She had overheard the two men talking in the middle of the night and had also witnessed how Butcher Liu treated his wife.
In Chen Li's eyes, to be honest, if she were a man, she would also look for someone like Zhong.
Liu the butcher's wife was fierce, ruthless, and unreasonable. She often beat and scolded Liu the butcher in public. Chen Lishi thought that Liu the butcher was good to his wife only because she was the only daughter in her family and her family owned land and property. She wanted to take advantage of her wife's family, so she endured it.
As for Mrs. Zhong, her son had grown up and was no longer a burden. He was also the gentle and virtuous type, spoke softly and charmingly, never lost his temper, and was very kind to others.
Between the two, Chen Li was willing to be with Zhong.
The two had been neighbors for over a decade, and Chen Li still liked Zhong very much.
However, as a woman, Chen Li still disliked Zhong's behavior of having entanglements with married men. She thought, "It would be better to find someone who has lost his wife or is divorced than to find a married man!"
Regardless of what kind of person the other woman is, what you're doing is wrong.
Moreover, Chen Lishi believed that even if Zhongshi did not want to monopolize Liu the Butcher and was determined to be with him, and if Liu the Butcher's wife was also willing, then Zhongshi would be someone else's concubine.
Being a concubine is such a shameful thing!
In Chen Li's mind, she would rather be a poor man's wife than a rich man's concubine, especially since Butcher Liu was not a rich man at all.
“My husband told me that Butcher Liu had actually been interested in Zhong for a while, and he could tell. But at that time, his wife was very controlling, and Qiangzi had grown taller and looked fierce after working at the inn, so he never made a move. But every time Zhong went to buy meat, he would weigh more for her when his wife wasn't around. My husband saw this many times and even teased Butcher Liu. Butcher Liu told him not to talk nonsense, because it wouldn't be good for Zhong. My husband just thought he had the desire but not the courage.”
"Didn't Liu the butcher's wife get pregnant again at the end of last year? This time, that old hag is different from before. She loves to sleep, is greedy and lazy, and sleeps for several hours a day. It is said that she sleeps very soundly at night. That gave Liu the butcher an opportunity, didn't it? That night, I heard Liu the butcher tell Zhong that his wife went back to her parents' house to stay. So, it must have been during the time his wife went back to her parents' house that the two of them got together."
"The third time was not long ago, in early May. At that time, Liu the butcher's wife was still at her parents' house and hadn't returned. That night, it was a bit hot, and I couldn't sleep. After putting the children to sleep, I waited for my husband on the recliner in the yard. But I was half asleep and didn't hear my husband come back. Instead, I heard the neighbors arguing. Since the Zhong family and Qiangzi's family were both unoccupied, and my family was the only neighbor, no one else heard it. At that time, I heard Zhong begging Qiangzi to let Liu the butcher go. My heart skipped a beat, and I quickly and quietly climbed the ladder over the wall. Then I saw Qiangzi tie up Liu the butcher. Liu the butcher was still disheveled, and Qiangzi was holding a knife in front of him, ready to cut off his genitals! From my position, I could see Qiangzi's expression. My God, he was so fierce. I've never seen such a fierce person in my life."
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