"No one in the village has ever seen this man. I just heard them talking in the fields. They said that Tian Zhigao has returned from the provincial capital and the Tian family is about to become lively again. This should be Tian Zhigao, right?" Qian Xiaoyun, who is short, shouted behind Zhao Ming.

When the educated youth arrived at Linshui Village, Tian Zhigao had already gone to work in the provincial capital and had never been back, so they really didn't recognize him.

He Huijuan carried a shoulder pole and got to the front, looking Tian Zhigao up and down. "Are you Tian Zhigao? You look good and presentable, but why do you do such wicked things? Not only did you abandon your wife, but you also came to her house to beat her up? Are you mentally ill?"

Before Tian Zhigao could recover from the shock of having his throat nearly cut, he was surrounded by the educated youth. He was in a very bad mood and disdained to pay attention to them. He glared at He Huijuan with a bad face, and found the female educated youth particularly annoying because of her talkativeness.

He looked at Meng Tao coldly and arrogantly: "I have something to tell you, let's go inside and talk."

Meng Tao was even colder than him: "If you don't accept my toast, you'll have to drink the forfeit. I'm talking about you. I invited you into the house just now, but you insisted on making trouble. Now you want to enter my yard, but it's impossible!"

“……”Tian Zhigao was so angry that he couldn’t speak.

Xu Guoliang, Sun Yutang and Qian Liang laughed, Jiang Xiaodong also smiled at Meng Tao, He Huijuan gave Meng Tao a thumbs up, Jiang Limei and Qian Xiaoyun were about to join in the fun and say a few words, but Zhao Ming pushed them into the yard: "Hurry up and cook, you have to go to work in the afternoon after dinner."

After that, he chased Xu Guoliang and the others away. After everyone went in, he said to Tian Zhigao, "Comrade Tian Zhigao, you and Comrade Meng Taohua have already separated, so you'd better pay attention to the impact and don't go into the house. If you have anything to say, you can go to the left intersection to talk. It's bright there and many people passing by can see it. I'm sitting here and I definitely can't hear your conversation."

He comforted Meng Tao again: "Don't be afraid, everyone is at home, I'm watching."

Meng Tao nodded and walked towards the intersection on the left.

Tian Zhigao was not satisfied with Zhao Ming's arrangement. He and Meng Tao were once a family. Why should he listen to the arrangement of an unknown educated youth? But Meng Tao left, so he had no choice but to follow her.

The two of them stood at the intersection. Meng Tao said, "If you have something to say, say it now. If you have to fart, fart now."

Tian Zhigao said angrily: "Meng Taohua, just to avenge me, you used all means to harm my whole family. You are so vicious and cruel. Are you still a woman?"

"I'm not a woman, are you?"

"You...I will bring you to justice!"

"What is the crime? Bigamy or murder?"

"You know the answer but you still ask."

"How can I know if you don't explain clearly? If you are here to talk nonsense with me, then please go away. I am busy and need to cook dinner. I have to go to work in the afternoon."

Tian Zhigao blocked Meng Tao's way, but this time he didn't dare to grab her and stood quite far away - the sickle was still in her hand.

Meng Tao raised her eyebrows at him in surprise. "You are an educated person and a public official. How can you not provide evidence and falsely accuse others? Your family members ate that herb. It was your mother who did it. She wanted to stew chicken with tonic and took the wrong herb! The barefoot doctor and the local doctor in the brigade clinic said it themselves. Everyone in the village knows about it! Besides, only your mother knows about herbal medicine. I don't know anything at all."

"Don't pretend. My mom told you to dry the herbs and sort them for storage. You know it all!"

"I know nothing!"

"The whole family ate that herb, why didn't you eat it?"

Meng Tao smiled, her eyes sparkling and her smile was beautiful. She was just waiting for these words.

"Tian Zhigao, you never believed anything I said, but you should believe me this time: Why didn't I eat the chicken stewed with herbs? Because your mother, your brothers and sisters wouldn't let me eat it! They wanted to eat more, and didn't want me to smell the meat, so I was forced to go out that night, and luckily I escaped. Do you understand? To what extent did your family abuse me? I was the one who did all the dirty and tiring work, and they drove me away after eating the meat. This is how I survived in your Tian family."

"Even if that's the case, with your current performance, you can definitely find me and tell me, and I'll solve it. Why do you want revenge and drug them?"

Meng Tao squinted at him with contempt. You little brat, you still don't give up. He tried to get her to talk, but it was impossible. "I've already told you that it was your mother who did it. Why do you have to throw dirty water on me? I'm just a weak woman. If you don't like me, just let me go. Why do you hate me so much?"

"It is you who hate me. Why don't you understand? Matters of the heart cannot be forced. I just don't love you. You can marry another man. Why do you have to do this and hurt my family? Taohua, you are so conscienceless. As the older generation says, you will be punished, do you know? You should take the initiative to surrender and accept the judgment and punishment of the law." Tian Zhigao stared at Meng Tao's eyes seriously.

Meng Tao coldly rebuked him: "You are the one who has lost all conscience, your whole family has lost all conscience! It is you who need to be punished by law! Tian Zhigao, have you not woken up yet? Your family is suffering retribution for what is happening now!"

"Meng Taohua!"

Meng Tao raised her sickle and pointed it at Tian Zhigao. She lowered her voice and said sternly, "Go back and ask Wang Shuifeng: How did she tell Tian Laoliu to push me off the mountain? And how did she let Tian Xianglan knock me unconscious with a stick by the river? She and Tian Yalan conspired right in front of my bed to ruin my reputation, and then make me bear the infamy of a slut, be cursed by the whole village, and have to marry Shi Datou from the mountain!

Wang Shuifeng is of course doing this for you, to ensure that you can marry a city girl without any worries, and not have to bear the infamy of being called Chen Shimei. You didn't consider at all that, with such vicious and despicable means, I, Meng Taohua, will fall into the abyss from now on, and there will be no recovery! My life, my life, is worthless in your eyes, so what are you? Tian Zhigao, you should be thankful that I didn't pester you in the provincial capital, otherwise, do you think you can get away with it so easily? You are a selfish, stupid villain, I was deceived because I was young and ignorant before, and now I look down on you ten thousand times, don't come to me again, I feel sick when I see you, get out of here!"

Tian Zhigao was so angry after being scolded by her that he looked at Meng Tao's back as she walked away, but he didn't have the courage to catch her again. Not only was he afraid of the blind sickle, but except for Zhao Ming, all the other male educated youth had come out of the gate of the courtyard, some squatting or standing, some playing with sticks in their hands, all looking over here. If Tian Zhigao dared to move, they would probably pounce on him.

Tian Zhigao stood at the intersection for a while until the educated youth and Meng Tao entered the yard before walking back along the village road in disappointment.

He felt very upset. He had come here to scare Taohua and give her a beating, but instead he was mocked and scolded by her. There was a surge of anger in his chest, but it was not entirely because of Meng Taohua. He was now somewhat annoyed at his family members for being nosy. If it weren't for them, Taohua wouldn't have become like this, and he wouldn't have ended up like this.

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