While Song Liyun and Zhao Tingduo were riding side by side on the grassland, checking the rest stops along the way, Song Dekui, who was a pampered son-in-law in the Xia family, was having a hard time and was being harassed by Xia Hong's parents.
Under the open corridor of the main courtyard of Xiajiazhuang, a large crowd of people were crying and shouting, creating quite a scene.
"Young Master Song, you must help us find Song Liyun! Hong-ge'er is missing, it must be her fault!"
Aunt Xia, the eldest son of the Xia family, sat on the ground and wailed loudly. Uncle Xia, the eldest son of the Xia family, had a dark face and didn't say a word, but stared at Song De Kui with complicated eyes.
Xia Hong had been missing for four days when they went to the county government to report the case and received information from Constable Jiang.
It is said that on the day Xia Hong disappeared, the Song family's military household daughter happened to be visiting her parents' home and ran into him, so she chased after him.
As a result, there was blood on the road, and Xia Hong and his two cousins ​​disappeared without a trace.
Officer Jiang said it must be related to Song Liyun. Now, the Xia family's eldest uncle's family is making trouble for Song Dekui, who is visiting at home, and demanding that he find her immediately.
Song Dekui's eyes widened in anger, his thin body trembling like a leaf in the wind amidst Aunt Xia's cries. He roared, "Auntie, Uncle, what you've heard is just Captain Jiang's speculation. Just because Xiaoyun came back doesn't mean she did it!"
Aunt Xia's eyes were brimming with tears: "You are my son-in-law. Xia'er married you, and Hong'er is your cousin. You can't just abandon him."
The rest of the Xia family were also blaming him, as if Song Dekui had hidden Xia Hong away.
Seeing that Song Dekui was still speaking up for Song Liyun, Xia Hong's father stopped watching coldly, slammed his hand on the table and roared, "Whether it was Song Liyun who did it or not, let's see if she dares to come and confront us! Young Master Song, you can't just stand by and watch the Xia family members disappear like this without any clear explanation!"
Song Dekui was no pushover either. During his time at the Xia family home, he had long disapproved of the eldest son's behavior, but as a son-in-law visiting the family, he couldn't say much.
But now it seems the Xia family intends to keep him here; how can he tolerate that?
With a tilted nose and a stiff neck, he didn't stand up but plopped down on a chair next to him. He looked around at the crowd surrounding him and said, "Uncle, I'm just Xia Hongxia's husband, I'm nobody to you. Your son has legs, what does it have to do with me where he goes?"
Anyone can be fooled by thugs and ruffians, but the Xia family dares to devour us whole!
Upon hearing that Xia Hong had disappeared and was involved with Xiao Yun, he knew that Xia Hong was finished and would never be found in this world!
Since it was Xiaoyun who did it, I definitely have to distance myself from it.
Seeing Song Dekui acting out of character, Xia Hong's father jumped up, his face dark, and said, "If you don't explain yourself, don't blame the Xia family for disowning you. You guys come up here and lock him in the back room. You can release him whenever you agree to find someone."
Song Dekui yelled and jumped onto the table, pulling out a dagger from his waist: "Who do you think you are, daring to try and pin this on your grandpa?"
"Without any official arrest warrant or evidence, you think you can convict me based solely on your foul mouth? Are you tired of living, or are the people on the grasslands tired of living?!"
He used to be just a castrator in the town, a skinny street urchin.
After running around with Song Liyun, encountering wolves, piles of corpses, and even mingling in the business world with Lin Qingyuan, he had seen and heard everything and was now fearless, no longer the little castrator who used to run around in town.
A girl suddenly fell straight into his arms; this was clearly something Lin Qingyuan had talked about to death.
Unexpected romantic encounters that seem like a "peach blossom debt" are either traps or pitfalls.
If it weren't for the fact that Xia Hongxia was so pretty, and that the Xia family had gone to the town clerk's older brother to say that he had ruined the girl's reputation, and that his parents were pressuring him to get married every day, he wouldn't have agreed to the marriage.
With the Xia family treating him to good food and drink, Xia Hongxia was quite pleased and readily accepted the marriage proposal.
Naturally, some of the work on the grasslands can be assigned, since people are needed there anyway.
If you want to frame yourself, you'd better show some skill.
At this moment, Song Dekui broke his facade and shouted, his fierce aura spreading out, startling the villagers who only knew how to bully their own kind into a panic, and none of them dared to step forward.
Aunt Xia cried out, "Heavens! Earth! My son-in-law is going to cause chaos!"
The second wife and her husband hid far away, ignoring the fact that their own son was among the people going to the grasslands, and just kept shouting, "Report to the authorities! Report to the authorities!"
Several younger members tried to pull Song Dekui away, but he forced them back with his gleaming dagger. The Xia family's reception room was in complete chaos with shouts and cries.
Seeing the seriousness of the situation, Uncle Xia overturned his stool and shouted, "Stop it, all of you!"
Although he wasn't particularly capable, as the eldest son in the family, he was able to father a clever and quick-witted son, Xia Hong, who was a little smarter than the others.
It was nothing for Song Dekui, a new son-in-law from a third wife, to be beaten and scolded, but the phrase "the people of the grasslands don't want to live anymore" reminded him.
On the grassland, there are still members of the Xia family. In terms of numbers, if Song Dekui loses one hair, the Xia family would lose ten.
Moreover, since Xia Hong has disappeared and I have no evidence, I really can't do anything to the Song family.
His shout quelled the chaos in the room, and everyone turned to look at him.
Uncle Xia, his eyes red, glared at Song Dekui: "That's right, you're not a member of the Xia family, I can't control you, but I can control your father-in-law."
Third brother! Where is the third brother?
At this moment, Song Dekui's parents-in-law, the Xia family's third branch couple, along with Xia Hongxia, were squeezed in a corner, looking terrified, with no room to even speak.
Hearing his elder brother call him, Xia Laosan trembled and said cautiously, "Brother, I...I'm here!"
Uncle Xia glared at him and said, "Are you dead?! You watch your son-in-law make a scene here and you don't say a word. Do you even want to stay in the Xia family anymore?!"
Xia Laosan's face turned red as he said, "Big brother, it was all of you who forced Kui into this situation, what... what else can I say!"
"You heartless wretch! Your whole family will depend on Hong-ge for support in the future. Now that Hong-ge can't be found, you don't even say a word. And Hong-ge is even worrying about his sister's marriage!" Xia Hong's mother started cursing.
Xia Hong's wife, who was standing nearby with her child, began to sob: "Third Uncle, Xia Hong is someone you watched grow up. He will be responsible for taking care of you two in your old age and seeing you off when you die. You can't just abandon your dear nephew now that you have a son-in-law."
Hearing his nephew's wife say this, Xia Laosan became even more upset: "I can't blame this on my son-in-law. He hasn't left the village these past few days."
Seeing that his useless younger brother was not helping, Old Master Xia was furious: "Third brother, are your ears stuffed with grass? Your son-in-law is in cahoots with that Song Liyun. He should take responsibility for what Song Liyun did."
Xia Laosan panicked even more: "That Song son-in-law is my family, so I should be held responsible for his crimes, but I didn't know anything about it!"
"You..." Old Master Xia was almost driven mad by this blockhead. "Yes, you're family, so get out of Xia Family Village!"
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