Chapter 666: The dead girl really doesn’t know what’s good for her
Da Niu's father quickly admitted his mistake, "Liu Yuanjiu, I'm sorry. I'm taking her home now and giving her a good lesson. I promise she won't do it again next time. She's just young and ignorant. We all know this is the River God. We can't make him angry. He will protect us!"
Jiang Lianzhu and Liao Jiu looked at each other and realized that the fat man was Mr. Liu.
He has a fat head and big ears, a pair of small triangular eyes, and doesn't look like a kind person.
"Let her apologize, let her apologize to the River God, right here, in front of everyone, and let him not be angry!"
Some superstitious people in the crowd were also dissatisfied. "That's right, what water monster? That's the river god! He still doesn't know how to learn his lesson. Does he want us fishermen to never go into the river again?"
"That's right! Not to mention the fishermen, even the merchant ships can't sail on the river now. Without merchant ships coming and going, how can we merchants sell our goods? Our Tingcheng will be doomed!"
"The new emperor's ascension to the throne was unlucky. As soon as he ascended the throne, a water monster appeared here, and no one cared about us. Fortunately, Mr. Liu was righteous and came out to find a solution and take charge. Some people were so ignorant that they simply threw them into the lake as a feast for the river god..."
"Apologize! Quickly! Her words just now have already offended the River God. If she doesn't apologize, don't let her marry the River God. There are plenty of young girls in our Ting City..."
The girl lowered her head and dared not cry out loudly, asking her parents to let her go.
Sometimes people tend to follow the crowd. Everyone thinks something is right. Even if you think it is wrong, if everyone says so, you will start to doubt yourself and follow the crowd's opinion.
But since her life was at stake, she chose not to yield. "I apologize, but I don't want to marry the River God..."
Bang!
This time, it was her father who slapped her. "Big girl, Mr. Liu is giving you a chance to make amends. Speak nicely to me. If you don't, I'll smash your mouth!"
The girl's face was swollen.
Mr. Liu took one look and said, "Forget it, forget it. It's bad luck. Don't let her marry the River God. If she's this ugly, I'm afraid she'll anger the River God. She's not even worthy of being chosen. Let's give the blessing of marrying the River God to someone else! There are plenty of girls of the right age in the city..."
After saying that, he flicked his sleeves and was about to take people away.
The girl's father hugged her thighs and said, "Mr. Liu, please, choose our girl. We will discipline her well when we get home. Our girl is pretty. It doesn't matter if her face is swollen. We can apply cold water to it when we get home. It will definitely not delay the auspicious day of marrying the River God. Mr. Liu, please, give our girl this chance and forgive her once more..."
Mr. Liu didn't like him, so he flicked his sleeves and threw him away.
"You have a daughter and you don't know how to raise her, you idiot! Get out of here and don't get in the way of me choosing the next River Goddess..."
After saying that, he took his people away.
Da Niu's father had no place to vent his anger, so he turned around and beat Da Niu again.
He wanted to slap her, but then he thought that if she got swollen, it would look even worse, so he changed his stance to kicking her. He kicked her several times and finally knocked her to the ground!
"You little bitch, you're not listening. Anyway, the whole family can't survive. I'm going to beat you to death first and send you on your way! You gave birth to a useless, money-losing thing, and you still talk back at me!"
Not only did the people around her not sympathize with the girl.
Instead, they all accused her, "Not only did she not marry the River God, but she also cursed him. She deserves to die!"
"If you offend the River God and he takes his anger out on us, we won't let you off easy!"
"You little whore, you're shameless..."
Of course, most people just watch the fun indifferently. They think that although it is not credible and not a good practice, what if it works?
They don't have to spend a penny or give up their daughters, and they can enjoy a stable life, so they don't lose out.
A small number of kind-hearted people couldn't stand it and wanted to stop it, but they were afraid of being targeted for being a loner.
They looked at it but couldn't bear it, so they just nodded and left.
Only then was there room for Jiang Lianzhu and the others, and they finally squeezed to the front.
Here, Da Niu's father was still kicking her, but was stopped by Jiang Lianzhu.
Da Niu's father's arm was stopped, as if it was held by an iron hoop. He shouted angrily, "Who are you? Mind your own business! I'm disciplining my daughter, why should you interfere?"
Jiang Lianzhu suppressed her anger and said, "Enough is enough."
Da Niu's father took a closer look at Jiang Lianzhu. She had a strange face and her accent was not that of a local. Judging from the strength of her hands, she must be a woman who knew martial arts, the kind that was both beautiful and formidable.
And the man standing next to her was tall and handsome, with an air of nobility coming towards her.
The anger of Da Niu's father suddenly subsided.
He still had to save face in public, and his wife was holding him back, fearing that he would really hurt her. After Jiang Lianzhu stopped him, he stopped.
"Hmph, you're meddling in other people's business! You're just trying to seduce a rat! I won't bother with a foreigner like you! Old woman, take this bitch home with me. I'll teach her a lesson later..."
He squeezed out of the crowd and followed the direction where Mr. Liu left.
The parties involved dispersed, and the crowd of onlookers also dispersed.
Jiang Lianzhu comforted the girl. She was injured, but these were all external injuries caused by her father beating her.
Jiang Lianzhu also gave her a simple bandage.
She was also given some cold compress on her face and asked to cover it.
"The swelling will go away after a while. It's okay, don't be afraid. If your father beats you again, you can report to the police. Doesn't he have no food to eat? Let him have lunch..." Jiang Lianzhu also gave her advice.
The girl burst into laughter.
"Thank you, big sister, you are so kind. Are you a female doctor?"
"Um."
Da Niu's mother was still watching with eager eyes, and Jiang Lianzhu couldn't talk much with her. She had a vague idea forming in her mind, and she had to wait and see.
Soon, the girl was taken back by her mother.
The crowd watching the excitement by the lake also dispersed.
"It is said that Mr. Liu will hold a ceremony to worship the river god tomorrow. This girl doesn't want to go today. With so little time left, can we still find a suitable candidate?"
"That is, if it cannot be held as scheduled and is postponed, will the river god be unhappy?"
"This damn girl is so ungrateful. I chose her and gave her family fifty taels of silver, but she wasn't happy about it... If I had a daughter, I would give her away for free!"
"Don't let the strong wind let your tongue slip away. You don't have a daughter. If you had one, you would either sell her or hide her. Forget it, I won't say any more. I won't say any more. Let's see what happens tomorrow. Let's go..."
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