Chapter 139 There are too many helplessness in life
If the mother and daughter had not gone to the Li family on the day of the Little New Year, Li Baotian might not have drunk excessively due to his depressed mood, the three children would not have been born prematurely, and Li Caiyun and Zhou Yong would not have suffered several months of mental torture.
All the misfortunes that the Li family encountered were closely related to the mother and daughter.
So, how could Zhou Yong easily forgive Tang Yulian?
He is not a saint and cannot repay evil with kindness.
Despite Li Fengzhi's repeated pleas, Zhou Yong remained indifferent.
Soon Tang Yulian was invited over by the public security brigade. Faced with the sudden interrogation and her young age, she confessed everything clearly in minutes.
Zhou Yong raised his eyebrows as he looked at Li Fengzhi, whose face was pale. Tang Yulian was so scared that she started to cry.
After a while, the Tang family rushed over and learned the truth. They immediately distanced themselves from the mother and daughter, and some of them even turned around and left.
Zhou Yong looked at Li Fengzhi, who was being pushed down by everyone, with a sarcastic look on his face.
Li Baotian, who was mixed in the crowd, saw everything that happened. He slowly closed his eyes, feeling deeply sad for having such a sister. At the same time, he felt that all this was what Li Fengzhi and her daughter had brought upon themselves.
The truth of the case has been revealed, and only three hundred yuan is left of the one thousand yuan spent.
Zhou Yong borrowed a horse-drawn carriage from the public security brigade and went directly to the Tang family to move things to pay off the debt.
Sewing machines, wall clocks, bedding, boxes and cabinets were all taken away, but these items could not compensate for the seven hundred yuan, not to mention the many purchase invoices that were included.
Zhou Yong loaded the Tang family's food into the car, and also took away Li Fengzhi's son's wedding bedding as well as the washbasin and kettle.
That’s not all. Anything that caught his eye was moved onto the carriage by him.
Li Baotian looked at Zhou Yong who was constantly looting things inside and outside the house and sighed slowly, but he said nothing in the end.
After all, that money was earned by Zhou Yong and Li Caiyun from working hard to go up the mountain and risk their lives to collect medicinal herbs. Li Fengzhi squandered it in just a few months, leaving only 300 yuan. Even though she was his own brother, he hated his elder sister to the core.
Zhou Yong looked at the items on the carriage, did the math in his mind, and felt that he was at a disadvantage.
He went to the village chief and asked him to use the Tang family's salary to pay off the debt in the fall.
Otherwise he would have to lose more than 300 yuan. Zhou Yong didn't care about this little money, but he didn't want to let the Tang family get away with it.
After negotiations between the village chief and Li Fengzhi's husband, the three parties reached an agreement.
Zhou Yong was afraid that the Tang family would play tricks on him afterwards, so he asked Li Fengzhi's husband to write a letter of guarantee and sign it.
Zhou Yong drove the carriage with Li Baotian back to Huaixi Village with satisfaction. On the way, Li Baotian sighed from time to time!
"Dad, are you upset with me?"
Li Baotian was not dissatisfied with Zhou Yong, but he still couldn't let go of the trauma caused by Li Fengzhi.
"Zhou Yong, your aunt will never be able to return to Huaixi Village in her lifetime. Let's end her story here!"
Li Fengzhi, who is already old, paid a cruel price for her actions and faced three to five years of forced labor on a farm. When she returns, she will not be able to gain a foothold in the village. Her children, grandchildren, and in-laws will isolate and exclude her. It can be said that she will not have a good life for the rest of her life.
Zhou Yong, who was driving the carriage, was thinking hard. He understood what his father-in-law meant and wanted to preserve a little dignity for Li Fengzhi in Huaixi Village.
"Dad, even if I go back and say nothing, the news will eventually spread back to Huaixi Village. After all, many of the young wives in our village have their families in my eldest aunt's village..."
Zhou Yong's words made Li Baotian lower his head silently. He sighed and said nothing more.
Besides, it is unrealistic to conceal this matter. The money was demanded through the public security brigade of the village where Li Fengzhi lives, so the matter will definitely spread in the future.
Li Baotian remained silent for the rest of the journey. After entering Huaixi Village, Zhou Yong drove the carriage to the brigade.
Since the money was recovered in the name of public funds, Zhou Yong could not take these items home.
All the items were recorded and confiscated one by one. Zhou Yong became more and more upset. He handed the matter over to Sun Qing and went back home.
That was all his money, and now it has become a bargain for the Huaixi Village Brigade.
Zhou Yong didn't need this little money, it just made him feel a little depressed.
But after thinking about it, he felt that it was taking from the people and giving back to the people. After all, he made a lot of profit from reselling the medicinal materials from the purchasing team.
Zhou Yong felt much better after thinking this way. He walked home leisurely and chatted with some acquaintances he met.
When Zhou Yong arrived home, Li Baotian was lying on the kang in the east room. Zhang Guifang saw her son-in-law and hurriedly asked what had happened.
Li Baotian came back without saying anything. He took off his shoes, lay down on the kang and closed his eyes.
Zhou Yong looked at his mother-in-law and then at his young wife, and recounted the whole story in detail.
"You also confiscated the remaining three hundred dollars?"
Zhou Yong nodded gently: "Mom, this money must be confiscated, otherwise once the news spreads, our family may face unnecessary troubles."
Although Zhang Guifang felt sorry for the money, she also understood that Zhou Yong's decision was made out of helplessness.
Li Caiyun was concerned about Zhou Yong from another perspective: "Why did your aunt hit you? Why didn't you hit back?"
Zhou Yong felt Li Caiyun's concern and a warm feeling surged in his heart.
"She is an elder after all, how can I hit her?"
Zhou Yong spoke beautifully, but he didn't know that he had used Li Fengzhi's slap to plot against Li Baotian.
Otherwise, things would not have been resolved so smoothly, and there’s no telling what kind of trouble would have occurred.
Zhang Guifang was filled with anger and gnashed her teeth as she spoke: "Li Fengzhi, you actually dared to hit my son-in-law, I will never let you go..."
Li Fengzhi got back the money she stole, but she still hadn't paid back the money she owed to her brother's family.
Li Caiyun felt upset and felt indignant for her man, so she asked Zhang Guifang to ask Li Fengzhi for money.
Even if she didn't say this, Zhang Guifang had already decided to go to the Tang family tomorrow. Even if she couldn't get the money back, she had to seek justice for her son-in-law.
The more Zhang Guifang thought about it, the angrier she became, and she returned to the east room in anger.
Li Baotian was in trouble. Zhang Guifang hit him with a feather duster and scolded him for being useless. Zhou Yong was beaten by Li Fengzhi in front of him, which was like a slap in the face of both of them.
Knowing he was in the wrong, Li Baotian didn't say a word and just endured the beating.
Zhang Guifang vented her anger, and seeing the depressed look on Li Baotian's face, she couldn't help but feel soft-hearted.
She threw the feather duster onto the kang, turned her face away and sat on the edge of the kang without saying a word.
Li Baotian looked at his wife, feeling helpless and aggrieved.
This incident caused certain harm to Li Baotian physically and mentally, and he had no one to vent his pain.
Li Baotian lay back down. Zhang Guifang looked at him and said, "Stop pretending to be dead."
He said nothing. Zhang Guifang muttered a few words, then got up and left the east room.
After she left, the elderly Li Baotian sighed, closed his eyes, and tears flowed down the corners of his eyes.
There are too many helplessness in life. Li Baotian gave Li Fengzhi a chance to turn over a new leaf, but unfortunately she did not cherish it.
Now that things have come to this, Li Baotian can't even hold his head up in front of his family. Even if Zhang Guifang goes to the Tang family to collect the debt, he can't say a word.
Li Baotian was both sad and upset, and he went from crying silently to crying loudly.
Zhou Yong looked at his father-in-law, pursed his lips, tiptoed out of the east room, and gave his father-in-law some space to vent his emotions.
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