"Sir, please eat first. I'll go out and see what's going on." Upon hearing this, Liang Shuyan hurriedly came out.
Jin Erniu blushed and said, "Mother, just now, Erniu went to the backyard to see what Zhao Heng was doing, but who knew that the woodshed door was open and Zhao Heng was gone!"
Where is your older brother?
Liang Shuyan immediately thought of Jin Dashan. Jin Dashan had always been kind-hearted since childhood, and he must have released Zhao Heng after seeing that Zhao Heng was imprisoned.
Jin Erniu circled the yard and called out a few more times, but there was no response from Jin Dashan. Liang Shuyan said angrily, "Alright, stop calling. Does this Jin Dashan want to rebel? Erniu, pack your things and come with me to go find him!"
Zhang rushed out of the kitchen and asked with concern, "Mother, you haven't eaten yet. Why don't you eat first?"
"Alright, look at this simpleton Jin Dashan. I've made myself perfectly clear. The magistrate sent Zhao Heng to our house not to enjoy a life of luxury, but Dashan still insists on doing so. Then don't blame me, his mother, for not showing him any mercy."
Zhang carefully considered her mother-in-law's words before muttering, "Is Mother going to teach Dashan a lesson?"
Jin Dashan had just stepped out the door, pulling Zhao Heng along the mountain path as they ran downhill, when they heard Liang Shuyan's voice behind them.
"Jin Dashan, you still want to run? If you don't want me to break your legs, you'd better stop right there!"
Jin Dashan hesitated for a moment, glanced at Zhao Heng beside him, and said, "Zhao Heng, you should leave now. Go back and tell your father that you don't need to come to our house anymore."
Zhao Heng nodded: "Dashan, well, I'll be going now."
During this period, Zhao Heng's attitude towards Jin Dashan clearly changed. Seeing that Jin Dashan was about to be beaten, he couldn't stay with him and showed a very troubled expression.
"Alright, now get out of here. My mother would never hit me, no matter what. You, just go!"
Liang Shuyan snorted coldly: "Zhao Heng, if you dare to leave, and your father catches you and sends you back, don't blame me for making you spend every night with Da Hei!"
Zhao Heng's legs, which had just taken a step, seemed to be stretched straight by something, and he couldn't move them no matter what he did!
"Auntie, Auntie, are you sure you're not mistaken? No, it's not Big Black, but Big Mountain!"
Liang Shuyan snorted coldly and stepped forward to grab Zhao Heng's collar: "Auntie isn't deaf or blind, of course I won't make a mistake. Dahei is Auntie's dog, and Dashan is a stupid idiot without ears or a brain!"
Upon hearing this, Jin Dashan frowned immediately: "Mother, Dashan knows he was wrong, please forgive me. I saw Zhao Heng locked up in the woodshed and was afraid he couldn't bear it, so I..."
Liang Shuyan grabbed Jin Dashan and lifted him up: "You idiot, don't you know why the magistrate sent Zhao Heng to our house? If he were being treated to good wine and meat, why would he have come to this poor mountain village? Erniu, hold your brother down, drag him back, lock him up, and don't give him a bite to eat for three days!"
Jin Dashan was overflowing with sympathy. For Zhao Heng's sake, he was willing to go against his mother's wishes. If he wasn't taught a lesson this time, who knew what rebellious things he might do in the future?
"Make an example of someone to scare others?" The phrase suddenly popped into Liang Shuyan's mind. A smug look appeared on her face: "Yes, make an example of someone to scare others. I want to see if Zhao Heng dares to make another mistake!"
Zhao Heng looked at Liang Shuyan: "Auntie, then, then I'll go back with you. Please, just don't let Dahei bite me?"
Jin Dashan glanced at Zhao Heng, wanting to say something, but seeing Liang Shuyan's sinister gaze, he remained silent.
"Auntie, can you please let Dashan go? Dashan didn't do anything wrong. It was all my fault that this happened. If it weren't for me, Dashan wouldn't have been punished!"
Liang Shuyan sneered: "What, do you want to take the punishment for Dashan?"
"Auntie, I... never mind, pretend I didn't say anything!" Zhao Heng was most afraid of dark rooms. Letting him sit alone in a dark room was worse than letting him die!
Although Jin Dashan didn't know why Zhao Heng was so afraid of dark rooms, he must know that there was a shadow in Zhao Heng's heart that no one else could enter!
When he was a child, Zhao Heng was taken hostage by people who had been released from prison because of his father. This was to avenge the pain and humiliation that his father had caused him by imprisoning and whipping him. They locked him in a dark room and subjected him to all sorts of whipping and intimidation!
At that time, Zhao Heng was only six years old. He was so frightened that he cried and begged for mercy. When the county magistrate heard the news, he rushed over with his men, only to find that Zhao Heng was too frightened to speak!
The magistrate was extremely ashamed and felt sorry for his child. So he spoiled Zhao Heng very much and did his best to do whatever Zhao Heng asked for!
It wasn't until he discovered that Zhao Heng's personality had become tyrannical, that he hated him, and that he even believed that taking other people's things was a pleasure, and that robbing and playing with women were normal things that normal people do, that Liang Shuyan appeared. Jin Dashan's filial piety towards his mother gave the county magistrate the idea of having Liang Shuyan discipline his son in his place!
Jin Erniu whispered, "Brother, how could you make Mother angry? She has said more than once that there is a reason why the magistrate placed his son in our family."
“Erniu, I’ve already made Mother angry. Zhao Heng is still quite immature, but he’s been afraid of dark rooms since he was little. If we lock him in a dark room alone like this, he might die.”
"Alright, brother, it's nothing. I'll just be locked up in the demolition room for three days. I'm tough enough to handle this!"
Back at the Jin Family Compound!
Big Black lunged at Liang Shuyan, pulling on a rope.
Eyes patted Big Black's head and said, "Alright, Big Black, stop being naughty!"
The big black dog seemed to understand Liang Shuyan's words, and it even twitched its head and obediently left!
"Zhao Heng, clean the chicken coop in the backyard and rinse it with water."
Zhao Heng had seen that chicken coop before; it was made of bamboo strips strung together, and the space inside was very small, only enough to hold a few chickens.
Another reason is that these areas are particularly smelly, and the chicken droppings on the chicken coop are all dried up, making them very difficult to clean up!
"Auntie, it's so small and smelly there, why would you let me do these things?"
"Do you still want to eat? Do you still want to sleep?" Liang Shuyan glared fiercely at Zhao Heng!
Zhao Heng hesitated for a moment, then said, "Okay, Auntie, I'll do it right away."
Jin Dashan was locked in the woodshed. He took out a book and said while reading, "I didn't expect that reading in the woodshed would be so nice."
"Zhao Heng, that brat actually got the eldest daughter-in-law to help you!"
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