Su Li was dreaming that she was fighting with a pig. After fighting for a while and failing to defeat the pig, the pig turned around and ran away. She kept running and the pig kept chasing her. When she felt she was almost exhausted, she was suddenly awakened by a knock on the door.
"Zhengchuan, Zhengchuan wake up, I am your foreign scholar... Is Zhengchuan awake yet..."
When she woke up, she saw Xie Zhengchuan tucking her in. There was no light in the room, and she could see that Xie Zhengchuan was already wearing clothes. When he realized that she was awake, Xie Zhengchuan...
"You continue to sleep, I'll go check it out."
Su Li nodded, then thought he couldn't see it, so she said "hmm" again.
The knocking on the door became more and more urgent. Baoya felt a little uneasy in her sleep, so she turned around, hugged the little girl in her arms and patted her.
When I reached the gate of the yard, I answered it, fearing that the visitor would continue to knock on the door and wake up the child.
When he opened the door, he saw Li Waishan panting with a flashlight in his hand. "Zhengchuan! Come with me, let's go to Widow Liu's house. There was a lot of noise in the house in the middle of the night and woke up the neighbors. Before they could figure out what happened, Widow Liu jumped into the well and almost killed someone. She's not awake yet. I came to find you to go with me."
"Hey, Uncle Waishan, you go ahead first, I'll give you a call and come right over."
"Hey! Then hurry up." Li Waishan said and left in a hurry. He was shocked when he first heard about it. He saw that the life in the village was getting more and more prosperous, but someone happened to cause trouble. Hey!
When Xie Zhengchuan came into the room, Su Li was still awake.
"What's wrong? What happened?"
Li Waishan was obviously very anxious when he knocked on the door just now. Xie Zhengchuan knew that he couldn't hide it anymore, so he just said it directly, "Uncle Waishan said that Widow Liu jumped into the well. I'm going to take a look. You stay home and look after the children. Don't be afraid."
Su Li was also shocked to hear him say that. In the past, Widow Liu was still full of life, working efficiently, with bright eyes, and was obviously full of hope for her future life. How could she be so depressed as to jump into the well at night?
"Then she..."
"The rescuers have come, but he hasn't woken up yet."
"Then, go over there quickly. Something terrible must have happened to her. She is still busy today and has to make money. She also has to send her kids to school next year. She won't be so depressed."
"Okay, I understand. You sleep a little longer. I'm leaving."
"Um!"
After Xie Zhengchuan left, Su Li looked outside and saw that it was pitch black with only sporadic moonlight shining through, which seemed particularly cold and desolate in the middle of the night.
She hugged her baby tightly in her arms, but felt a deep chill. Widow Liu was a miserable woman. She had been holding on for so many years just for her child. Su Li couldn't understand what could have happened that would make her abandon her child and die.
When Xie Zhengchuan arrived at Widow Liu's house, quite a few people had gathered in the yard. Several women wrapped their clothes tightly around themselves and pointed at Widow Liu, scolding her for being immoral.
Li Waishan also stood aside with a sullen face. Next to him, the widow Liu and her mother-in-law clapped their hands and cursed.
"Shameless bitch, I've known for a long time that you are a restless person. It's fine if you hook up with others, but you actually hook up with your brother-in-law. Yang Meiling, you dirty thing, shameless dog, get out of our Liu family... It's a misfortune for our family, a sin..."
Widow Liu and her brother-in-law Liu Sigen rolled their eyes and said, "Mom, stop scolding. There are so many people here!"
When Liu Sigen's wife Shen Hehua heard what her husband said, she exploded and ran over to strangle him, "Liu Sigen, you are still bitching at that bitch, why don't you scold her? If you do, scold her to death, both of you bastards, go to hell, didn't she want to die? Why didn't she die? You're just pretending to die. Who are you trying to show off to?"
Liu Sigen knew that his wife was just putting on an act for others to see, but when she really pinched him, it really hurt. "What nonsense are you talking about, what a bastard, I didn't touch her, who would like an old woman like her, if she hadn't asked me to come out and say she had something to do, I wouldn't want to see her anymore."
When the people around heard Liu Sigen say this, they felt that Widow Liu couldn't stand the loneliness. After all, she hadn't found anyone for so many years. Although Widow Liu was old, she was famous for her beauty when she was young. When Liu Sigen married her, many young men envied her to death.
Unfortunately, Liu Yigen was not lucky. After he passed away, there were people who came to propose marriage. However, Mrs. Liu said that she could go but she could not take the child with her, and she would not be able to recognize the child in the future.
So Widow Liu gave up the idea and focused on raising the child.
It's true that a widow is always surrounded by gossip. All the married women in the village are wary of her. But she can be wary of people outside the house but not at home. I never thought that she would be interested in a short guy like Liu Sigen.
Several women who had always looked down on her now started discussing the matter even more unscrupulously. In particular, they thought they were better than Widow Liu, but they did not get the job in the brown sugar workshop. If Widow Liu quit, perhaps it would be their turn.
Widow Liu had woken up by now, and beside her were Xie Wangcai's wife Hua'er and Tian Laoshi's wife Cuifen, who were taking care of her.
There were three children watching over her. When they saw her wake up, they immediately went over to pull her up.
"Mom, mom, you're awake, woo woo woo..."
"Mom, I'm scared, I'm scared, please don't leave me and my brother."
"Mom, don't be afraid. I will avenge you."
She listened to her mother-in-law and her parents slandering her, and then looked at the trembling children around her, especially her own daughter whose shoulders were shaking like leaves in autumn, looking frail. Her eldest son clenched his fists, and the hatred in his eyes frightened her. She propped herself up and pulled her eldest son, "Don't go, don't go. Mom will never do stupid things again. Mom still has you guys!"
Huaer brought a bowl of brown sugar ginger water, "Drink it quickly. Although it is spring, the well water is cold. Don't worry, we know you and the village chief knows you too. Don't be afraid."
"That's right, Sister Meiling. The village chief just said that Xie Zhengchuan will be here soon. He is the chief of the police station. This is like reporting the case. The police are watching to see who dares to bully you."
Yang Meiling looked at them and wiped her tears with her sleeves, "Thank you, thank you, woo woo..."
Hua'er felt sorry for her and started sobbing, "Sister Meiling, look at how pitiful these children are. How would they live without their mother? No matter what happens, you can't be upset. There is nothing you can't overcome."
Cuifen also rubbed her eyes, "Yes! Like our technician Su said, we women have to be... self-reliant. I think you've had a hard life for so many years, Sister Meiling, you should separate and move on. You have a share and a salary now, why do you have to endure the bullying of that old witch? She took the things from your first room and gave them to the fourth room. That's the apple of her eye."
"Yes, Sister Meiling, what Sister Cuifen said is right. Although the parents are still alive and the family is not divided, if you continue to be tortured like this, the children will suffer a lot in the future. The village chief and Xie Zhengchuan are here today, and they will make the decision for you."
Yang Meiling's eyes widened when she heard them say that, she had never thought about dividing the family before, she didn't have the ability, but now it's different, she has money and can support the children, it doesn't matter if she lives a hard life in the future, she can spend all the money on the children, and she doesn't have to give it all to the family.
She thought hopefully, and then looked down at the three children. Liu Dabao was sensible enough to know that his mother was afraid that they would not want to go out and live alone with her. "Mom, we will follow you, even if we have to eat bran and dirt."
Then he pulled Bao and Sanni, "Mom, I don't want to be separated from you, please don't leave me... wuwu..."
"Mom, I won't stay. Grandma doesn't like us. She makes us work every day and doesn't even give us food."
Yang Meiling felt heartbroken when she heard the children's words. She was humble in front of her mother-in-law and cautious in front of her sisters-in-law. In the end, they treated her like this just to take the brown sugar workshop from her. Yang Meiling's eyes flashed with determination, "Hey, from now on, we mothers will not separate. Mom will take care of you and live together."
Outside, Mrs. Liu was still pointing at Yang Meiling's door and cursing. After Xie Zhengchuan arrived, Liu Sigen was a little scared. After all, this was considered a report to the police. But after thinking about it, he felt relieved. That bitch Yang Meiling loved the child very much. She was the root of their Liu family. As long as the child was still in the Liu family, there was no need to worry about her causing any trouble.
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