Bai Jiaojiao and Shen Heng had just settled down for the night when they heard a commotion outside.
"What's all the noise outside? Has something happened?"
Tomorrow is the Dragon Boat Festival, and the whole village will have a day off from work. Shen Heng wanted to make a good impression tonight, so he pressed down Bai Jiaojiao's raised head and said, "What's it to you?"
The commotion outside gradually became clearer, and it seemed like someone was calling "Liu Ying".
They are looking for someone.
"Liu Ying didn't come to work today. Hasn't she gone home yet?"
There's a small hill behind their house, so the people searching for them must be going up the hill to look for them, as the shouts outside are getting closer and closer.
Bai Jiaojiao didn't want to get involved in Liu Ying's affairs, but someone knocked on their door.
Shen Heng didn't want to move, but Bai Jiaojiao pushed him twice. He went downstairs shirtless and opened the courtyard gate, his face dark: "What are you doing in the middle of the night?"
"Liu Ying from the educated youth team has disappeared. We can't find her anywhere in the village. Have you and your wife seen her heading up the mountain?"
"I didn't see it." Shen Heng said and then closed the door.
People outside were used to it and didn't expect Shen Heng to give him a good look anyway.
The next day was the Dragon Boat Festival, and since there was no work, the village became lively.
But the most lively place was the village brigade.
Early in the morning, Bai Shiqing came over excitedly to call Bai Jiaojiao to go out: "Come on, if we go late, we'll miss the fun."
"What's all the commotion about?"
"Did you all sleep so soundly last night? Liu Ying didn't go home all night, but she came back before dawn today and is causing a scene at the brigade."
"What's all the fuss about?"
Bai Jiaojiao was urged by Bai Shiqing to pack up and was pulled towards the village brigade.
"Brother-in-law, come too!" Bai Shiqing called out to Shen Heng.
Shen Heng: "..."
He really didn't want to get involved, but when he saw his wife being abducted, he still followed along.
Before Bai Jiaojiao even stepped into the brigade's courtyard, she heard Liu Ying cursing loudly inside.
"Shut up!" Li Lide finally couldn't take it anymore. His shout silenced Liu Ying, but she took a few deep breaths and burst into tears: "Who will stand up for me?!"
Bai Shiqing found a close female friend and quickly asked, "What happened? What's wrong?"
She was delayed in going to find Bai Jiaojiao, which meant she missed the whole spectacle.
"Liu Ying said that Yu Wenli was going to sell her, and she had to go through a lot of trouble to escape from the kidnappers."
"ah?"
Bai Shiqing exclaimed in surprise. Not to mention her, even Bai Jiaojiao, who had lived an extra lifetime, couldn't help but widen her eyes upon hearing this.
Yu Wenli is truly inhuman.
"But Yu Wenli firmly denied it, and Liu Ying couldn't produce any evidence."
“What evidence could this thing possibly have?” Bai Shiqing used to think Liu Ying was hateful, but seeing her covered in filth and crying like a rag doll in the middle of the brigade’s courtyard, she felt a little sorry for the woman. “If she had known this would happen, would she have been willing to risk her reputation to marry Yu Wenli?”
The buying and selling of people is no small matter; it's not something the brigade can handle alone.
Liu Ying had two demands: either report it to the authorities, or have Yu Wenli divorce her so they could live separate lives, which would be a win-win situation.
For Li Lide, this was an extremely simple choice.
Yu Wenli grabbed Liu Ying's hair, his expression crazed: "You bitch, you dare to slander me? You want a divorce? No way! You wanted to come back to the city with me? I'll see if you can live that long!"
When faced with Yu Wenli's beatings and verbal abuse, Liu Ying's instinctive reaction was to cover her head.
Yu Wenli was about to slam Liu Ying's head against the wall when he was stopped by someone nearby.
If Yu Wenli dared to act like this in front of everyone, one can only imagine what kind of suffering Liu Ying endured at home.
"Hold him down!" Zheng Xu's forehead veins bulged. "Yu Wenli, I'm warning you, you better behave yourself. What do you think this place is?"
"That bitch framed me! If I knew any human traffickers, I would have sold her off long ago, instead of waiting until today!"
Yu Wenli's hands were tied behind his back, and he even kicked Liu Ying in mid-air.
"I don't want to live anymore!" Liu Ying howled, her cries causing panic among the onlookers, and even the stray dogs at the village entrance started howling.
Li Lide just wanted to get it over with: "You want a divorce, right? Fine, I agree."
But Yu Wenli persisted: "No! This matter must be investigated thoroughly! I have done nothing wrong and I absolutely cannot be slandered! Report it to the police if you want, I'm not afraid."
Bai Shiqing whispered in Bai Jiaojiao's ear, "It's really strange, isn't it? He's become relentless."
Bai Jiaojiao said, "Who knows, maybe Liu Ying is just talking nonsense. She just wants to divorce Yu Wenli."
Based on Bai Jiaojiao's understanding of Wenli from her previous life, this man was arrogant and would never associate with someone like a beggar.
It's possible that Liu Ying really did orchestrate this whole thing.
Bai Jiaojiao had gone to great lengths to bring them together, so she couldn't just let them break up like this.
Bai Shiqing listened to Bai Jiaojiao's words and said, "That makes sense. What are the people who take pictures of flowers for? How could they possibly let Liu Ying come back unharmed?"
She immediately shouted, "Village chief, I think we should ask more questions before reporting this to the police! Yu Wenli is no good, but we can't pin everything on him!"
As soon as Bai Shiqing said that, everyone's eyes turned to her.
Bai Shiqing was not intimidated at all: "Liu Ying, say it again, how were you sold by him, and how did you escape back? Explain yourself clearly, and tell me properly!"
Liu Ying kept her head down, not recognizing Bai Shiqing's voice, and sobbed, "Yesterday he said his parents should have sent something and asked me to go to town to pick it up, so he tricked me into going to town with him. But he led me to a courtyard and never came back. Two thugs came in and drugged me. I woke up in the middle of the night and managed to escape while they were asleep."
"You're talking nonsense!" Yu Wenli was surprised that Liu Ying could make up such a complete story. "Yesterday I clearly went to town by myself!"
Yu Wenli looked at Zheng Xu: "Captain, I did ask you for leave!"
Yu Wenli knew his family's financial situation well; the things his parents sent him were very limited, and Liu Ying didn't need to help him at all.
He didn't want anyone to know his true strength. Since he and Liu Ying didn't get along, Yu Wenli naturally wouldn't let Liu Ying laugh at him or spread rumors about him.
Zheng Xu paused for a moment, then said, "The fact that you two requested leave separately doesn't prove that you left separately. Do you have any witnesses? Who saw you go to town alone?"
Yu Wenli looked back at the villagers who were watching the commotion, but no one came forward to testify.
Everyone's busy working in the fields, who's going to notice these things?
Yu Wenli had no words to express his grievances: "Anyway, I went alone!"
"You're talking nonsense!"
With Yu Wenli held in a straitened grip, and Liu Ying fully prepared for a desperate gamble, she became extremely aggressive towards Yu Wenli.
"You shameless, heartless slut, you should be working as a chamber pot for a whole village in the mountains!"
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