Ms. Zhou really believed that her fault was not hers this time. No matter how much her father-in-law and mother-in-law wanted to lose their temper, they couldn't do it against her. These words were blurted out, but after she finished saying them, her heart moved.
What happened this time was clearly Zhang Baohua's fault. Whether the two divorced or she was divorced by the Zhang family, her reputation would not be affected.
When outsiders mention her, the most they say is that she is unlucky and married a gambler.
After marrying a gambler, he cut his losses and returned to his parents' home... When outsiders talk about it, they would only sigh pitifully.
Mrs. Zhou thought about it and stopped talking.
Zhang’s father can’t really divorce his daughter-in-law. Now his house and land are gone. If he can’t think of a solution, the family will soon live on the streets. He is really poorer than the poorest person in the village.
Under such circumstances, if you want to find a wife for your son again, it can only be in a dream.
Therefore, he cannot scold his daughter-in-law, but he must coax her into being good.
But as an elder, he couldn't lower his head, so he glanced sideways at Mother Zhang.
The two had been married for many years, and Zhang’s mother immediately understood and said, "The most important thing is to find a place to stay. Arguing here will only make people laugh." When she said this, she looked back at the spectators suggestively.
Zhang's father urged: "We can't stand here anymore. Leave first."
He turned around and wanted to go to his mother-in-law's house, but Zhang's mother-in-law's parents were no longer there, and several brothers had separated. It was okay to stay there for two days, but if something like this happened at home, it would be embarrassing for someone to come to visit him.
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If she wasn't desperate, she really didn't want to go.
"Let's go to town first." Mother Zhang gritted her teeth: "It just so happens that Zhenniang is here. She has grown so big, but only one person lives there. She can accommodate our whole family."
The more she talked, the more she thought it was a good idea to join her daughter, and continued: "She always lives in the city, and the yard is empty. No one lives in that house, and it will only become more and more dilapidated. Let's help her look after the yard."
The whole family thinks it makes sense.
Zhang Baohua had seen his sister's ruthlessness with his own eyes. He hesitated when he heard this: "Will she let us in?"
Zhang’s mother also knows that this is difficult, but how will you know if you don’t try?
She didn't like her son's depressing words: "Then what do you think we should do?"
Zhang Baohua: "..."
"Listen to you, let's try it first."
Zhang's mother snorted coldly: "You have to be so obedient, why don't you stop here? It's a gamble. How can you think of mortgaging your family's house and land? You can't even think of that."
When talking about this matter, Zhang Baofeng also had something to say: "We haven't separated our families yet. Everything belongs to my parents. You shouldn't make the decision. If you want to lose, you can't lose so much."
"I thought I would win at that time!" Zhang Baohua doesn't like to listen to these sermons, and he has heard too many of them recently. If he had known that he would lose, he wouldn't be so stupid.
"Baofeng, I know you have resentment against me. But at that time I really thought that I would give you half of it if I won. Since you have the benefits, you shouldn't have any complaints after I lose."
When Zhang Baofeng heard this, he immediately laughed angrily: "You said you would split it, so you will definitely split it? Who can't say good things? Then I will give it all to you after I win, do you believe it or not?"
The brothers' voices became louder and louder. The whole family had already left the village, but there were still people following them. Father Zhang felt that he had lost all his face today, so he yelled: "Stop arguing."
There was silence all the way, and a few people ran quickly and soon reached the town.
Chu Yunli heard a knock on the door and saw a group of people from the Zhang family standing at the door carrying their baggage, all with flattering smiles on their faces. She raised her eyebrows: "You were kicked out so quickly? Pan Dadan must be behind.
I tried my best... but if you come to ask me to take you in, you'd better not open your mouth."
"I'm your mother." Mother Zhang emphasized: "You live alone in such a big yard, and I heard that you hired someone to clean it. When our family moves in, we can save all this money... I know what you have now
We are rich and don't lack this, but our family is short of it. If you have to hire someone to clean it, you might as well hire me instead of hiring someone else."
She knew that it would be difficult for the family to get in, so she had already found a way on the way, so she squeezed in while talking.
Chu Yunli took a step forward and blocked the door: "Don't come in!"
It was obvious that she didn't want to let the family in.
The Zhang family members all looked ugly. Father Zhang emphasized: "We are just staying here for a few days, we are not going to stay here forever. Zhenniang, to put it harshly, the good life you have now is all because of a conspiracy between your mother and me."
's. If we hadn't let you marry Pan DaDa, you would never have lived so well."
"If I hadn't married him, I wouldn't have survived a narrow escape, let alone lost a pair of children at such a young age." Chu Yunli's eyebrows were cold: "Pan Budao's money is not that easy to get. If you don't believe it, you can try it.
"
The Zhang family was speechless.
They have also had a lot of dealings with Pan DaDa recently, or in other words, before that, they had already found that this man was very difficult to deal with. If they wanted to get money from him, it would be like pulling a tooth out of a tiger's mouth.
But Zhenniang did it!
But only she can do it.
Mrs. Zhou began to sob softly: "My life is so miserable..."
Her crying also aroused Zhang's mother's sadness: "Zhen Niang, if you don't let us in, we will have to sleep on the street. I know you don't care about your mother's family, but if we are so unbearable, we will also embarrass you.
.”
"I have died once and don't care about face." Chu Yunli raised her hand and closed the door: "You have many family members and relatives, so you should go find someone else!"
Next, no matter how hard the Zhang family knocked, the door could not be opened.
Seeing that it was getting later and later, a few people had a little money on hand, but they couldn't last long. After much deliberation, they decided to stay with relatives, but those families were some distance away from the town, so they couldn't delay any longer.
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When it was getting dark, a few people finally gave up and the group headed towards the village noisily.
After Pan boldly learned that the Zhang family had been kicked out and that Zhang Zhenniang was unwilling to take them in in front of everyone, he understood more and more that Zhang Zhenniang would never care about the life and death of the Zhang family again.
Otherwise, just to prevent outsiders from gossiping, you should stand up and let people in without getting things done.
He thought for a while and went out at night.
As a result, the Zhang family, who were rushing in the woods, encountered a group of masked strong men. Among them, Zhang Baohua was beaten the worst and even had an arm broken.
Zhou's natal family was the closest. Seeing the Zhang family in such a mess, the Zhou family were shocked. It was their in-laws after all, so they subconsciously invited the person in and invited a doctor for diagnosis and treatment.
Others had minor injuries and could just take care of themselves. If they were not afraid of pain, they could still work in the fields. But Zhang Baohua was different. He had a broken arm. The doctor said that if he didn't take good care of his injury, he would not be able to use that hand in the future.
People who farm in the countryside are no better than useless people if they can no longer use their hands.
At the beginning, the Zhou family was willing to marry, but they never thought of marrying their daughter to a useless person. It happened that Zhang Baohua had done such a wrong thing. No matter who it was, they would say that he was wrong.
This is an opportunity.
An opportunity for my daughter to completely escape from this pit of fire.
So, after discussion, the Zhou couple called their daughter and expressed their thoughts.
Zhou had been attracted to her before, but she was still a little hesitant. Apart from this incident, Zhang Baohua had never done anything wrong. Although he treated her generally, they had two children. He treated her very well.
good.
Given the current situation of the Zhang family, the Zhou family would not leave their children to them under any circumstances, but if they were to remarry with their children, there would definitely be no one who would treat their children as sincerely as Zhang Baohua.
She expressed her thoughts: "As long as this hurdle is passed, Baohua may..."
"How are you going to live?" When Zhou's mother heard this, she stamped her feet anxiously: "Your eldest sister has given up on your family. Today you begged her in front of so many people in the town, but she refused to take her in.
. She will definitely not help in the future. If she doesn’t help, how will the Zhang family have any future?"
"Daughter, don't be stupid. If you don't think about yourself, you should also think about your children!" Zhou's mother emphasized: "If you don't leave this time or leave again in the future, it might be your fault. Outsiders will
If you say you dislike poverty and love wealth, it means you remarried, and they will also say you are flirtatious and secretly associate with other men. Now is a good opportunity."
Zhou's father also advised: "You go back to your parents' house to live for a while and then see the situation. If the Zhang family gets better, then you can take the children back. No matter how good their family is, it won't be much better. For the sake of the children, they will definitely
Willing to accept you."
Zhou's mother was not happy to let her daughter go back, but she agreed with what she said.
"Yes, you come back and wait and see first. As for whether to reconcile or not, we will discuss it later."
Zhou was really moved this time.
However, the two have been in a relationship for several years... or in other words, they still have the idea of ending it all. Moreover, this time back to the parents' house, the brother at home may not dislike it. What if the sister-in-law is not willing?
Therefore, even though she was willing in her heart, she did not say anything and stood stubbornly.
Seeing this, Zhou's father scolded: "This matter is settled. If you still go with the Zhang family, you will no longer be my daughter."
Mrs. Zhou immediately knelt on the ground: "Dad, don't say such things. My daughter will just listen to you."
The Zhang family couple stood in the yard and vaguely heard the movement in the wing, but they couldn't hear clearly. They both felt very uneasy. Zhang's father whispered: "There are so many of us living here, please tell the two brothers."
, there must be work in their eyes, they must do what they should do, and don't make others dislike them. In two days, I will take them to the town or city to find work!"
That's all it can do now.
Mother Zhang sighed: "I'll tell you later!"
There are rules nowadays that when a married girl returns to her natal family, the couple cannot live in the same room. Therefore, most people will live separately after returning to their natal family.
Zhou was living with his mother that day.
With this rule in place, the Zhang family didn't think much about it. The next morning, after breakfast, Father Zhou solemnly invited the couple to sit down.
"I only have this daughter, and I really don't want to see her follow you around. Let's let her live at home first, and the two children stay here, and you can find a way out with peace of mind. Once it stabilizes, come and pick them up.
Mother and son.”
The Zhang family looked at each other.
They really want to find a way out, but not now.
Father Zhang was a little embarrassed and forced a smile: "That's what I thought. The autumn harvest is about to come, and we can't live in vain. Even if we have to go out to find work, we have to get the food back from your family first... Last night
You are willing to take in our whole family. I remember this kindness in my heart and must repay it."
By the time the autumn harvest is over, it will be more than half a month later. People in the village have probably forgotten these things, and no one will comment if their family leaves by then.
Even if someone mentions it, it is because the Zhou family is affectionate and righteous, and they also say that the Zhang family knows how to be a good person.
After all, if you don’t know how to behave, no one would be willing to take you in for so long!
But if we leave now, everyone will say that the Zhang family has lost all their property and moved away in despair.
When the Zhou couple heard this, they immediately said: "There is only so much room in the house, and it really can't be squeezed in. In-laws, I know the situation of your family. Although they are no longer in debt, they still don't have much money. At our age,
, the living ones are children and grandchildren, you have to think about your children, you can’t rest! Leave them mother and son here, you adults can go out, no matter how much money it is, even if it’s just food and accommodation, you can move forward.
.”
Zhang Baohua heard this at the door and really felt that his father-in-law looked down on him. Thinking of something, he ran to find Mrs. Zhou in the backyard: "You want to leave me, right?"
Mrs. Zhou lowered her eyes: "This is the decision made by my parents. They don't want their children to run around with them, and they really love me. Baohua, if you really think about our mother and son, you should agree." She said more and more.
Yue Shun said that he really didn't feel that he was at fault. He raised his head and said: "You are my man and my father and mother's half-son. It's not impossible for them to take you in. Why should my father and mother take you with your father and mother and your brother?"
To take care of it?"
Zhang Baohua said bitterly: "We can only share joys and sorrows, right?"
Mrs. Zhou opened her mouth, wanting to say that she was not willing to accept it either.
But seeing that the man in front of her was already furious, she didn't bother to say anything. Anyway, it wasn't her fault that the couple had reached this point.
The Zhang family left after all.
Everyone in the town knows the virtues of the Zhang family. To be honest, there are many who favor sons over daughters, but families who use their daughters to buy money will still be despised.
Several shops are recruiting people, but none of them are willing to hire them.
Nowadays, character is very important when looking for someone. If you don't do this well, it will lead to the wolf entering the house.
Not to mention the fact that the Zhang family sold their daughter, Zhang Baohua is a gambler. This gambler behaves like a crazy gambler and doesn’t care about anything... Selling houses and land is common, including selling sons and daughters. Selling
I don't feel sorry for my own things, and I won't be polite when buying other people's things.
Therefore, after struggling for a long time, the family finally understood the fact that no one would invite them. In the evening, they finally gave up and found a small inn to stay, planning to go to the city the next day.
They knew Pan DaDa was up to something behind the scenes, but they didn't dare come to question him.
The next day, the Zhang family left.
Pan boldly had no one to vent his anger on, and had been secretly paying attention to Zhang Zhenniang's movements.
He was really afraid that this woman would ignore her and go to the Yamen to file a complaint. He couldn't find Gao Shan, but if the Yamen came forward, he would definitely be able to find her.
By then, he will really be finished.
After thinking about it, he still felt that it would be best to find Gao Shan first and silence him. Then it would be superfluous for Zhang Zhenniang to complain.
There is no proof!
The case was settled that day. As long as Gao Shan died and there were no witnesses or physical evidence, that person could only have died in an accident and there would be no other outcome.
Pan DaDa quietly left the town at dawn one day.
Kou Ya has to be beaten every day these days, and her life is very hard. Really, she occasionally feels that even if she brings her children to Gao's house to watch other people's faces, it will be better than now.
She breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that Pan DaBang was no longer there. But he was definitely coming back.
She thought about it and felt that she had to fight for herself. So, she ran to knock on Chu Yunli's door at night.
Chu Yunli was surprised when he saw her: "Do you want to take revenge on me?"
Kou Ya really thought that if it weren't for this woman, she would never suffer so much. But she also knew that the woman in front of her was very ruthless and very neat. She would definitely not be able to beat her on her own. If she really charged forward, she would only get beaten.
"I have something to tell you."
Kou Ya looked around and lowered her voice: "Can I come in?"
She still looked that sneaky, and Chu Yunli especially looked down on her: "Are you shady? Just say it at the door!"
"It's a very important matter, I have to come in and talk about it." Kou Ya wanted to squeeze in as he spoke.
Chu Yunli was thoughtful and let her in.
Kou Ya didn't ask to go into the house, and just stood at the door. She didn't know how to speak, so she hesitated and asked, "Have you seen the mountains in the city?"
Chu Yunli smiled half-heartedly: "Do you miss him?"
Kou Ya: "..." I definitely don't want to. I'm afraid it's not too late.
She betrayed Gao Shan. When Gao Shan found out when he came back, he strangled her at that time. She had no doubt that if she hadn't given birth to two children for him, she would have been strangled to death by him.
At that time, there was no deadly attack, but that is not necessarily the case now.
"No. I just felt something was wrong after hearing what you said that day." Kou Ya asked tentatively: "You said that the two of them killed someone, is that true?"
Chu Yunli looked at her without saying anything.
Kou Ya lowered her head feeling guilty.
Chu Yunli then said: "Pan boldly gave you one hundred taels of silver. I don't believe you haven't doubted the source of the silver. You two have been secretly dating for many years. With such a good relationship, he may have told you the truth. I
If you don’t believe me, you don’t know. Besides, you heard what I said that day, so you don’t have to pretend to me here.”
Kou Ya was silent for a moment: "I... I just felt that neither of them was a good person. At that time, I felt that the money came from a strange place. I was always uneasy and didn't dare to spend it randomly, so I let it go for so many years. But I never expected that
, there is also human life involved...Although I am not a good person, I am definitely not a bad person. For such a big thing, I should give justice to that person back then."
Chu Yunli raised his eyebrows: "You mean, I should go to court to expose them?"
"Yes!" Kou Ya gritted his teeth and said, "That's what I think. If you are afraid, I am willing to accompany you. When he gave me the banknote, I should be considered one of the witnesses."
"The heart of a woman is the most poisonous." Chu Yunli sighed with emotion: "Gao Shan was willing to go to jail for Pan DaDao to let him take care of you. You and Pan DaDao got together and betrayed him, and now you want to drive him away. In other words,
Pan has been secretly taking care of you for so many years. Even if he is a dog, he still has feelings, right? Why do you want to harm him now? "
Kou Ya unconsciously burst into tears.
"Do you think I want to?"
She opened her sleeves, revealing her arms covered with bruises.
"He doesn't treat me as a human being and beats me every day. If I hadn't sent several children away, two children would have been beaten. But can the children hide for a day, a month, or a lifetime? Those two children were originally
Even if she is not his biological child, he will definitely not be merciful...I am also thinking about my children. You are also a mother, and your two children are gone. You are so sad, so you should be able to understand my feelings."
"I can't understand." Chu Yunli looked coldly: "After Gao Shan came back and found out that you had betrayed him and wanted to kill our family, you should have found out. If you had any good intentions at that time, tell me in advance.
, let me return to Zhang's house in advance, or run to the mountains to hide, and nothing will happen to the two children. If I hadn't been clever at that time, they would have died long ago. You didn't save me or my children, why should I?
Save your child?"
Kou Ya was speechless: "What I want to say, but I don't dare. He dares to kill people..."
"If you don't dare, do I dare?" Chu Yunli sneered: "At that time, Gaoshan had not contaminated human life, he was just an accessory. But it is different now. He did indeed kill someone. In addition to what happened back then,
It's not too much to sentence the queen to death. Since he's going to die, he will only be more ruthless. Now that I have gotten rid of them, they are afraid of me, but if I tease her again, they will definitely not let me go."
Kou Ya cried hard: "You can obviously beat them. Even if they come to kill you, you can still escape... I can't escape, and neither can the two children... Please help us,
Can’t I kneel down for you?”
"It's useless to kneel down." Chu Yunli looked at the woman kneeling in front of him and said coldly: "At that time, I also wanted to kneel down to beg, but I just knelt down for joy. It was of no use at all. Gao Shan's knife was still pointing at us.
He chopped it over. Now I still have the scars on my back... If you beg me, I should help you, so why didn't he let me go when I begged?"
Kou Ya lay prone on the ground.
"Then what should I do? What should I do...What should I do with the two children...Don't be so cruel...Please help us!"
Chu Yunli narrowed his eyes and suggested: "You can completely save yourself. Go to the Yamen and tell the story about the banknote he gave you back then. Your Majesty will definitely take care of it."