Chapter 61 Chop the Bed
Lu Qingqing still remembers asking her teacher a question when she was in school: "Why did people in ancient times like to form sworn brotherhoods so much?"
The teacher said, "An unstable environment makes people feel uneasy, so they seek something to rely on."
Humans are social animals.
Especially for the poor at the bottom of society, sticking together gives them a sense of security.
Although things have been relatively stable in recent years, they have experienced turmoil.
As soon as Lu Qingqing finished speaking, sure enough, a group of people ran to the right.
"Uncle, you're over forty, you can't go!"
“I’ll go! I don’t want money, I’ll just go and shout and demonstrate for you! I don’t want money either, I want a free medical treatment.”
"Auntie, you're a woman, they only want men!"
"Nonsense, I can swear, I'll go and take on all three of you men!"
"Young lady, I choose free medical treatment!"
"Qingqing, I also choose free medical treatment, but I won't use it myself, I'll give it to my mother!"
...
The village headman stopped trying to stop them, but it was no use trying anyway.
He just stood there shouting, "We agreed not to cripple anyone, it'll cause trouble! Just scare them a little!"
Did you all hear me?
Did you hear me?
Did you hear me…?
The village head's voice was drowned out by the noise.
He never knew that the people of Liuyun Village could be so united.
Finally, Lu Yun counted them and found there were more than eighty people!
Goodness, they're as enthusiastic as if they were giving out pork during Chinese New Year.
This girl is amazing!
And most of them actually chose the free medical treatment opportunity.
"Great! Let's go to the Big Locust Tree Village for the wedding tomorrow!"
A gong rang out: "Meeting adjourned!"
The villagers who returned home were still immersed in the excitement they had just experienced.
I don't know what's wrong with that little girl, but when she stands on the millstone, what she says is so inspiring.
Someone whispered to the family, "Honey, let me tell you, Lu Xingwang's daughter is no ordinary person!"
"Don't get involved in what Ding Hongshi is doing."
At this time, Dingxiang, who had also gone to the center of the village, returned home.
At home, Liu was lying listlessly in the room.
Ning Xiuwen had been drinking with someone, and when he got back he went straight to sleep without changing his clothes or taking off his shoes, snoring loudly and annoyingly.
The stove and pot were cold; no one was cooking.
She clutched her stomach, feeling hungry and nauseous, with a tightness in her throat.
His lifeless eyes suddenly filled with moisture.
Before, she and her father ate simple meals. People who came to see the doctor would bring things to their home, and they could easily whip up a good meal. She never went hungry, nor did she ever eat coarse, unpalatable food like pig swill.
But when she came to the Ning family, she had to serve her mother-in-law, coax her husband, and even find fault with the food she cooked.
Liu also made her get up before dawn to serve her, and when she herself had a stomachache and couldn't eat, she wouldn't let her eat first.
Let's eat together when I feel better.
They argued at first, but after Ning Xiuwen ignored her for a few days, she's too lazy to argue anymore.
The food that the child had taken from his father was mostly eaten by the mother and son.
She's been sulking these past few days and hasn't gone home to get anything, so she hasn't even had a hot meal. They don't care at all that she's carrying the Ning family's child.
What is the purpose of getting married?
Dingxiang looked at Ning Xiuwen, who was sleeping like a log.
His former literary talent and handsome appearance have vanished in an instant. He's no different from anyone else; he's just a man with stinky feet!
He was fair-skinned because he didn't do any work; any young man in the village who didn't work in the fields could develop a fair complexion.
He was still weak, and on their wedding day, he almost fell over while carrying her into the house, which made him a laughingstock.
He's not even as good as a farmer; at least a farmer is strong enough to carry water and chop firewood.
What can Ning Xiuwen do? All he can do is read books, read books she can't understand, it's so annoying!
Looking at his calloused fingers, and then thinking about how radiant Lu Qingqing looked tonight, he realized...
Lu Qingqing has become even more beautiful. Standing on the millstone, she looks completely different from the girls in the village.
She even stole half of her father's patients!
Why should I?!
She's the doctor's daughter; her medical skills should be better than Lu Qingqing's.
But her father didn't let her study, and she didn't like memorizing those boring things.
And Lu Qingqing... Lu Qingqing has now become her father's greatest enemy.
She also has a silver tongue and has fooled all the villagers. If this continues, she'll steal away the other half of the patients too.
Dingxiang grew angrier the more she thought about it, and kicked Ning Xiuwen!
"No wonder Lu Qingqing doesn't care about you anymore, I really regret it!"
"Lu Qingqing... Lu Qingqing..." Ning Xiuwen groaned, mumbling incoherently in his sleep, "I'll make you regret this sooner or later... begging me on your knees..."
Yes, no matter how capable Lu Qingqing is, she is still just an ordinary person.
And my lord, you are destined to become an official!
Dingxiang found some comfort and wiped her eyes.
She needed to ask her father for more money so that her husband could become the great Confucian scholar he had mentioned.
The hard times will soon be over.
She will be an official's wife in the future, with plenty of maids to serve her.
The next day, when the sun was high in the sky, Ning Xiuwen finally woke up from his hunger.
Why didn't you call me? I had to go to my classmate's wedding!
Just as Dingxiang was about to get angry, upon hearing about the wedding banquet, she asked sarcastically, "Which classmate is going to their wedding without me?"
"Pregnant women shouldn't go there. If you bump into someone, you should just stay quiet!"
Dingxiang was very angry; he refused to attend weddings and never took her out.
"It can't be the Wu family from Big Locust Tree Village, can it? If it is, then we shouldn't go!"
At this moment, Dingxiang really hoped it was the Wu family.
Unexpectedly, it was true.
Ning Xiuwen's classmate was surnamed Zhou, and he married the daughter of the Wu family from the same village.
Upon hearing what Dingxiang said, his expression changed drastically. Without even changing his clothes, he hurriedly ran outside.
On an auspicious day, the Wu family is marrying off their daughter.
The Zhou family welcomed the bride, and the villagers offered their congratulations.
As soon as the firecrackers went off, the newlyweds began their wedding ceremony, and the dishes were served.
The courtyard gate was wide open, and everyone had just sat down when suddenly a large group of people came in.
"Zhou's eldest son is truly capable; so many people have come to offer their congratulations!"
"But with so many people, you didn't prepare any dishes?"
"Wait a minute, why is he carrying a stick?"
"Damn it! There are troublemakers here! Go and call the village head!"
...
"Bring the wedding bed out here! Chop it up!" Lu Qingqing shouted.
Lu Feng, Lu Yun, Li Da, and Li Er rushed into the bridal chamber.
"What are you doing? What are you doing? Are you bandits?"
Amid screams, the wedding bed was carried out.
This is the bed that Lu Feng carved, except that the patterns on the bed legs are no longer visible.
Lu Feng then realized why the man surnamed Wu had asked him to make the bed legs thicker.
That's quite a scheme.
He took the axe and cleaved the bed in two in one go!
The moment he shattered the bed, he finally understood why his younger sister wanted him to destroy it with his own hands.
Because that's what he was thinking.
When he was slandered by the Wu family and beaten without any dignity, he stared at the bed with his eyes wide open, his only thought being to destroy it, to destroy it!
He destroyed the wedding bed he had blessed, a bed he had shattered his emotions for; they didn't deserve it!
The bed is now ruined.
The humiliation that Lu Feng had been holding in dissipated.
Conversely, the sound of the giant axe struck like a thunderbolt from the sky, hitting the hearts of the Zhou and Wu families.
The bride screamed and fainted.
“It’s over, it’s over…” Zhou Shen was terrified.
The axe seemed to strike him, not the bed.
It struck his wicked heart.
It seems like this axe will follow him for the rest of his life!
"Oh no! The wedding bed has been shattered! This is terrible luck!"
"You robbers, I'll fight you to the death!"
The old man from the Zhou family tried to fight back, but was trapped by the people from Liuyun Village.
The clansmen who came to drink and the Wu brothers were also subdued.
Even more terrifying, all five Wu brothers were pinned to the ground, while the people from Liuyun Village pulled out knives.
The wedding banquet was in complete chaos.
"Stop! Stop!"
The elderly couple from the Wu family rushed over upon hearing the news.
There's also the village head of Dahuaishu Village.
"Put down the knife! Put down the knife! You'll go to jail for this! What are you doing?!"
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