin'er was almost beaten to death, and you didn't care about it as a mother!"
"A woman follows her husband after marriage, so a little beating doesn't matter. Everyone has been beaten by a man, so don't be surprised." Aunt Li came over and dragged Li Yin'er away. She
snorted again, "My daughter, don't listen to her instigation. She is an old hen who can't get pregnant. If you get involved with her, you'll be unlucky!"
The villagers were all attracted by the sound.
In front of so many people, Sun Chunxue's face flushed.
Who is it... a hen that can't lay eggs...
"How did I get it right? Go home without saying anything. You can't have a baby yourself, so you don't expect others to be well, and you want my daughter to divorce you? Why don't you let Jiang Fengnian divorce you first!" Aunt Li glared and jumped up and down.
However, at this moment, a crisp voice like a sweet peach suddenly came over.
"Who said my sister-in-law can't get pregnant?"
Xiao Nuobao pulled his little face unhappily, walked over and said, "She has one in her belly now!"
Dare to bully the sister-in-law, and don't even ask her if she agrees first.
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