Chapter 140: Sanctioning You on Moral Grounds
Gao Feifei’s husband’s name is Huang Qingchun. Huang is also a big surname here. However, the village where he lives is not called Huangjia Village, but Lingxia Village. As the name suggests, the village is located under a mountain.
There are many mountains here, and it is a hilly area, so almost every village is located at the foot of a mountain, but some are big mountains and some are small hills.
Lingxia Village is located in the mountains. In fact, their village is poorer than Gaojia Village. There are fewer fields and more mountains. They mainly open up some terraces halfway up the mountain to grow crops such as sweet potatoes, sesame, mung beans and tobacco.
Huang Qingchun's family grows two acres of tobacco leaves, and the money from selling the tobacco leaves every year is their main source of income.
There is no daughter in his family, so his parents have two sons. His younger brother is two years younger than him and has not yet married.
Although he got married, he did not separate his family and they still lived together as a whole family, which naturally led to some conflicts in daily life.
The main conflict between Gao Feifei and her mother-in-law is still about the betrothal money.
It is not easy for people in Lingxia Village to talk about marriage. Basically, every household has to pay more gifts than those in other villages in order to marry a wife.
The man pays a gift money and the woman pays a dowry. The gift money in a place has a rough amount, but there is no specific amount for the dowry. It all depends on how the woman's family handles it.
Some families who love their daughters not only return the gift money as a treasure, but also buy extra dowry for their daughters, hoping that their daughters can live a good life and have enough confidence.
But some of them are not much different from selling daughters. The shameless ones may not give a penny and let their daughters marry empty-handed. Some people who have a little dignity will buy a wooden box and cut a few clothes for the daughters to save face.
Gao Feifei has an older brother and a younger brother, so naturally most of her betrothal money was kept by her parents. When she got married, she brought very little dowry.
And this is the biggest conflict between her and her mother-in-law. Her mother-in-law looks down on her because of this and often asks her to do things. After finishing the work in the fields, she asks her to do housework. If Gao Feifei shows her unhappiness, she will scold her.
This time, Gao Feifei was not feeling well due to her pregnancy, so she did not go to work. As a result, her mother-in-law instigated her husband to beat her up.
Afterwards she had a miscarriage and her mother-in-law got scared and stopped torturing her. But she was so angry and scared that she went back to her parents' home.
Originally, when she saw her husband coming to pick her up and he managed to calm his parents down with just a few words, and her brother also remained silent, she felt scared.
But now, seeing Gao Mingcheng rushing in with a group of peers, threatening to support her and stop her husband from beating her, Gao Feifei's dimmed eyes suddenly burst into a dazzling light.
Gao Mingcheng's arrival was like a ray of sunshine, shining on Gao Feifei and bringing her a touch of warmth.
Gao Feifei never thought that Gao Mingcheng did this because he was interested in her. Other people in the village also didn't think so, because Gao Mingcheng was a very righteous person.
So he took the lead, and his peers didn't suspect anything, and even the elders in the village didn't suspect anything.
At this moment, Huang Qingchun's face was full of panic. He stared blankly at the wooden stick that was broken into two, feeling scared from the bottom of his heart.
If Gao Mingcheng was alone, he would be afraid but not too cowardly. But now he was facing seven or eight angry young people, all of whom were staring at him fiercely and warning him.
Gao Mingcheng pointed his finger at him and said sternly, "I've already found out where you live. If I hear you beating up a woman from Gaojia Village again next time, don't blame the men of Gaojia Village for being rude!"
"Yes! The women in our Gaojia Village cannot be beaten!" the others said.
This matter was originally Huang Qingchun's family affair, but after Gao Mingcheng made such a fuss, it became the matter of the entire Gaojia Village. It was a matter of reputation for Gaojia Village, and even those men in their thirties and forties began to denounce Huang Qingchun.
These people had ferocious eyes, harsh words, and terrifying aura.
Huang Qingchun stood there, this time facing the condemnation of twenty or thirty people. He trembled and opened his mouth to speak, but could not utter a word for a long time.
He had a bad feeling, as if he would be beaten up if he said a word wrong.
But under the gazes of Gao Mingcheng and others, he finally said: "I...I was wrong. I will never hit Gao Feifei again."
These words were spoken in a weak voice, lacking courage.
Gao Mingcheng sneered and continued, "You said that, don't regret it later when the men from Gaojia Village come knocking on your door!"
"Yes, yes." Huang Qingchun clasped his hands nervously, his body slightly bent and trembling, showing the image of cowardice vividly.
It is hard for anyone to imagine that not long ago, he punched his wife who had just come home, and even caused her to have a miscarriage due to the punches and kicks.
After subduing Huang Qingchun, Gao Mingcheng walked up to Gao Feifei's brothers, spat at them, and taunted them, "Cowards without balls! If my sister was beaten up, I would rush over and kill him immediately!"
"Pooh!"
"Coward!"
Led by Gao Mingcheng, the rest of the people also spurned Gao Feifei's two brothers, making them blush.
Generally speaking, if a sister in the family is beaten by a man, the brothers and cousins in the family will go to the sister's house to support her.
But Gao Feifei's two brothers never thought so.
It is also because of their family’s attitude that Gao Feifei will continue to live under the shadow of domestic violence in the future.
But after Gao Mingcheng took the lead in making such a fuss, Gao Feifei's fate in this life might change.
But this is all Gao Mingcheng can do for her.
Finally, he walked up to Gao Feifei and said sincerely: "If he dares to hit you again, you can go back to the village and report it. The men in our Gaojia Village are all brave! Don't be afraid, you can also hit him back, pop his eyes, kick him in the crotch, or pour a basin of boiling water on him in the middle of the night when he is sleeping to loosen his skin! We have plenty of ways to deal with him!"
Every time Gao Mingcheng said something, Huang Qingchun trembled and looked at his wife in horror. When he saw that his wife's eyes lit up and seemed to approve of these methods, he became even more panicked.
When men beat women, they usually win because they are physically stronger than women. However, no matter how strong a person is, they have weaknesses and need to sleep.
As long as a woman is willing to be ruthless, she can not only discipline a man, but even kill him.
In the end, Huang Qingchun finally took Gao Feifei back.
But under the watchful eyes of the young and old men in Gaojia Village, he rode his bicycle very cautiously. As a result, he accidentally rode his bicycle into a shallow pit, and Gao Feifei almost fell down due to the bumpy ride.
Huang Qingchun's body was stiff at this moment, fearing that he would be beaten.
Fortunately, no one came forward to hit him, and Gao Feifei did not say anything. She looked back at the pond at the entrance of the village. Gao Mingcheng and others were standing there watching her.
At this moment, her heart was warm, as if she had found someone to support her. Her temperament was no longer gloomy, but became strong.
She figured it out. Her husband's family couldn't afford the wedding gift for her brother-in-law for the time being. So she was the only daughter-in-law in the family. Unless they wanted both of their sons to remain bachelors, they should support her!
Thinking of this, she straightened her back.
(End of this chapter)
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