After hearing about Jiang Xiaoju's experience, the onlookers were filled with righteous indignation, cursing and urging Old Man Jiang to continue.
"This girl's life was miserable, and that was just the beginning. Later, that scoundrel came home drunk and fell into the river and drowned. Now, her in-laws started to call her a jinx and her husband was doomed. Then, her mother-in-law started to abuse her all day long.
This old woman is not a good person either. Think about it, what kind of woman can raise a second-rate person? Later, the second-rate person's brother took a fancy to Jiang Xiaoju's house, but the mother-in-law directly kicked her out and didn't let her live there.
Everyone couldn't help but sigh in their hearts after hearing this. They had finally escaped from the tiger's mouth, but now they fell into the wolf's den.
At this time, the emergency room was full of people. The patients and their families who came to see the doctor also came to join in the fun. Even the doctors in the outpatient clinic stopped seeing patients and squeezed together with the patients to listen to Old Man Jiang tell stories.
"What happened to her afterwards?"
"Later, she had no choice but to return to her parents' home. Her worthless mother made her do farm work every day and even made her sleep in the pigsty. Look at her skinny body, what can she eat normally?"
A young nurse said angrily: "You can tell he's malnourished at first glance. He can't weigh more than 75 kilograms."
Everyone clicked their tongues again.
Old Man Jiang continued, "Just before the Chinese New Year, her mother sold her again to Tang Damazi from Guanhu Village in the east of the city. I heard she received 300 yuan as a betrothal gift."
A woman screamed, "I'm going to die! This Tang Damazi is already over 40 years old, with pits all over her face. She looks like a ghost. Who would want to marry her? To promise her to a family like her is so cruel."
Tang Mazi is very famous in the east part of the city because he is not only ugly but also a second-rate person. He doesn't do farm work and is probably doing some petty theft.
If nothing unexpected happens, he will definitely be shot in the crackdown in the second half of the year.
Old Man Jiang stamped his feet and said, "Who said it wasn't true? I said it then. Xiaoju would definitely not survive. She would be driven to death by her mother sooner or later. Look, she really drank pesticide today. Sigh."
Everyone listened to Old Man Jiang's story, and then looked at Jiang Xiaoju who was undergoing painful gastric lavage not far away. Everyone felt very uncomfortable, and several women had already started wiping their tears.
While directing the rescue, Chen Xia was also furious at what he heard. He wanted to grab this old witch and slap her a few times.
But the story was clearly not over yet, as someone asked Old Man Jiang again, "Master, did the girl marry Tang Damazi later?"
A woman nearby replied, "She must be married. Didn't the old man just say she was getting married for the second time?"
Oh~~~~
The onlookers suddenly understood after hearing this, and everyone felt uncomfortable. What's the difference between marrying such a pockmarked man and marrying the second-rate guy mentioned above?
Old Man Jiang slapped his thigh and said, "Who said it wasn't true? At that time, Xiaoju knelt on the ground and begged her mother, saying that she didn't want to get married and just wanted to stay at home and work like a slave. As a result, her mother slapped her twice on the spot and said she would beat her to death if she didn't marry."
"Oh my, what a sin! This is not a mother at all! Even the landlords in the old society weren't this vicious."
"That's right, poor child, you were born into the wrong family."
The onlookers started talking again. Wu Shaochen was so angry that his face turned red. He wanted to rush directly to Jiang Xiaoju's house and fight the old witch for three hundred rounds.
Old Man Jiang joined in the scolding, "Jiang Xiaoju was married off for the second time before the Lunar New Year. It's practically the same as being sold. I don't know what happened to her at Tang Damazi's house. She actually drank pesticide today."
The onlookers didn't know, but Chen Xia and several other doctors and nurses in the emergency room had seen the wounds on her body. It was obvious that Jiang Xiaoju had suffered domestic violence again at Tang Damazi's home and was beaten all over.
Perhaps she was really desperate about this world.
Nurse Lin Xingchen's eyes were red as she asked Chen Xia, "Mr. Chen, what should we do next?"
What else can Chen Xia do?
If it happened decades later, Chen Xia would definitely notify the hospital's chief duty officer immediately and then call the police directly. This kind of wound could be prosecuted as intentional injury, and there might even be the crime of marital rape.
But in the 1980s, it seemed natural for a husband to beat his wife. Not to mention the police getting involved, even the neighborhood committee or the rural brigade found it difficult to intervene.
If it's a better unit, the union aunt in the factory is not someone to be trifled with and can definitely act as a messenger of justice.
But in rural areas, unfortunately, women’s rights are not protected.
A woman's strength depends on whether she has brothers from her natal family. Jiang Xiaoju was obviously the target of blood sucking by her natal family. How could a 17-year-old girl be sold twice in a row?
If this happened decades later, Zhijiang TV's 1818 Golden Eye could be broadcast for a month straight, it would be an absolute scandal.
At this time, Yao Yinping in the crowd took out 5 yuan from her pocket and said, "Chen Xia, I'm donating 5 yuan. Please do your best to save Jiang Xiaoju. Please."
Everyone thought, "Yes, the poor little girl is penniless and needs emergency treatment. So what are we waiting for? Let's donate together."
So Yao Yinping became the temporary person in charge on the scene. You gave one yuan, I gave two yuan, and all the doctors, nurses and patients present took out money, and a total of 70 yuan in donations was received.
Chen Xia didn't say that he could pay for the rescue out of his own pocket, but what would happen if he was saved? This was a headache. It's hard for an honest judge to judge family affairs.
After a night of gastric lavage and drug treatment, Jiang Xiaoju's condition finally stabilized by dawn.
The next day at work, all the medical staff of Yuezhou People's Hospital knew the tragic story of Jiang Xiaoju in the emergency department. Throughout the day, there was an endless stream of people coming to visit Jiang Xiaoju.
Seeing the little girl sleeping on the hospital bed, several old nurses carefully pulled open her bed number dress and saw that her body was covered with bruises as rumored. They were so sad.
After Director Du learned about this, he made a "donation box" out of a cardboard box and placed it at the head of the bed. Every hospital staff member and enthusiastic citizen who came to visit put money into it.
As for the canned food and fruits at her bedside, they were almost piled up. However, although Jiang Xiaoju's life was no longer in danger, she was in a very bad mood and could not eat normally.
Even Dean Gu heard about this, and the old man was so angry that he smashed another teacup.
Old Man Gu's roar could be heard throughout the entire administrative building: "Fuck it! It's been more than 30 years since liberation, and there are still such things as selling children and forcing women. This is outrageous."
So the Yuezhou People's Hospital called the Donghu Commune and the Public Security Bureau directly. Director Gu threatened to arrest Jiang Xiaoju's vicious mother and Tang Damazi, who trafficked in people and oppressed poor farmers.
Old man Gu is a professional at putting accusations on people.
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