"Uncle Fugui, I heard your family was extorted? Oh dear, I reminded you a few days ago to bring food and bedding to your aunt, how could you forget?" Zhou Dazhu asked.
Zhou Dazhu was somewhat gloating.
Last time Ding Ermei was arrested, Zhou Fugui didn't ask him to help get her released, and later he didn't do what he was told.
Now look what happened, we've lost 150 yuan!
“I thought the third son’s wife would bring the food; she’s been staying in town these past few days! She lives nearby,” Zhou Fugui said, trying to save face.
Zhao Zhenzhu was unaware that she was far away at her parents' home, and Zhou Fugui was still trying to pin a blame on her.
However, not everyone will be led astray by Zhou Fugui.
Aunt Zhang, who was passing by, couldn't help but speak up for Zhao Zhenzhu: "Zhou Fugui, you and your sons are lazy, so don't use Zhenzhu as an excuse. I heard the other day that you personally ordered that your son and daughter-in-law not to bring food to Ding Ermei, so that Ding Ermei would go hungry for a few meals to wake her up!"
“Uncle Fugui, that’s a really bad idea of yours. One hundred and fifty yuan is enough for a family to live on for a whole year. Let your aunt wake up, it’s not too late to wake her up when she gets home!” Zhou Dazhu smacked his lips and said.
"Captain, I have something to do. Let's talk later." Zhou Fugui said with a dark face, closing the door in front of Zhou Dazhu.
Zhou Dazhu wasn't angry; he walked away with a smile.
Zhou Dazhu came here today specifically to mock Zhou Fugui, since Zhou Fugui has been increasingly disregarding him lately.
After Zhou Fugui got home, he grabbed Ding Ermei by the hair and gave her a good beating.
"You stupid woman, you're making me a laughingstock."
"Human life is priceless. Are you worth 150 yuan? I can remarry a wife for at most 20 yuan."
"A menace like you would be better off dead in the police station."
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Zhou Fugui hit and cursed at the same time, and only left after he got tired of hitting him and slammed the door.
Ding Ermei limped to the kitchen to find something to eat.
Ding Ermei didn't have time to eat breakfast today before the police notified her that she could go home.
Now, Ding Ermei is so hungry that her chest is almost touching her back.
Chen Jinfeng is cooking.
"Jin Feng, make me some egg drop soup." Ding Er Mei said as she sat down at the dining table.
"Mom, we're out of eggs." Chen Jinfeng said sternly.
"No eggs left at home? I had thirty eggs in my room a few days ago! The chickens have been laying eggs these past few days, and you ate them all?" Ding Ermei's eyes widened.
“Yes, I ate it all,” Chen Jinfeng said.
A few days ago, Ding Xiaocui brought back half a basket of eggs from her parents' home and steamed egg custard for Zhou Jiaxiang every day.
The aroma of steamed eggs filled the entire house.
The eldest son's children wanted to eat it, and Zhou Fugui and his sons were also craving it.
Zhou Fugui ordered Chen Jinfeng to steam a large pot of egg custard on the first day, fry eggs on the second day, and pan-fry eggs on the third day. In three days, all the eggs in the house were used up.
"What a waste! Dozens of eggs were used up in three days." Ding Ermei felt sorry for them and couldn't help but mutter.
"Mom, I don't like hearing you say that. Even if we're wasteful, can we be as wasteful as you?" Chen Jinfeng couldn't help but retort.
“Yes! Mom, you spent 150 yuan on three days of meals. Did you eat dragon liver or phoenix gall?” Zhou Bingqiang happened to come into the kitchen at this time and also complained to Ding Ermei.
Ding Ermei always complained that she had no money, saying that she had spent all the money Zhou Bingchen sent back on helping others.
If Xiao Fang and his group hadn't come to collect the debt today, Zhou Bingqiang wouldn't have known that Ding Ermei actually had so much money.
Just thinking about the 150 yuan loss his family suffered today still fills Zhou Bingqiang with resentment.
"Mom, you have so much money, you might as well give it to us! It's such a waste to just give it to those scoundrels like this!" Zhou Bingxing was also very dissatisfied with Ding Ermei.
Ding Ermei was furious.
The money was gone, and Ding Ermei was already heartbroken enough.
Ding Ermei could tolerate Zhou Fugui hitting her, but she couldn't stand it when her son and daughter-in-law talked to her.
Ding Ermei didn't say anything, but got up and walked into the house.
"Bingxing, go ask Mom how much money she has left? Why don't we divide it among the family? That way, Mom won't have too much money and spend it recklessly." Ding Xiaocui's suggestion became the last straw that broke the camel's back.
Ding Ermei felt she couldn't go on living like this anymore.
It's clearly their fault for being unfilial. She's in jail, and not a single person has come to visit her or bring her food.
She only fell for Xiao Fang and his group's trick because she didn't want to starve to death.
Why can't they reflect on their own actions instead of just pushing the blame onto her?
As she passed by the door of the main room, Ding Ermei saw a bottle of "Dichlorvos" under the bed, with half a bottle of liquid still inside.
Ding Ermei went inside and picked it up.
After returning to her room, Ding Ermei mustered up her courage, opened the bottle cap, and took a sip.
A strange smell made Ding Ermei vomit with a "whoosh." The bottle in her hand fell to the ground with a crash and shattered into pieces.
Zhou Bingqiang and Zhou Bingxing heard the commotion and came over to see what was going on. They found Ding Ermei lying on the ground, foaming at the mouth, with a broken bottle next to her.
“Brother, Mom committed suicide by drinking pesticide.” Zhou Bingxing pointed to the bottle on the ground, his voice trembling.
"Quickly carry Mom on your back and take her to the town hospital." Zhou Bingqiang was also frightened and hurriedly picked up Ding Ermei and put her on Zhou Bingxing's back.
This is "Dichlorvos"! It's highly poisonous.
If Ding Ermei dies, the villagers' spittle will drown their entire family.
Peach Blossom Town.
When Zhao Zhenzhu heard the news that Ding Ermei had committed suicide by drinking pesticide, she was stunned.
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