After Sister Xiangyu ran away that day, she didn't come back to Wen Nuan's house until the afternoon. Lin Yiman was there too.
"Sister-in-law is here!" Wen Nuan was taking a few little ones and Lin Yiman to bask in the sun in the yard. Wang Xiaomei was reciting lessons in the main room, and Yang Chunhua was making steamed buns in the kitchen.
"Well, let me tell you the news I heard from my good sister," Wang Xiangyu moved a stool and sat next to Wen Nuan and started talking.
"My good sister said that Captain Ma's wife still hasn't given in. The old hag has been beating her and her granddaughter every day. People around have seen them bleeding several times!"
"Is there no one in charge?" Lin Yiman asked with some reluctance.
"Who's in charge? Sister Ma has been back home recently. Apart from her, who else is in charge? I don't dare to take care of it. Isn't there Commander Wu?"
"Oh, how pitiful!"
“Who says it’s not?”
"In fact, for someone like her, it would be better for her to separate. After the separation, she can take the child back to her hometown and find an honest and decent man. Maybe her life will be better then."
"Well, it's easy to say. She's a woman, a child bride, an orphan, and she has no skills. If she takes her child back to her hometown, she will be bullied. Life is really hard for women these days!"
"well!"
Later, as they didn't want to be affected by other people's affairs, they changed the topic and started talking about happy things.
Another few peaceful days have passed!
On an ordinary day, no different from any other, a scream broke the tranquility of the family quarters at the foot of the mountain.
The entire family quarters at the foot of the mountain were in an uproar, and someone could be vaguely heard shouting, "Someone's dead! Someone's dead!"
The news reached halfway up the mountain.
Wen Nuan and Lin Yiman were watching the children in the yard, while Yang Chunhua, Wang Xiangyu and Wang Xiaomei all ran downstairs to see what was happening.
However, less than ten minutes after they went out, Yang Chunhua and Wang Xiaomei came back with pale faces, especially Yang Chunhua. Her face couldn't be described as pale, it could be described as dreadful.
"What's going on? What's happening?" Wen Nuan asked nervously, looking at the miserable appearance of the mother and daughter.
"No, ugh, don't come over here, ugh..." Yang Chunhua ran straight to the toilet to vomit.
Wang Xiaomei sat aside in a daze. Wen Nuan went over and patted her on the shoulder. "Xiaomei, what's wrong?"
"Blood, so much blood..." the younger sister murmured, then suddenly came to her senses, grabbed Nuan Nuan's arm, and said nervously, "Sister-in-law, they, they said that everyone inside is dead, all dead, there is blood everywhere, blood everywhere!"
After hearing what Wang Xiaomei said, Wen Nuan felt cold all over. She calmed herself down, hugged Wang Xiaomei, patted her back gently, and said softly, "Little sister, don't be afraid, don't be afraid, it's okay, you're home, don't think about it, don't think about it!"
"Sister-in-law, I'm fine. I didn't see what happened in the yard, I just heard what they said," Wang Xiaomei felt much better after being comforted by Wen Nuan.
"Then you sit here, I'll go see mom." Wen Nuan let go of Wang Xiaomei and went to the other side of the yard to see Yang Chunhua, who was scooping water to rinse her mouth. "Mom, how are you? Are you okay?"
"It's okay, it's okay," Yang Chunhua's face was still pale, but she looked better than before.
"Mom, I'll go into the house and make you a cup of brown sugar water. You can sit over there and rest for a while."
"Okay, go ahead..."
After Yang Chunhua finished drinking the brown sugar water, she finally calmed down completely, and a hint of color appeared on her face.
"Mom, what on earth happened down there? My little sister just talked about dead people and blood. It's so scary!"
"Oh, the family of Captain Ma who came to our house to ask for diapers a few days ago, their entire family died. It is said that Captain Ma and his mother were chopped into several pieces, and there was blood everywhere..." Yang Chunhua shuddered as she spoke.
Wen Nuan and Lin Yiman beside her also shuddered, "Mom, have you gone in to see?"
"No, I didn't dare to go in. The house had been surrounded by soldiers. I stood at the door and looked around. The yard was full of blood. I could smell the blood from a long distance away. Fortunately, my younger sister was stopped outside, otherwise I would have been scared to death!" Yang Chunhua thought of the scene she had just seen and felt a little sick again.
"Oh my God, what is going on?!" Lin Yiman exclaimed.
"No, I have to go to the mountain to pick some mugwort and burn it to get rid of the bad luck," Yang Chunhua suddenly said, and then she stood up and called Wang Xiaomei, "Xiaomei, come with me, let's go to the back mountain to pick some mugwort!"
"Okay, Mom!" Wang Xiaomei didn't see the horrific bloody scene, she just heard what others said about it. She was also a little frightened by Yang Chunhua's reaction. However, after drinking a bowl of brown sugar water, she is feeling better now.
Wen Nuan did not stop the two of them, and they left with their baskets on their backs. However, the mugwort was not far away, so they should be back soon.
"Why hasn't Sister Xiangyu come back yet?" Lin Yiman asked from the side.
"I think Sister Xiangyu must have gone to her best friend's house to collect first-hand information. When she comes back, we will know exactly what happened."
Only half an hour later, Yang Chunhua and Wang Xiaomei came back with a basket of mugwort on their backs. It was not the Dragon Boat Festival yet, so the mugwort was still very tender. However, it didn't matter. Yang Chunhua first burned some at the door to fumigate herself and Wang Xiaomei, and then went to the bedroom in the main house and fumigated the bedroom again.
Finally, let Wen Nuan carry the children back to the house, then fumigated the entire yard, then went back to the house to change clothes, and then went into the house to help hold the children.
The children were awake after drinking their milk, so the group started playing with the children and did not continue the previous topic.
Sister Xiangyu did not come that night. Wang Jianshe did mention a few words when he came back, but he only said that Captain Ma's family of four and Commander Wu's daughter were all dead. As for how and why they died, he was not very clear.
This made Yang Chunhua, Wang Xiaomei and Wen Nuan feel a little disappointed. It seemed that they could only wait for news from Sister Xiangyu.
This night was destined to be an uneasy night. It was okay halfway up the mountain, but at the foot of the mountain, almost every household in the family quarters had their lights on all night...
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