Chapter 101 Retribution Will Come Sooner or Later
Liu's wife's full name is Zhang Qiuhe. Her father used to be a schoolteacher in the village, so she is literate. Recently, she has been learning to collect accounts at the shop with her child under Du Wanchun's guidance. Although she is a farmer's daughter, she is honest and intelligent. She learned how to use an abacus in just three or four days. Although she is not very proficient, it is enough for her.
This saved Du Wanchun a lot of trouble.
Hearing Aunt Zhou's voice, Zhang Qiuhe burst into tears while holding her two-year-old child in her arms, "Aunt Zhou, I saw my child's father today!"
Upon hearing this, Aunt Zhou quickly said, "This is good news! Your husband didn't come back for three years after he was arrested and conscripted into the Han army. Now that he's back, you and your daughter will have someone to take care of you."
Aunt Zhou suggested that she come and help Du Wanchun run the shop because she saw how pitiful the widow and her child were.
In this small village, people rely on farming and growing vegetables to make a living. Liu's wife has no parents-in-law and her son is still young. A woman has to farm and take care of her child. You can imagine how hard her life is.
And that doesn't even include the few wolves-like men from out of town who were constantly staring at her.
Zhang Qiuhe cried harder and harder, "Aunt Zhou, he's back, but he's become someone else's husband."
These words shocked everyone in the room.
Du Wanchun brought her a glass of water and handed it to her, saying, "Sister Zhang, don't rush, drink some water and talk slowly."
Zhang Qiuhe took the cup from her hand, wiped away her tears, and continued, "Today, Manager Zhou and I were in the shop watching the business when a wealthy lady, heavily pregnant, came to our shop to buy perfume. When she handed over the money, her husband arrived, and I recognized him immediately—it was my husband, Liu Shengyuan!"
Aunt Zhou took out a handkerchief and wiped her face, frowning as she comforted her, "Qiuhe, could you have seen wrong?"
Zhang Qiuhe shook her head repeatedly, "No, I absolutely wouldn't mistake him. We were husband and wife for a year, I'd recognize him even if he were ashes! Besides..."
"And what?" Aunt Zhou asked hurriedly.
Zhang Qiuhe bit her lower lip, her voice filled with anger, and said, "Besides, judging from his appearance, he must have recognized me."
At this moment, Zhou Feng came out and said, "Back then, when Sister Zhang asked him if his name was Liu Shengyuan, he acted like he had seen a ghost and ran away with that pregnant woman. If it wasn't him, why would he have acted like a guilty thief!"
As he spoke, his face was full of contempt, and then he continued, "Later I sent someone to investigate. The young lady's surname was Mo, and she was General Mo's second daughter. General Mo recently returned to his hometown to visit relatives, so he brought back his eldest daughter, second daughter, and their sons-in-law. When Liu Shengyuan was serving in the army outside the Great Wall, he took advantage of his pretty face to seduce General Mo's eldest daughter and became a son-in-law of the Mo family."
This time, Aunt Zhou finally heard the whole story clearly.
Zhang Qiuhe cried even harder, “That beast, he abandoned us, mother and son, and married another woman! Does he know that while he was enjoying a life of luxury, my youngest son and I couldn’t even get a bowl of hot porridge?”
As she spoke, she cried even harder, almost unable to speak anymore, "If it weren't for your Zhou family, my youngest son and I would probably have starved to death by now."
In this remote and impoverished place, it's not unusual for someone to starve to death.
She was right. If they hadn't met the Zhou family, she and her son would have starved to death.
Du Wanchun, who was listening nearby, was also furious. She patted Zhang's shoulder and comforted her, saying, "Sister Zhang, don't hold onto any old feelings for such a heartless man. Take your son to the Mo family and sue him. Even if you don't have anything else, you should at least get some money for you two to live on!"
Aunt Zhou nodded in complete agreement. "That's right, Qiuhe, you take the child to the Mo family and complain about him. We can't let him bully us like this!"
As she spoke, she suddenly thought of something, "The patriarch of the Mo family should be quite upright. You should be fine if you go to him."
Zhang Qiuhe, choking back tears, asked her, "Aunt Zhou, do you know this Master Mo?"
Aunt Zhou quickly shook her head, "I don't know him, but I've heard of him before when I was in the capital."
She didn't know General Mo, but her third brother used to be accompanied by a general surnamed Mo when he was on campaign. She didn't know if this was the same person.
Zhang Qiuhe gradually calmed down. "Aunt Zhou, you and Sister Du are right. I can't let him bully me for nothing. I'll go to the Mo family tomorrow to find him. I want the Mo family to give me justice."
Aunt Zhou nodded. "That's right."
Seeing that Zhang Qiuhe's mood had improved a lot, Du Wanchun quickly went into the house and brought out a few boiled eggs. She gave two to Zhang Qiuhe's child and stuffed the rest into Zhang Qiuhe's arms.
Zhang Qiuhe took the eggs, stood up, and thanked them repeatedly. Then she picked up the child and walked towards her home.
Looking at that thin figure, Du Wanchun was filled with mixed emotions.
Aunt Zhou took her hand and led her into the house, saying, "I've only ever seen Chen Shimei in books before, I never thought I'd actually see him in person. It turns out there really are men who abandon their wives and children."
As she said this, her heart skipped a beat. Wasn't the emperor, far away in the capital, the same? It seems that, whether poor or rich, there are always men like this who would abandon their wives and children.
They'll get their comeuppance sooner or later.
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