Chapter 182 The cooked duck flew away...
This is the human heart and human nature. Zhou Yong has lived two lives and has long seen through these issues.
Zhou Ling stared at her elder brother in a daze. She was speechless.
Zhou Yong's eyes showed sarcasm: "Zhou Ling, I will help you, not because I'm afraid you will resent me, but because I can't stand the way they deal with people..."
Selling a son would be bad enough, but now the couple is selling their daughter for fame and fortune. What makes Zhou Yong most depressed is that their sacrifice was only for the sake of fulfilling the brothers Zhou Gang and Zhou Qiang.
Zhou Yong really wanted to ask Cui Shufen and Zhou Jiefang, in their hearts, were Zhou Gang and Zhou Qiang the only children they had?
Zhou Ling raised her hand to wipe away her tears and asked cautiously, "Brother, are you really willing to help me?"
It’s not about whether he is willing or not, but this incident touched the scar in Zhou Yong’s heart.
Zhou Yong was too lazy to continue discussing this issue with Zhou Ling, so he changed the subject: "Let's talk about the specifics."
Zhou Ling told the story in detail, and Zhou Yong tried hard to recall it, and found that in his memory, there was very little information about the Zhou family and the facts.
"Do you like Zhao Min?"
Zhou Yong secretly raised his eyebrows. He didn't expect that in the conservative 1970s, a girl like Zhou Ling would have the courage to say such words.
Zhou Ling blushed, lowered her head in embarrassment, and muttered quietly: "Isn't freedom of marriage advocated now? It's not wrong that I like Zhao Min."
"You like Zhao Min, but does he like you?"
Zhou Yong has seen many cases where a barber is too eager to do something.
Zhou Yong's words stumped Zhou Ling. She pondered and stammered, with a tone of uncertainty: "He, he should like me too..."
Love in this era is more subtle. Even if you like someone, it is rare to break that layer of window paper.
Zhou Yong looked at Zhou Ling's shy look and thought: What does it mean that she should like me too?
However, he did not pursue this question. It was Zhou Ling's freedom to like whomever she wanted.
Zhou Yong raised his wrist to check the time and saw that it was almost noon: "Let's go back to the village first!"
Zhou Ling was a little scared. If Cui Shufen and Zhou Jiefang knew the truth, she dared to say that she would be skinned alive if she didn't die.
Zhou Yong saw through Zhou Ling's thoughts: "Are you scared now? When you confessed everything to Lu Xiangdong, didn't you think about what would happen to you?"
Zhou Ling thought about her fate. She couldn't escape being beaten. She would probably be imprisoned for a period of time and then hurriedly married off.
After listening to Zhou Ling's words, Zhou Yong looked at her with admiration from the bottom of his heart.
"You are a clever man."
Zhou Ling bit her lip and said, "Brother, I don't want to marry someone casually like my elder sister. Am I wrong for that?"
When she mentioned Zhou Xia, Zhou Yong suddenly fell silent.
Since Zhou Xia got married in this life, she rarely returns to her parents' home.
Because her husband's family favors boys over girls, Zhou Xia has long been reduced to a reproductive tool in her husband's family.
She gave birth to five daughters one after another. If she couldn't give birth to a son, Zhou Xia would be kicked out of the house.
Zhou Yong spoke with difficulty: "How is Zhou Xia doing now?"
In his previous life, he had never paid attention to anyone in the Zhou family. In this life, he lives in Huaixi Village. There are some things that he doesn't need to ask specifically. Zhou Yong will also know some things about his older sister through other people.
Zhou Ling's eyes suddenly turned red: "My elder sister's life is very difficult. She doesn't have enough food or warm clothes at her husband's house..."
Zhou Xia married into a family that favored boys over girls, and gave birth to daughters for several consecutive times. One can imagine her life in her husband's family.
Zhou Yong looked up at the sky and felt that Cui Shufen and Zhou Jiefang were really committing a sin. They had ruined their good daughter.
At the beginning, Zhou Xia was unwilling to marry into her current husband's family because she learned from others that the man's family favored boys over girls. However, the bride price given by the man was higher than that of other families. In order to pay off their hunger, Cui Shufen and Zhou Jiefang beat and scolded their daughter to force her to marry. This is also the main reason why Zhou Xia rarely returned to her parents' home after marriage.
Zhou Yong took a deep breath and tightened his grip on the handlebars.
Zhou Yong had never paid attention to Zhou Xia's fate in her previous life. All the pain she suffered in this life came from Cui Shufen and Zhou Jiefang.
It is said that there are no bad parents in the world. Zhou Yong finds this statement quite ironic.
He didn't say another word and pushed his bicycle forward.
Zhou Ling hurriedly followed: "Brother, what should I do?"
Zhou Yong did not stop: "Follow me."
Zhou Ling's heart finally settled down. She looked at her elder brother's profile and hurried to catch up.
The brother and sister didn't communicate anymore along the way. Zhou Yong looked at the road ahead with mixed emotions.
After entering the village, Zhou Yong walked towards the brigade on his own, and Zhou Ling followed him like a child.
When they arrived at the brigade, Zhou Yong parked his bicycle and took Zhou Ling into the office.
Zhou Yong dealt with the things at hand, and by the time he finished it was already past two o'clock in the afternoon.
After leaving the team, Zhou Ling felt uneasy and she would glance at Zhou Yong's background from time to time.
Although they are siblings, Zhou Ling doesn't understand Zhou Yong's temper at all.
In Zhou Ling's mind, Zhou Yong was a very difficult person to talk to and he never looked at her with a good face.
They arrived at the gate of Zhou's house, and Zhou Yong said, "You go home first, I'll be there soon."
Home was right in front of her, but Zhou Ling didn't dare to go in.
"Brother, I'm scared."
Zhou Yong glanced at Zhou Ling and was almost amused by her: "What if they can eat you?"
It wasn't that she ate it, but Zhou Ling didn't want to be beaten.
"Brother, I'll wait for you here."
Zhou Yong said nothing and walked forward slowly, which made Zhou Ling feel nervous.
Just as Zhou Yong pushed his bicycle into Li's house, Cui Shufen appeared behind Zhou Ling. She followed her daughter's gaze and grabbed her ear.
"You little bitch, why don't you come home with me?"
Zhou Ling pressed her mother's hand and cried out in pain, but Cui Shufen completely ignored her daughter's feelings and pulled her into the house by her ears.
As soon as the door was closed, Cui Shufen slapped Zhou Ling in the face with anger. For a moment, she saw stars and her head was buzzing.
Cui Shufen seemed to be still unsatisfied. She kicked Zhou Ling twice, picked up the feather duster on the edge of the kang and hit her daughter with it.
Although I wear cotton clothes and trousers now, it still hurts when a feather duster hits my body.
Zhou Ling dodged back and forth on the ground, begging Cui Shufen to stop hitting her, but she had no intention of giving up.
"Dad, save me."
Zhou Jiefang sat on the edge of the kang and said with great sorrow: "How dare you ask me to plead for you? Because of you, the cooked duck flew away..."
Originally, as long as Zhou Ling married into the Lu family, the brothers Zhou Gang and Zhou Qiang would be able to find a job, and then their family would be able to pay off all debts quickly.
Now, Lu Xiangdong refused to agree to this marriage, and both jobs were ruined.
Cui Shufen didn't believe the reason given by the Lu family for breaking off the engagement. She felt that Zhou Ling must have been the one who interfered and led to this result.
After Cui Shufen came back from Lu's house, she became angrier and angrier the more she thought about it. She even wanted to strangle Zhou Ling to death.
Zhou Ling was beaten and hid in a corner. Cui Shufen hit her daughter on the back of her hand with a feather duster, causing her to cry in pain.
"Tell me, what did you say to Lu Xiangdong?"
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