Da Ni and Er Ni helped clean up and then went home.
Li Qingyun did not try to keep him.
Mother Gu watched the two children leave the courtyard, sighed and said, "Thank goodness you heard today, otherwise I don't know how long these two little ones would have to stay at the door, and it would be bad if they caught a cold.
Having such an irrational mother is really hard on them. I heard that she was so angry that she insisted on having a son. She drank so much bitter medicine every day. It's also your father's fault. What he said that day touched the heart of the couple.
"If it is destined to happen, it will happen eventually. If it is not destined to happen, don't force it." Li Qingyun didn't know how to evaluate the couple.
Especially Yan Shufen, in such a cold day, she kicked the two children out to save food, not afraid of anything happening. Fortunately, she still had a little sense of shame and did not come with the children to eat. Otherwise, with Li Qingyun's temper, she would have kicked them out together.
"Aunt, it's better that you have been separated. Being together would not make you feel as comfortable as you do now." Qiuju also sighed.
"Yes, since we separated them, our lives have become much more comfortable. We can even eat more meat than before. In the past, we had to take care of our children and grandchildren for everything, and we couldn't bear to give up anything. Now we are enjoying our life." Mother Gu said sincerely.
"That's not the case."
As they were chatting and laughing, Aunt Li suddenly called out from the door, "Tingzhou family, are your parents here with you?"
Li Qingyun and Gu's mother looked at each other, and then hurriedly said loudly: "Yes, Aunt Li, what's wrong?"
"Hurry up and ask him to go and have a look. It's terrible. Something terrible has happened. Liu Cuihua's daughter-in-law has fallen into an ice hole."
Everyone was shocked. How could someone die?
When Mr. Gu heard this, he could no longer sit still. He quickly stood up and walked out, and Mrs. Gu quickly followed him.
Li Qingyun also wanted to go and take a look. She discussed with Qiuju and asked Erniu to look after the children, locked the door, and let them play inside.
Together with Cheng Jie and Qiu Ju, they caught up with Gu's father and mother.
When we arrived at the river, quite a few people had already gathered around an ice hole. A woman in a tattered jacket was lying on the ground next to us, without a sound.
Liu Cuihua and her family haven't arrived yet.
Everyone looked at Gu's father, talking at once, the noise making people's heads hurt.
The barefoot doctor shook his head at Gu's father, indicating that the patient was no longer able to survive.
Then he looked at Li Qingyun on the side and asked her if she had any ideas.
Li Qingyun went forward and touched the body. There was no heartbeat, so it was definitely beyond saving.
Looking at the woman's thin cheeks, I remembered how shy and embarrassed she looked when I first met her a few months ago.
What kind of thing made her end her life in such an extreme way?
Father Gu shouted, "Quiet, who should I listen to if you all say so?
Who was the first to discover her? Come forward and speak up.”
Unexpectedly, it was Widow Wang's son. He stood up timidly and described while recalling: "There was no water at home, so I came to the ice hole over here to get water. I saw her standing next to the ice hole from a distance. I thought she was also here to get water, but I didn't expect her to jump in. I scared me." As he said that, he pointed at the woman on the ground fearfully.
"I wanted to save her, so I handed her the carrying pole and asked her to hold it so that I could pull her up. But she didn't want to hold it and pushed my carrying pole away. She was about to sink. I immediately went to call for help nearby, and I happened to meet this old man. When we came over, she couldn't even struggle.
We worked together to pull her out of the water, and I went to see the doctor, Uncle Gu, who said there was no hope of saving her. "After saying this, he lowered his head in silence.
Seeing him blaming himself so much, Father Gu believed what he said in his heart and patted him on the shoulder, silently comforting him.
What happened today also dealt a strong blow to this young boy. A living life passed away right in front of him, and he failed to save her. This may become a hurdle in his heart for the rest of his life.
He couldn't sleep for the next few days, and the miserable appearance of the woman flashed through his mind like a movie.
The old uncle who was helping him rescue the man also stood up and said, "We tried our best, but we couldn't get him out of the water."
Everyone sighed silently. At this time, Liu Cuihua's neighbor stood up and said, "I heard that they have been arguing a lot these past two days. From what she said, it seems that Liu Cuihua is saying that this girl is still not happy after marrying for so long.
They quarreled every other day. If this girl dared to talk back, she would be beaten by the whole family. In the middle of winter, she was wearing a tattered jacket that Liu Cuihua didn't want anymore. She was so cold that there was not a single piece of good flesh on her body.
As she spoke, the aunt turned over the woman's hands, which were red and swollen like pig's trotters, and her feet, which were full of festering pus. Her entire ankles and feet were swollen, and there was no good skin on her calves under her messy trouser legs.
This reminded Li Qingyun of Qinghuan. She was in the same situation at the beginning. If he didn't save her, this woman would have ended up like her.
It makes people feel sad and desolate.
All the women present shed tears of sympathy. She was a good girl, but Liu Cuihua was such a cruel person. She tortured her to the point that she didn't even dare to live.
Some people also said: "Liu Cuihua's son has changed wives twice, but still can't get pregnant. Could it be that her son himself is not able to conceive?"
"You just figured it out? I saw it a long time ago. It must be her son's own fault, but he blamed it on the girl and forced her to commit suicide. He's really heartless and will go to hell after he dies."
Everyone was talking at once, and at this time the person who notified Liu Cuihua also came over with her family.
"You shameless little whore, how dare you die? I spent so much money to marry you, but you don't even lay an egg." Liu Cuihua cursed to the sky.
Li Qingyun was in no mood to continue reading after seeing this. It was too disgusting, this world and these people.
A living life was lost because of these ridiculous reasons, and he was scolded like this even after his death.
She committed suicide, so those who indirectly killed her do not have to bear any actual responsibility, but are just criticized.
There are too many injustices in this world, and she can't help. She can only try her best to protect the people around her.
Finally, I heard from Gu's mother that the matter was resolved. The girl knew the situation, but she did not feel sorry for her daughter. Instead, she came to Liu Cuihua's family to ask for compensation. Liu Cuihua didn't want to give it at first. She felt that she had already compensated, but the other party made a big fuss, and Gu's father ignored her and let them solve it themselves.
Out of desperation, Liu Cuihua finally paid fifty yuan in compensation to settle the matter.
The other party received the benefit and wrote a guarantee that he would not ask for money again because of this matter.
From beginning to end, no one truly felt sorry for the dead girl. On the day she died, she was directly buried in the mountains by the Liu family. She was not even given a thin coffin. She was buried hastily, just like her life, which was short and hasty.
It's sad and lamentable.
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