The door suddenly opened, and Gu Daqiang, whose face was red from the alcohol, looked at the person who came in, "What's the matter?"
"That bastard just now hit his wife again. Her head is bleeding! If we don't stop him, he'll be beaten to death!"
Gu Daqiang's expression changed, and he looked at Huo Qianli who followed him out, "Brother Huo, you eat first, I'll be back after I deal with the matter!"
Huo Qianli didn't try to show off, and quickly hummed, "Brother, be careful."
Gu Daqiang put on his boots while cursing, "You bastard, you only know how to act arrogantly in front of your wife! Do you know what's going on?"
"I don't know. They say his wife is having an affair."
"His crotch is full of farts. His wife is taking care of a baby who is less than one year old every day. She can't even cheat by being lazy, so how can she have time to cheat on someone!"
"That's what we said too. Gang Wa Zi said his old man (father) saw it with his own eyes this afternoon."
Taking care of the baby? In the afternoon?
Huo Qianli's heart moved, and when he looked up, he saw Gu Daqiang had already rushed into the mud created by the continuous drizzle.
He gritted his teeth and rushed out in his slippers.
......
"What are you doing? What are you doing?!"
The tall and strong Gu Daqiang shouted at the top of his lungs, and the crowd surrounding the earthen house automatically made way for it.
Huo Qianli struggled to take off the slippers that had slipped to his ankles, and followed Gu Daqiang in. The scene in front of him suddenly stunned him:
In the main room, a woman was huddled timidly against the wall, her hair disheveled and her clothes in disarray. The blood oozing from her forehead stuck her hair to her cheeks and dripped onto the ground. It was none other than the woman who had shown him the way not long ago.
Next to the woman, a young man with a beard and wearing a vest and shorts, holding a stick in his hand, kicked the woman again while cursing.
The woman had no way to retreat or hide, so she had to endure it.
From the next room, the weak and helpless cry of a baby could be heard.
"Gang kid! Put down the stick!"
Seeing this, Gu Daqiang, who was walking through the crowd, roared angrily and quickly stepped forward to snatch the stick from the man's hand, but was unexpectedly stopped outside the door.
Huo Qianli then saw that there was an old man smoking a pipe sitting by the door. The old man stood up and held Gu Daqiang with both hands. He was hunched over with a flattering smile on his face. "Young people are just playing around. It's just a little household chores. Don't worry about it, village chief."
Just kidding...
A little housework...
Don't bother...
Each of these words, placed in the context of the scene in the main room and the blood dripping from the ends of the hair, instantly fills people with anger.
Huo Qianli couldn't help but take a step forward, glaring at the old man, pointing his finger into the house, his finger and voice trembling, "Armed with a weapon, bleeding head, and this is a family matter? This is domestic violence! It's against the law!"
The powerful words caused the entire audience to fall silent for a moment, and then the voices started again.
"Haha, how scary!"
"Who is this person who speaks so funny?"
"He looks very young. Maybe he's a relative of some family. He hasn't seen much of the world."
A woman in red who was eating sunflower seeds nudged the man next to her with her elbow and said, "Hey, did you hear that? It's illegal to hit a woman! Be careful or the police will arrest you and put you in jail!"
The man took a puff of his cigarette and said, "Bullshit, believe it or not, I'm going to slap you twice right now."
This was the response of the onlookers to Huo Qianli.
Laughter and teasing.
The first couple in my family beat each other with a hammer and committed suicide, which is also against the law. Where did this holy book come from?
However, with the addition of an outsider like Huo Qianli, the excitement would definitely be more exciting, and many people in the crowd showed expectant eyes.
Especially many women.
The absurd scene made Huo Qianli at a loss for words for a moment.
Gu Daqiang turned his head and glared at him, saying loudly: "Laughing hammer, laugh, cadre Huo is our village's new village cadre, a college student from the province! Each of you should do your duty!"
After saying that, he waved away the old man's hand, strode into the house, snatched the stick from the young man, and said coldly: "The baby is your seed!"
The old man didn't dare to really stop her, and put down his arm in disappointment. Huo Qianli quickly followed him in, bent down and stretched out his hand to the woman, "Hurry up and pack..."
Just when his hand was about to touch the woman, the young man snorted coldly, causing the woman's body to tremble violently. She kicked her feet and shrank back to avoid Huo Qianli's hand.
"That's enough!" Gu Daqiang kicked the young man on the leg, causing him to stagger. "I see you've beaten someone up, so I'm not going to find another one!"
The young man was very impressive in front of the woman, but he didn't have the courage to confront the village chief. He just sat on the stool, lowered his head, pursed his lips and looked angry.
The woman who was curled up on the ground slowly stood up with the help of the wall. Huo Qianli resisted the urge to reach out his hand subconsciously and sighed.
Under the gaze of everyone, the woman lowered her head, held on to the wall, and slowly walked into a room at the side.
"Your wound needs to be bandaged immediately!" Huo Qianli reminded anxiously, looking at her back.
The young man lit a cigarette and snorted, "It's just a little skin breakage on the head, it's not that valuable!"
Huo Qianli was furious, but Gu Daqiang quickly reached out and pulled him, then winked at him.
Huo Qianli, who was not familiar with the situation in the village, had to take a deep breath, swallow his anger, and silently looked at the brown bloodstains that had seeped into the soil on the wall.
I've become accustomed to being suspected and beaten just because I said something to myself. I'm powerless to resist.
The people around him just thought it was a play.
Seeing that there was nothing exciting to watch, the crowd dispersed in twos and threes, holding empty bowls or smoking cigarettes.
Burp... Today I not only saw the excitement, but also met the new village cadres. I am satisfied!
Before leaving, Huo Qianli looked back and saw the woman sitting on a bench, looking down at the quiet child in her arms.
There were large pieces of dust on his messy clothes that had not been brushed off in time. The almost solidified bloody hair stuck to his cheeks, and the pair of bright eyes on his sallow face were covered by his drooping eyelids.
She hummed a lulling song and rocked herself gently.
Like weeds in the wind.
It also looks like a shaky umbrella.
......
"Brother Huo, you go back first. I'll go and clean up the mess. It'll be ready soon. Let's continue drinking."
Huo Qianli nodded and slowly walked towards the village chief's house.
The scene just now lingered in his mind, the miserable woman, the vicious man, the indifferent old man, the helpless child, and the villagers who were laughing and watching, all changed like a revolving lantern.
If I hadn't asked for directions today, perhaps none of this would have happened...
Huo Qianli was suddenly stunned!
He finally realized that when he entered the village and walked towards the mother and son, the panic on the woman's face was not because he was a stranger, but because he was a man.
She knew what the consequences would be if she answered the call, but she still offered to help.
Huo Qianli turned around, looked at the room, and remained silent.
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