“Answer me, Zhao Di!” Liu Yingying’s expression was very serious. “I have never abandoned you all this time. No matter what the circumstances, I have worked hard to raise you to live. So you think that after something like this happened, we don’t deserve to live anymore?”
"No! Why should I!" Zhao Di, with tears in her eyes, suddenly raised her head and questioned loudly.
She wasn't questioning Liu Yingying, but rather it seemed she was questioning the world.
Why are people so harsh on women?
But as soon as the thought popped into her head, Zhao Di was startled by herself.
Why...why would she have such thoughts?
Zhao Di looked at Liu Yingying with uneasy eyes, hoping she could give her an answer.
Liu Yingying wasn't angry; instead, she smiled and patted her head.
"Good child, don't be afraid. As long as we believe in ourselves, no one can decide our life or death!"
"Yes!" Zhao Di nodded, wiping away her tears, watching Liu Niang's departing figure.
Her maid, Liu Niang, has truly changed completely.
She became so gentle yet strong!
In the evening, Liu Yingying felt sweaty and sticky all over, which made her feel very uncomfortable.
She had already used up the bottled water she had redeemed from the store, so she couldn't continue using the store's water. She was afraid that the children would become suspicious, so she could only endure it for the time being.
That night, Liu Yingying lay in bed, tossing and turning, unable to sleep.
Then I thought of that natural spring water pool on Xijiu Mountain.
Taoyuan Village isn't far from Xijiu Mountain. If only we could find a way to bring the water down from the mountain...
The next morning, Liu Yingying was awakened by knocking on the door outside the courtyard. She quickly put on a coat and went out to find out what was going on.
"Bang bang bang!"
"Eldest daughter-in-law, open the door!"
It sounded like her in-laws' voices, and they weren't the only ones there...
Liu Yingying frowned slightly, but still went to open the door.
The moment the door opened, the father-in-law Zhu Youcai, the mother-in-law Ma Jinhua, the two younger brothers-in-law and their wives, as well as all the uncles and elders of the Zhu clan, and the younger generation who were watching the excitement, all rushed in.
"Liu Niang, what's wrong?" The three children ran out when they heard the commotion.
Especially the Zhu brothers, who were still tightly gripping their machetes and shovels, as if they were trying to protect Liu Yingying.
These people came with great force.
Even the most despicable brothers like Zhu Jiawang need to understand that they only have a home when Liu Yingying is around!
Liu Ying shielded the three children behind her and coldly swept her gaze over the Zhu family.
"What are you trying to do?"
Ma Jinhua's face darkened. "You little whore, how dare you ask such a question? You've ruined the reputation of the Zhu family!"
"Sister-in-law, stop hiding it. Everyone knows what you did on the mountain. To protect the reputation of our Zhu family, Father and Mother had no choice but to have you thrown into the pond!" Ma Qiumei said with a gloating look. "Don't blame Mother for being heartless. After all, a woman's reputation is more important than her life!"
Lü Sufeng also pretended to say, "Yes, sister-in-law, if you had known this would happen, why did you do it in the first place?"
Liu Yingying remained calm. When she saw that her cousins were holding thick hemp ropes and there was a blackened bamboo pig cage on the ground behind them, she immediately understood.
"Why did I do that back then? What did I do back then?" she scoffed, questioning Lü Sufeng.
Lu Sufeng was intimidated by her imposing manner, but she immediately remembered that they had the numbers and were not afraid of her!
"Sister-in-law, how dare you ask such a question?"
"Do you dare say you didn't lose your virginity to bandits on the mountain?"
"No!" Liu Yingying said, enunciating each word clearly.
"Liu, you have no choice but to admit it. So many people saw you together with the bandit leader on the mountain... How could you do this to my son!"
Ma Jinlan looked as if she had suffered a great injustice, and tears and snot came out of her mouth without warning.
Liu Yingying frowned slightly.
Even in the original owner's memories, she didn't know that this mother-in-law was such a good actress.
It's a shame she didn't go for a Best Actress award!
Zhao Di looked at her so-called relatives with terror in her eyes, and clung to Liu Yingying's clothes, her voice trembling, "Liu Niang, what should we do?"
"Don't be afraid..."
Meanwhile, outside Peach Blossom Village, a large and imposing procession was approaching the village.
The group consisted of both men and women, all of them sweating profusely as they walked, urging each other on.
"Everyone, hurry up, we're almost there!"
"Zhang Hui said that Sister Liu lives in the village just ahead, so it must be true!"
Originally, everyone was thinking that once they entered the village, they would find someone to ask Liu Yingying where she lived.
But they saw a very strange phenomenon.
In broad daylight, there wasn't a single person in this large village.
Some people couldn't help but start to wonder, "Could it be that everyone in this village has been killed by bandits?"
"Don't talk nonsense. I haven't heard of any village being completely slaughtered. They're probably all out working in the fields..."
But as soon as he finished speaking, everyone turned around and looked.
The fields at the village entrance were deserted, not a soul in sight...
"Hey! That's really strange!"
Finally, when everyone passed by Grandma Zhang's house, they saw Bao'er playing alone outside, and finally saw someone from the village.
Even though he was just a child.
"Little friend, do you know where Liu Yingying lives?" an older woman asked with a smile, holding up a cornbread bun.
Bao'er looked at everyone curiously, "Are you looking for Aunt Liu?"
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