The old lady disliked that her daughter-in-law only gave birth to girls, and she wanted a boy to lead the family. This kind of mentality is not uncommon in rural areas, but seeing the reaction of their family, Qin Huai was very scared. What did the old lady do to the child?
Qin Hexi was forced to this point, and he still hesitated when speaking: "My mother said the day before yesterday that she would take the two children to visit relatives. She didn't come back until last night. She came back alone..."
Although the words were not finished, the content was already horrifying enough, exactly what Qin Huai was most worried about.
Qin Laoshuan said with murderous intent on his face: "You are so hesitant. If you don't behave yourself, I will have you beaten to death."
Qin Hexi was startled and said, "Stop fighting. Isn't that enough? My mother said she took them fifty miles away, dropped them off in a crowded town, and then returned on her own..."
The words are still spoken evasively.
When his wife heard this, she screamed and fell backwards. Several women hurriedly went to help her, pinched her philtrum and called her name.
Qin Laoshuan said, "You are so cruel, old woman. It's not like before when we were without food at home. How could you have the heart to do such a cruel thing to your own granddaughter?"
The old woman argued, "They are my granddaughters too. I didn't mean to kill them. I'm very kind and have done them justice. I chose a small town with a lot of people to put them there. If they are lucky enough to meet a kind person, won't they live happily ever after? It's much better than just staying at home."
Chunmei woke up and just heard this. She got up, rushed to the old lady, raised her hand and slapped her twice, saying, "You old thing, are you still a human being? They are five years old and only three years old, and you are willing to throw them away. You old woman, if anything happens to my daughter, I will kill you too, even if it means I will kill you."
The old woman could not tolerate her daughter-in-law's slap in the face, so she stood up and was about to fight her. The villagers stopped her, but she kept cursing.
Qin Huai said, "Don't talk about this for now, old woman. Tell me where you threw the child."
He was worried that Qin Hexi and her son were not telling the truth. So much time had passed. If the old woman had abandoned the child in the wilderness, it was still a question whether she could be alive now. It was even possible that the old woman had killed her granddaughter.
The old woman rolled her dead eyes and ignored everyone.
Chunmei immediately knelt in front of Qin Huai and burst into tears, saying, "Qin Huai, I beg you, if you have a car, can you take me to find them? They are so young, and they will be scared outside without their mother."
Qin Huai said, "I would have gone even if you hadn't told me. Let this cruel old woman tell me where she threw the child."
Qin Laoshuan said, "Old woman, where did you throw the child? If you don't tell me, I will beat Qin Hexi to death."
The old woman was still mad because of being slapped by her daughter-in-law and said, "I am not going to live any longer. I am old and still being beaten by my daughter-in-law. How can I face people in the future? Qin Hexi, if you are a man, beat her to death. When we have money, I will find you a virgin girl."
Qin Hexi stood up and looked at his wife with a fierce look in his eyes when he heard it, but Qin Huai raised his hand and slapped him down, saying, "Coward, why are you pretending to be a man now?"
Qin Laoshuan said, "Old woman, if you don't tell the truth today, I will make your family extinct today. Don't you want a grandson? If you don't tell the truth, Qin Hexi will die, and your family will be completely wiped out."
The old woman panicked and said, "I said, you can't do this to me, is that not enough?"
She did abandon the child, but she didn't kill him. In fact, she only walked about ten miles with the child before she ran out of strength and abandoned the child in a small town about ten miles away.
After getting the exact news, Qin Huai immediately got in the car, took Chunmei, the old woman, and Qin Laoshuan, and followed the instructions to the small town. After asking many people, they finally found the child.
The children were indeed in this small town. When asked, everyone knew about the two little girls and blamed Chunmei for being careless as a mother. The people in the town felt sorry for the children and sent them to the police station.
Chunmei didn't make any money, she just kept bowing to thank everyone.
This result made Qin Huai breathe a sigh of relief. It was a blessing in disguise and the best result he could have imagined.
The two children were lucky enough to meet good people and are still staying in the police station. The staff also bought them a lot of food. When they couldn’t find their families anymore, they sent them to an orphanage and then slowly searched for the children’s home.
When the child saw his mother running towards him crying, his face was full of fear despite his young age.
Watching Chunmei crying while holding her two children, Qin Huai couldn't help but think of the original owner's life experience. Why was he separated from his family? Was he abandoned, or was he lost?
Is his own family also looking for him? How scared was the young Qin Huai at that time?
The mother, daughter and three of them hugged each other and cried for most of the day before they calmed down. The old woman looked at the food in the child's hand and kept swallowing her saliva and asked: "Pandi, what are you eating? Is it delicious?"
Before the child could respond to her, she gave him a ferocious look.
Chunmei then came over to thank Qin Huai, who said, "Why should we thank each other as fellow villagers? The fact that the child is safe is more important than anything else. Get in the car, I'll take you back."
The old woman said, "They're just two worthless things, and you're treating them like treasures. What are you looking for?"
Qin Huai suppressed his anger and said, "Get out of the car."
The old woman was stunned: "I am so old, and you want to leave me here? You cripple with a bad conscience, you should call me grandma according to seniority. This is how you treat an old person."
Qin Huai pulled her down and said, "It's a good thing I didn't beat you to death. I really want to throw you away so you won't be able to find your home."
He then asked Chunmei to get in the car, started the car and drove away.
The old woman jumped up and down behind him and cursed, "You damned cripple, you deserve to be struck by lightning."
Chunmei held her two daughters, tears streaming down her face. The five-year-old girl said, "Mom, grandma said you didn't want us anymore. She took us to the river and said she was going to drown us. She didn't dare because someone saw us. Mom, my sister and I will be good people from now on. Please don't kill us."
Chunmei burst into tears again.
Along the way, I listened to Chunmei apologizing to the two girls, shaking my head, not knowing what to say. The old woman was indeed too hateful, but in this era, Chunmei, a peasant woman, could not bear to sue her. If the people do not sue, the officials will not investigate, and it is estimated that in the end, the matter will end in nothing.
When the old woman returns home, she will still torture her daughter-in-law and granddaughter, cursing her daughter-in-law as a chicken that doesn't lay eggs and her granddaughters as two money-losing goods.
Chunmei finally calmed down and explained through sobs, "The child's grandmother disliked girls and tried to drown them many times. I kept a close eye on her and that's why she failed. I'm so lucky to have found them this time."
Qin Huai said, "What will you do if she continues to behave like this?"
Chunmei showed a ferocious expression and said, "If she dares to touch my daughter again, I will fight her."
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