Chapter 170
Captain Tang pulled at his wife's hand and continued to talk to Xia Juhua. The general meaning was that his family didn't treat Chang Chunya as badly as she said. His son and daughter-in-law actually had a good relationship and they usually lived in harmony. It was his wife who liked to act like a mother-in-law and kept her son from coming to pick up Chang Chunya...
Chang Chunya happened to be out getting some hot water for accountant Chang when she heard her father-in-law lying with his eyes closed. She gritted her teeth and said, "Captain, let them go back first. Otherwise, my father will be even angrier when he wakes up and sees you, and my elder and second brothers may also take action." He really beat them up, and even the one who was right became wrong.
Seeing Captain Tang's face showing joy after hearing what he said, Chang Chunya didn't want to look at the man named Tang any more. He turned his head and looked at the gate and said, "Captain Tang, you think I'm living a good life, but I feel I can't live like this anymore. When my father is well, I will divorce Tang Qijin. If you think any girl is willing to live a good life in your family, find a good one for Tang Qijin, so that his mother won't say I'm a hen that doesn't lay eggs every day."
"What did you say?" Tang Qijin's face turned pale: "I just said a few words to you and picked you up two days late, and you said you can't live with me anymore?" Whose daughter-in-law has such a bad temper? No wonder his mother always said that his daughter-in-law is not someone who can live a good life.
Chang Chunya looked at him with indifference in his eyes: "You've been up late these past two days. I have to get water for my father, please get out of the way." After saying that, he didn't even look at Tang Qijin again and went into the kitchen without looking back.
Captain Tang's wife pointed at Chang Chunya's back and panted: "It's okay, it's okay, who are you trying to scare? My son will find a rich lady right after leaving you, and will have a big fat boy next year. Your captain is right in front of us, Liu Zhishuang..."
Xia Juhua suddenly stood in front of her, with unprecedented anger in her eyes: "What can your son compare with my son? Chunya is not Sun Hongmei. Accountant Chang has been supporting Chunya for the past two years, but Chunya has not brought back a handful of food from her husband's family to her parents' home."
This bastard actually used Liu Zhishuang as an example in front of Chunya. Isn't that just throwing salt into people's mouths? Even if she didn't know that Accountant Chang had intentionally introduced Chunya to Liu Zhishuang, and simply wanted to use a successful second marriage case to suppress Chang Chunya, Xia Juhua still felt that it was unforgivable. The words he said were like a knife, leaving no mercy for the Tang family.
The Tang family members were very embarrassed to hear this, and all three of them blushed. Chang Chunya, who had just come out of the kitchen with hot water, heard this and felt a different feeling. However, she knew the importance of this and knew that now was not the time for her to feel sad. She walked past the Tang family members with hot water and went to wipe her father's hands and face.
The Tang family felt that Chang Chunya's action was to agree with Xia Juhua's words, and they were all so that their stomachs hurt. Captain Tang couldn't think of anything to say to save face without offending Xia Juhua, because Xia Juhua was the captain of Ping'an Village and what she said was true, so he could only angry remain silent. His wife, however, couldn't stand it anymore, and jumped up like a cat whose tail was stepped on, pointing her finger at Xia Juhua and saying:
"Don't think you're great because your two sons are workers in the city. If you hadn't been running around every day and flirting with several men, would your sons have been able to work in the city? You don't feel ashamed, and you even have the nerve to talk about it as a good thing. I feel ashamed for you."
"You're talking nonsense." With a slap, Captain Tang's wife was slapped in the face by Liu Zhifu, who drove a tractor to help. He was not satisfied after slapping her, and raised his hand to hit the woman in the face again: "When did my aunt get involved with anyone? She runs around every day to make the people of Ping'an Village live a good life. You are slandering me, I will beat you to death, you stinky bitch with a mouth full of shit."
Xia Juhua finally recovered from her shock. She grabbed Liu Zhifu and put him behind her. She then faced Captain Tang's wife, who was also recovering from being hit. The coldness in her eyes frightened the woman so much that she just raised her paw and didn't dare to move.
Chang Qingshan saw the interaction between Liu Zhifu and the Tang family clearly. He stepped forward to block Xia Juhua and looked at Captain Tang: "Captain Tang, your aunt has gone insane. Why does her mouth stink as if she just ate shit?"
Seeing his mother being beaten by a stranger, Tang Qijin quickly stepped forward to support her. He opened his mouth to ask why the man hit her, but then he saw his brother-in-law appear and he quickly closed his mouth in fear.
He is such a coward who only bullies the weak and fears the strong. Otherwise, what grown man would not hit his mother back when he sees her being beaten, but instead ask why the mother is being beaten?
Captain Tang's face had never looked good, and now it was completely unbearable: "Captain Xia, why did the people in your team just come up and beat people up? No matter what, my wife is much older than him, and young people shouldn't hit her."
Xia Juhua was already being rude, so she was going to be rude to the end: "Don't you know why my nephew hit her?" Pointing at the woman who was covering her face, Xia Juhua said contemptuously: "She burned a lot of incense to say what she said in front of my nephew today. If she said it in front of my son, I wonder if my son would let the three of you leave Ping An Manor."
After saying this, she didn't even look at the Tang family's reaction. She said to Chang Qingshan, "Don't worry about what's going on here. Go into the house, lift your father into the car, cover him with the bed and blankets, and quickly take him to the hospital." She then said to Liu Zhifu, "Turn the tractor around first, take the man there, then go to the commune police station and tell the police that I want to report a case. Someone has slandered me and I want to sue her for defamation."
Liu Zhifu glared at the Tang family and turned to adjust the direction of the tractor. The Tang family was already dumbfounded. Captain Tang pleaded with Xia Juhua in a low voice: "Captain Xia, that woman is just too talkative. You can slap her twice and scold her a few times to vent your anger, but don't..."
Xia Juhua didn't even look at him, and said coldly, "You're a loose-lipped person, that's a light punishment. I've lived an upright life, raising two sons by myself, and no one has ever said a word about me. Now I have grandchildren, and your wife is pointing fingers at me and saying that I'm having affairs with others? Those people your wife said had affairs with me all have names, I want to ask them how they had affairs with me."
Having just been slapped in the face, she hoped that the man would vent her anger, but in the end the man got the blame instead. Captain Tang's wife was so that she dared not say a word when she heard that Xia Juhua was going to report the case. Now when she heard that Xia Juhua was going to ask those people who she said had been pulled, she sat down angry on the ground and couldn't get up.
She really just wanted to make herself feel good and use this matter to shut Xia Juhua up - rural people value reputation more, and it is the most shameful thing for a widow to be accused of having an affair. Most people would wish to die to prove their innocence after hearing this, so how could they have the face to talk back to others?
Xia Juhua was so good that she actually wanted to report the case and question those people. Not to mention that reporting the case would alert the police, even the few people she mentioned casually, the youngest of whom was a commune secretary, would not be able to get away with it if she really did?
The woman became more and more scared the more she thought about it. She looked up at the man with a sullen face and called out softly, "His father." What should she do?
In this woman's impression, her man has always been capable. Everyone in the brigade has to look up to him, and even their whole family walks with their chins held high in the brigade.
Captain Tang didn't expect that he would not listen to my wife's call. He took two steps forward and kicked her in the face of her hopeful gaze. He didn't stop there, but kicked her again and again, making her scream.
Tang Qijin felt sorry for his mother, but was even more afraid of his father. Even when his mother was kicked to the ground, he could only stand by and cry, "Dad, why are you kicking my mother? Stop it, stop it."
Watching the farce of the Tang family, Xia Juhua felt that Accountant Chang was right. He was really sorry to Chang Chunya for finding such a spineless and irresponsible man for his daughter.
In Xia Juhua's heart, she has always disapproved of men beating women, but today when Captain Tang kicked his stupid wife, Xia Juhua did not stop him - wasn't he just playing a trick in front of her so that she could persuade him to stop?
Shouldn't a bad-mouthed person be beaten just because she's a woman?
Xia Juhua coldly watched Captain Tang kicking slower and slower each time, thinking that he was just tired, and had no intention of trying to persuade him - in her two lifetimes, she had always been very careful to keep a distance from men, just in case any gossip was directed at her.
It's not that she is feudal, it's just that her tongue can kill people. She has so many things to do. Does she want people to look at her with tinted glasses every day and say that no matter what she accomplishes, she was only accomplished because she was not clear about the situation?
Is she just not using her brains or not putting in any effort? Does a woman have to rely on men for everything she does?
So Xia Juhua just watched Captain Tang kicking his wife one foot after another. She knew that she couldn't be soft-hearted at this moment, just like she couldn't let go when talking to Secretary Tang: everything has to start first, and if she didn't kill the woman right away, there would be countless slanders against her in the future.
The Chang family had already lifted Accountant Chang into the tractor and covered him with a blanket to keep him warm. In fact, Accountant Chang had already woken up early, but he had no strength at all and couldn't even open his eyes. He had heard everything his mother-in-law said about Xia Juhua, and he wanted to get up and slap her, but he was powerless.
Li Xingfang and a few others also saw Captain Tang kicking someone, and no one tried to dissuade him - Accountant Chang was mad at their family, and this woman had done the most work, but she was beaten by her own man, she deserved it!
Tang Qijin couldn't persuade his own father, so when he saw Chang Chunya walking by, he had the nerve to hold her back and said, "Chunya, please persuade daddy. Mom is so old now. What if daddy beats her so hard that she gets hurt?"
Chang Chunya really couldn't understand how he had lived with such a person for two years - if you really didn't want your mother to get beaten, just go up and hug your father. Can't you see that your father is just pretending now? If you hug him, won't he fall to the steps?
As a result, the big bosses who are quite arrogant just open their mouths and do nothing, begging this and calling that. If Chang Chunya were to say, the person who deserves a kick from Captain Tang the most is Tang Qijin.
She waved Tang Qijin's hand away coldly: "Let go, we are getting divorced, stop dragging it out. Otherwise, your mother will say that I am the one who is pestering you."
Liu Zhifu had already rocked the tractor. Seeing that the Chang family had sat down, he said loudly to Xia Juhua, "Auntie, when I pass by the brigade later, ask a few people to come over and keep an eye on the Tangs. No one in the family can escape unless the police come."
Xia Juhua waved her hand at him: "Just drive your tractor well. I know where they live. Even if they run away, we can still find them in Tangjiazhuang."
The tractor drove away, leaving only the two daughters-in-law of the Chang family to look after the house. They stood beside Xia Juhua and looked warily at Captain Tang, who had stopped, and the tall and strong Tang Qijin.
Tang Qijin was still feeling aggrieved, and complained to Captain Tang: "Dad, did you listen to Chunya? She even said she wanted to divorce me."
Captain Tang wished he could faint like Accountant Chang. He couldn't understand why his son ended up like this after a lifetime of arrogance. He looked at his wife lying on the ground with resentment.
This old woman must have failed to educate her son well, and she had driven Chang Chunya so far that she insisted on getting a divorce. No, it was clear that her son could not stand up for himself, but Chang Chunya looked capable and could earn money by working in the Ping'an Village Brigade. No matter what, they could not get a divorce.
"Captain Xia, you can deal with this woman however you want. I won't say a word. But Chunya and Qijin have a good relationship. It's this woman who got them angry because of her meddling. From now on, I will keep this woman under control and prevent her from interfering in their affairs."
He is really flexible, but it is not the right time to say this. After all, Xia Juhua had just made it clear that she was going to report the case to the police station. At this time, Captain Tang should not plead with Xia Juhua and stop pursuing the slander of his wife. Why did he bring up whether Chunya and his son were divorced?
Is it possible to talk to Xia Juhua?
Xia Juhua was so angry that she sneered: "Captain Tang, you are wrong, aren't you? Whether Chunya and your son are divorced or not is a matter between them, and a matter between your two families. What does it have to do with me? You don't think that if you tell me today and they really get divorced in the future, you can blame me and say that I was the one who ordered it, right?"
"Chun Ya's two sisters-in-law are here. It's better to tell them than to tell an outsider like me. Don't you agree, Captain Tang?"
Captain Tang's plan was once again thwarted by Xia Juhua. He was so angry that he no longer cared whether he would offend her or not. "Why has it nothing to do with you? If you hadn't let Chang Chunya work in Ping'an Village, would her parents' home have allowed her to stay for such a long time? She would have been sent back to our home long ago. Why would they get divorced?"
You are absolutely right.
Xia Juhua looked at Captain Tang, who looked as if it was a matter of course, and didn't know what to say for a moment. Chang Chunya's sister-in-law Du Yulan was upset: "Captain Tang, I don't like what you said. No matter how long Chunya has been married, her last name is still Chang. Are we the Chang family who would watch our family members being bullied and not care about her life or death?"
Captain Tang really wanted to nod, but the Chang family's dowry for Chang Chunya and the annual gifts were much better than those of ordinary families. But the sister-in-law was still able to stand up for her, which showed that she really didn't mind how long her sister-in-law lived in her parents' home. Captain Tang couldn't nod his head.
During the standoff, there was a sound of people running outside. Soon, several people from Team 4 arrived at Accountant Chang's house. They poked their heads into the yard and saw Xia Juhua. They immediately turned around and said, "The team leader is here. Nothing happened."
Soon, more than ten people entered the Chang family yard, and stood beside Xia Juhua, surrounding her, and stared at the three people from the Tang family. Xia Juhua recognized that these people were members who stayed in the fourth team to work, and asked, "Why are you here?"
"When Tang came to the Chang family to cause trouble, we just thought that the two in-laws didn't agree. We thought that Chang was a reasonable man and that nothing would happen without our persuasion. He told us to do our work and we left."
"Who would have thought that this Tang was so capable that he could make Old Chang faint from anger. When we heard the letter, the tractor had already left and was of no help. We heard that you three girls were the only ones left at home, so we came to take a look."
Xia Juhua also knew the man who led the way in. He was the uncle of the fourth team leader, named Zhang Jingde. The fourth team leader led four teams to finish the construction of the instant noodle factory, and he was in charge of the work in the team.
It can be seen that he has some prestige in the production team. After he explained the purpose of his visit, the members just nodded and no one said anything to add to the discussion. All pairs of eyes looked at the three people from the Tang family vigilantly.
Only then did Captain Tang realize that the rumors that the people of Ping An Village were united and very supportive of Xia Juhua were not just rumors nor exaggerated. They were ironclad facts. He squatted on the ground with a dejected look and remained silent.
His wife and Tang Qijin were even more frightened. They also dared not say a word. They looked eagerly at Xia Juhua for a while, and then at the members who were surrounding Xia Juhua and the two daughters-in-law of the Chang family. Of course, they did not dare to say whatever they thought as they did when there were only Xia Juhua and the other two, for they were afraid that the members would get angry and beat them up again.
If a dozen big bosses each punched him, it would not be as simple as a slap from Liu Zhifu.
Unfortunately, they realized it too late. When two police officers from the commune police station really came and wanted to take them back to the police station for investigation, the three of them realized that everything Xia Juhua said would become reality.
The members of Ping'an Village also knew how Captain Tang's wife slandered Xia Juhua. When Captain Tangjiazhuang came to Ping'an Village to find Xia Juhua, he was stopped by the members of Ping'an Village before he could even open his mouth to plead for mercy. They would not let him say a word to Xia Juhua.
The reasons are ready: you, the captain of Tangjiazhuang, are also a man. If Xia Juhua talked to you, and Captain Tang's wife said that Xia Juhua also had something to do with you, Xia Juhua would not be able to explain herself even if she had a mouth.
The captain of Tangjiazhuang was really upset. He had been very anxious these past two days: Captain Tang's parents and their entire family wanted to kneel down before him, saying that they had worked with Captain Tang for many years and that they could not stand by and watch him die. However, the commune ordered him to cooperate in investigating whether Captain Tang had done anything illegal or disorderly during his years as a militia captain, and whether he had abused his power to encroach on the interests of the collective and its members.
The captain wanted to tell everyone that Captain Tang's actions had nothing to do with him. Unfortunately, he could only think about it and could not tell anyone. After thinking about it, he felt that he had to start with Xia Juhua. After all, the most fundamental reason why the three members of the Tang family were taken away by the police station was because they slandered Xia Juhua.
As a result, he didn't even have time to say a word to Xia Juhua, and was silenced by the Ping'an Village members. The captain of Tangjiazhuang was not angry. However, he was not angry because the Ping'an Village members or Xia Juhua didn't give him any face, but because Captain Tang's wife was too outspoken:
How old is Xia Juhua? She is already in her forties! Even though she has not been exposed to the sun and wind for the past two years, her face is just like that of an average person, and her figure is so slim that she can't even find her waist. Does Captain Tang's wife think that the leaders are blind, and want to have anything to do with Xia Juhua?
He only dared to think about this in his heart, and didn't dare to say a word, for fear that the angry members of Ping An Village would give him a beating. However, this trip was not in vain, at least knowing Xia Juhua's determination, the captain of Tangjia Village knew what to do.
After returning to the brigade, he cooperated with the commune officials and the police station who were investigating the matter, and soon obtained evidence that Captain Tang had engaged in corruption and bribery when he was the militia leader. His wife and Tang Qijin were doing the easiest work but earning the highest work points in the entire production team.
The people in Tangjiazhuang Brigade were now unhappy. They felt that Captain Tang had betrayed the trust of all the people in the brigade. They also began to distrust the cadres of other brigades and asked the commune office to investigate the cadres of other brigades as well.
Would other brigade cadres be able to withstand the investigation? Obviously not. Everyone had some faults in taking more than they deserved. The most innocent one was the brigade leader. Unfortunately, the brigade leader was not happy at all. Even though the trust of the whole brigade in him had been raised to a higher level, he still reviewed his mistakes at the general meeting of all members.
He was the top leader of the brigade, so when his subordinates made mistakes, they blamed him for his poor leadership and it was not unfair at all.
At this point, Captain Tang was definitely not going to be the captain of the militia in the brigade, and he had to pay back the extra money he had taken over the years. Therefore, he and Tang Qijin were released home, but he felt that it was not as good as being locked up in the police station - members of the brigade, especially members of his production team, threw stones at his home through the courtyard wall every day, and he reported it to other brigade cadres, but no one stood up for him. How could he live like this?
What’s worse is that his wife is still being held in the police station. From the looks of it, if the charge of slandering Xia Juhua is proven, she’ll have to go to jail.
Who would dare to have someone in the family go to jail these days?
Former Captain Tang had to bring Tang Qijin to the Chang family again on a moonlit night. No matter what, the two families are in-laws. If a criminal appeared in their own family, it would be shameful for the Chang family. Shouldn't Accountant Chang ask Xia Juhua to plead for mercy and not pursue the crime against his wife?
Accountant Chang fainted that day due to anger, and was observed in the hospital for two days before returning home to recuperate. After returning home, the whole family discussed and discussed, and the conclusion they reached was that Chang Chunya really couldn't live with Tang Qijin anymore, otherwise, with such a troublesome mother-in-law who didn't know how to love her husband, she would have to soak in coptis water for the rest of her life.
The Chang family expected the Tang family and their son to come, but it was also beyond their expectations. The Chang family could not have a good attitude towards them, and after hearing their intentions, the whole room was filled with sneers.
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