As everyone was arguing, Ning Chunlin returned from outside with a smug look on his face. Jiang Yuwei immediately went up to stop him and asked:
Where did you take my piglets?
Upon hearing this, Ning Chunlin's face immediately turned tense, and he stammered:
"What are you saying, sister-in-law? How would I know where your piglets are? Don't blame me if your piglets are gone!"
Jiang Yuwei stepped forward, stared at Ning Chunlin's face, and said in a deep voice:
"Hand over the piglets now, and I'll spare you this time. But if you still refuse, don't blame me for being impolite!"
Seeing this, Ning Chunlin quickly hid behind Chen Guixiang, grabbed Chen Guixiang's arm, and shouted:
"Mother, Mother, look at what my sister-in-law is saying! She comes here to cause trouble just because her things were stolen. How can she do this? Mother, are you not going to care about this family anymore?!"
Chen Guixiang was clearly shocked by Jiang Yuwei's question, and quickly shielded Ning Chunlin behind her, staring intently at Jiang Yuwei as she said:
"You, don't come to our house and make baseless accusations! You already caused chaos in our house this morning, and now you want to bully my second son? I'm not going to stand for it!"
Seeing this, Sun ignored the pain in her eyes and stepped forward, pointing at Jiang Yuwei and saying:
"How can you be such a bad sister-in-law? You lost something in your own home, but instead of looking for it, you come to the main family. Are you going to slander my Chunlin like this in front of all the villagers?"
Ning Chunlin nodded repeatedly after hearing his wife's words:
"Yes, yes, my wife is right."
Ning Chunlin turned around and saw that his wife's eyes were swollen and red, and he was shocked.
"Honey, what's wrong with your eye?"
Hearing Ning Chunlin's words, Sun felt extremely wronged and spat on the ground:
"Pah! It was your cripple brother who beat her up! Look how everyone's bullying your wife while you're not home! Waaah..."
When Ning Chunlin saw Sun crying, he couldn't hold back his anger and pointed at Ning Huaizhi, about to start cursing. But when he met Ning Huaizhi's calm eyes, he immediately shut up.
He knew that his older brother was famous for his strength when he was doing farm work at home. Ten strong laborers couldn't beat him. Now, after several years of training in the army, his aura was even more like a god of war. Even though his older brother was disabled in both legs, Ning Chunlin still didn't dare to easily anger him.
Ning Chunlin carefully withdrew his finger from Ning Huaizhi and muttered softly:
"Brother, why did you hit my wife?"
Sun had hoped that Ning Chunlin would stand up for her when he returned home, but seeing his current pathetic state, she stomped her foot in anger and went back into the house.
Ning Huaizhi stared coldly at Ning Chunlin and spoke:
"Chunlin, tell me, where did you hide my piglets? I saw you stealing them last night. We're brothers, and I don't want to make things too awkward."
Ning Chunlin dared not meet Ning Huaizhi's gaze, and quickly lowered his head, hiding behind Chen Guixiang like a quail, whispering:
"Mother, please persuade my brother to go back. I really didn't steal his piglets."
Chen Guixiang turned and glared at her good-for-nothing youngest son, then turned to Ning Huaizhi and said coldly:
"Did you hear that? Your brother says he didn't steal, so he didn't steal. Are you trying to pin the blame on him? I don't know who instigated you to become like this. If you ask me, the saying 'marry a virtuous wife' is absolutely true. Look at the mess your eldest son's family has made of our family! When will we ever have peace?"
Jiang Yuwei really wanted to slap Chen Guixiang for her veiled insults, but she forced herself to hold back and pressed down on her right hand, saying:
“I also want to live a peaceful life, but someone won’t let our eldest son’s family go. Mother-in-law, how can I not look for my lost piglets? I spent so much money to buy them back, I can’t just suffer this injustice in silence. I’m not one to make baseless accusations. If I can find Ning Chunlin, I must have evidence in my hands!”
Upon hearing Jiang Yuwei claim she had evidence, Ning Chunlin panicked and stammered, "..."
"You, you're lying! You can't possibly have any evidence! You're ripping me off!"
Jiang Yuwei smiled and said:
"Whether you stole it or not, we can tell by looking at the soles of your shoes. It rained a little last night, and the road was very muddy. The pig thief left his footprints. Here, I've made rubbings on paper. We can compare them with your footprints and we'll know the truth. Do you dare to come up and compare them?"
Ning Chunlin's face turned deathly pale, and he waved his hand, saying:
"Mom, I won't try it. She's just bluffing. Please don't make me try it, please help me, Mom!"
Jiang Yuwei said in a deep voice:
"There are so many villagers watching here. I won't falsely accuse you for no reason. The innocent will clear themselves. Now you're scared? Too late!"
After Jiang Yuwei finished speaking, she gave the village head a look. The village head understood and waved his hand. Two strong men stepped forward and pulled Ning Chunlin, who was hiding behind Chen Guixiang, out. The two strong men lifted him up like a chicken, took a blank piece of paper, and forcibly pressed his footprints on it before letting go.
Ning Chunlin was already terrified and completely lost his composure. He grabbed Chen Guixiang's hand and kept muttering:
"Mother, Mother, save me! Save me!"
Seeing her youngest son's behavior, Chen Guixiang naturally understood the reason, so she stepped forward and knelt directly in front of Ning Huaizhi, crying:
"You're my son. I'm kneeling down and begging you today, I'm begging you, I'm begging you, okay? Are you going to force me to my death before you're satisfied?"
Seeing this, Jiang Yuwei quickly pushed Ning Huaizhi's wheelchair aside, not wanting him to be forced to kneel before her mother. She then forcefully pulled Chen Guixiang up and angrily said:
"How could you be so malicious? There has never been a reason for parents to kneel before their children. You are harming Huaizhi! You want your son to become a laughingstock in Ningjia Village, and you want him to be branded as unfilial! I will not let you succeed!"
After saying that, Jiang Yuwei slammed the supporting Chen Guixiang hard onto the ground with a crisp "crack".
Hmm, that familiar feeling... Chen Guixiang's tailbone is broken again...
"Aaaaaah, it hurts so much, it hurts so much..."
Jiang Yuwei completely ignored Chen Guixiang, who was sitting on the ground crying in pain; as long as Chen Guixiang stopped causing trouble, that was fine.
The village head looked at the footprints Ning Chunlin had just left and compared them with the footprints he had previously made; they were completely consistent.
The village head looked at Ning Chunlin, who was already trembling with fear, and said in a deep voice:
"Tell me, where did you take the piglets?"
Ning Chunlin waved his hands repeatedly, about to retort, but Jiang Yuwei had already lost patience with him and said coldly:
"Stop pretending. You pushed the piglets out of the village at 5:15 AM today. Someone saw it. If this matter goes to the authorities, there will be witnesses and physical evidence. You can't escape!"
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