Aunt Liu ran back to the village, gathered a large group of villagers, and gathered them under a big locust tree in the village.
She ran so fast that before she could catch her breath, someone started asking her impatiently, "Liu Cuihua, what are you doing here with us? I still have some land to plow at home."
"Yes, this farm work cannot be delayed for a single day. Why not ask your Dalang and the others to come and help us?"
Aunt Liu spitted, "Bah, you shameless thing! My Dalang is a scholar, how could he do rough work like farming? Aren't your three children enough for you to do?"
She was known for her fierce temper in the area, and the man was sullen and didn't dare to argue with her any further. He added, still unwilling to give up, "Then tell me, what did you call us here for?"
Aunt Liu calmed down, a proud smile on her face, and her voice became a little higher: "I have a way to make money now. Do you want to do it or not?"
Nonsense, these days it’s a problem to have enough food to eat, who wouldn’t do it if they can make money?
"Aunt Liu, just tell me straight away. What's the connection?"
"Yeah, yeah, stop keeping us in suspense."
"Everyone, don't be fooled by her. If there really is a way to make money, why doesn't she tell her family first, but instead kindly tells us? Who would believe it?"
The person who spoke curled his lips in disdain, obviously not believing her at all.
Aunt Liu wanted to be angry, but seeing that everyone looked unconvinced, she had no choice but to patiently explain, "I don't know if you still remember Master He. He said he wanted to find someone."
"I know. Why, didn't that person die a long time ago? Now you want us to dig out her ashes?"
Aunt Liu slapped her thigh and said, "How could that be possible? I saw that woman when I went up the mountain today. Master He said that if we could capture her, he would give us each a sum of money."
A woman of about her age looked her up and down suspiciously: "Really?"
"Guihua, you still don't believe me? Master He said that as long as we catch that woman, everyone involved can get two taels of silver."
Hearing this, everyone couldn't hold back any longer. That was two taels of silver, enough for a year's expenses. Just by catching one person, they could get two taels of silver, and two taels for each person.
They were whispering and talking to each other. Some of them had unconcealable excitement on their faces, while others were weighing the hoes in their hands, fearing that they would fall behind.
However, some people couldn't bear it: "After all, it's a living life, this... isn't too bad, right?"
Aunt Liu scowled coldly, "If you don't think it's a good idea, then don't go. I'm telling you, if you miss this opportunity, you'll never get it again. That woman isn't a good person. She's pregnant before we even got married. She's a slut."
This sentence caused a huge uproar, and the noise of the crowd was like the crowing of chickens at the market.
"She's really unfaithful to her husband. I remember she was already 20 years old and still unmarried. It turns out she got pregnant by a bastard for no apparent reason."
"Yeah, I thought she was a good person at first, but she turned out to be a dissolute whore."
"That's right, I used to praise her for being beautiful and kind-hearted. Ugh, I feel sick when I think about the time she was touched by me." This was the person whose pulse Tang Wan had taken before.
"But this is a human life after all. Didn't you all receive her kindness in the past? How can you turn your back on her now?" A woman said timidly.
"What a bullshit favor! She just charges less, not free treatment. Charging less only proves that her medical skills are not good." A sturdy man interrupted her in a rough voice.
Soon, more people began to agree with him: "I see, too. How can there really be such a person in the world? I don't believe it."
Most people could not resist the temptation of two taels of silver. Everyone thought to themselves, I am just helping to catch her, I will not kill her.
Only a few people, including women and children, did not go up the mountain. The rest of the people followed him up. Those who stayed behind had no idea that this action would directly save their lives.
When Tang Wan was drinking the pregnancy-maintaining medicine, there was a bang bang sound outside the house. She was so scared that the bowl in her hand fell down, and her hand was burned and red.
She subconsciously felt that something was wrong. This place was remote and no one should come here.
She remembered the woman she met in the afternoon, and thought to herself that something was wrong, so she quickly tried to find a place to hide.
She knew she couldn't stay in the room anymore. It was a small place and if they broke in, they would catch her quickly.
She planned to run to the back mountain. The cave there could allow her to hide for a while, and the group of people probably wouldn't be able to find her there in a short time.
As soon as she pushed open the back door, she was met with a group of ferocious faces. She subconsciously took half a step back. Those people had gleams in their eyes and were approaching her step by step.
The room was so small that she took a few steps back, but there was no way back. She shouted, "What do you want to do?"
Aunt Liu, the leader, laughed grimly, "You shameless slut, you're pregnant before you're even married. According to village rules, you should be thrown into a pig cage."
She changed the subject: "But you're lucky. Master He only asked us to tie you up and abort your child."
Tang Wan wanted to deal with them, but was caught off guard and had her mouth and nose covered by the person behind her. She wanted to struggle, but the person was too strong. After struggling twice, her eyes rolled back and she fainted.
When she woke up again, she was tied to a cross made of two solid wood pieces, and the hemp rope was tightly tied around her neck, making her unable to move at all.
Her hands were tied behind her back and a cotton strip was stuffed into her mouth. Whenever she spoke, she sobbed.
"Mmmmm!" Let me go!
"I advise you not to move any more, otherwise you will be the only one who suffers."
After saying this, Aunt Liu respectfully stepped aside, as if waiting for someone.
Not long after, a short and fat figure walked towards this side.
The man was not tall, only less than 1.7 meters, with a lot of fat on his face, and his facial features were squeezed together.
Despite this, she still recognized who it was at a glance, it was He Yi!
His sinister eyes stared at her viciously: "You bitch, you finally fell into my hands. What about that pretty boy beside you? He got you pregnant and he doesn't want you anymore? Hahahahahahaha."
Tang Wan tilted her head to the side and ignored him. He took two steps forward and grabbed her chin: "Who told you to hide?"
Tang Wan looked at him with hatred in her eyes, and He Yi slapped her without hesitation. Her head was tilted to one side and a bloody smell came out of her mouth.
"Originally, I thought you were pretty and wanted to take you as my concubine, but you insisted on being with that pretty boy. Now that you're pregnant, he's abandoned you. I also despise you for being a slut, so I'll just burn you."
He showed a wicked smile on his face and turned to the group of villagers: "Everyone, what do you think of this proposal?"
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