Chapter 83 Staying Unmarried Ensures Peace
"Zhao Youjin has truly appeared!"
“Youjin was the most outstanding young man in our village. I never expected that he would still protect his wife and children even after he died.”
“Good people don’t live long. I watched Jin grow up. He got married, had a son, and life was just getting better when he suddenly passed away.”
"..."
Among the crowd, Grandma Zhao's eyes were red.
She had three sons and two daughters, and her favorite was her eldest son. He was also the most successful and brought her honor, but he died young.
She, an elderly woman, had to bury her son, and she would wake up crying countless nights.
She always felt that when a person dies, everything is gone.
But now, the eldest son's wife tells her that the eldest son has appeared to her.
In other words, although the eldest son is dead, he is watching over his family from heaven.
Suppressing her grief, Old Mrs. Zhao squeezed into the crowd, grabbed a handful of wild vegetables from her basket to feed the chickens, and threw them at Zhao Fugui: "You shameless, filthy thing! You have a wife at home, isn't that enough? You have to seduce the widows in the village. Zhang's husband is a coward, but my eldest son has fought on the battlefield. If you dare to bully those widows and orphans again, my eldest son will become a vengeful ghost and kill you!"
"Sister-in-law, please stop scolding. My Fugui has already learned his lesson!" Zhao Fugui's mother grabbed Zhao's old lady's hand and said to the villagers who were watching, "There are many of us, and we have a lot of yang energy. Are we afraid of a dead person? Let's all help each other and get my Fugui here first, okay?"
There are still some kind-hearted people in the village, including some of Zhao Fugui's immediate family members.
Several men in their thirties and forties, in the prime of their lives, walked over, and as soon as they stepped over, a jolt of electricity shot up from the soles of their feet.
The burly man was electrocuted and fell to the ground. Although he didn't pass out, the sudden pain and numbness left everyone shaken.
“Grandma Dashan said it was Grandpa Dashan’s spirit appearing, so it can’t be wrong.” The village head’s wife came over. “Grandpa Dashan will only let you go when Grandma Dashan’s wife is alright. Let me tell you something here, don’t think that just because the village head isn’t here, you can do whatever you want! If anyone dares to steal chickens or dogs again, I’ll report it to the authorities. Locking them up for three or five days is fine too, but they’ll at least behave themselves.”
As he spoke, he gave Zhang the rascal a special look.
Zhao Fugui was going crazy.
He was tied to a tree, his whole body ached, and his genitals seemed swollen. He screamed for help, but no one dared to go.
Even his parents wouldn't dare try it again; the feeling was simply unpleasant.
"Pooh!"
Grandma Zhao spat under the big locust tree.
He turned to Cheng Wanwan and said, "What happened to Dashan's wife? Take me to see her."
Zhao's two sisters-in-law, Wen and Sun, quickly followed. Wen was genuinely worried that something serious had happened, while Sun was just there to watch the show.
Grandma Zhao hadn't come for a few days. As soon as she entered, she saw the newly built chicken coop and duck shed on the side of the yard, as well as a doghouse. Chickens and ducks were flying around in the yard, and puppies were running around everywhere. It looked messy, but it also showed a sense of order.
Old Mrs. Zhao held back her words. As soon as she entered the house, she saw Wu Huiniang's pale face and that she was still unconscious. Her heart sank to the bottom.
No wonder the elder brother appeared. Judging from the looks of it, the child from the mountain couldn't be saved. This was the eldest grandson of the main branch, and he's gone just like that. The old man from the mountain must be furious in heaven...
"How did it get like this..." Wen's voice was very low. "I'm afraid Doctor Zheng can't cure it. We have to go to town to invite a doctor."
Grandma Zhao nodded: "Don't be afraid to spend money. Money can be earned back, but once a person is gone, everything is gone. I still have some money here. Take it and go to town to invite a skilled doctor to come back and take your pulse."
She took a cloth bag from her waistband, which contained a hundred copper coins.
The old woman always had a premonition that her eldest daughter-in-law would ask her for money, so she hid the remaining four hundred coins in the cave and carried one hundred coins with her at all times in case of emergency.
This money finally came in handy, and she stuffed it into Cheng Wanwan's hand without saying a word.
Since Ms. Wen had no money on her, she immediately said, "I've saved up a dozen or so coins recently, I'll take them to pay for Da Shan's wife's medical treatment first."
Sun silently lowered her head. Her mother-in-law gave her money, and her second sister-in-law also gave her money. She didn't say a word, as if she were an oddball.
She forced a smile and took out two coins from her sleeve: "This is all I have, sister-in-law, please don't mind."
Cheng Wanwan could tell that Sun was reluctant, but she still gave her two coins. Two coins were not easy to earn back. Although Sun was a bit eccentric, she still had some sense of shame. As long as someone had a sense of shame, there was a way to deal with them.
She didn't accept the copper coins and sighed, "Doctor Zheng said that even if the town's doctor came, there wouldn't be much he could do. He could only slowly nurse the child back to health. If we're lucky, we might be able to save the child, but if we're not, that's normal. As long as the mother is alright, everything will be fine."
Grandma Zhao put the coin back: "That's right, Dashan's wife is still young, not even seventeen yet. Once she's recovered, she can have another one."
Cheng Wanwan nodded and saw Old Mrs. Zhao and her two sisters-in-law out.
Just as the three of them left, a figure appeared at the gate of the courtyard—it was Aunt Fugui.
Her face was ashen, clearly she hadn't slept well all night, and she looked extremely unwell.
Cheng Wanwan didn't know what she was there for, and didn't let her in. She just quietly looked at the person in front of her.
Aunt Fugui took out a cloth bag from her sleeve, which contained dozens of copper coins: "Zhao Fugui injured Dashan's wife, so in principle, our family should pay for the medical expenses, but we only have these copper coins left."
This time, Cheng Wanwan did not refuse. She took the copper coins and counted them: "There are a total of sixty-seven coins here, but Hui Niang spent one hundred and thirty coins on medical treatment and medicine, so you still owe sixty-three coins."
Aunt Fugui nodded, said nothing, and turned to leave.
Looking at her figure, Cheng Wanwan felt a little complicated. Aunt Fugui used to be a shrew and flamboyant person. Every time she saw her, she would say a few sarcastic words. But now, because her husband had caused such a mess, this middle-aged woman who was originally full of energy had become so listless.
Being single is definitely better; you don't have to serve men, you don't have to put up with their temper, and staying single ensures peace of mind.
Aunt Fugui left Cheng Wanwan's house and had to pass the big locust tree in the middle of the village to walk to the middle of the village.
Zhao Fugui was still tied to a big tree. When he saw his wife walk over, he angrily shouted, "Come here and untie me, now!"
Aunt Fugui stopped in her tracks, glancing at him indifferently: "What do the disgusting things you've done have to do with me?"
"You wretched woman, are you trying to turn the world upside down?!" Zhao Fugui struggled violently. "Even if Zhao Youjin were still alive, I wouldn't be afraid, let alone that he's already dead..."
He was tied with a hemp rope, but the tree was so thick that Zhao Sanniu later used straw rope to tie it several more times.
Zhao Fugui kept struggling, and the straw rope slowly loosened. Once his hands were free, he began to untie the rope around his feet. He yelled at his wife, "If you've got the guts, stand still and see how I deal with you!"
He quickly untied the ropes and rushed towards Aunt Fugui.
He stepped onto the outer ground, and a tingling current ran up his body, exactly the same feeling he had last night.
He convulsed a few times and fell to his knees, but the electric current was not strong enough for him to pass out.
Aunt Fugui laughed: "Aren't you afraid of Zhao Youjin? Why are you kneeling down to him?"
Zhao Fugui didn't actually want to kneel; he simply couldn't control his body.
He looked left and right, but there was nothing dirty in broad daylight. So why couldn't he get out of the big locust tree?
Could it be that there really is a ghost?
Zhao Fugui was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat.
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