Chapter 94 is shocking
The villagers knew Chen Yongliang was quick-witted, but this was the first time they had seen him refute so confidently, which shocked and surprised them.
Lin Youtian stood there, stunned.
Is this the Chen Yongliang he knows?
I used to argue with him, but I never expected him to be so aggressive today.
Chen Yongliang, dressed in clothes with several patches, stood in the courtyard, sleeves rolled up to his arms, his expression serious.
Despite his short stature and rather thin build, he exudes an imposing aura.
Chen Lizheng had already wasted an afternoon with Lin Youtian, and since he had a good impression of the Chen family, he said sternly, "Youtian, we're all from the same village, there's no need to make things so tense. Now that the mule is back safely, you can take it back."
"Lord Village Head, you're really protecting the Chen family! Theft is a serious crime, how can you just let it go like this?"
"Everyone says that Chen Wanshi knows sorcery and can bewitch people. I originally thought that only my two children were bewitched, but I didn't expect that even you, Chen Lizheng, have fallen for her sorcery!"
Lin Youtian kept talking, giving no one a chance to speak, and his remarks became increasingly outrageous.
"Chen Lizheng, you need to see this clearly. Who is Chen Wanshi? She's been married into the family for so many years, and everyone has seen how she's bullied the Chen family. Now she changes her mind so easily and even wants you all to speak up for her. Don't you feel something's wrong?"
"She must have been possessed by a ghost after falling into the water, that's why she bewitched you all—"
"Enough!" Chen Yongnian interrupted Lin Youtian. "Uncle Lin, we didn't steal the mule, and my wife isn't the kind of person you're talking about!"
Chen Yongxing continued, "Uncle Lin, don't you have any idea why your children would speak up for an outsider, or why the village head would speak up for your sister-in-law?"
"As her family, how could we not know about my sister-in-law? Do you, an outsider, need to point fingers at her?" Chen Yongliang stepped forward and stopped in front of Lin Youtian. "You say my sister-in-law has sorcery, and that she's possessed by a ghost. If she were really that capable, why would she suffer in the village instead of bewitching a rich family and enjoying a life of luxury?"
"You...you..." Lin Youtian took two steps back, clutching his chest and panting heavily. After a long while, he finally said, "All you know is how to bully the weak and take advantage of me alone."
“Brother Lin.” Madam Wang gently wiped her eyes, looked up at Lin Youtian, and said seriously, “I have been in the village for decades. Everyone has seen what I am like. I guarantee with my reputation that there is absolutely no way that such a thing as stealing a mule could happen. If my son really does such a thing, I will take action myself.”
Chen Lizheng glanced at Lin Youtian and said, "Youtian, this might really be a misunderstanding. Why don't you go home and ask your wife what's going on?"
"No need to go home, let's talk here!"
A familiar voice came from outside the crowd, and everyone looked over.
Wan Qiqi stood at the entrance of the courtyard, with Qian Shi, Lin Dazhuang, and Lin Zhaodi following behind her.
The villagers made way for them so they could enter the courtyard.
Lin Youtian looked astonished.
Then, his eyes, as if coated with poison, fell upon Qian.
Qian lowered her head and followed behind Wan Qiqi, not daring to look up.
"Qiqi!"
The Chen family surrounded Wan Qiqi as if they had finally found a savior, their eyes shining brightly.
Chen Lizheng's gaze followed Wan Qiqi, then fell on the three members of the Lin family.
He said calmly, "Ms. Qian, now that you're here, why don't you tell me what happened this morning?"
Before Qian could speak, Lin Youtian said, "Chen Lizheng, Chen Wanshi brought my wife here. She must have drugged her. Don't believe her!"
Wan Qiqi sneered, "Uncle Lin, Aunt Qian hasn't even spoken yet, how do you know what she's going to say?"
Lin Youtian's expression changed upon hearing this, and he had a bad feeling.
"Or perhaps, Uncle Lin, you're afraid of what Aunt Qian will say?"
Wan Qiqi didn't have a loud voice like the three brothers; her voice was light and airy, making her seem powerless.
However, these words, when they reached Lin Youtian's ears, were far more shocking than those shouts, leaving him powerless to refute them.
"You...you're talking nonsense!"
Wan Qiqi smiled faintly, appearing very casual.
She turned her head to look at the three members of the Lin family and said softly, "Whether I'm talking nonsense or not, why don't we hear Aunt Qian's opinion?"
Lin Youtian glared at Qian Shi, as if he would divorce her if she talked nonsense.
Upon seeing this, Aunt Qian immediately turned her face away, but her body trembled uncontrollably.
Lin Zhaodi helped Aunt Qian steady, "Mother, you can't let Father continue down this wrong path!"
Lin Dazhuang, supporting himself on the other side, glanced at Lin Youtian and whispered, "Mother, you can't help Father harm people!"
"You rebellious daughter, do you even know what you're saying?!"
Even now, Lin Youtian still blames his daughter, without saying anything bad about his son.
Even if Chen Lizheng were blind, he could see something was wrong. He shouted, "Lin Qianshi, just say it! Today, I, the village head, will stand up for you. If Lin Youtian dares to make a move, I will arrest him immediately!"
As soon as she finished speaking, Madam Qian knelt down and cried out, "Chen, the village head, please make the decision!"
"Qian Guixiang, if you're going to talk nonsense, believe me or not I'll beat you to death!"
Lin Youtian rushed over, but was held back by Chen Yongnian and Chen Yongxing, and could only kick the air a few times.
"Have you beaten enough people over the years?" Madam Qian roared, shocking many people present.
Everyone knows that Lin Youtian has a bad temper and often beats his daughter, but no one expected that he would even beat his wife.
With tears streaming down her face, Qian cried, "I've been married into the Lin family for over twenty years, and I've given birth to three daughters and one son for him. Not only am I not grateful, but he also speaks ill of me. When I gave birth to Zhaodi, I suffered a severe hemorrhage, and when he saw it was a daughter, he left without looking back. If I hadn't been lucky, I would have died on the delivery bed!"
Wan Qiqi always heard people say that women hold grudges during postpartum confinement, but now she's discovered that women actually hold grudges even more during childbirth.
If it were her, she would have divorced long ago. How could she possibly have another child?
“I nursed him for a whole year, but I still couldn’t get him to health. He kept cursing me, saying I couldn’t have a son and was always slacking off.” Qian’s eyes reddened, and her gaze gradually turned cold. “Later, when I got pregnant with Dazhuang, he even said that if it wasn’t a son, he would strangle me and the baby to death! Luckily, I’m strong enough to survive until now…”
Upon hearing her words, Lin Youtian's face turned pale and then red. He tried to interrupt her, but Wan Qiqi gagged him with a cloth, and he could only make "mmm" sounds.
Madam Qian grabbed Lin Zhaodi's wrist, pulled up her sleeve to reveal deep and shallow, new and old scars. "This is how he treats his daughter. And yet, he still wants to sell Zhaodi to a wealthy man in his fifties for a marriage to bring him good luck. Zhaodi is also a piece of my flesh..."
Wan Qiqi knew that men were valued more than women in ancient times, but she never expected that in the Lin family, Lin Zhaodi was treated worse than livestock.
Lin Youtian may look respectable, but his heart is black.
“Chen Lizheng, Yongnian borrowed the mule today and gave me four coins back. There was never any theft involved. It was him!” Madam Qian pointed at Lin Youtian. “He had wanted to sell the mule for a long time, and when he heard that the Chen family had made money, he wanted to swindle them. That’s why he framed the Chen family for stealing the mule!”
After Qian told him everything, Lin Youtian gave up struggling and collapsed to the ground, exhausted.
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