The barefoot doctor shook his head after reading it.
"That's it, that shovel hit right on the spine."
"If he hadn't been taken to a major hospital, he would have been bedridden."
Upon hearing this, Chunwang became anxious and grabbed Ximei's mother's son, while his younger brother punched him in the face.
"Damn it! What are you doing? You've crippled my brother!"
The production team leader hurriedly ordered someone to stop them from hitting him again. They were in the right now, but if Chunwang crippled the other person, they would have nowhere to defend themselves later.
"Alright, alright, don't rush, let's talk about what's on our minds."
Xi Mei's younger brother was also stunned. They hadn't expected such a thing to happen. When they heard that someone had been crippled, they knew it was no small matter.
“This can’t be blamed on us. He hit my sister first. Look, he broke both of her legs.”
“Mistakes are inevitable in the middle of a fight, and we didn’t do it on purpose.”
Xi Mei's younger brother just wanted to run away with everyone, but unfortunately all the able-bodied men in the village were here, so they definitely couldn't escape.
"Bullshit! How could my brother possibly hit your sister?"
Your sister married into our family all these years ago.
She's treated like an ancestor in our family. When will my brother ever lay a finger on her?
She accidentally fell in the yard, and my brother treated her like a grandmother at home.
"Look at yourself, who beats their wife and then cleans her up so thoroughly, dresses her in such clean clothes, and tidies her up so neatly?"
“You beat my brother to a pulp without even asking what happened. What are you going to do about it? If you don’t give me an explanation today, you’re not leaving this village.”
“If you, my brother-in-law, say that Chun Gui hit your sister, not only will Chun Wang not agree, but the whole village will not agree either.”
Ask the neighbors around you what kind of life your sister has been living at Chun Gui's house all these years.
They practically worshipped them like ancestors.
Give her the best food and clothes.
Everyone knows your sister eats refined grains, while Chun Gui eats coarse grains.
Give the meat to your sister! Spring returns, and you see she only wears the same patched-up clothes all year round, while your sister...?
"Look around, all the clothes are made of polyester or cotton. Look at the whole village, which young woman or married woman can afford a wool scarf? But your sister does."
“Every time your sister goes back to her parents’ home, she brings back loads of stuff. You’re saying Chun Gui treats your sister badly? Aren’t you heartless?”
Even the production team leader couldn't stand it anymore. There was nothing he could do; over the years, Chun Gui and Xi Mei's image in the village had become deeply ingrained, and everyone knew that Chun Gui was afraid of his wife.
He treats his wife like his grandmother.
Xi Mei's younger brother immediately wilted; of course, he knew what kind of person his older sister was.
In Chun Gui's family, it was always the older sister who made the decisions; otherwise, how could she have provided so much financial support to her family?
Which powerful man would be willing to let his wife support her family?
Even he knew this, so how could he be so blinded by greed? He immediately beat the person after hearing a message his sister had sent through a middleman.
How could he not know what kind of person his own sister was?
Upon seeing that Ximei's younger brother looked listless, the production team leader immediately spoke up.
"No matter what you say now, you've beaten him up like this. Let me tell you, the doctor has already said that he'll be paralyzed on the bed from now on."
What do you suggest we do? Either we quickly get the money and send him to the county hospital, or you can take care of him from now on.
Chunwang became furious upon hearing this.
"The captain can't just let them get away with this. He has to take them to the police station. What are they doing?"
They crippled my brother, but he's perfectly healthy now, and his leg has healed in the last couple of days.
I was hoping to have a son and live a good life, but now they've beaten me up like this. How can I let this go?
"Dream on, you think you can just get away with this like that!"
"Otherwise, I'll beat his brother to a pulp so he can be bedridden too, then we can trade one life for another."
Seeing Chunwang's bloodshot eyes, Ximei was terrified and could only cry as she spoke.
"Don't listen to their nonsense. It's not like that at all. Chun Gui has been treating me like a human being these past two days."
They beat me every day, leaving me with not a single patch of healthy skin.
You don't know, Chun Gui isn't human anymore. He's like an animal now, doing *that* day and night, just wanting to have a son. He's gone mad.
He beats me the moment I resist. I can't live like this anymore. The other day I wanted to go back to my parents' house, and he immediately broke my leg. Tell me, who would want to live like this?
Chunwang went up and slapped Ximei across the face.
"Bullshit! Everyone in the village can see how my brother treats you."
Why isn't your brother saying anything?
It's because he also knows that you're talking nonsense here and wrongly accusing my brother.
How could my honest brother possibly hit you?
You fell out on your own, and you're framing my brother, I'm telling you.
If my brother becomes bedridden, you can forget about having a good life; you'll be taking care of him for the rest of your days.
Xi Mei panicked when she heard this.
If Chun Gui is paralyzed on the kang (a heated brick bed), why should I take care of a paralyzed person?
My good days will be over then.
She hurriedly grabbed her younger brother while crying.
“You have to listen to me. I’m your sister, and I won’t lie.”
Ximei's younger brother wished he could remove all the veil.
Because his sister is now facing compensation and has even crippled someone, if Chunwang really takes him to the police station, that would be a serious matter.
He forcefully shook off Ximei.
"Sis, you've already harmed enough people, can you please stop messing with me?"
I'm your own brother, why don't you want me to be happy?
You don't know how your brother-in-law treats you.
Do you really mean it by hurting your brother like this?
Let me tell you, a married daughter is like water spilled from a bowl; even if you die in your husband's family, I won't care about you."
Xi Mei's younger brother turned around and smiled apologetically at Chun Wang.
"Brother, look, we're family after all. Don't take this to the police station."
If I end up in the police station, my sister definitely won't be able to live with Brother Chun Gui anymore.
No matter what, Brother Chun Gui needs someone to take care of him.
People say it's better to tear down ten temples than to break up one marriage.
How about this, our family will contribute some money to help Brother Chun Gui get medical treatment, just in case he doesn't have to be bedridden?
The village doctor, the barefoot doctor, knew nothing.
The barefoot doctor snorted coldly upon hearing this.
"Alright, alright, I'm a barefoot doctor. I don't know, but you do. You can see for yourselves. I'm leaving."
Ultimately, through mediation by all parties, Ximei's parents paid 300 yuan in compensation.
Chun Gui lay on the kang (a heated brick bed) like that.
Going to the hospital is definitely out of the question. Even if Chunwang wanted to, he wouldn't have the ability. With the roads blocked by heavy snow, he'd have to walk everywhere.
How could it be possible for the entire village to push his older brother hundreds of miles to the county hospital?
He's willing, but others aren't.
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