Extra (2): Liu and Manman
After Zhao Qiao'e and Song Jinbao went to the capital, Liu was particularly angry for a while and always complained to Song Jinyuan that her parents-in-law were partial to her.
Not only is he partial to the second son's family, he is also partial to his daughter Song Yi.
The eldest grandson was left alone in the countryside to live a hard life with them.
Song Jinyuan was very annoyed but was not good at refutating her. In order to avoid Liu's nagging, his sister's farm provided food and accommodation to those who helped, and he often stayed there for half a month without going home.
He only went home when he got his wages, gave the money to Liu, stayed overnight and then left.
Liu was alone at home with her five or six-year-old son. She had no place to vent her unhappiness and her temper became more and more weird.
One day, five-year-old Manman ran home crying.
When Liu saw her son's mouth full of blood, she was frightened.
She ran forward crying and hugged her son.
"Manman, what's wrong with you? Who bullied you?"
Manman just cried with her mouth open and didn't say anything.
Seeing this, Liu became even more panicked.
"Child, please speak up! I'm so anxious! Your aunt is a princess, and your uncle is a high-ranking official in the capital. They just returned to Lushan Village not long ago. Who in Rongshu Village dares to bully you? Tell me, and I will report them to the county government."
Speaking of which, the current county magistrate of Anyang County is still the eldest brother of the Tang'er Lin family.
How could she allow others to bully her son, who was raised in the palm of her hand?
"Go ahead and sue me if you can. Just wait and see who will end up in jail!"
As the words fell, several women angrily brought their children into the yard. One of them was my uncle's third daughter-in-law. The child she was holding was slightly younger than Manman.
There were four or five children who came in, about the same age as Manman, and two of them cried quite loudly.
The face of one of them was covered with a handkerchief by a woman, and bloodstains on the handkerchief could still be vaguely seen. On the raised forearm of the other one, a circle of teeth marks had become swollen and blue, and there were clear bloodstains on the wound site.
The other two children also had injuries of varying degrees.
The injuries on my uncle's grandson were the lightest, but he had scratches on his forehead and palms.
Seeing this scene, Liu was a little dumbfounded.
"What's going on?"
"What else?"
The woman who was covering her child's face was so angry that she burst into tears.
"While I was washing some clothes, a few kids were playing happily by the field, and your kid ran over to play with them."
"Normally your family's Manman is domineering, he likes to snatch things and bully others, no one likes to play with him."
"As a result, when everyone stopped playing with him, he went crazy. Look at the wound on my son's face! Such a deep wound must be very painful. It will leave a scar! No matter what you said today, you have to give us an explanation!"
Another woman held up her son's forearm.
"And my son's hand has been bitten like this. I don't know how long it will take to recover."
A third woman stepped forward, revealing the child's elbow.
A large piece of skin was scraped off the elbow, and coupled with the fact that the child was already thin, it looked a bit scary.
"And our child's elbow injury was caused by being pushed to the ground by your Manman."
Liu looked in her son's direction and breathed a sigh of relief when she learned that the blood in her child's mouth was not his.
She looked at the women present.
"You said that the injuries on the children were caused by our Manman, but do you have any evidence? Our child just came back crying, and I thought you bullied him."
The woman who covered the child's face angrily said, "Liu, you are such a shameless person! You actually want to blame others. When Manman beat people just now, more than just a few of us saw it. If you don't believe me, you can ask the villagers."
The third daughter-in-law of my uncle came forward to smooth things over.
"Cousin, our He Sheng's injuries are relatively minor. We are all relatives, and I won't say anything about the fights between children."
She looked at the women and children nearby.
"But the children of these sisters-in-law were indeed pushed down or bitten. If it was just a minor injury, I don't think the sisters-in-law would come to ask for an explanation. Now, we really can't let it go so easily."
"First of all, Manman is five or six years old. It is wrong to beat a child from the same village so hard. My cousin's wife should teach him the truth while he is still young. Otherwise, if he can hurt people now, he will kill people in the future. Moreover, if the teeth marks cannot be removed after injuring someone like this, it will leave scars for life. My cousin's wife should at least give some compensation to the children."
After hearing what she said, Liu not only did not appreciate it, but also pointed at her and scolded her.
"Liu, shut up!"
"You entered the Song family later than I did. What right do you have to tell me what to do? You say we are relatives, but you are still turning your elbow outward!"
"I think you are just jealous that our family is better off than yours. Don't act like a saint here. There is no evidence, so it wasn't our man who did it! Anyway, I don't admit it!"
Just then, everyone came around, surrounding the head of the village.
He spoke only after understanding the situation.
"Since Jinyuan's wife refuses to acknowledge him, the princess has now arrived at Lushan Village. One of you should go and tell her about the situation here, and let her judge for us. By the way, ask her to take a look at these children. Tooth marks on their arms are not a big problem, but tooth marks on their faces will make it difficult for them to find wives when they grow up. By the way, someone should go to the princess's farm and call Jinyuan over, and ask him to give us an explanation."
"Hey, I'll go right away."
Several people responded and ran in two directions, one towards Cile Town and the other towards Lushan Village.
Seeing that the head of the village had no intention of revealing the secret easily, Liu held her fists tightly.
When Jinyuan comes back, will he really be punished?
She hurried forward with a flattering look on her face.
"Village head, everyone knows that there is no need to make a fuss about children fighting each other, right? Besides, children will always be careless sometimes. If everyone is like this, and makes a fuss over trivial matters, how can we live like this?"
The woman who was covering her child's face looked at her viciously.
"The child was injured like this, and the flesh on his face was about to fall off. You said it was a trivial matter? This thing didn't happen to your son. If he does this again, I wonder if you can still talk without any pain in your waist!"
Liu frowned.
"Just speak properly, why are you cursing our family?"
Manman was probably angry, and broke free from Liu and tried to hit the woman with his head. Fortunately, several adults nearby were quick to pull him back, otherwise he would have really hit the woman.
Seeing this, the woman distanced herself from Liu's mother and son.
"Mad! You're just a madman! If you don't give me an explanation for what happened today, I will never forgive you!"
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