nucmednet Chapter 189: Just Family Matters
Chapter 189: Just Family Matters
Seeing the officials from the county government sitting in charge, the Xiang family stood aside in silence. Xiang's mother was still wiping away tears, and Xiang's father's eyes were swollen, clearly having cried for a long time. The two children, one four years old and the other a little over a year old, cuddled up to their elders, their eyes filled with fear.
I didn’t see that sister-in-law Xiang.
On the other side, the Zuo family had four strong men standing together, all looking ferocious. Behind them were many older and younger men and women. Even though it was late autumn, there were still a few men shirtless, with disdainful expressions on their faces.
"We're all right here at home, why are we going to the government office? You officials are doing this on purpose, right? What man doesn't beat his woman? The woman got hit twice and she started crying and wailing. What a disgrace!"
"That's right, when a couple lives together, there are bound to be some bumps and bruises. Only Xiang, who is so precious, is always making such a fuss! You should always think about the children."
Such words of pressure came one after another, and it was obvious that Xiang's family members were too honest to say anything.
Only Xiang's younger brother, still young and hot-headed, angrily said, "My sister isn't precious in your family, so just let her go! Just sign the divorce agreement, why are you saying so much? Besides, my sister is married to you as a wife, not a thing you can manipulate. From yesterday to today, our family hasn't even been able to see her. What's the logic behind this?"
A man from the Zuo family stepped forward impatiently: "A married woman is like spilled water. My family gave a betrothal gift, and now you want a divorce? You'll be laughed at if you tell everyone. Are you not convinced? Don't hide behind us. Come on, let's fight again!"
The Xiang brothers are all smaller in stature, how can they be a match for the Zuo family?
Before the second sister could show her curiosity, an aunt from Songji Village came over and enthusiastically stuffed a handful of peanuts in her hand to Feng Zizhou, and reluctantly stuffed a few peanuts to the second sister.
As for the greedy Xiaoxiaer at her feet, she pretended not to see it.
Xiaoxia was small and talkative, so it wasn't that she was reluctant to part with the two peanuts. But everyone knew that the eldest daughter of the Si family had improved her temper, but she also had to deal with different situations. When it came to Xiaoxia, no one could mess around.
It is said that two months ago, a drunkard in the village used chopsticks dipped in a little wine to tease Xiaoxiaer, and was chased around the village by the girl with a mallet, and the drunkard was almost chased into the river.
The eldest daughter had also made it known early on that her daughter, Xiaoxia, was precious and all her eating utensils had to pass through her scrutiny. She was not allowed to feed her anything she wanted. Even when Mrs. Zhu was with Xiaoxia, she would still guard her closely. Not to mention peanuts, she wouldn't even dare let anyone feed her a bite of egg custard.
As a result, when the villagers saw Xiaoxia, they only dared to tease her and even if they touched her, they had to consider whether their hands were dirty or too rough that would scratch Xiaoxia.
The aunt said to Feng Zizhou enthusiastically, "Do you know about this?"
"I don't know. I just came here to see what's going on. Auntie, please tell us!" Feng Zizhou even thoughtfully helped his aunt carry the vegetable basket.
The aunt was very pleased and said, "That eldest sister of the Xiang family is also pitiful. She got married at the age of fifteen and is only twenty-one or twenty-two now. I saw her a while ago and she looked like she was the same age as me!"
Feng Zizhou interjected: "Really? That's only about 21 or 22 years old. If my uncle hadn't told me to call you aunt, I would have treated you as my sister!"
The second sister was so shocked that her eyes almost popped out of her head. Feng Zizhou was a rich young man. Although he was already an adult, his skin was fair and tender, and he looked much more childish than the other men in the village. This aunt was in her early thirties. Years of wind and sun had made her hair thin, her complexion dull and freckled. Even though she was living a good life now, she was much better than before...
You can’t say she is your younger sister!
But Feng Zizhou said this very naturally, without any hesitation or flattery, and his aunt's face was full of smiles.
"You kid, you're talking nonsense!"
Feng Zizhou said: "I never said anything nonsense. Everyone knows that. I never say anything nonsense."
My aunt chuckled for a while and continued, "Anyway, the eldest daughter of the Xiang family has been married for six years and has been tortured beyond recognition. Writers from top to bottom are not good people. The Zuo brothers' mother died many years ago. Do you know how she died?"
The second sister thought to herself, why is Auntie so mysterious if she can just say it?
Then Feng Zizhou said, "Wow, we haven't heard of such a thing. You know more about the body. How did Aunt Zuo die?"
"Wasn't she beaten to death by the drunk old man from the Zuo family? It's said that when he attacked my wife, the four brothers were there and just watched me get beaten without saying a word. Later, the fourth brother got hungry and ran to ask my mother for food, only to find out that his mother had been beaten to death by his father."
"Ah? There's such a thing?" Second Sister asked in surprise, "Then... when someone died, the government didn't do anything?"
My aunt ate peanuts and waved her hands, saying, "Who cares? No one reported it, so who cares? The villagers did ask about it, but they said she accidentally fell to her death while working. Who can we blame?"
The second sister was even more surprised: "There's a difference between being beaten to death and falling to death! If she was beaten to death, she would definitely have many scars on her body."
My aunt put the peanut shells into a bag. People said that these were fertilizers from the vegetable garden. If they were left in the garden to rot, the vegetables would grow well. They could not be thrown outside.
She peeked at the two children squatting beside Xiang Mu, "Did you see that little one? The younger one is less than two years old, also a girl. Tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, she's not much older than your Xiaoxia, but she looks so skinny, skin and bones, with no color at all, and she's not even as big as Xiaoxia."
The second sister looked at the child, then at Xiaoxia, who was trying to pull at her cousin, drooling for peanuts, and nodded. Her daughter was much stronger than the child.
As for feeding her peanuts? That's impossible. What the eldest sister said is right. Xiaoxia can't eat peanuts.
My aunt added, "The Zuo family, tsk tsk tsk, only outsiders who don't know the importance of marriage would marry their daughters here. It's not easy to be a daughter-in-law in their family. The eldest daughter of the Xiang family was fine when she gave birth to a boy as her first child, but she was bullied when she gave birth to a girl as her second child. I've seen that child before, and she doesn't have much good meat on her body. She can't even get enough to eat!"
At this moment, the Dianshi patted the armrest of the chair, frowned and said: "Since it is a family matter, don't bring it to the government office. Solve it among yourselves!"