The madwoman who was crying and running away was none other than Xiao Feng's ex-wife, Gu Meiying.
The one chasing after her and hitting her was Xiao Feng's younger brother, her brother-in-law Xiao Lian.
Although her daughter, Xiao Mengjie, tried her best to stop him, how could her small, thin body possibly stop her tall, strong uncle?
Even though she desperately clung to her uncle's clothes, she couldn't stop Xiao Lian from relentlessly whipping Gu Meiying.
Actually, Xiao Lian hadn't been home for a long time because he was afraid of losing face.
He used to work at the township grain depot and lived a very comfortable life.
Not only was the work at the grain depot easy, but you could also reap a lot of benefits. In those days, the grain depot was a highly coveted department. Farmers had to go through it to deliver grain to the state and sell grain.
As a quality inspector, Xiao Feng could make a huge difference in price if his pen tip was even slightly crooked. Therefore, every grain seller had to curry favor with him.
He certainly profited handsomely from the benefits of cigarettes, alcohol, sugar, and tea.
Every day when I come home, I have a beautiful wife to serve me. I couldn't have been more comfortable.
Little did we expect that such a thing could happen.
His wife and older brother had done that kind of thing, and now the news had spread far and wide. How could Xiao Lian, a grown man, possibly face the villagers' gossip when he went home?
So he simply found a room in the grain depot and lived in the village, never returning to Xiaotun.
Good news doesn't travel far, but folk tales like his spread like wildfire.
Within a few days, everyone in the grain depot knew about it.
Wherever Xiao Lian went, he could feel people pointing and whispering behind his back, and his ears were filled with the sounds of others mocking him.
If I can hide at home, how can I hide at work?
Unless he quits the job and goes far away.
But how could Xiao Lian bear to give up such a good job? He had no choice but to swallow his anger and live his life with his head down, no longer having the spiritedness he once had.
He didn't want to associate with anyone, fearing that others would bring up that disgusting incident.
Under these circumstances, he learned to drink alone, and the problem worsened. Even at work, he would carry a bottle of liquor with him and take a sip whenever he felt like it.
He could only rely on this method of numbing himself to escape the ridicule of others.
As a quality inspector, he was drunk every day, and he was also absent-minded, so how could he do his job well? He made all sorts of mistakes, big and small, and was called in and reprimanded by the director almost every day.
Gradually, his mentality became increasingly distorted, and he felt that everyone in the world was targeting him. In his eyes, everyone was an enemy.
As a result, while he kept making mistakes, he also frequently got into arguments with his colleagues, and they would often fight over a disagreement.
Such a person is utterly detestable anywhere, and it didn't take long for him to lose his job.
Left with no other choice, Xiao Lian had to slink back to Xiaotun.
At least he still has his father and some land at home, so he won't starve to death.
However, when he returned home, he felt even more desperate about the situation there.
Xiao Changsuo spent the first half of his life as a village cadre. Before the division of labor into teams, he was the team's scorekeeper and didn't have to work in the fields every day. After the land was divided into individual units, his two sons went to work and earned wages, and his daughters-in-law and wife did some work in the fields, so he didn't have to lift a finger. Therefore, Xiao Changsuo didn't have much experience in farming.
Now look what happened. Both of his sons were fired, and his daughter-in-law and son were kicked out for doing that kind of thing.
The other daughter-in-law is worse off than alive. Not only can she not do any work, but she also needs someone to watch over her every day. Otherwise, she might run away and cause trouble for the neighbors, who will come knocking on the door with curses and complaints.
Although Xiao Changsuo wasn't a good person, as someone who had been a cadre his whole life, he still had to consider his reputation.
His granddaughter, Xiao Mengjie, who was still in school, was forced to drop out of school and stay home to take care of her mother.
They had just finished paying off a mountain of debt, and now their family is barely scraping by with no income. Even the best family can't survive like this.
Xiao Changsuo sometimes really couldn't understand how his family, who were once respected and admired wherever they went in the village, could have turned into this in just one year.
When Xiao Lian returned at this time, the situation he faced was predictable.
Not only did he not get a good meal, but he also had to watch over his mentally unstable sister-in-law every day.
Every time I see this woman, I think of my beastly older brother and Fu Xiaolian, whom I once cherished like a treasure.
They were unaware that Xiao Feng and Fu Xiaolian were in prison, and still thought those two sluts were out having a good time every day.
Whenever he thought of these things, Xiao Lian wished he could take a knife and stab those two people to death, using their blood to wash away the shame he had suffered.
But the world is so big, where could he find two people? So he vented all his anger on this poor, crazy woman.
In the two days since he returned, he has hit Gu Meiying several times.
Xiao Changsuo saw this but made no attempt to stop it. In his mind, Gu Meiying was a burden to their family, and it would be better if she were dead.
Today, while Gu Meiying was being beaten, she somehow managed to run away and was chased by Xiao Lian, running frantically all over the village.
When he reached Xiao Jian's house, he had already been hit on the back more than a dozen times, and blood was flowing out. Some villagers wanted to come and pull him away, but considering their family's dirty deeds, they couldn't be bothered to get involved and just watched as a spectacle.
"stop."
Xiao Jian's loud shout finally stopped Xiao Lian, whose eyes were red.
Gu Meiying, who had been running wildly, finally couldn't hold on any longer and collapsed to the ground, flailing her legs and backing away while making terrified noises.
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