"I really didn't expect it. He used to look so clean-cut and cultured, but Qian Wangcai could be so shameless. You really can't judge a book by its cover!"
“I used to look down on Qian Wangcai with my eyes wide open, but his mother bragged about him as if her son was made of gold.”
"Oh no! Oh dear, Auntie, you've worried me to death! What happened?"
The second aunt found it amusing; one was talking in a roundabout way, while the other was eager to hear more.
"It's not that Wang, the educated youth, didn't agree to date Qian Wangcai, but Qian Wangcai took the wrong path and thought he could force the issue. Wang had no choice but to agree."
"Ah! So shameless?" If she were to make him childless, let's see if he would still do such shameless things.
"So what happened next? He didn't get his way, right?" People like that, let alone in this era, even in later generations, would suffer a terrible fate if they were violated.
Those deadly rumors can be like knives that kill without drawing blood. Even if you are not harmed, those rumors can convict you, which is a typical victim-blaming theory.
"No, those educated youth were still very united and always acted together. That day, I don't know why, that educated youth Wang came out first. Qian Wangcai thought he had caught up with the opportunity, but before long, the other educated youth caught up with him and gave Qian Wangcai a good beating."
"Perhaps those young people were too reckless or too angry, and Qian Wangcai's leg was broken." Of course, if someone ruins her manhood, don't tell Erdan. After all, she's still a young girl who hasn't gotten married yet, so don't offend her ears.
Why does it feel like Auntie's eyes darted around? Qian Wangcai's leg is definitely not the only thing broken; could his weapon also be ruined?
Qian Xiao never expected that her casual guess would actually come true. If she had known, she would have clapped and laughed, thinking, "Serves them right! Rape perpetrators should have their tools confiscated to see if anyone dares to do it again."
"My goodness, what's so capable of Qian Wangcai's mother?" That old lady can stir up trouble even when she's in the wrong. If her son cripples her, wouldn't it cause a huge uproar?
Third Aunt curled her lip: "You're right, that old lady is really making a huge fuss. She insists that Wang Zhiqing be her daughter-in-law so she can serve her son. Pah, how can she be so delusional?"
"If anyone dares to treat my daughter like this, I'll set their house on fire."
"So shameless? Then what about that educated youth, Wang Zhiqing?"
"How could we possibly agree? Those educated youth were tough too. They said if she kept causing trouble, they would report her to the police and have her son convicted of hooliganism. I heard he could be punished by eating peanuts. Is that true?"
Few people in rural areas know or understand the law, so I thought I'd ask Erdan if there were such serious consequences.
"No, not really. It was an attempted crime, but it's enough to warrant a prison sentence."
"Oh! They really can get arrested and thrown in jail."
"Of course. Families that favor sons over daughters and sell their daughters are committing crimes. If someone were to sue them, they would win every time."
Of course, nowadays parents still believe that no parent is wrong, so no one would sue for this. Otherwise, even if they won the case, their reputation would be completely ruined. Even in remote villages in later generations, such things could not be prevented. This is the tragedy of being born a woman.
"Ah! This counts? It's a good thing there aren't any families like that in our village. Even if we sent our children out these past two years, it was all so that they could survive and have something to eat."
In the past two years, due to the famine, there have been quite a few families who have married off their children without asking for a dowry. What else can they do? Every family has so many children. Are they all just waiting to starve to death at home?
This is because such things happen more often in other villages than in their own. Although their village prepared early and life was tough, they hadn't reached the point of selling their children.
"So what happened next?"
She didn't believe that her great-uncle would be so foolish as to protect someone like Qian Wangcai.
"You don't know your great-uncle. He was the most fair and just. He gave two solutions. First, let Qian Wangcai's mother make a big fuss, then the educated youth would report it to the police, and then Qian Wangcai would be sent to eat peanuts."
"Secondly, let's just let bygones be bygones about the incident where the educated youth beat up Qian Wangcai. We'll pretend nothing ever happened. Your great-uncle was just thinking about the village. If a hooligan comes out of the village, all the young people in the village will be affected."
"Would those educated youth agree to this?"
"How can we disagree? After all, they were the ones who injured the person. What if they were arrested by the police station?"
"How could Qian Wangcai's mother agree? Qian Wangcai is her precious darling."
"It's not that I disagree, but I said the child won't be a man anymore and won't be able to carry on the family line. No matter what, I have to get compensation. That guy just asked for a thousand yuan."
"Seriously, is Qian Wangcai really worth that much money?" Auntie San has never seen so much money in all her life.
Qian Xiao replied without hesitation, "That's definitely not worth it. So what happened in the end?"
“Your great-uncle simply ignored it and sent the educated youth to the police station by bicycle. When the police arrived, they wanted to arrest Qian Wangcai, saying that it was a serious crime that would affect their grandchildren and others in the future, and that they would be out of work.”
“The Qian brothers are capable, and they all have children. They can’t let their children’s future be ruined because of some nobody uncle. So they conspired to stop Granny Qian and Old Man Qian and let the police take Qian Wangcai away.”
"In the end, it was Qian Wangcai's father who asked the police what sentence his youngest son would receive. When he heard from the police that it would be the death penalty, he was so frightened that he sat down on the ground, hugged your great-uncle's leg, and said that he would stop making trouble and ask your great-uncle to put in a good word for him and let the educated youth let Qian Wangcai go."
"I don't know what your great-uncle said, but in the end, the matter was dropped. However, no one dared to talk to those educated youth anymore. It was too scary. What if they got into a conflict with the villagers again and went to the police?"
“The police said that this matter is not over yet. If the educated youth report it, they will come and arrest them. Qian Wangcai’s parents are now very obedient. They keep their heads down when they go out, for fear of giving anyone a handle to use against them.”
Qian Xiao's lips twitched. This matter wasn't really that serious. It was probably a lie told by the educated youth and the police, just to scare Qian Wangcai's parents. As long as the old man and woman didn't cause trouble, the matter would be over.
However, this is the kind of person you have to treat, otherwise they'll just stick to you like mud and you can't get rid of them.
She felt that there was nothing wrong with what the educated youth did. If it were her, she would have done the same. Otherwise, a group of young people would be completely defeated if they tried to outdo an old woman in shamelessness.
"How is Qian Wangcai doing now?"
"I don't know, I've never seen him go out."
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