Lao Li listened to the discussion of a group of people and said to Cheng with a sullen face: "Sister-in-law, divorce is not something we just talk about casually. It is common for couples to fight here. How can you ask for a divorce casually?"
Cheng Xiang looked at the people around him, sneered and said contemptuously: "That's because they were beaten and had nowhere to talk, no one to talk to, and it was useless to talk. It is true that there is no divorce, but there is someone in the well at the entrance of the village. There can also be people hanging from the rafters.”
Cheng Xiang said something lightly, and suddenly there was silence at the door. The men curled their lips and stared, while the women looked solemn and remained silent.
Someone in the crowd muttered: "If you hit someone, you should be arrested."
"That's right, beating someone like that for no reason is a crime."
"Yes, it's illegal for a man to hit a man, but not against a woman?"
The crowd began to commotion, and most of them were women.
Zhou Tianlei walked to Lao Li and said in a deep voice: "People's will cannot be violated."
Old Li said in a comfortable tone: "Take Zhou Tianwang away and make a record at the Public Security Bureau."
The policeman nodded, took out the handcuffs from his waist, and stepped forward to cuff Zhou Tianwang.
Zhou Tianwang looked panicked, and his mother rushed forward to block Zhou Tianwang: "You can't take my son away. He has not broken the law. You colluded with each other and harmed my son. You will all die a good death."
Zhou Tianwang's mother shouted loudly.
Lao Li frowned and said, "If you don't get out of the way, you are obstructing official duties. We will take you away together."
When Zhou Tianwang's mother heard this, she fainted with a cry.
Now Lao Li is in a bit of trouble. It would be troublesome to kill someone at his age.
Zhou Tianwang knelt on the ground and shouted: "Mother, mother, mother"
Cheng Xiang stepped forward and took a look. The old woman's eyelids were still flickering.
Cheng Xiang sneered and grabbed a handful of dogtail grass from the wall.
He came over and said, "I have studied medicine. She is having a convulsion. I have a secret recipe. Mix dog's tail grass with sheep dung water. Drink a bowl of it and she will wake up immediately."
Zhou He ran over and took the grass in Cheng Xiang's hand and said, "I'm going to soak it in water. There happens to be sheep dung in their sheep pen, so the fat water will not flow into other people's fields."
After a while, Zhou He came over with a bowl of water.
Cheng wanted to say: "Hold the old man up and drink him down."
As soon as Zhou He brought the water to the old woman's mouth, the old woman woke up again with a cry.
The group of people watching laughed.
"Okay, okay, let's take Zhou Tianwang away first." As he said this, Lao Li couldn't help but pick up Zhou Tianwang, escorted him into the car with the police officer, kicked off the motorcycle, and ran all the way back to the police station.
Only Zhou Tianwang's mother was left crying and howling in the yard.
"Take your sister back to your home first and ask a doctor to take a closer look." Zhou Tianlei said to Chen Tian.
Chen Tian nodded, found a floor truck, laid out a quilt, and took Chen Jiao out and put her on it.
Cheng Xiang walked up to Chen Jiao, held her hand, and said softly: "Sister Jiao, take good care of yourself and everything will be fine."
Chen Jiao squinted her eyes, tears streaming down her eyes, and nodded slightly.
It was dark and the road was difficult to walk, so Zhou He and Zhang Qingxiang proposed to accompany Chen Tian to send Chen Jiao back.
Zhou Tianlei pondered for a moment and said, "Zhang Qingxiang, please go back to the pig farm and do your shift first."
Zhang Qingxiang was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said, "Hey, okay."
Zhou He accompanied Chen Tian to see Chen Jiao off.
The crowd watching at the door also dispersed.
At this time, the moon has risen in the sky, the noise has dissipated, and everything has become peaceful.
Zhou Tianlei held Cheng Xiang's hand and walked on the way home.
Cheng Xiang remained silent and did not speak.
Zhou Tianlei looked back at her frequently. Her soft hand was slightly cold in the palm of his hand.
"Cold?" Zhou Tianlei asked softly.
Cheng Xiang shook his head and remained silent.
Zhou Tianlei suddenly felt a little uneasy.
She just told herself a few days ago that she wanted to get married.
I encountered such a farce today. Is she afraid now? Are you afraid of the bad habit of rural men beating their wives?
Are you afraid that you will be beaten too?
Will she be frightened and not want to get married?
Zhou Tianlei squeezed her hand and said, "I... look down on men who beat women the most."
Cheng Xiang didn't speak, so he continued: "I think it's not easy for women. It's very hard to raise children, take care of the elderly, and take care of the family."
...
Cheng Xiang remained silent, and Zhou Tianlei gritted his teeth in his heart and said: "The old saying goes, if you live a lifetime of henpecking, you will get rich and powerful. I...I think it's right."
Looking at Cheng Xiang who was still silent, Zhou Tianlei suddenly stood still. Cheng Xiang was still walking forward with his head down, but was suddenly pulled back by a force.
She exclaimed and leaned on Zhou Tianlei's body.
Zhou Tianlei held her shoulders, asked her to stand up, and shouted in a low voice: "Think about it."
Cheng Xiang looked at Zhou Tianlei with confusion in his eyes. What was that sound just now? Is the old man acting coquettishly?
"What's wrong?" Cheng Xiang asked, blinking.
"I won't hit women." Zhou Tianlei's thick black eyebrows knitted together with a determined look on his face.
Cheng Xiang had been thinking about Chen Jiao just now and wondered whether Zhou Tianwang would agree to the divorce.
What should Chen Jiao do if Zhou Tianwang disagrees?
She didn't hear Zhou Tianlei's previous self-evident words at all.
"I know you won't." Cheng Xianghu's big eyes were a little blurry, and he didn't understand why the old man suddenly acted like a baby and vowed not to hit women.
Zhou Tianlei was different from the vulgar men in the village. He had always respected her, considered everything carefully, and had no male chauvinism. She believed in him.
Zhou Tianlei was suddenly affirmed, but he didn't know how to react. He said in a muffled voice: "Oh, that's good."
After saying that, he took Cheng Xiang and continued walking home.
When I got home, the children were asleep and the whole yard was quiet.
Zhou Tianlei said that Bang Cheng wanted to get hot water and take a bath.
Cheng Xiang shook his head and said, "Forget it, it's too late. I'll just rinse it off and it'll be fine."
When Cheng Xiang finished rinsing, he returned to the living room and found Zhou Tianlei sitting upright on the sofa.
She walked over and said softly: "Go take a bath and go to bed early."
"Think about it, come here." Zhou Tianlei patted the sofa next to him and motioned for Cheng Xiang to come over.
Cheng Xiang walked over and sat next to him and asked, "What's wrong?"
Zhou Tianlei handed something to Cheng Xiang with an indifferent expression: "Open it and take a look."
Cheng Xiang took it and took a look. It was a small red notebook with several large characters written on it: "Current Savings Passbook", Agricultural Bank of China.
"Passbook?" It looked like something of the past. Cheng Xiang, who had already seen mobile payment, felt like looking at an old antique when he saw this thing.
Cheng Xiang looked at the passbook with a smile, feeling very strange.
"Hey, why did he give me the bankbook?" Cheng Xiang suddenly realized this problem and looked up at Zhou Tianlei: "Why did you give me the bankbook?"
