Chapter 565: Crops Destroyed
The mother and son who were engaged to Sun Xiaotao huddled in a corner with the matchmaker, trembling with fear.
"You are so good, little whore. You actually dared to sneak back to your parents' home and even wanted to remarry without telling us. I think you want to die! Whore! Bitch! You don't take good care of my grandson, but go to seduce others. I think you just don't remember to be punished!"
Old Mrs. Wang became angrier and angrier as she spoke, and she slapped Sun Xiaotao twice.
It seemed that he wanted to take revenge for the humiliation he suffered in Jiangjia Village a few days ago.
The two slaps were so powerful that a tooth fell out of Sun Xiaotao's mouth.
She knelt on the ground and cried, not because of regret, but because of pain.
"It has nothing to do with us. We didn't know she was taken. It was the matchmaker and the Sun family who deceived us. Fortunately, the betrothal money hasn't been paid yet. We are leaving now. You can beat or kill her as you please. It's none of our business."
After saying this, the mother and son ran away.
The Zhou family didn't hold back.
Old Wang slapped the matchmaker a few times and threatened her for a long time before letting her go.
The matchmaker had the biggest mouth and she was beaten. From then on, no matchmaker within a hundred miles dared to help Sun Xiaotao to be a matchmaker.
Sun Qiaoer and her daughter were working in the fields, leaving only the Zhou family and Sun Xiaotao's family of three at home.
The wailing sounds continued.
The Sun family's house was smashed to pieces by the five Zhou brothers. The stove was broken and rotten, the jar was broken, and the food inside was scattered all over the floor. The four legs of the wooden beds in several rooms were broken into various shapes, and the bedding was cut into pieces. It was definitely impossible to sleep there.
The Zhou family also took the opportunity to steal the money that Wang Yaonu had hidden in the cabinet, a total of five taels, which was exactly the betrothal money given by the Zhou family before.
They didn't have time to send their grandson to school.
As for the other members of the Zhou family, they did not make any move. If they pushed people too hard, they would also be in trouble.
Sun Xiaotao was dragged away by the Zhou family.
Wang Yaonu and Sun Cong were lying on the ground, their life or death unknown.
"Grandma, Grandpa——"
"Wuwu, Dad and Mom, Grandma and Grandpa were beaten——"
The grandchildren of the two ran to the fields crying and shouting.
The villagers of Sunjia Village ran over together, but the Zhou family had already left.
They will not seek justice for the Sun family either. Who made the Sun family famous for having bad intentions?
After watching the excitement, the crowd dispersed and went about their business.
Sun Xiaotao was brought back to Zhoujia Village with a broken right leg. The Zhou family refused to treat her and locked her in the house, leaving her life to fate.
The big tiled house, originally built with great wealth, is now new on the outside but old on the inside.
The Sun family looked at their destroyed home and were in tears.
They didn't even dare to go to the Zhou family to ask for an explanation.
If I get beaten again, who can I complain to?
You can only grit your teeth and swallow it.
When Wang's youngest daughter woke up, she was scolded by her three sons and their wives.
She blamed herself for wanting to keep Sun Xiaotao. Now she had not gotten the money, and the five taels of betrothal gift she had received had also been taken away. Her house was in a mess, and she had to buy everything again or repair it, which would cost her a lot of money.
And also brought shame to the village.
It was a huge loss. Unfortunately, there is no medicine for regret.
After this incident, the Zhou family kept a strict watch on Sun Xiaotao, not allowing her to go out at all, and even sent Ye to keep an eye on her at home.
And Liu Xiang'er also came to be hated by the Zhou family.
One night, the door of Zhou's family opened, and five figures came to the fields under the moonlight. The five brothers drained the water from Liu Xiang'er's several acres of rice fields.
Worried that the rice would wither, they considerately watered the rice all over with hot water.
The next morning, the couple who came to the fields to do farm work were dumbfounded.
"Damn it, who destroyed my crops? You must die a miserable death—"
"What a bunch of beasts! It must be Zhou Kui's family who did it! It must be!"
Liu Xiang'er sat on the ground and cried.
Zhou Changgu held the hoe tightly, his eyes looking as if he wished to kill Zhou Kui's entire family.
"Oh, you are really not afraid of God's punishment. No matter how big the hatred is, you can't destroy other people's crops. Isn't this killing people?"
"The good rice is gone. What can we do?"
"Hase is right. It must be Zhou Kui's family who did it. When will these beasts get their comeuppance?"
"How come our village has been hit by so many disasters? Village chief, you should think of a solution. If we don't eliminate the disasters, the village will be ruined."
Not only Liu Xiang'er was angry with Zhou Changgu.
The villagers who were watching were also furious.
Over the years, countless families in the village have had quarrels and fights, and even more have had quarrels that got really serious.
But no one has ever destroyed another's crops out of hatred.
This is a terrible thing.
If the crops are destroyed, lives will be lost.
It's no different from murder.
Village Chief Zhou frowned as he looked at Liu Xianger's rice fields.
"Everyone, take up your family business and go and ask for justice for Chang Gu. If you don't help him today and offend Zhou Kui someday, be careful that you will end up like him."
The crops were destroyed and the year's harvest was gone. At autumn harvest, while others had a good harvest, Liu Xiang'er and Zhou Changgu had nothing and still had to pay taxes. How could they still survive?
Those who originally didn't want to get involved, after hearing what Village Chief Zhou said, immediately followed with hoes and carrying poles.
The five brothers of the Zhou family were still sleeping soundly in bed because they stayed up late to water the plants.
The door was broken open by the villagers and they were woken up.
When facing the accusation, several people refused to admit it. Their nonchalant appearance made Liu Xiang'er so angry that she fainted.
Zhou Kui is a man of great eloquence, and Village Chief Zhou is no match for him.
In the end, the two sides never came to blows, and the incident of the crops being destroyed just passed.
Zhou Changgu, who was disheartened, sold all the land and houses in his family when Liu Xiang'er was unconscious.
Then he took his money, wife and daughter and moved to Jiangjia Village.
If you don't sell the land, you will have to pay taxes after the autumn harvest, so it's better to sell it at a low price.
Village Chief Zhou is weak in character and can't help them in anything. As the patriarch of Zhoujia Village, he is so vicious. There is no need for them to stay in Zhoujia Village anymore.
When they arrived at Jiangjia Village, Jiang Zhuzi and Jiang Yadan welcomed them very much.
Although Liu Xiang'er was still angry when she woke up, she finally smiled after being coaxed by her grandchildren and daughter for a few days.
Zhou Kui expelled Zhou Changgu from the group.
From then on he was no longer a member of the tribe.
Zhou Changgu didn't care at all, he simply moved his household registration to Jiangjia Village.
With the money from selling the land and the house, Liu Xiang'er bought a few acres of land in the village. It was too late to plant rice now.
You can only change to something else.
The days passed one by one.
Meng Bujiu and Kong Mingxue returned to Lianshan Town in early July.
After the palace examination, Meng Bujiu's ranking moved up a few places and he actually became the third place.
When he returned to the city, the people in the town all ran to greet him, wanting to see what the third place winner looked like.
Jiang Fubao was also among them. She stood in the crowd, but was so conspicuous.
A beautiful face falling into an ordinary face is like a phoenix falling into a chicken coop.
"Brother Bujiu, Brother Mingxue--" Jiang Fubao was worried that the two men couldn't see her, so she jumped high and waved at the same time.