This was on the street, and the couple had made such a big fuss before. Almost as soon as Zhou Xingwang came here, many people were watching secretly.
Many people think that it is normal for couples to quarrel, and even if something like this happens, they will reconcile sooner or later. But now when they see Lu Xiaoqing holding up a jar, while feeling sorry for the jar, she also knows that she has not yet
cool down.
Zhou Xingwang only felt a pain in his head. He stretched out his hand and felt a stream of heat. Then his whole head began to feel dizzy... At this moment, he clearly realized that Lu Xiaoqing was very angry this time.
At least I haven't calmed down yet.
At this moment, he couldn't care less about the strange looks from outsiders. After crying out in pain, he saw the woman in front of him had no distress at all. How should I put it, she seemed to be full of ridicule.
Chu Yunli grabbed another jar and said, "Will you leave, or I will hit someone again."
Not to mention it was a mistake, it was clearly meant to hit someone.
Zhou Xingwang couldn't bear it.
With a head injury, he might be beaten into a fool. He came here to reconcile and live a good life, not to hurt himself. He immediately put down the things in his hands, turned around and ran away.
What he brought was two oil paper bags. Chu Yunli knew at a glance that these were snacks sold in the town, and both mother and daughter liked to eat them. She was not soft-hearted at all, so she grabbed them and threw them away.
The oil-paper bag hit Zhou Xingwang's back and then rolled to the ground.
For Zhou Xingwang, these two packs of snacks were not cheap, and it would be a waste not to eat them if they fell on the ground. Before he could react, he had already turned around, grabbed the paper packs, and continued running.
"Xiaoqing, I'll come see you in two days."
Zhou Xingwang came and left in less than half an hour, and the people watching the excitement were satisfied. Chu Yunli didn't take it seriously and continued to pack the goods. In fact, Zhou Xingwang was not wrong. He hadn't gone to buy goods for a long time.
Many things are empty.
She planned to go to the city soon, but she had to take her grandparents with her before going. She really didn't feel comfortable leaving them here alone.
Fortunately for Jiaojiao, the little girl is greedy for novelty and has long wanted to go to the city. However, this trip is far away and it was difficult to take her with her before. If I knew I could go this time, I don’t know how happy I would be. I just want to persuade her.
It is more difficult to obey Father Lu.
However, there is not much difficulty for Chu Yunli.
Early the next morning, the three of them set out on the road.
The closest county to Linglong Town is a county town with a small population, not prosperous, and not many exquisite things. If you want to buy goods to sell in the town, you have to buy the cheapest and most affordable ones. Father Lu is familiar with the roads, both
God, the three of them, the grandfather and the grandson, are back.
It was the same as usual in the town. When Chu Yunli opened his shop, the sister-in-law next door came over and whispered: "That week Xingwang came to see you again. I heard that you were not here, and I was not reconciled. I ran to the house to have a look.
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She asked tentatively: "Are you really not going to forgive me? Jiaojiao is about to discuss marriage. If there is no father, the marriage may be more difficult."
Chu Yunli smiled: "It's better not to have a father like that. We have already separated, and there is no way we can reconcile."
The sister-in-law next door nodded and lowered her voice: "I heard that your mother-in-law has found several people to match you two. When you come back, they may come to your door. You have to be mentally prepared."
When a quarrel between a husband and wife becomes serious, there will indeed be well-intentioned people who will try to reconcile it. Chu Yunli has long expected this situation, and also guessed that the Zhou family would invite someone if they were unwilling to do so, so he nodded and said: "I understand.
.There is a new kind of flowerhead in the city. You can give one to Sophora japonica later."
The sister-in-law next door looked surprised: "Why is this so embarrassing?"
"We have been neighbors for so many years, so don't be polite to me. Sophora japonica is also the girl I watched grow up, just a flower. You used to help me look after Jiaojiao too!" Chu Yunli said,
He went into the house and took out an exquisite head flower from the goods.
After seeing the hair flower, the sister-in-law next door was pleasantly surprised and said: "It looks so beautiful. Isn't it very expensive?"
"No." Chu Yunli waved her hand. This was the pattern she sold in the embroidery shop behind the back of the Lu family. After getting dozens of taels of silver, she also got a bunch of flowers, also because of Jiaojiao.
She accepted it because she liked it.
In the evening of that day, someone came to the door of Lu's house.
Speaking of which, this person is not an outsider, but Luo's mother's cousin-in-law, Luo Shi. Because Lu's father has not remarried in recent years, he has always regarded her as a serious relative.
"Sister-in-law, why are you here free?" Father Lu had just returned from the city and was washing the shoes he had changed. When he saw someone coming in, he hurriedly dropped what he was doing and stepped forward to greet him.
"I heard that you have gone to the city?" Luo Shi looked around the yard: "There are thieves in the town, and you are too worried. If you don't come back at night, you should go over and let someone know and find someone to guard you. What if?
Don’t you feel bad if you lose something?”
Father Lu smiled: "I asked the neighbor to watch. Besides, I also borrowed a dog and tied it in the yard."
Even if you are a relative, it is not easy to trouble others when big or small things happen.
He poured a cup of tea and sent it to Luo Shi. He also felt that there were differences between men and women. Although the town didn't care that much, it was really not suitable to be alone together unless necessary. He raised his voice and shouted: "Xiaoqing, your aunt is here."
Chu Yunli had already seen the people in the yard. This cousin didn't have much contact with the family. Today, she suddenly came to the door. She suddenly thought of what the sister-in-law next door reminded her. If she guessed correctly, this person should be the person invited by the Zhou family.
one.
She can't escape by hiding. If outsiders see clearly her determination to divorce her husband, they will naturally give up.
"Auntie, drink tea."
As Chu Yunli went out, Father Lu went back to wash his shoes.
"Xiaoqing, is it convenient to go to the city this time?" Luo Shi pointed out: "You are a woman, and you must be very scared without someone close to you."
"Life is going to get worse." Chu Yunli opened his mouth and said, "No matter how useful a bastard like Zhou Xingwang is, I will never let him come back."
Luo Shi didn't even mention it when he heard this and felt a little embarrassed. However, he still had to say it after taking advantage of others: "You and your wife have lived a good life these years. It's a pity to be separated because of outsiders."
Now. You don't think about yourself, you also have to think about your children. What will happen to Jiaojiao's marriage if there is no father? Besides, Xingwang already knows that he was wrong. He has been obedient to you all these years... You are still so young,
If you really don’t want him anymore, you will find someone else sooner or later. How can you be sure that the person you find is better than him? What if it is even worse? How will you live your life?"
She could see that the woman in front of her was a little impatient, and she was afraid that if she stopped talking, she would never find another chance to speak, so she continued on her own: "I have lived for most of my life, and I have seen many people and things. In this world, there are many people who are sincere to children."
He only has his biological father and mother. No matter how prosperous he is, he is still Jiaojiao's biological father..." She lowered her voice and said, "You can't find another one, but if you have evil thoughts about Jiaojiao, they will be under the same roof.
, it’s impossible to guard against it. I’m not trying to scare you, there is precedent.”
This kind of thing has indeed happened before, and Lu Xiaoqing has also heard about it. Chu Yunli said funnyly: "I have a shop and a house, and I have a lot of money on hand. I will marry Jiaojiao in two years, and I will have a grandson in the next two years."
You must be crazy to look for a man. Don't worry, aunt, there will be no other men in this yard except dad and my son-in-law."
Luo Shi was speechless: "Have you really thought about it? You just..."
Chu Yunli interrupted her: "If it weren't for having children, I wouldn't have gotten married at all."
At this point, Luo Shi really didn't know how to persuade her. She was related to the Lu family and would come to take advantage of the Zhou family's benefits. She also thought that the couple would reconcile sooner or later, and the benefits would be free of charge.
.Besides, bringing these two people together can be considered a meritorious deed.
Now that Lu Xiaoqing was so resistant to reconciliation, it would be annoying if she continued to talk about it. She also accepted it: "To be honest, it was your mother-in-law who asked me to come. She said that Xingwang already knew she was wrong, and the Zhou family
Everyone understands that Zhou Guishu is very wrong this time, and he is still thinking of coming to apologize someday. I thought you would compromise for the sake of the child... Anyway, I tried my best to persuade you."
She stood up and said: "There should be others who will come to advise you. You must have some confidence in your heart. Xiaoqing, you are a woman. No matter how angry you are, don't offend others."
The last sentence was spoken sincerely.
Chu Yunli understood what she meant. There are many nosy and stubborn people in the world who like to impose their ideas on others. She refused. Luo Shi would accept it when he saw a good idea, but there are always those who are ignorant.
If you insist on forcing me, and see that she still refuses to forgive... you may say unpleasant things.
Lu Xiaoqing's temper was notoriously sharp, and he would probably get into trouble with others. Luo Shi's words were to tell her not to worry too much.
After all, if a quarrel really breaks out and people are kicked out, the people who come to persuade him will definitely say that Lu Xiaoqing does not know what is good and what is evil.
At that time, what makes sense becomes unreasonable.
Chu Yunli's approach was more brutal. She directly told several women who were loudmouthed and liked to spread rumors, saying that she would never forgive Zhou Xingwang, and that even if she died, she would never let him into the Lu family again. Who would do it to her?
She's going to lose her temper in front of the matchmaker!
After these words were spread, even if outsiders wanted to make peace, they knew that she was still angry and would not come to her house for the time being.
On the other side, Zhou Xingwang saw that things were not going smoothly. The longer he left the Lu family, the more anxious he became.
It's also because the Zhou family's life is very difficult. Not to mention eating meat, even the vegetarian food is not good. Vegetables are added to the soup, and the meals are watery twice a day, just to make the stomach confused.
When eating this kind of food, the more you eat, the hungrier you get. It can be said that your stomach changes after a day or two. After a long time, Zhou Xingwang has a special craving for meat.
At this time, he remembered how good the Lu family was. In the past many years, he had never had such bad food.
In other words, the Lu family has always been better than the Zhou family in his eyes. If he had known that he would end up in this situation if he forgave Zhou Guishu, he would never have done such a stupid thing.
He wanted to go back to the Lu family, but if he came forward on his own, he would be kicked back again. With no other option, he ran to his mother: "Mom, how are the people you've been trying to persuade me doing?"
When Zhou's mother went to the town, she was afraid of the eyes of outsiders, so she went in the morning and evening when there were few people on the street. When she heard her son's words, she said angrily: "Don't you think I'm not in a hurry? Lu Xiaoqing is like a madman.
She has said that she will never reconcile with you. If anyone dares to mention this matter, she will fall out. No matter how much she gets benefits, she is not willing to offend the Lu family! It is not good to visit at this time. We will talk about it in a few days.
"
"How long will it take?" Zhou Xingwang counted on his fingers: "It's been more than half a month. If I don't go back, the matchmaker will come to visit."
This is not an exaggeration on his part, it is really a fact.
If a woman in a family is widowed, or there is no possibility of reconciliation between the husband and wife, a matchmaker will soon come to propose marriage. If the woman is still willing to remarry, she will be married in less than a month.
Go somewhere else.
This is not a strange thing. This is what Zhou Xingwang is most afraid of.
When Zhou's mother heard this, she waved her hand: "Don't worry. Xiaoqing said she won't look for anyone else."
Zhou Xingwang was not at ease: "Mom, the house is so crowded, I really want to go back."
In this matter, Zhou's mother really put her heart and soul into it, but the Lu family still refused to forgive, so what could she do? Seeing that her son would not let him go, she ran out of patience and said irritably: "I've been looking for him for so long
There are so many people, and they don’t want to listen to advice, what can I do? You have to think of something yourself, you are such an old person, and you still rely on your mother for everything!"
As he said that, the man opened the curtain and walked out. He was probably very angry and shook the curtain violently.
Zhou Xingwang looked at the swaying curtain, thoughtfully.
In the evening, looking at the same mushy dishes as before, he felt a discomfort in his throat before even picking up the bowl. Zhou Xingwang couldn't stand it any longer. These days, he was not idle. In fact, he had an idea.
But he didn't want to use it until the last moment.
With this thought in mind, he picked up the bowl in his hand and his eyes fell on the next door.
There, lying Zhou Guishu with a broken leg.
For so many days in the past, he has not gotten out of bed, and sometimes he even screams. Not to mention, all the few eggs left in the house have gone into his stomach, and all the good things brought by people who visit him are also placed in that room.
In the house.
He obviously made a big mistake, but it seemed like he had made a great contribution. Zhou Xingwang snorted coldly in his heart, drank the paste in a few sips, and went back to his room early to lie down.
It is worth mentioning that the Zhou family does not have many houses. Zhou Xingwang lives with a few nephews. These children are all big and small, and they don’t know how to clean the house at all. Before, the two sisters-in-law changed the house.
Come and clean up. Now that he has moved in, it is inappropriate for the sisters and brothers to come in. He is lazy, and there is a strange smell in the house.
At night, Zhou Xingwang tossed and turned and couldn't sleep. He couldn't stay in this house any longer. He stood up suddenly, lifted off the quilt on his body, and groped in the dark towards Zhou Guishu.
Zhou Guishu was snoring.
Zhou Xingwang was furious when he heard that he was sleeping so soundly. His family was ruined by this bastard, but he could still sleep. The more he thought about it, the angrier he became.
He hit Zhou Guishu on the head and face with his bamboo whip.
The sleeping person was woken up. Zhou Guishu was startled and screamed before he woke up.
The scream was so miserable that the others, who were not deaf, were soon woken up. When Ms. Yang heard her precious son screaming, she thought something had happened, so she ran out in disheveled clothes and pushed her son away.
In the dark room, she vaguely saw the slender figure inside, and then she remembered that her second brother still lived here. She was shocked, and turned back to the room to get dressed.
Zhou Xingcai didn't get up. He naturally heard his son's screams, but he didn't take it to heart. In his opinion, his son must have been kicked and injured by several younger brothers, so he screamed so miserably, or maybe
Fell to the ground.
His idea was not wrong. What could happen at home?
Seeing his wife running back in a panic, he turned over and asked, "But she was injured? Did she crook a bone?"
Yang thought about it for a moment: "I don't know. I'm not even dressed... I'm going to go take a look. You should also get up and take a look!"
Zhou Xingcai had been working all day, and his eyelids were particularly heavy at the moment: "Go and have a look first, and then call me if it's serious."
Ms. Yang was unhappy with the man's lazy attitude, but it was true. She put on her clothes and quickly returned to her son's room.
Unfortunately, during the time she came back, her son's screams never stopped, and there were even screams from other children. When Yang returned, she could already hear the whistling wind on the road.
The sound was followed by the son's screams.
My son seems to be being beaten!
People in the village were reluctant to use lamp oil, and Yang didn't care about it at the moment. She lit the candle and ran to the children's room. From a distance, she saw Zhou Xingwang whipping people with a whip like crazy.
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Her son's leg was injured, but he couldn't care less about it at the moment. He kept rolling on the bed and was about to roll to the ground. Yang was startled and hurriedly stepped forward to stop him: "Second brother, are you crazy?"
Zhou's mother next door had also gotten up. Seeing her son so crazy, she screamed: "Zhou Xingwang, please stop. Why are you so hysterical in the middle of the night?"
Zhou Xingwang did not stop. He actually used his strikes carefully. Bamboo whips like this can't really hurt people, they just cause pain. Therefore, he struck very harshly. In such a short time, Zhou Guishu was covered in wounds.
She screamed until her voice became hoarse.
While beating him, he said fiercely: "This bastard did something wrong, but you treat him like a great hero. You are reluctant to teach me a lesson, so I will teach you a lesson. I was hurt so badly by him, so I should have beaten him."
of."
Zhou's mother later realized that her son must be anxious because he couldn't go back to the Lu family. She stamped her feet: "If you have something to say, please tell me. If you want to go back to the Lu family, I'm also thinking of a way. If you give him a good beating, you can
Can you go back?"
At this point, she suddenly paused.
Yang also thought of something and was so angry that she burst into tears: "Second brother, no matter how much you want to go back, you can't take out your anger on your nephew. Before, you said you were willing to adopt Guishu and treat Guishu as your own son. Why did you turn around and do so?"
Such a cruel hand?"
Zhou Xingwang just wanted to go back, so he wanted to teach Zhou Guishu a lesson.
In his opinion, what the Lu family hated was Zhou Guishu, and what they were annoyed about was that he protected Zhou Guishu. As long as he was cruel and taught him a lesson, the Lu family might be able to calm down.
Even if he couldn't calm down, he would not shut him out like before. After beating him for so long, Zhou Xingwang's hands were sore, so he flicked the whip in his hand: "From today on, you are not allowed to take eggs anymore.
Give him something to eat. Everyone in this family works harder than him, and the little ones have to maintain their health. No matter how hard you calculate, it won’t be his turn to eat well!”
Zhou Guishu was dying. He was lying on the ground and couldn't scream. At this moment, his nose was bruised and his face was swollen. His whole body was red and swollen from the whip. His clothes were in pieces. The most important thing was that his bones were crooked and two pieces of the board had fallen off.
come out.
When Mrs. Yang saw her son like this, she felt extremely anxious: "Please call the doctor! If it's like this, he's really going to be a cripple." She was so anxious that she stamped her feet to make sure that the other people in the yard didn't move, and she burst into tears.
Dropped: "He is still young, even if he does something wrong, he can be forgiven! They say that it is the fault of the father who has not raised him well. It is because we did not teach him well, so he committed such a big mistake. The second brother
It’s totally unreasonable to vent your anger on him.”
Zhou's father saw his second son taking action. He originally wanted to stop him, but he thought of something and did not say anything. Hearing his daughter-in-law's words, he turned his head and ordered: "Go to the village to find a bullock cart, and immediately go to the town to ask for a doctor."
.Invite all the doctors here, even if you pay more for the consultation."
This is not how money is spent. Mother Zhou disagreed: "If you hire a doctor in the middle of the night, the consultation fee will be doubled. You can definitely wait until dawn. Even if you have to hire a doctor, you don't need to hire several people. Just hire one. Let's do it."
We're not a wealthy family, so we can't waste our money like this."
"Long hair makes short of knowledge." Zhou's father scolded: "What do you know? The bigger the trouble, the better."
He also agreed with letting his second son return to the Lu family, so he did not stop his old wife from using money to hire people to help her.
But it's obvious that this trick doesn't work. Lu Xiaoqing doesn't want to do this at all. Only by completely calming down their father and daughter can the son have the possibility to go back.
It is also very easy to make the Lu family calm down. The worse the culprit is, the faster the anger will dissipate.
Zhou's mother also vaguely understood what the father and son meant: "Lao San, you go!" After a pause, she had another idea: "In this way, when you go to town, you can stop by Lu's house and ask them to borrow money.
For some money, just say that Guishu's injury is very serious and he is dying. Ask them to use money to save his life. You have to emphasize that if human life is not at stake, we will not come to ask for help."
Zhou Laosan silently turned around and went back to his room, then closed the door.
Mother Zhou: "..."
Ever since the youngest daughter-in-law's child died, the third son and his wife have been very unhappy. They are not active in work, don't even like to eat, and often run away to their parents' house.
If this continues, the third couple will be separated from their family.