Chapter 111: Thoroughly Investigate Xiao Ying, Wei Liang Goes to Chenjia Village
When Liu Lan and the other two arrived at Li Laizi's house, they really met Li Laizi's difficult mother, Sun.
Sun has always had a hot-tempered personality and has tortured Chen Daya a lot during this period.
When she heard her son say that he was going to Chen Daya's parents' home to ask for benefits today, she was very excited early in the morning.
When they saw Liu Lan and the other two arriving, they thought they were offering to give them money.
Unexpectedly, Liu Lan threw the divorce letter directly in her face, saying that Chen Daya had divorced her son Li Laizi. Sun was so angry that she almost died, and immediately fought with Liu Lan.
How could she be Liu Lan's opponent? Moreover, with Chen Daniu's help, he pushed Sun to the ground in a few moves.
Liu Lan had long hated her with a vengeance, so she rode on top of her and started punching her, making Sun scream.
Chen Daya took the opportunity to look for the household registration in the cabinet. Although she was illiterate, she still knew the number of words.
Li Laizi's original name was Li Dong. Like Sun's name, it had two characters, but hers had three characters, so it was easy to find her.
When the household registration was brought out, Sun was screaming in pain and had a black and blue face from being beaten by Liu Lan.
This commotion also attracted the attention of the villagers. Some people came to check out out of curiosity and found that it was Chen Daya who brought her family to seek revenge.
This was someone else's family affair, so it was not easy for them to intervene. In addition, many villagers hated Li Laizi and Sun, and they were gloating over seeing Sun being beaten like this.
"I didn't expect Daya's family to be so powerful that they even dared to beat Sun."
"Yeah, since Daya has such a powerful family backing her, why didn't she come before? She let Li Laizi beat her like that for nothing."
"Haha...someone finally took care of the Sun family. They really deserved it."
"Why isn't Li Laizi here? Is he hiding because he's afraid of getting beaten?"
“…”
Chen Daniu stood by the door, watching everyone warily. Upon hearing this, he couldn't help but shout, "Li Laizi came to my house and showed off his power, asking for money. He's been divorced by my sister!"
When they came, my mother had already agreed with them that they must not spread the news that Li Laizi had been divorced, and must not let Li Laizi confuse right and wrong and ruin my eldest sister's reputation.
As expected, the villagers were in an uproar and all looked at Chen Daya in disbelief.
A wife divorcing her husband? This is unheard of and unseen. How could such a thing actually exist in the world?
"Daya, did you really divorce Li Laizi?"
"Can a wife divorce her husband? Will the government recognize this?"
"Daya, how did you divorce Li Laizi? Didn't Li Laizi make trouble with you?"
"Hahahaha... Li Laizi really deserves it. He was actually divorced by a woman. It really makes me laugh to death."
"Ridiculous! How could a woman divorce a man in this world?"
The villagers were talking at once, and Chen Daya's face turned pale. She knew that this was ridiculous, and she didn't know what others would say about her behind her back.
Her hand was suddenly held, and she raised her head, instantly meeting her mother's comforting and encouraging gaze, and the worry and fear in her heart were immediately soothed.
Then Liu Lan said loudly: "Ever since my daughter married Li Laizi, she has been a faithful wife, filial to her parents-in-law, hardworking and diligent. She has shouldered all the work at home and outside."
"But those two beasts, Li Laizi and Sun, beat and tortured her in every way. My daughter is covered in wounds. The doctor said she's only half dead. If this continues, I'm afraid she won't live for many more years."
"Not only that, Li Laizi is also lazy and gluttonous. He spends his days stealing and cheating, has no real job, and is addicted to alcohol and gambling. He has completely failed to fulfill his responsibilities as a husband."
"Just ask, why can't my daughter divorce such a useless man?"
"Today I will bring my daughter Chen Daya back to me. From now on, my daughter and Li Laizi will have no ties at all!"
"Daya, Daniu, let's go!"
After saying that, he took Chen Daya's hand, squeezed through the crowd, and left Lijia Village in big strides.
The onlookers were stunned by her words. It turned out that even if the husband was incompetent, the wife could still divorce him?
Seeing the three people walking away, some people actually felt happy.
Especially the women who are having a hard time, there seems to be a fire burning in their hearts. Can they also learn from Chen Daya?
But they quickly gave up the idea. Not everyone has the support of their family, and their family would only think they were being unreasonable.
A daughter who is married off is like spilled water. She has to endure whatever her husband's family treats her.
Some people even scolded Chen Daya for not being virtuous enough and for causing such a big fuss over such a small matter.
But no matter what they said, Chen Daya could no longer hear them.
Not long after Liu Lan and her family of three left, Li Laizi finally returned to the village with injuries all over his body.
As a result, as soon as he entered the village, he was surrounded and laughed at, and asked if he was really divorced by Chen Daya.
"Li Laizi, you are a man after all, how come you were divorced by a woman?"
"That's right, it really brings shame to us men."
"A husband being divorced by his wife is probably the first time in our Yue Nation. It's really shameful."
"I think he deserves it. Daya is such a good girl, but she was tortured like that by her family. She deserves to be divorced."
“…”
The crowd was talking about it, all with ridicule and sarcasm. Li Laizi felt ashamed and angry, and wanted to chop Chen Daya to pieces.
"That bitch Chen Daya, relying on her family's support, dared to humiliate me like this. I will never let her go!"
The villagers scoffed. They knew very well what kind of person Li Laizi was. He had been divorced and beaten so badly, so how could he not let her go?
Everyone was in the mood to watch a good show, and this matter was enough for them to talk about for half a month.
This matter spread quickly as if it had legs, and by the evening, it even reached Wei Liang's ears.
"Sir, I have found out all the information about Xiao Ying."
The person sent out to investigate came back to report and told Wei Liang all the relevant information in detail, and emphasized the events of the past month or so, because the changes were so huge.
Wei Liang was also very surprised after hearing this. A virtuous and capable woman turned into a gambler and sold her fields, land, and children after her husband's sudden death.
But suddenly he gave up his evil ways and turned over a new leaf, started a business, and even built Ruyi Restaurant in a short time.
It is truly legendary.
"Interesting."
He frowned slightly. The first time her temperament changed drastically was probably due to the sudden death of her husband, so what was the reason this time?
"You said she originally did business with Manxiangyuan, selling potatoes, but then sold the spicy sesame oil to Weixianju?"
Wei Liang keenly sensed something was wrong, but he didn't expect that Xiao Ying had dealt with Manxiangyuan before.
"That's right." The person reporting nodded and asked, "Does your Excellency think there's something wrong with this?"
"There's no doubt there's something fishy going on here." Wei Liang tapped his fingers lightly on the table. "Manxiang Garden's background is much stronger than Weixianju's. Collaborating with her is undoubtedly more promising."
"But Xiao Ying didn't. He sold the spicy sesame oil to Weixianju in town and to Ruyi Restaurant in the county. This shows that the cooperation with Manxiangyuan was not a happy one."
Having said that, he smiled meaningfully.
"And Zhou Tianci even came to town personally to collect red notes, hoping to research spicy sesame oil. In the end, not only did he fail, but he also lost hundreds of taels of silver. Do you know what this means?"
The person reporting the incident replied, "There's a feud between them."
Wei Liang nodded approvingly: "That's right, and not long after that, there was a fire in Manxiang Garden and a murder occurred... We didn't know there was any connection between these two people before."
"Does your Excellency think this matter is related to Xiao Ying?"
The person reporting this had a bright look in his eyes, but then frowned again.
"But according to the investigation, Xiao Ying was just an ordinary village woman and shouldn't have such power. Whether it was the murder in Manxiang Garden or the deaths of the county magistrate and Zhou Tianci, they were definitely the work of top masters."
Wei Liang nodded slightly: "This is exactly what I can't figure out."
There was nothing special about Xiao Ying's life. Apart from being very strong, he had no experience in martial arts.
Just having great strength alone won't accomplish these things. Not to mention anything else, you can't even break into the city walls and the county government office.
"It seems I have to go to Chenjia Village in person to meet this Xiao Ying."
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
