Zhu Cuilan kept muttering to herself along the way, saying that if there was a man in her family, she would never let that bastard off easily.
Zhao Fangyu was confused by what he heard, but when he understood the reason, his good mood disappeared instantly.
It's a rare opportunity for the whole family to go out to a festival together, but such a filthy thing bullied us in the face. It's really too much.
Zhao Luochuan felt that things couldn't just let go like this. The man in his family was often not at home, either in town or in the mountains. Even if something happened at home, it would be difficult for him to get back in a short time.
If the matter is just covered up like this, there is no guarantee that the bad guys will not climb over the wall and come back in later. By then, the reputation of the woman and two brothers in the family will be completely tarnished.
This is what Zhao Fangyu meant. It is true that one should be tolerant in everything, but one cannot just be like a soft bun and let others knead and flatten it.
Anyway, there are many people at the festival, relatives are connected to each other, relatives are next to each other, and if you ask carefully, you can find out who they are.
The two of them decided to ask someone they knew first after returning. Fortunately, they had something helpful to offer without having to take the initiative to inquire, as someone came forward to deliver the news.
This is all thanks to Li Guihua, the wife with the longest tongue in the village.
Last year, Wang Dujuan came to make trouble and was chased home by Zhao Luochuan. Others didn’t know about it, but she knew it very clearly.
She didn't know how much she had instigated, fearing that Zhao Luochuan would hear her name from Wang Dujuan's mouth. She felt guilty for several months and no longer liked to gossip in front of and behind Zhu Cuilan's house like before. Sometimes when she saw Zhao Luochuan from a distance, she would find an excuse to slip back home, for fear of encountering Zhao Luochuan's anger.
After a long time, the initial fear had almost dissipated, and Li Guihua started jumping again.
Li Guihua was a second-married woman with a strong will and a bad temper. Her previous husband was lazy and gluttonous, and there were quarrels at home every day. She never had a peaceful day. Her family was so poor that they didn't even have money to buy rice and flour. Li Guihua went back to her parents' home and cried several times, and finally persuaded her parents' family to come forward and force her previous husband to sign the divorce agreement.
The one who came first knew that if he divorced Li Guihua, it would be difficult for him to find another one given his condition. How could he let go willingly? He thought that if he dragged it out, he would drag Li Guihua to death.
Later, Li Guihua's brother-in-law coaxed and threatened her and made her stand around the door with a stick for two days. She was so scared that she didn't dare to go out and signed the contract obediently. He was cowardly and incompetent, and nothing was more important than his own life.
Li Guihua gave birth to a girl. She had no future in such a family, and finding a good family was out of the question. Neither of them wanted the girl. It was Li Guihua's mother who made the decision and asked the girl to follow Li Guihua so that she could earn a dowry in the future.
In this way, Li Guihua took her daughter and married a widower in Zhaojiazhuang who also had a daughter and whose wife had died.
The widow's conditions were not good, but he was not picky about the people in Li Guihua's family. Li Guihua was not happy living in her parents' home. Her sister-in-law criticized her for eating for free. Anyway, they were just living together, and it didn't matter who they lived with. They didn't even have a wine table, and just moved into someone else's house with only a quilt.
Li Guihua may not like her own daughter very much, but she felt comfortable with her second daughter. Li Guihua's intentional or unintentional favoritism made the second daughter feel uncomfortable. She complained to her father several times, and the feud was thus formed.
The widower was earning money outside and just complained a few words unintentionally, wanting to treat everyone equally. But Li Guihua seemed to be venting her anger and became more and more biased towards her daughter, and the conflicts became bigger and bigger.
Seeing that it was time for the two girls to get married, the stepdaughter Li Guihua did not ask at all, and was only interested in finding a good match for her own daughter.
She also went to the outing today and had a lively chat with a woman who had more than ten acres of fertile land. She knew that the woman's son, Twenty-Six, didn't care. The more fertile land the family had, the more money they could make, and the larger the betrothal gift. She could keep it all in her pocket and then she wouldn't have to live under the man's control. She would have to wait and see how that domineering stepdaughter could act so arrogantly towards her.
Li Guihua was clinging to the woman's sister and calling her "sister" affectionately, thinking that she could let the two children meet and talk first. However, she didn't expect that when she wasn't paying attention, the woman's son's eyes were glued to Zhao Fangchu.
Even the woman thought Zhao Fangchu was good-looking. Miss Li Guihua saw that there was no hope, so she cursed in her heart and no longer had any desire to visit the festival. She threw up her sleeves and went back to the village.
When Zhu Cuilan and her group passed by, Li Guihua rolled her eyes and sneered, "Let's just say, it's a frivolous festival where men and women gather together for fun, but I don't know why some people dress up so extravagantly, even flying kites in a different way, hoping everyone's eyes will be glued to them. They're being so coquettish and pretending to be noble. It's so embarrassing."
Her words were so harsh that all the women around her fell silent, and no one agreed. The woman next to Li Guihua winked at her, asking her to speak less.
Unexpectedly, she became even more excited and spoke louder: "Why, you've already done it and you won't let me talk about it? I have to say it. So many people saw it. They were entangled with a man. Who knows if they are okay? Maybe they have done something dirty with someone and are putting on an act for us to see."
"Who are you talking about? What's the matter? Explain it clearly!" Zhu Cuilan pushed away the people who were listening to her gossip and walked straight to Li Guihua, her fingertips almost poking her face.
The two tall men behind Zhu Cuilan had already turned grim-faced, staring at Li Guihua with gloomy eyes.
Zhao Fangchu's eyes turned red with anger at Li Guihua's words, and his voice was filled with tears in his rebuttal: "You are talking nonsense!"
Li Guihua regretted what she said. She was too angry to care about other things. She was frightened when she was stared at. Yang Donghu was well taken care of. The whole village saw it and everyone said that he was kind. As a result, their opinion of Zhao Luochuan also changed a lot. Gradually, no one mentioned the rumors about Zhao Luochuan's ferocity.
Perhaps it was because Li Guihua had forgotten Zhao Luochuan's ferocity and said whatever she wanted to say. Only now did she realize that something was wrong. However, with so many people around, she didn't want to seem too cowardly, so she forced herself to continue talking nonsense, but her momentum was not as strong as before: "Who is talking nonsense? So many pairs of eyes saw it. Only you know whether you did it or not. Can you still cover up everyone's mouths?"
"I don't know. What did you see? Which eye of yours saw Fang Chu pulling and tugging with someone? You gossip about the Zhang and Li families all day long, jumping around more than anyone else. You go around the village asking around. How many people believe what you say?" Zhu Cuilan was furious. She pushed Li Guihua's shoulder and questioned her harshly.
These words hit Li Guihua's sore spot. It was good that her family had two daughters, but the bad thing was that she and her husband did not have any sons or daughters. Li Guihua felt ashamed and kept saying bad things about this family or that family, as if this was the only way to feel that she was not inferior to others.
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