Chapter 258 Someone is targeting Cao Yingying
Dahe Village.
It was the time when wisps of smoke rose from the chimneys, and the village was very quiet.
The soap workshop, which was bustling in the morning, has quieted down now; everyone has gone home for lunch.
Chunhua and Wenshi were preparing lunch in the kitchen. Counting the days, their sister-in-law should be back by noon. Wenshi specially asked Zhao Dashan to buy pork. They would make twice-cooked pork and stew a chicken soup. She must have lost some weight while away from home, eating and sleeping poorly. This meal had to be a good one.
Wen said, "Yingying, go to Hunter Zhao's house and ask if he has any game. You can buy some and make a meat dish."
Cao Yingying nodded, took the money, and headed towards Zhao the hunter's house.
Zhao the hunter's house is next to Dadong Mountain, on the side. You have to go around a small grove of trees to get there.
As soon as she stepped into the woods, a hand suddenly grabbed her arm and yanked her hard, causing her to fall to the ground without warning.
She turned around and saw a man's face.
She recognized the man; his name was Zhao Fugui.
These past few days, while embroidering with Xia Hua and Damai, she had heard about Zhao Fugui. She heard that he was entangled with a widow in the village and that one night he even sneaked into Aunt Zhao's house... Anyway, he was a bad person, and you should avoid him if you run into him.
Cao Yingying was so frightened that she immediately got up from the ground.
Zhao Fugui grabbed her arm and pushed her hard, causing her to fall down again.
"What...what are you doing..."
Cao Yingying retreated using both her hands and feet, her face pale.
Zhao Fugui looked down at her and approached her step by step, then squatted down in front of her: "Miss Cao, please don't blame me."
He grabbed Cao Yingying by the collar.
"Let go!" Cao Yingying screamed, "Help! Is anyone there? Help! Ugh—"
Zhao Fugui covered her mouth.
Zhao Fugui dragged her deeper into the woods.
If it weren't for that bitch Cheng Wanwan, how could he have become someone despised by everyone in the village!
Even trash like Zhang Wulai can shit on his head. He's a member of the Zhao family, so why should he live a life worse than a pig or a dog?
Now, his chance has finally come.
As long as he defiles Miss Cao, he can marry her and become the Cao family's son-in-law. Then everyone in Dahe Village will have to rely on him to make a living, and no one will dare to talk about him behind his back!
The man said that even if the Cao family didn't acknowledge him as their son-in-law, they would still give him five hundred taels of silver!
Five hundred taels of silver! With that money, he could buy a house in the city, get married, and start a small business. It would be a hundred times better than staying in Dahe Village!
Zhao Fugui's eyes shone with excitement, and his hands trembled with elation.
"Miss Cao, don't worry, I'll be gentle, please bear with it..."
"Ugh! Ugh! Ugh!"
Cao Yingying struggled violently.
But she was a pampered young lady from a wealthy family, no match for a rural man. She used both hands to pound on him, but she couldn't budge Zhao Fugui an inch.
Zhao Fugui's hands began to tear at her clothes.
Her eyes, brimming with tears, closed, then opened again, revealing a ruthless glint in them.
She pulled a knife from her sleeve, pressed it, and the blade popped out.
Without hesitation, she stabbed at Zhao Fugui.
"ah--!"
Zhao Fugui let out a painful howl and rolled to the side.
"You little bitch, how dare you hurt me! I'll teach you a lesson you won't forget!"
Ignoring the pain in his thigh, he lunged at Cao Yingying.
Cao Yingying's hands were trembling at first, but she calmed down now. She stared intently at Zhao Fugui, and then stabbed him again.
The knife struck Zhao Fugui in the lower abdomen.
Zhao Fugui finally realized he was scared, clutching his stomach and howling in pain.
Cao Yingying didn't dare to kill anyone and didn't intend to kill him. She was afraid that Zhao Fugui would pounce on her again, so she turned around and ran away.
She returned home panting, threw the bloodstained knife into a basin of water, washed it several times with clean water until it was clean, and then hid it in her sleeve again.
She washed her face and forced herself to calm down.
Zhao Fugui forced her, and she had no choice but to fight back with a knife!
She acted in self-defense, and even if things escalated, she did nothing wrong!
Wu Huiniang came out to get diapers and saw Cao Yingying squatting by the basin washing her face. She couldn't help but ask, "Yingying, what's wrong with you?"
"I……"
Cao Yingying was about to speak.
Suddenly, there was a commotion in the front yard.
"Cao Yingying, come out!" Zhao Fugui's mother rushed into the yard and shouted, "We know you are the eldest daughter of the Cao family, but we honest villagers can't afford to offend you, and we've never thought of currying favor with you. How could you kill my son! Stop hiding, come out! Come out!"
Behind her, two nephews were carrying a door panel. Zhao Fugui was lying on the door panel, his abdomen and thighs were injured. He had only received simple treatment and hadn't even had time to change his clothes. His body was covered in blood, which was a shocking sight.
It wasn't mealtime yet, and Dashan and the children were all busy outside. Only a few women were inside. Wen Shi wiped her hands and came out: "Grandma Zhao, what happened?"
"Ha! Let Cao Yingying come out!" Granny Zhao gritted her teeth. "I want to ask her myself why she tried to kill Fugui! Slashing his thigh wasn't enough, she also stabbed him in the stomach. This was clearly an attempt to kill him!"
Ms. Wen exclaimed in surprise, "Yingying is such a well-behaved and obedient girl, she would never do such a thing. Is there some misunderstanding?"
“There’s no misunderstanding!” Cao Yingying came out of the house. “Why don’t you ask Zhao Fugui what he did that forced me to take up arms?”
All eyes in the village turned to Zhao Fugui.
Zhao Fugui's injuries looked frightening, but they weren't fatal, and he seemed to be in good spirits.
He sneered, "Miss Cao is always hanging around in front of me, obviously trying to seduce me. I arranged to meet her in the grove today, and since she showed up, it means she's interested in me too, so I... I never expected that after we were done, she would try to stab me to death!"
No matter what, he was determined to ruin Cao Yingying's reputation. To cover up the scandal, the Cao family would definitely accept him as their son-in-law.
He deliberately emphasized the phrase "after it was all over".
The crowd erupted in uproar.
"Zhao Fugui and Miss Cao, how is this possible?"
"Miss Cao's clothes were torn and she was covered in grass clippings, so she must have rolled around in the woods."
"It's not surprising that Zhao Fugui is that kind of person, but Miss Cao shouldn't have gotten involved with him..."
"He's talking nonsense!" Cao Yingying shouted angrily. "Nothing happened between us, he's spouting rubbish!"
Zhao Fugui's mother, Granny Zhao, questioned, "Since Fugui did nothing to you, why did you stab my son twice? Tell me why! Just because your Cao family is rich, does that mean you can disregard human life?"
She pushed Cao Yingying hard.
Cao Yingying lost her balance and almost fell to the ground, but Chunhua and Xiahua caught her on either side.
Madam Wen stepped in front and said coldly, "Granny Zhao, watch your words. This innocent young girl is not someone to be wronged! Since her life was almost in danger, this is a big case. Even Uncle Lizheng wouldn't dare to handle this kind of case casually. We should ask the yamen officials to come over."
Zhao Fugui sneered: "If this matter goes to the authorities, Miss Cao's reputation will be ruined. Cao Yingying, do you really want to make such a big deal out of this?"
Cao Yingying clenched her fists tightly, regretting that she hadn't just stabbed the man to death.
“I can overlook the fact that you hurt me,” Zhao Fugui said again. “Since we are of one mind, why don’t we get married in front of everyone?”
"Oh!"
A cold laugh came from the doorway.
Cheng Wanwan walked in quickly, as if she had heard a funny joke: "Even the laziest girl in our village would look down on a man like you who's like a rotten leaf! Oh no, calling you a rotten leaf is too kind. Rotten leaves can be used to feed pigs, can you?"
Zhao Fugui's face turned ashen with anger, but he dared not say anything.
Now that Zhao Chengshi has become a ninth-rank lady, she has great prestige in the village. He only dared to cause trouble because Zhao Chengshi was not around...
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