Chapter 51
The big news revealed by Han Lao Da's wife caused those who were watching the fun on the steps to start talking about it. The second son's wife, who always behaved in a soft and gentle manner, was frightened and kept shaking her head in front of everyone's gaze. She wanted to deny it, but all the color had gone out of her face. His lips trembled and his whole body was shaking. He clasped his hands tightly together, as if trying to give himself some support.
"I didn't, I didn't..."
"Not a shit. I saw you shamelessly asking for things. Mr. Li seemed to be in a hurry to go to the toilet, and he wanted to push you out, but you pushed him instead. How dare you say that the old man's death had nothing to do with you? Even if he had a cerebral hemorrhage, it was caused by you pushing him."
No matter how they fought each other, Gu Yan calmly took out the button she had picked up that year and illuminated it with a flashlight so that the eldest son's wife could see it more clearly.
"Do you recognize this?"
"Yes, you found this in the toilet. This is the button that was pulled off her shirt. You came back and sewed another one with the remaining cloth."
"Why didn't you tell me then?"
"My mother-in-law said not to let anyone know. If you want to find it, I won't tell you."
The crowd of onlookers surrounded the courtyard wall. Everyone heard what happened clearly and anyone could testify. It’s not too late to settle the score with her later. The most important thing at the moment is Niuniu. The child is so young, we have to find him quickly, otherwise something might happen if we take too long. She let go of the eldest son's child and turned to capture the second son's wife.
"Tell me, where did you take my daughter? If you don't tell me, I will chop your daughter into pieces."
The second son's wife was shaking like a sieve, but she didn't say a word. Just as Gu Yan was looking for a weapon, Li Zhongxia had already taken out a kitchen knife from the Han family's kitchen.
"Tell me where you took my daughter. If you don't tell me, I will really do it. You killed my father, and now you are attacking my daughter. I will never let you off today."
This guy usually looks gentle and refined, but at this moment his handsome face is full of murderous intent. The veins on the hand holding the knife handle were exposed and his eyeballs were red. Both husband and wife had been on the battlefield, and once their aura was fully unleashed, it wasn't noticeable from a distance, but the Han family members nearby were all terrified.
"Hurry up and tell me! Where did you take the child?" The three brothers of the Han family spoke in unison. They had all seen how fierce Gu Yan was, and now there was another man, Li Zhongxia, who was a military man. This guy has been to the battlefield and seen blood, so they must not suffer any unexpected disaster.
"I...I didn't mean to do that. I didn't mean to do that..."
"Pa pa" Gu Yan raised his hand and slapped them both. "Lisuo said, where is the child now?"
These words, which seemed to be squeezed out from hell, finally stunned this woman who always pretended to be weak. She shivered twice and dared not talk about anything else.
"In the haystack in the grove at the west end."
"Report to the branch secretary, take care of this woman."
Before Gu Yan and Li Zhongxia had time to ask any other questions, the man yelled at a relative of the Li family, then turned around and ran towards his destination. All of Lao Han's family members were there, and they were obviously unaware of the situation. Is the child now alone, hidden in the haystack? Then she...
I don't want to think about the worst, but I can't stop thinking about the worst. There are a lot of haystacks over there. They had looked for them before, but they didn't search them in detail. But if the child was conscious, how could he be so quiet and not make any noise?
"Everyone, help look for it separately." Li Zhongxia shouted, and the crowd of onlookers dispersed spontaneously. Soon, someone shouted, "Found it, here it is."
Upon hearing the sound, everyone gathered around the man. Gu Yan stood there blankly, looking at his daughter's quiet face, trembling all over and not daring to hug her. Li Zhongxia first checked the child's breathing, then took the baby and gave it to her.
"Breathing is normal, maybe he is asleep."
Only after he said that did Gu Yan relax. Reach out and hold the child in your arms. She lowered her head to touch the child's face, and the warm touch made her tears well up in her eyes.
"Go find Han Laoer's wife and ask her if she gave the child any medicine."
A son is the apple of his mother's eye. Although the child had only been with her for a few months, she had taken the baby under her wing ever since the child started calling her mother. How could she not be anxious when her child was lost? She didn't cry or scream like other women, she was just calm and strong as usual, it's not that she wasn't afraid!
Li Zhongxia was filled with deep regret and apology at this moment, and he hugged his wife in public to comfort her. What was wrong with her before? She felt that the child was not hers, so she did not panic. If it was Xiaoya and the others who were lost, would she still be so calm?
able. Now he knew. This woman is so strong that no matter what situation she encounters, her first reaction will be to clearly consider how to deal with it. Crying and panicking will not solve the problem at all. She disdained it.
Finally found it, everyone went back discussing it. The subject of discussion was naturally Han Laoer's seemingly weak wife.
"I can't believe how such a gentle woman could do such a bad thing."
Sister Xu gnashed her teeth in hatred and said, "Yes. She must be extremely evil to do such a thing. She is also a mother. Doesn't she know that doing this will cost Gu Yan's life?"
"I think she did it on purpose. Seeing old man Li giving something to Gu Yan, she shamelessly went to ask for it, and ended up causing the old man to fall and die. Now, is she deliberately making things difficult for Gu Yan because she sees that she's having a good life?"
"I think so."
"That's what happened. This woman is so evil. If Gu Yan hadn't been so capable, he would have gone to the Han family to cause trouble, let the eldest daughter-in-law tell the truth, and then implicated this matter. What if the baby was taken away by a wolf after she hid him here all night?"
"Yeah. Who would have thought that it was her who did it? That's just Gu Yan's talent. If it were us, we would have reported it to the police and let them investigate. After a night, we don't know what will happen."
"That's right. If one person hides, ten people can't find him. That's inside the house. This village is so big, how can you find him without a target?"
He returned home with the child. The branch secretary had also heard about this matter. At this moment, Han Laoer's wife had been taken into custody by the brigade.
"I just gave her some Datura pollen."
It can relieve asthma and cough, and relieve pain through anesthesia. There are a lot of these things in and out of the village. Some families will collect them and dry them, then roll them up with paper and smoke them like cigarettes when they cough.
Gu Yan was worrying about the dosage when the little guy in his arms opened his eyes. "Mother."
With a call, the woman's heart finally settled down. He lifted his daughter up and kissed her several times. "Are you feeling uncomfortable anywhere?"
“…I’m hungry.”
"Then let's go home for dinner." She turned and looked at Li Zhongxia. "I'll take the kids home, you take care of this."
"I understand. I'm sorry, wife..."
"It's okay. It's all over."
Gu Yan turned around and ignored all the chaos.
"I didn't mean it. I was just joking with them. Gu Yan is doing so well, how come everything goes smoothly for her..."
"How did you take the child away?"
"The wind blew the scarf away, and the child chased after it. I carried the load on my shoulders and put it in a basket. My clothes covered it, so the child naturally couldn't see it."
Whatever you say, it's a blessing that the child is safe. As for how to convict, that is the court's business, and of course Li Zhongxia's business.
When the child was found, the old lady chanted Buddhist scriptures and cried, saying that it was the old man's blessing. "So don't do bad things. If you don't want others to know, then don't do it. Now everything is involved. Wife, what did you say about your father? Did she commit a crime? Your father fell and died, she didn't kill him. But if it wasn't for her, how could your father fall?"
"sorry."
"Why are you saying that? It's not your fault. It's because the wife is so mean. She is greedy and jealous of others."
"All this happened because of me. She envied me for having malted milk, so she came to Dad for it, which led to Dad's death. This time she took Niuniu away again, just to make things difficult for me, to make my life miserable, and to cause discord between us as husband and wife."
"That's because she has a bad heart. It has nothing to do with you. Don't take everything on yourself. Your father always praised you when he was alive, so he wouldn't blame you for this. Don't get into trouble with Zhongxia because of this, otherwise you will really please her."
"The confession team has already written it and asked her to sign it, and there are a lot of witnesses. We just need to send it to the Public Security Bureau tomorrow and let the court make the final decision."
When Li Zhongxia entered the room, she heard the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law talking about this. She only told her mother the result of the matter in front of her mother. After washing up and returning to the room, he apologized to his wife again.
"I was wrong, don't be angry, mother."
Gu Yan had already coaxed Niuniu to sleep. After a moment of silence, he said, "What if this happens again next time? You don't regard me as Niuniu's biological mother in your heart, so you will doubt me after the incident. I am actually not that angry after I calmed down. You don't have to apologize. If the matter were reversed between us, I would not necessarily do better than you."
"I was wrong." Husband and wife don't hold grudges overnight, and the knots in their hearts need to be resolved. Otherwise, over time, it will grow bigger and bigger. Once the gap is drawn, they might really do as the destroyer wishes and destroy the happy little home they have just established.
"Forget it, it's all over. Fortunately, the child is fine."
"Yeah." The man took off his clothes, got on the kang, and blew out the oil lamp.
"Father's death has nothing to do with you, so don't dwell on it. Everyone is responsible for their own actions, and that's what he taught us since we were young. Taking out anger on others has never been the style of the Li family. The same applies to this matter, don't blame yourself for other people's evil intentions. What I did today was... blood and emotion, and I fell into the cliché. Can you please forgive me this time? I promise I won't do it again."
"Well, go to bed."
The matter seemed to have ended there, and there was no impact on the two of them. But when he heard the news that Han Laoer's wife was sentenced to fifteen years in prison, he asked for sex at night but was rejected. Only then did he realize that Gu Yan, who seemed to be fine, had not gotten over that hurdle at all.
Everything is the same as usual during the day, I am busy with the autumn harvest and still care for the children. But he could feel her subtle distance from him. She said she was tired, and the two of them did not communicate privately until the end of the autumn harvest.
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