Facing the two women's murderous glares, Song Liyun glanced at them and said, "Have you two heard enough? Do you want to hear it again?"
Granny Gu glared at people with a dark face, while Madam Gu was pale and trembling all over, almost fainting on the spot.
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were so fierce that no one dared to mess with them for over a decade, but now that someone has provoked them to their faces, they still dare not fight back.
Hearing what was being said outside, Song Lao Er's face turned ashen.
That little slut insists on marrying into the Xue family, so I'll grant her wish.
Master Xue's women all died violent deaths; if you want to get the money, you have to be lucky to survive.
Song Liyun was worried about the two brothers who had been taken away by the villagers.
In any case, a huge pit has already been dug for Song Lao Er, and the future of the Song family depends on his decision.
He had no intention of getting entangled with these three people any longer, so he simply opened the courtyard gate.
Outside, several men and women peering over the wall smiled broadly and waved furtively at her.
Aunt Zhang didn't hold back at all, shouting, "Yun girl, come here and tell me what you two were talking about in the room?"
Song Liyun gave a wry smile; these people were just too gossipy!
At this moment, in the village head's house, more than a dozen people, all filled with anger, gathered in the main room.
"Fifth Uncle, you have to do something about that family. If this keeps going on, our Xiaoshi Village will be ruined. People outside are saying that the Song family is good-for-nothing and is completely dominated by a Gu family woman."
"That's right, people say everyone in our village is a coward..."
"Alright, alright!" Song Lizheng said impatiently, touching the bloodstains on his face. "You all know how to talk back to me. If you have any guts, go and go brag to Song Lao Er's house."
As soon as he finished speaking, the dozen or so men fell silent, none of them daring to step forward.
The Gu family is a pile of shit; anyone who gets involved with them will be cursed.
There are people like this in every village; they're only tough at home.
He doesn't steal chickens or dogs, he's just annoying with his mouth, not worth sending to the yamen, and the village can't afford to offend him.
Especially when they bully the eldest son's grandchildren behind closed doors, they claim it's to educate their own children, yet they act as if they're in the right. Unless someone dies, no one else can interfere.
Only in a situation like today, where everyone pitched in, were the two brothers rescued. But what to do next is a dilemma for everyone.
Besides being splashed with excrement and scolded by the Gu family every family that entered the hospital today, these two brothers will suffer even more when they go back.
Song, the village head, was well aware of all this. He sat on the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed), took out his pipe, and puffed on it, his face full of worry.
He had once thought of having his son, who worked as a clerk in the town government, find a reason to detain Song Lao Er in jail, so that Granny Gu would know to be afraid and stop.
But he also knew that, given Granny Gu's temper, she wouldn't care about her son. She would probably come knocking on his door immediately and refuse to leave, making his family's life miserable forever.
Moreover, he was too ashamed to tell his son about the romantic entanglements he had committed in his youth.
No one in the room spoke again, and they all fell silent as they looked at the two brothers lying on the kang (a heated brick bed).
These kinds of household matters are really not something outsiders should interfere with.
The village head's wife, holding a damp cloth in her hand, stepped off the kang (a heated brick bed) and said to the men in the room with red eyes, "You all have sons and grandsons, and seeing the child suffering like this, you really can't come up with a solution?"
I refuse to believe that a few days in the county jail wouldn't be enough to discipline him.
Song Lizheng sighed, "We can't behead them, but if they're released, they'll cause chaos!"
Besides, if we arrest Old Madam Gu, there's also Young Madam Gu; after arresting both of them, there's a whole family of people with the surname Gu.
He didn't say that next, it would be a dispute between the two villages.
The village head's wife scoffed: "You're not afraid of the Gu family causing trouble, you're just afraid of offending that old slut and ruining our old relationship."
Back then, I practically went to their door to propose marriage, but they wouldn't agree.
The village head's wife also hated Old Gu Shi to the core. She was already an old woman who could see her children and grandchildren, yet she still talked about her husband's "affection" with her every day.
Song Lizheng was shameless, and so was she. They argued and cursed, but apart from making the villagers laugh, they had no effect on Old Gu's shameless face.
Now, besides pretending to be deaf and dumb, all she can do is occasionally complain about how Song Lizheng was so blind to get into all that trouble.
Being humiliated and furious when his wife publicly shamed Song Zhenping and his brother, Song Lizheng wished he could strangle himself. Why hadn't he been more careful back then before his parents went to the Gu family to propose marriage?
It's too late to say anything now; we still need to figure out how to arrange things for the Song family's children.
Song Zhangping knew he was putting the village in a difficult position, and he was also worried about his second sister at home. He was restless and got up to get off the kang (a heated brick bed): "Village head, uncles and aunts, uncles and elders, thank you for helping to save my brother and me today."
I'm fine now. My second sister is still at home. If my second uncle and the others beat her... I'll go back right now.
He was bruised and swollen, with a large bump on his forehead from hitting the woodpile, looking miserable.
Song Lizheng glanced at him, took out his pipe and put it in his mouth, saying indistinctly, "Don't rush back. Er Yatou is better than you. She's fine."
No one saw Song Liyun kick Granny Gu by the river that morning, but after thinking about it, some people realized what had happened.
Among them was the village head's wife, who naturally told the village head about the matter.
In addition, Granny Gu and her daughter-in-law were playing with beans at home and were crying for help, which was heard by all the neighbors.
Everyone wasn't stupid; they could guess what had happened. However, they all knew in their hearts that Yun was not someone to be trifled with.
This is a very unfilial act, and no one has said it out loud.
As for the Song family courtyard, when Song Liyun kicked out, although Song Zhenping was there to shield her, Song Lizheng was right next to her and could see it with his own eyes.
This girl is no pushover.
Song Liyun could have gone with everyone else, but she chose to stay in the courtyard, which must have been for some reason.
This matter concerns the girl's reputation, and Song Lizheng also hates Song Lao Er, that bastard, so he pretends not to know anything.
The village head's wife didn't follow the village head's words. She just wiped away her tears and said, "Child, eat first before you go back. When you go back, don't talk back to your grandmother. Let them scold you a few times to calm them down. Xiao An can stay at my house and leave tomorrow."
We can only keep him here for a while. Granny Gu has a bad temper, and the longer the child hides, the more he will suffer. It's better to let him go back.
Moreover, there is another girl in the family. No matter how smart Yun is, she can't fight against three people. If she gets beaten to death, no one will even know.
With Song Zhenping around, there's one more person to help.
At this moment, Song Zhang'an was fast asleep on the warm kang. After being hit by the stick, he went to the village head's house, drank a few mouthfuls of hot soup, and then couldn't hold on any longer and fell asleep.
The doctor examined me, and besides saying that I was in poor health and needed to take good care of myself, he didn't prescribe any medicine.
For a child who can't even get enough to eat, talking about taking medicine is pointless.
Looking at his younger brother's face, Song Zhangping knelt down before the village head's wife: "Thank you for taking care of us, Auntie. My brother and I will definitely repay you in the future. I will be chopping firewood for your family this winter."
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