“Zhang, don’t be easily swayed by others to come back and cause trouble with Dayong. You have to live your own life to know its joys and sorrows.”
"Look, Da Yong didn't actually do anything today, so you should hurry home and live a good life with Da Yong."
Village Chief Liu's words were practically a direct accusation that Pei Yao and her group were sowing discord.
Chen Fang sneered inwardly. They were clearly pushing someone into a fire pit, yet they pretended to be making plans for Zhang Niangzi.
Village Chief Liu continued earnestly to Madam Zhang:
"Don't worry, I'll talk to Dayong later and ask him to treat you better in the future. Life can go on. Don't make a scene anymore and become a laughing stock."
The villagers were all opportunists; now that the village chief had spoken, they joined him in persuading Zhang Niangzi.
“Yes, Madam Zhang, life is for yourself to live, and only you know whether it's good or bad. I don't think Dayong has any major problems. Apart from being a bit of a scoundrel, Dayong actually has many good points, for example…”
The man paused as he spoke, momentarily unable to think of any words to praise Qi Dayong.
In the end, he could only awkwardly shut his mouth.
Another thin, sallow-faced woman chimed in, "That's right, Zhang Shi. Which of us women hasn't gone through this? We've all managed to get by. Back then, your uncle beat me even harder than Da Yong, but I still survived. Take my advice, just wait until the children are older, and things will get better."
"Exactly, none of us have been through this. She's just being dramatic, demanding a divorce from her husband. She's really gone too far. Doesn't she know she should just be more patient? When the child grows up, life will be better."
"I told you women shouldn't be allowed to go out to work. Look at her, she's become so wild, she doesn't even want a home anymore. She probably has a lover outside."
“…”
The people in the crowd started talking all at once, and their statements became increasingly absurd.
Pei Yao sneered inwardly. These people were clearly in the fire pit themselves, yet they still wanted to push others into it as well.
The surrounding area was filled with the chatter of villagers, but Zhang Niangzi couldn't hear their voices; she could only see their mouths moving.
She didn't say anything more, but smiled silently at Pei Yao and Yun Niang, who were separated by the crowd not far away.
Zhang Niangzi didn't say anything more to the village chief.
She didn't mention the divorce from Qi Dayong again, nor did she mention her grievances.
He sat there quietly, without saying a word.
When the village chief saw that she had stopped arguing about wanting a divorce, he assumed that his words had worked.
I couldn't help but feel a little smug.
He continued lecturing Zhang for a while, and seeing that she did not refute him, he left satisfied.
When they left, they also took that scourge, Widow Xia, with them.
Widow Xia was naturally unwilling to leave. After all, she had been beaten so badly by Pei Yao, how could she possibly let it go like this?
However, under the village chief's cold gaze, Widow Xia struggled for a while, but still left.
As he passed by Pei Yao and the others, he didn't forget to spit at them a few times.
Pei Yao glared at her coldly, and only then did she calm down and follow the village chief.
The remaining people, seeing that the village chief and Widow Xia had left and that there was no more excitement to watch, slowly dispersed.
Those who had been blocking Pei Yao and the others had all left, and Pei Yao and the others hurriedly ran to Zhang Niangzi's side.
"Zhang Niangzi, are you... alright?" Yunniang looked at Zhang Niangzi, who looked utterly dejected, with heartache.
Seeing Zhang Niangzi like this, everyone was at a loss for how to comfort her.
After all, none of them could empathize with Zhang Niangzi's feelings at this moment.
We can only wait for her to process it on her own.
After calming down a bit, Madam Zhang looked up at them and gave them a sorrowful smile:
"Madam, Miss Pei, thank you for today, but I still feel like I can't escape this sea of suffering."
Pei Yao originally wanted to take Zhang Niangzi to the Tongrentang pharmacy in town, but Zhang Niangzi shook her head and said:
"No need, I'm used to this kind of injury. I usually just bear it and it heals on my own. There's no need to waste money."
Pei Yao wanted to persuade her further: "Madam Zhang, you should still go and take a look."
After all, Zhang Niangzi's injuries looked quite serious.
Zhang Niangzi insisted on not going.
Pei Yao didn't say anything more.
……..
When they left Zhang Niangzi's house, everyone was unusually silent.
What just happened made Pei Yao realize for the first time the cannibalistic mentality of this old era.
Men are everything.
Zhang Niangzi has already been bullied so badly by her husband's family, and all she wants is a divorce to escape her misery.
But it was so difficult; everyone thought Zhang Niangzi had gone mad...
However, it is very easy for a man to divorce his wife. In fact, if a man wants to divorce his wife, he only needs to find a lame excuse.
But the woman had no choice.
Pei Yao didn't eat dinner that night; she washed up and went to bed early.
Pei Erlang watched Pei Yao silently return to her room, somewhat puzzled.
The child was in a bad mood when he came back in the evening, and remained silent without saying a word.
This time, he went straight back to his room without saying a word.
Seeing that she hadn't eaten, Pei Erlang called out to Pei Yao's retreating figure, "Yao'er, aren't you going to eat? Today..."
Yunniang reached out and pulled her back: "Don't shout, she's probably feeling bad right now."
Pei Erlang asked worriedly, "What's wrong with Yao'er?"
Yunniang sighed helplessly: "e=(′o｀*))) Sigh."
Then they told Pei Erlang everything that had happened to them in Liujia Village that day.
Pei Erlang did not go with them at the time, so he did not know the specifics of what happened.
Hearing Yunniang's words, he understood.
She said angrily, "The husband is the head of the household. If the husband is not virtuous, the wife can remarry. Moreover, according to the current laws, if a husband beats his wife, the wife can also file for divorce on her own. How can they arbitrarily make decisions for Zhang and prevent her from getting a divorce?"
Yunniang sighed. Although that's what she said, such laws were never something ordinary people could use.
It's difficult for ordinary women to survive in this world.
Pei Yao rarely suffers from insomnia since coming to this world, but today is the first time she has ever had insomnia.
She opened her big eyes in the darkness.
Zhang Niangzi's desperate eyes kept flashing in Pei Yao's mind, and she couldn't erase them no matter what she did.
...
When Pei Yao woke up the next day, she had two huge dark circles under her eyes.
The moment Pei Yichen saw her, he was so startled that he took a big step back.
"Wow, that startled me! Sister, did you steal a cow from the village last night?" Pei Yichen exclaimed in shock.
Pei Yao, with her messy hair and dark circles under her eyes, looked up after hearing Pei Yichen's words: "No, I just didn't sleep well last night."
After saying that, he floated to the well to fetch water for washing.
Pei Yichen was left completely bewildered.
Pei Yichen: You call this nothing?
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