Wu Jinfeng fell, twisted her ankle, and felt a dull pain. She could hear the thud of dishes breaking in the kitchen, and her heart clenched in pain. Seeing that the three men who had become her family's successors hadn't expressed anything, Wu Jinfeng's indignation was palpable.
"Someone's been beaten to death! I won't live anymore! People from Lijia Village came to our Zhoujia Village and beat someone to death!" Taking advantage of the opportunity of falling, Wu Jinfeng cried loudly, as if she wanted to cry out all the indignation in her heart.
At this time, Zhou Chunping's neighbors heard the noise and slowly came out to see what had happened in Zhou Chunping's house.
Aunt Li's house was closest to Zhou Chunping's, so Aunt Li saw them when Zhao Qingshan and his men were standing in front of Zhou Chunping's house. Later, there was a noise at Zhou Chunping's house, and Aunt Li's sons wanted to come over to see what was happening, but Aunt Li stopped them.
Aunt Li had been watching Wu Jinfeng's various torments on Zhao Yunxiang over the years. At the beginning of winter, Zhou Yuanyuan was deliberately pushed into the pond by Zhou Miaomiao, and it was Aunt Li who helped rescue her and find a doctor.
Zhou Chunping's family later gave Zhao Yunxiang and her daughter no explanation, and only scolded Zhou Miaomiao a few times before letting her go. Aunt Li felt sorry for Zhao Yunxiang, but fortunately, Zhao Yunxiang stood up this time, finally knowing how to resist, and returned to Zhaojiagou with her children.
During the twelfth lunar month, Zhao Yunxiang was reported by Wu Jinfeng for the fish ball incident, and Aunt Li knew all about it. Yesterday, Li Chunjiao, scolded by Zhou Chunping and his wife, attempted suicide by hanging herself. Aunt Li, who had heard the noise from next door, had even come over to help Li Chunjiao calm down. Wu Jinfeng, however, was embarrassed and muttered to herself, "Aunt Li is nosy."
Zhou Chunping's own unauthorized work is done by himself. Now that the Zhao family and the Li family are coming to settle the score, Aunt Li thinks that Zhou Chunping and the others deserve it. As long as no one dies, Aunt Li hopes that Zhou Chunping and other unscrupulous people will be beaten to death.
Only after hearing Wu Jinfeng's cry of "someone's been beaten to death" did Aunt Li call her family to go to the Zhou family's house to take a look. After all, they were from the same village, and they couldn't let the matter get out of hand.
When Aunt Li's family walked out of the house, they saw people from several nearby houses slowly leaving the house. They smiled at each other, and everything was said without words.
Zhou Chunping waited for a long time before he saw his fellow villagers appear at his doorstep. He couldn't help but cheer up and shouted, "Fellow villagers! Come and see! These people from Lijia Village have come to our Zhoujia Village to commit murder. Everyone, please help us!"
Zhou Chunping was quite cunning. He didn't mention Zhao Qingshan's family at all, and just kept catching Li Dafu. Today, it was Li Dafu's men who took action. Zhao Qingshan and his men stood in the yard without moving. Even if he brought Zhao Qingshan into the picture, others would still be watching.
Besides, Zhao Qingshan is much more famous than Li Dafu in the surrounding villages. Zhou Chunping doesn't want to confront Zhao Qingshan unless it is absolutely necessary.
However, Zhou Chunping did not involve Zhao Qingshan, but Zhao Qingshan had no intention of letting him go.
Zhao Qingshan clasped his fists at the villagers at the door and said, "Fellow villagers, you've arrived just in time. I, Zhao Qingshan, am here today to look for my son-in-law, Zhou Zhixin. It's Chinese New Year, and the Zhou family abandoned our Yunxiang and two children in Zhaojiagou. What's going on? Should we divorce or continue our lives together? The Zhou family must give us an explanation today. Isn't that too much to ask?"
"No wonder Yunxiang didn't come back to the village for the New Year. So this is what happened!" Aunt Li was the first to support Zhao Qingshan: "Chunping's family, this is your family's fault. Let them resolve the issue of their son and daughter-in-law between themselves. You're holding Zhou Zhixin hostage and preventing them from reuniting. This is really unkind."
Zhou Chunping was dumbfounded by Aunt Li's words. What did they mean by "they're holding Zhou Zhixin captive?" Did everyone think it was their fault for preventing their son and daughter-in-law from reuniting?
"Li Guilan, what are you talking about? Zhao Yunxiang has legs of her own, so she can't bring the children back on her own? Do we, the Zhou family, need to keep asking her? Can't she even take a piss and look at herself to see if she's worthy enough?" Wu Jinfeng retorted immediately upon seeing this. Whenever it came to Zhou Zhixin and Zhao Yunxiang, Wu Jinfeng felt her family was in the right. The grace of raising someone is greater than the grace of giving birth. If the old man hadn't been so kind as to bring Zhou Zhixin home to raise, how could he still be alive? All these years, everything Zhou Zhixin's family had done for the Zhou family was merely a way of repaying their debt of gratitude!
Zhou Chunping's heart skipped a beat. The old woman's words, only for her own pleasure, clearly meant that they were stopping Zhou Zhixin from going to Zhaojiagou. If Old Zhao took the opportunity to ask to see Zhou Zhixin, how would he find Zhou Zhixin?
Sure enough, after listening to Wu Jinfeng's story, Zhao Qingshan smiled and said, "Although our Yunxiang is not a big deal, she is still the daughter-in-law of your Zhou family, married through matchmaking. She really doesn't need anyone to urge her to return to the Zhou family. I believe everyone in Zhoujia Village with eyes can see clearly how Yunxiang returned to her parents' home. I, an old man, also know a little about the agreement between Zhou Zhixin and Yunxiang. They clearly agreed to return to Zhaojiagou to pick up Yunxiang and the children the next day, so why didn't Zhou Zhixin show up? I believe you, Zhou Chunping, know better."
Zhou Chunping heard the implication in Zhao Qingshan's words, as if he was about to expose Zhou Zhixin's affairs in public. He was so anxious that he broke out in a cold sweat and quickly interrupted, saying, "Father Zhao, this is my fault. I was busy at home before the New Year and forgot about the matters of my third daughter-in-law and the children."
"In that case, Zhou Chunping, call Zhou Zhixin out and let's talk it out face to face. Whether we want to live together or get a divorce, I'll listen to Zhou Zhixin." Zhao Qingshan ignored Zhou Chunping's soft words. He had come here today to cause trouble. Zhao Qingshan wasn't afraid of Zhou Chunping getting angry, but he was afraid of him not getting angry.
"Yes, yes! We can't even let our daughter-in-law come back for Chinese New Year. This life is really unbearable."
"Divorce is nothing. His Zhou family doesn't like such a good daughter-in-law anyway."
"What a pity for Yunxiang! She's such a good person! Are all the people in the Zhou family blinded by eye boogers?"
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A cacophony of voices rang out, but unfortunately, none of them were what Zhou Chunping wanted to hear.
Zhou Yuanyuan felt relieved as she watched Zhou Chunping's face turn red and black. A man like Zhou Chunping, who cared about both appearance and substance, really thought everyone else was blind and he was the only one who was smart?
Suddenly, there was a slight noise coming from the backyard, like someone knocking something over and then holding it up, which attracted Zhou Yuanyuan's attention.
Zhou Yuanyuan's kitchen and vegetable garden are in the backyard, where there is a sycamore tree and a well that keeps water warm in winter and cool in summer.
Zhou Yuanyuan lived two lives, and the world in the backyard gave her the best childhood memories.
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