Upon seeing this, Aunt Chun's expression changed drastically, and she hurriedly reached out to stop her: "What are you doing! Don't hurt the child!"
Lin Ying understood immediately and sneered, "Aunt Chun, didn't you say this child has nothing to do with you? Why are you so nervous now?" Aunt Chun stammered, momentarily speechless.
The village chief said sternly from the side, "Aunt Chun, you'd better tell the truth. If there's something to hide, it's not too late to confess now. Don't wait until things get out of hand."
Tian Jinglong also stared at her intently, his eyes seeming to see right through her thoughts.
Before Aunt Chun could speak, a bystander suddenly said, "Hey, Chun Tao, where's your Xing'er? I was wondering why she left in such a hurry today. Could she have run off with someone else's child?"
Aunt Chun was furious: "What nonsense are you talking about? Xing's husband came to pick her up, and they went back."
"Come on, everyone knows Granny Xing is hard to deal with. You were complaining about her the other day. Xing ran back to her parents' house two days after giving birth. Her husband hasn't come for several days, and he just happened to show up today?"
Hearing the crowd's discussion, Lin Ying had an idea and said to Aunt Chun, "Aunt Chun, stop making excuses and tell the whole story. Otherwise, when I find out, you'll have even less face to stay in the village."
Aunt Chun's face turned pale and then red, and she finally spoke slowly: "Alright, alright, I'll tell you. Xing's mother-in-law had two sons, and Xing's husband was the second son. When Xing first married into the family, her mother-in-law treated her very well, but after Xing became pregnant, she started to act strangely."
When her son was home, she spoke to Xing kindly, but when he wasn't, she and Xing's sister-in-law bullied her. That old hag, she used to coax Xing and her son because she was biased, biased towards the eldest son.
Before Xing had children, she was coaxed to work for her eldest son and contribute to the family's household expenses. After Xing became pregnant, she could no longer work and was expected to eat for free, which she naturally didn't want.
But she was good at pretending, and no matter what Xing said to her man, he didn't believe that her mother was that kind of person.
A few days ago, Xing gave birth to a son. Anyone else would be overjoyed. But that old hag was thinking of selling Xing's son. In desperation, Xing brought her son home.
Hearing this, Lin Ying became anxious: "What did you say? You said they want to sell the child? You can't bear to sell your own child, so you're going to exchange mine? Let me tell you, this isn't over! I will definitely pursue this to the end!"
After saying that, Lin Ying said to the people outside, "Please help me. Does anyone know where Xing's mother-in-law's house is? Please go to Xing's mother-in-law's house together. We must not let them sell the child. After this is over, I will give each of you ten yuan as compensation."
The village chief replied, "This kind of thing happened in the village, it's our fault, how could we let you pay for it? Er Gou, go and find the young people in the village, we'll go to Xiaxi Village together!"
"Okay!"
Lin Ying bowed to everyone and said, "Thank you everyone."
The village chief continued, "You guys keep an eye on Aunt Chun. This matter will be handed over directly to the police station. How they handle it is up to them. Something like this happening in our village must be severely punished! That's to prevent some people from always trying to take advantage of others. If you're jealous, go get treatment; if not, gouge your eyes out. If you cause me any more trouble like this, you're no longer allowed to go hunting in the mountains with the village!"
I wouldn't trust someone like that to carry my weight on my shoulders!
"Yes, our village chief doesn't want people like that!"
"Take him to the police station!"
"That's so vicious!"
Just as they were speaking, Shuanzi ran in from outside: "Auntie, the handsome young man, Aunt Yue'e, Aunt Chunhua, and Brother Anzi are here."
As she spoke, Li Yue'e walked in from outside and saw that Lin Ying was wrapped up so tightly that she knew she had given birth.
She asked anxiously, "Oh dear, how long did your labor take? How come you're out already? What could be more important than your health? Are you crazy?"
Seeing Li Yue'e's rapid-fire greetings, Lin Ying couldn't help but tear up; "Sister-in-law, my child has been switched."
"What? What kind of bastard would do such a thing?" Gao Chunhua's loud voice startled the child in Lin Ying's arms, making him cry.
Seeing the worried look in Aunt Chun's eyes, Lin Ying immediately sent the child over.
Then he recounted what had happened.
Li Yue'e was furious: "Then where is the child now?"
Lin Ying said, "The village chief took some people to Xiaxi Village. I was originally planning to drive to the town to find Secretary Wu, and then call Commander Shan to ask for his help."
Yue'e quickly grabbed Lin Ying's hand and said anxiously, "Ying, you just gave birth, how can you do this? You need to take good care of your health. The village chief and the others will handle this matter, and they should be able to get things sorted out. Don't worry."
Lin Ying wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, biting her lip as she said, "I really can't let go of this. That's my own child. I don't know how he is now. What if they act quickly and really sell the child? How am I supposed to live?" As she spoke, tears welled up in her eyes again.
Gao Chunhua chimed in, "You're already quite weak, don't push yourself. Here, I'll go! I'll go to town and call my husband, and have him find Minister Zhang."
At this moment, Aunt Chun held the child and gently coaxed him, saying with a guilty look, "Lin Ying, it's all our fault. I shouldn't have helped Xing'er keep it a secret, and I shouldn't have thought of using your child to take the blame. I was confused at the time. I was afraid that old hag would find Xing'er and the child, so I came up with such a bad idea. Please forgive me this time."
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