Chapter 169 Dogs Fighting, a Mouthful of Fur
The man couldn't believe it.
Where did they go?
Didn't you say you were in bed?
He didn't believe it and picked up the blanket and shook it a few times, as if a person could hide inside the blanket.
The room, which could be seen in its entirety at a glance, was empty; clearly, no one was there.
"Where is everyone? Where is everyone? You old hag, didn't you say they were sleeping in bed? Where are they?!"
My aunt kept saying it was impossible, "The person is inside the house."
She rushed in, opened all the broken cabinets, and poked around under the bed with a broom, but there was no one there.
The couple were dumbfounded, staring at each other in disbelief.
The man slapped his aunt across the face, roaring, "Didn't you say she was in bed the whole time? Where is she? Where did she go?"
"I don't know. I clearly saw them go into the house. They went in and never came out again. When I helped Fang Erniu into the bridal sedan chair, she was on the bed. The quilt was still there, untouched..."
After she finished speaking, she shuddered.
The bed hasn't changed at all, and since no one's been found here, does that mean no one was there back then?
What on earth is going on?!
The aunt stared blankly at the man, "He was gone by then..."
In return, the man slapped her again.
"You idiot, you shameless slut, what use are you!"
The village chief, who had been dragged over, had a dark expression on his face. The other villagers who had come to watch the commotion all understood what was going on.
"They're insane! They just spout off and say their brother-in-law's son-in-law slept with his daughter because he was lusting after her..."
"Hu Da, if your daughter slept with her cousin's boyfriend, then who was the person who got into the bridal sedan chair yesterday?"
"Yeah, could it really be that girl from the Fang family?"
"This is so shameless! That girl from the Fang family looks like a lovely young lady, and you've all made fun of her like this..."
"That's right, Hu Da's wife's younger sister seems like an honest person, she really puts in the work. And her nephew, I heard he's the village secretary, he also came to help out for a couple of days..."
"The Fang family is really unlucky to have such a relative."
"Isn't the Hu family afraid of retribution?"
The man's face was ashen, and he looked at his aunt with a hatred that seemed to want to tear her apart.
The aunt was trembling with fear, staring blankly and helplessly at the empty room, not understanding when the person had disappeared.
She clearly didn't miss a thing; she kept staring...
No, that's not right.
Erniu's mother called her over and said a few words, and when she went back to check, the person was already in bed.
The aunt opened her mouth, wanting to tell the man about her discovery.
Someone in the village said, "It can't be, right? If they really picked up the wrong bride, wouldn't the groom's family come looking for her?"
No sooner had he finished speaking than a commotion erupted outside the courtyard.
"Hu Da, you get the hell out here! You bastard, you dare to mess with me..."
"Good heavens! The Hu family is cheating us out of a marriage! The daughter-in-law I wanted has been given to us by a man! We paid 600 yuan in betrothal gifts..."
The message conveyed by the shouts from the man and woman instantly silenced the noisy courtyard.
Many people looked at each other, bewildered.
"What's going on? The groom's family has come looking for us?"
"Sounds like it, let's go, let's go out and see..."
As the group turned to leave, the groom's family swarmed in.
Upon seeing the man and his aunt emerge from the house, the elderly man at the head of the group rushed over with a stick and began to beat them. The others also grabbed the weapons they had brought and started smashing things all over the yard.
Seeing this, Old Man Hu and Old Woman Hu rushed out to mediate the fight.
Grandma Hu slapped her thigh and shouted, "In-laws, let's talk this out! In-laws, oh dear in-laws, you can't smash that..."
"Village chief, village chief, save us, save us! They've gone mad!" Old Hu shouted as he ran up to the village chief.
The man, who was holding a shovel and about to hit Old Hu, swallowed hard when he heard him call for the village chief, and put the shovel back down.
"Enough, all of you, stop!"
The village chief roared, and the courtyard fell silent for a moment. The groom's family glanced at him, then all looked at the old man leading the way.
The old man looked over and his eyes met those of the village chief.
The village chief, his face grim, stared coldly at him. "Shouldn't you have explained yourselves clearly before you started smashing things?"
"Make it clear, of course you have to make things clear."
The old man waved his hand, displaying a thuggish air, and said, "Bring the person up here."
Several young people responded with a "yes".
A short while later, a man dressed in bright red clothes and completely bound was pushed down in front of the villagers of Hujia Village.
The man had a smelly sock stuffed in his mouth, his face was pale, and he was making indistinct muffled noises.
Everyone stared intently, then froze on the spot.
"Hu Dashan!"
The elderly couple and their aunt were all dumbfounded. The aunt rushed over, pulled the smelly sock out of her son's mouth, untied the rope, and hugged him, crying out, "My son, how could it be you? How could you..."
"Mom, save me, save me! I don't want to live anymore, I don't want to live anymore, I'm not clean anymore, they..."
Hu Dashan, looking utterly ashamed and furious, retched onto the ground.
"Pah!"
The mentally challenged mother slapped her thigh and sat down on the ground, crying and wailing, "Heavens above! Our family paid six hundred yuan in dowry and married a boy!"
“The Hu family tricked us into marriage, making their son marry in place of their daughter. My poor son, even though he's mentally challenged, he's still a man. They spent one night together in the bridal chamber, and my son didn't understand anything. He was just ruined by the Hu family. What will he do for the rest of his life…”
Upon hearing this, the courtyard was filled with gasps of astonishment.
The sounds of discussion rose and fell.
"My God, has the Hu family gone mad with greed? How could they come up with the idea of having Hu Dashan marry in someone else's place?"
"Is that guy an idiot? He probably wants to use his daughter to get even more dowry..."
"Is that son-in-law of the Fang family, surnamed Su, really that rich? Is that why they set their sights on Fang Erniu?"
"Did the Hu family think that it was Fang Erniu who got into the bridal sedan chair yesterday?"
"It's probably true. They're having Fang Erniu marry in his place, and then their daughter sleeps with the other man's boyfriend, getting both sides and receiving dowry money. The Fang family will just have to suffer in silence..."
"No wonder the bride had to be carried up in the sedan chair yesterday..."
When Auntie heard these comments, she was filled with regret. Yesterday, she wondered why Fang Erniu had suddenly become taller and heavier, and that she couldn't lift her up by herself.
It turns out that the 'bride' who was fast asleep at that time was her son, Dashan!
“Son, that medicine was for Fang Erniu and her boyfriend, how could you drink it?” The aunt hugged her son and cried loudly.
Hu Dashan shook his head and said he didn't know. "Er Ya gave it to us. We all had some. I drank it and fell asleep almost immediately. I have no idea how it got there... Mom, it was that brat. It must be her. She didn't want to get married and she's trying to ruin me..."
"That brat, how dare she, she..."
The aunt cursed, then suddenly realized, "Where's Er Ya?"
Where's Er Ya?
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