Chapter 514: No Escape
"That's right. How many people have your Di family taken care of them in the past few years?
All he thinks about all day is Dongzi's pension and house.
If it weren't for Jingzi's two brothers backing her up, who knows how the mother and daughter would have been eaten alive by you guys."
"Shizuka never leaves the house and is a very peaceful person. How evil of you are to throw dirty water on an orphan and a widow.
It hasn't even been three years since Dongzi's death, and the mourning period should have ended, so why isn't she allowed to remarry?
Even feudal emperors were not so harsh!"
"Don't use your Dongzi being a martyr as an excuse. Jingzi and Liangzi are also the wives and children of martyrs. They didn't use this to seek benefits or act pitiful."
Everyone has long been dissatisfied with the fact that the Di family is showing off because they have a son who is a soldier. Who is not a farmer who works in the fields? So just because your family has a promising son, everyone in the family will be promoted to heaven?
Dongzi sacrificed his life for his country, and everyone remembers it in their hearts. However, such a great kindness was destroyed by the old Di family, and there is not much left.
People also like to stand on the perspective of the weak to fight for justice for others. Now one or two people start a conversation, and everyone will stand up to help.
The Di family's faces turned red, but they had always been bullying the weak and fearing the strong, and they couldn't even compare to others in scolding. At this moment, the two strong men in the family were taking shelter in the house.
"Hey, where are your eldest and second child? They are still burrowing in bed?" Someone muttered.
The guys were led to the wrong side of the stairs, and a few men laughed and pushed the door open in two or three steps. The women were all outside, so there couldn't be someone hiding in the house, right?
The villagers don't care about privacy. If someone doesn't show it to others, it means he is guilty and might have done something bad.
The Di family didn't have time to defend themselves, and watched as those men pushed the two strong men of the Di family out. "You two are fighting among yourselves, how come each of you has become a national treasure?"
Everyone laughed at him without hesitation.
Mother Di's face suddenly changed and she took a half step back, saying heartbrokenly, "It's you, right?"
The villagers were stunned. What was going on?
They have been interrupted in eating melons, why can't they keep up with the pace?
Fortunately, Uncle Wei was afraid that his sister would be bullied, so he hurried over after returning the ox cart and shouted angrily: "Well, I was wondering who poisoned our dog while my sister was in Kyoto, and it turned out to be Dongzi's brothers!"
Everyone was suddenly shocked by a thunderbolt, "Wei Da, what did you say?"
"Did Shizuko go for a stroll in Kyoto?
Why is there no news? Please bring us something..."
"How is Kyoto? Have you been to Tianmen? Have you seen Comrade Mao's portrait?
Did you attend the flag-raising ceremony?
Everyone was very excited about the news that Wei Linjing was going to Kyoto, and they were so excited as if they were the ones going there.
Mother Di took a deep breath, pretended to suppress her discomfort, and forced a smile: "I took Liangzi to Kyoto to visit relatives for something, and I didn't tell you because I was afraid that everyone would think too much.
When I go to pick up Liangzi in two months, I will bring your things with me."
Still going?
They looked at Mother Di with envy and hatred, and then said, "Okay, just tell us earlier when you are going. I have to go back and think about what to bring with me, and gather the money first."
Mother Di looked at the person who was setting the pace, her smile warm.
Those sisters-in-law and aunts all get along well with her two sisters-in-law from her natal family.
After they spoke up, everyone felt embarrassed to ask Di's mother to pay first, and immediately the number of people who wanted to pay for it as well dropped significantly.
"Of course, but the villagers have to understand that it's not easy for my mother and I to travel, so pick up some light things to bring along. In fact, things in Kyoto are quite expensive, and they are not as affordable as those in our city and provincial capital."
The villagers thought so too. That was the capital of the entire Xiahua. The people who lived there were either rich or noble, so naturally the prices were high. They were just farmers who depended on the weather for their livelihood. The village didn't produce much at ordinary times, so what could they use?
At most, they would have some souvenirs made in Kyoto, such as badges, pictorials, etc., so that they could show off to their relatives and friends. They had never been to Kyoto, but they couldn't help but have things made in Kyoto, and if they told others about them, they would be envied to death.
"That's not right. Jingzi and her mother went to Kyoto. Why did Di Da and Di Er go to their house? And they poisoned the dog to death?"
"I was wondering why Shizuka's house was so quiet. Did the dog get poisoned?"
The Di family was still struggling, saying, "Wei Da, Wei Linjing, stop slandering me!
They were just brothers who had a fight and hit each other a few times, why are they blaming everything on us?"
Wei Da sneered, "My sister went to Kyoto. No one except my family and the old village chief was told about it. The old village chief is very tight-lipped, so of course he wouldn't tell anyone.
Since this is a matter concerning my own sister, there is no way my family would tell anyone about it.
You in the Di family must not know that the mother and daughter went to Kyoto, so why did you stay up late at night and climb over the wall to poison the dog?
If my second brother and I hadn't discovered it, wouldn't Jingzi and her daughter have been killed by you?!
Don't deny it. It's not raining now. Let's go to the police station and let our comrades investigate to see if it was you who did it!"
When the police station was mentioned, the Di family members immediately wilted, and their expressions seemed to have already admitted everything.
The villagers were angry, and the old village chief also walked in with a few respected elders with gloomy faces.
It's fine if the two families had a small quarrel, but this obviously escalated to the level of murder and arson. The Di family was too much. This was throwing the face of Shedong Village to the ground, and it was rubbing hard. If something really happened, people from all over the country would be waiting to see their jokes.
This will affect the children’s marriage in the future!
"Old village chief, you can't let the Di family do whatever they want just because Dongzi is a martyr. This isn't a way to thank Dongzi, it's clearly a way to smear him!"
"Yes, yes, yes. I think we should call the comrades from the police station. Don't make a big deal out of a small matter. If they dare to covet our collective things next time!"
"We can't let them off easily," everyone was a little confused and spoke angrily.
The Di family was so angry that they wanted to hide in the ground. They looked at Di's mother with vicious eyes. They were even wondering how this mother and daughter were so lucky.
Sad and frightened, Di's mother nestled in the arms of her two sisters-in-law who had rushed over after hearing the news, howling in a low voice: "Dongzi, you are such a cruel person!
You know that everyone in your family is selfish and cruel, but you leave us mother and daughter to suffer alone.
They inherit your glory, but they wish to torture your wife and children, whom you protect so much, to death..."
Her crying was not the heart-wrenching howl of a rural woman, but was emotional. Every turn and twist of her tone was particularly artistic and infectious, causing many tearful women present to wipe their tears.
(End of this chapter)
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