Qin Yunyang was pushed aside by the woman
They walked towards Qin Luo and Wang Chang'en.
Seeing Qin Liang's dark face, he immediately lowered his head and obediently admitted defeat.
"Father, I was wrong. I shouldn't have meddled. I even caused Mother to get scolded. Please punish me!"
Qin Liang was so angry at how quickly he admitted his mistake that he almost laughed.
"Whether or not you're punished is another matter; what are your plans to do now?"
"Anyway, we won't give them water or food. At worst, we'll beat them up again until they're too scared to ask for anything."
Qin Liang did not express an opinion.
Just pat him on the shoulder and push him out.
"Then go ahead!"
Qin Yunyang bumped right into the woman who was running towards him, knocking her to the ground.
Qin Luo looked at Qin Liang and grinned mischievously.
"Hehe! Uncle, you did that on purpose, didn't you?"
Qin Liang retorted in a serious tone.
"What do you mean intentionally? I didn't do it on purpose!"
Qin Luo had an expression that said, "Whatever you say is right."
"Yes, you did it by accident, you accidentally avenged your aunt!"
Qin Liang gently tapped her forehead: "You little rascal!"
The woman who had been hit scrambled to her feet and grabbed Qin Yunyuan's leg.
"You can't leave. You hurt my man. You have to give me food and water."
Qin Yunyang, a fourteen-year-old boy, was being held tightly by a woman's leg.
His face turned bright red to the roots of his ears, and he could barely move his legs.
His tone also became stammering.
"You...you let me go! How can you be so shameless in front of everyone!"
Seeing that Qin Yunyang hadn't kicked her away, the woman figured there was probably a chance.
The hands holding her legs tightened even more.
"I'll let you go if you give me food and water; otherwise, I won't let go."
Qin Yunyuan tried his best to pull his leg out.
"Get out of my way! I have no food or water. You've got the wrong person!"
The woman had an expression of disbelief on her face.
"Don't try to fool me! I saw everything. You had not only donkey carts but also horse-drawn carts, piled high with grain and large water buckets. I don't want much—just ten catties of grain and two water bags. Give me that, and I'll let you go right away!"
Qin Yunyang remained unmoved by what she said.
"You won't let me go, huh? You're trying to be a scoundrel, aren't you? Well, I'll show you who's the bigger scoundrel!"
He didn't care whether the woman hugged his legs or not, he just pulled up his pants and shouted.
"You shameless woman! You tried to extort grain from me, so you came up and tried to pull down my pants. I'm just a child! How could you do this to me, auntie!"
People around him heard what he said and came over to see what was going on.
Among them were disaster victims who recognized the woman.
"Wow! I never would have guessed! This Erniu's wife even preys on the children?"
Another person chimed in
"Exactly! This Erniu has no skills whatsoever. He's only ten years older than Xinghua, and all he does is act and scam people with his child. If I were Xinghua, I'd also find someone younger, easier to control, right? Hahahaha~"
The onlookers burst into laughter.
Only Erniu, lying on the ground, blushed with embarrassment.
When Xinghua heard people talking about her like that, she kept explaining.
"No, no, my heart only belongs to my Erniu."
Those watching the spectacle didn't believe it.
"Xinghua, you said you only have Erniu in your heart, so why are you clinging to that boy's leg like that?"
Xinghua wanted to let go, but she was afraid that if she did, she wouldn't get any food.
All I could say, furious, was, "He injured my Erniu, and I'm afraid he'll run away and won't pay compensation."
"Come on! You two, always fooling around with strangers, but I've never seen you clinging to anyone's leg! Perhaps you're just taking advantage of this handsome young man?"
People around were making fun of it.
Apricot Blossom roared in anger
"Nonsense, you're all talking nonsense. How could I possibly have such filthy thoughts about a child?"
Qin Luo suddenly spoke up at this moment.
"So you and your man are extorting a child? Don't you feel your intentions are dirty?"
Everyone around was agreeing.
"Exactly! You two have done all sorts of dirty things, trading your six-year-old daughter, two pounds of grain, and half a pot of water to those slave traders, and you still have the nerve to say your hearts aren't dirty?"
Upon hearing this, Xinghua suddenly erupted.
She released Qin Yunyang, pointed at the person who had spoken, and screamed like a madwoman.
"What do you know? I harmed her? Did I harm her? I saved her! If I hadn't sold her, she would be the one cooking in the pot today. She's flesh and blood of my own flesh! Do you think I don't feel sorry for her? Huh? Huh~"
The surroundings fell silent instantly, everyone turning to look at Erniu lying on the ground.
Erniu stared intently at Xinghua with a sinister look.
His eyes seemed to want to devour her whole.
Xinghua trembled with fear and knelt at Erniu's feet, begging for mercy.
"My dear husband, I misspoke, I really misspoke. Please forgive me, please forgive me, okay?"
Erniu stopped pretending, got up from the ground, and kicked Xinghua in the head.
Xinghua collapsed to the ground, blood flowing from her nose, ears, and mouth.
The child who had been digging in the dirt saw his mother fall to the ground.
She stumbled over, waving her little hands incessantly, her face streaked with tears as she cried out, "Mother..."
Qin Luo asked Wang Chang'en to fetch Doctor You, and then ran over to feed Xinghua a handful of pills.
Erniu saw Xinghua lying on the ground covered in blood, and he felt a little scared...
But he still said it viciously.
"You bitch, stop pretending to be dead and get up right now, or I'll sell your son too!"
The onlookers were all cursing Erniu.
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