That night, the candle lamps in the Chen family's courtyard were lit all night long. Li Luansong had too many things to say to Shen Que and too many questions to ask her.
Looking at the person in front of him, Shen Ye was so fragile in the past, but now the person who is still fair and delicate seems to be more understanding and firm.
When he learned that she went to Wuyun Mountain every day to pick up corpses in order to find him, Li Luansong once again held Shen Que in his arms.
"It's my fault, it's all my fault, you've suffered so much. You always have to worry endlessly when you follow me, Yuanyuan, it's my fault."
Shen Que said no, "I don't blame you, you did it for Fengyi."
Sure enough, as she guessed, he led five thousand Shuofang troops to fight with the bandits for a few days and was annihilated because he fell into their trap. As the leader, Li Luansong changed his identity and lurked among the bandits. Only then did he find out The forces behind it.
"How did you survive these past few months?" Shen Que looked at him. It was unimaginable to live in that kind of life.
Li Luansong said it was okay, "If I had known you would stay here to find me, I would have finished it sooner."
"I was looking for you a few days ago, but I couldn't find you. I thought you..." He couldn't help but touch his chest as he spoke. Even now, he could see Shen Quehao sitting upright in front of him, but he still felt lingering fear.
In the small room next door, Aunt Chen and Zelan took Liu Zi to sleep. Occasionally, they could hear the little baby crying once or twice in the middle of the night, and then fell asleep again after a while.
Li Luansong thought for a while. He really wanted to ask her whose child this child was. However, if she really got married and had children, how should he deal with himself? Should he bite the bullet and bless her? Li Luansong shook his head silently in his heart. , he can't do it.
But if he didn't ask, he would have trouble sleeping and eating.
He struggled like this all night, but he still didn't have the courage to speak.
The east was white, and with a "squeak" sound, the courtyard door was opened, and Chen Da had already gotten up.
It's another day. Shen Que rubbed the sore corners of his eyes. His eyes hurt from crying all night.
"You rest for a while, I'll go get you some water and wash yourself."
She opened the door and saw Chen Da standing at the door.
His eyes were black and blue, and his face was stretched.
Shen Que was startled and asked, "What's wrong with Brother Chen? He kept reading until midnight."
I'm afraid the huge dark circles under my eyes wouldn't be worth it if I stayed up all night.
Li Luansong also looked at the man standing outside the door. The moment they met his eyes, the hostility between the men sparked.
He was probably so nervous that he didn't sleep all night.
"The more I think about it, the more wrong I become. I can't spare that nasty naughty woman."
Chen Da suddenly said this, which startled Shen Que.
At this time, the door next door was also opened. Aunt Chen came out with Liu Zi in her arms. When she saw her son, she said:
"It was you who lost the child. It has nothing to do with Mrs. Diao."
Chen Da said no, "I just went into the kitchen to pour a glass of water for the baby. It's impossible to lose the baby. It's that naughty woman who caused the trouble."
What does this have to do with Mrs. Diao? Aunt Chen and Shen Que are at a loss.
Chen Dayi was anxious and couldn't explain clearly. He simply pointed at Li Luansong and said, "He, if you ask him, he also knows."
Li Luansong then remembered what they said when they met yesterday and said: "When I saw this child on the street yesterday, there were adults around her. The woman had a big mole on her face and was short and fat. Yes, wearing a very flowery dress.
The child was crying at that time, and the mother-in-law was very impatient, so she scolded the child. The child was not happy and grabbed her hair and scattered her bun. The mother-in-law got angry and put the child on the steps and walked away. "
Li Luansong recalled: "At that time, I thought she had something temporary. Who would have thought that she didn't come back after waiting all afternoon. The child was left crying, so I picked her up and comforted her."
It turned out that this was the case. Aunt Chen felt nervous because she had really wrongly blamed her son.
But Shen Que heard different information and asked him: "Where did you pick up the child?"
Li Luansong said at the street corner, "There are four rows of empty shops, and the shops are all being renovated."
Shen Que was startled, "How many hours have you been waiting there?"
Li Luansong said yes. He looked at her and wanted to say that he was waiting for you, but he still didn't say it.
Shen Que understood in his heart and nodded silently.
Chen DaDao: "That naughty woman came into our yard and took Liu Zi away secretly. This is not stealing."
Aunt Chen asked: "But we have no enmity with Mrs. Chen, why would she do this?"
Shen Que said no, "We think there is no hatred, but for others there is hatred, and it is irreconcilable hatred.
For some people, the mere fact that you live a better life than her is enough for her to hate you or even destroy you. "
Aunt Chen couldn't understand this and asked again: "You mean she is jealous that we live better than her?"
Shen Que said yes, "Her daughter-in-law has given birth to a grandson, who is about the same age as our Liu Zi. For a family that cares about having a son, Mrs. Diao feels very proud. She holds her grandson out every day to show off, but His daughter-in-law is the daughter of her natal sister, and she and her son are cousins. There is obviously something wrong with that child.
Mucus in the mouth, dull eyes, limp hands and feet, these are the problems. "
Shen Que shook his head: "I told her about it, but she refused to admit it, and said that I cursed her children. In addition, Liu Zi always bullied her grandson. In fact, Liu Zi was very harsh. She wanted to play with him, but in Diao Pozi’s eyes, this was bullying.”
Everyone was silent. The strange appearance of the child was indeed very obvious. Some kind-hearted neighbors also reminded Mrs. Diao and asked her to take the child to see a doctor. However, Mrs. Diao refused to admit it and insisted that her grandson was gifted. Everyone is jealous of her.
Aunt Chen said angrily: "This old thing, the older she gets, the more she slips away. How dare she do that? I'll go find her to settle the score."
Chen Da said: "Mom, you don't need to take action, I'll go and see if I don't tear him apart."
Li Luansong understood this feeling very well. Seeing his child being bullied, his heart was broken as a father. Thinking about the intimacy between father and daughter when he followed Chen Da back yesterday, he couldn't help but envy: This child and His father's feelings are really good.
Liu Zi: ...My biological father is really a stick...
But Shen Que stopped the two of them. Li Luansong looked at her and understood that Yuanyuan was not a tough person. She was weak and soft. Even if she was bullied, she would always be reasonable and polite. She would never abuse lynching. .
"You all don't want to go." Shen Que stood up and put the child in Zelan's hand. "I'm going to go. If you dare to bully my daughter, see how I teach her a lesson."
Li Luansong: ...Is it necessary to be strong as a mother? This is...
Naturally, Chen Da and Li Luansong would not let her go alone, so the whole family rushed to Mrs. Diao's house in a mighty and aggressive manner.
Sure enough, as soon as they arrived at the door of Granny Diao's house, they could hear the sound of a child crying and screaming. The sound was not like Liu Zi's coquettishness, but a very hysterical howling in pain, which made people's hair stand on end.
"Mr. Diao, come out."
Aunt Chen went to call the door first.
Mrs. Diao was startled when she came out, but after taking a closer look, the expression on her face said everything. She knew very well that she had done something wrong, and now people came to her door.
"Why did you keep Zi secretly?" Aunt Chen asked when she came up.
"I didn't." Mrs. Diao pretended not to admit it.
"It doesn't matter if you don't admit it. We have witnesses. This is the person who saw you throwing our little Liuzi on the roadside yesterday. If they hadn't been kind enough to watch the child, I'm afraid something would have happened to the child today." Aunt Chen Breathing heavily with anger.
"Hey, didn't I say you Liu Zi is smart? What's wrong? I just want to see how smart children can walk home by themselves."
"You fart." Chen yelled, "She is so young and can't walk yet. If you let her walk home by herself, I will throw you away today. I will see how you walk home."
"Chen Da." Mrs. Diao was afraid, "You are such an evil person. I watched you grow up since you were a child, but you dare to speak to me like this."
"Mr. Diao." Shen Que went up to grab Chen Da, who was about to make a move. "So you admit it, okay, very good. My daughter didn't offend you, and I didn't offend you either. You are using a child to make fun of her."
Li Luansong watched Shen Que's little face turn from red to white and then red again, which was a bit scary.
"Even if I go to the Yamen today, I still want to seek justice for my daughter." She rolled up her sleeves, "A cunning and vicious old woman, her heart was gnawed by a dog, and you bullied a child."
After Shen Que finished speaking, he pulled out the kitchen knife hidden behind his back and slashed at Mrs. Diao.
The Diao woman was also frightened, and howled and circled around the yard. Shen Que raised a kitchen knife and chased after her. She did not forget to tell Chen Da: "Chen Da, go and report to the official. I will fight with her today."
Good guy, this gentle, cowardly and weak Shen Que actually has such courage and wisdom now.
Yuanyuan has really changed. She has grown up. She is no longer the irritated little daughter-in-law who lets others bully her and spends money to solve misfortune.
However, she has been able to transform to this point, which shows how much grinding and hardship she has endured in these days to turn a rich girl above the clouds, a weak woman who could not even shake an evil mother-in-law like Gu, into what she is today. A strong woman who cuts people with a knife before her eyes and screams and kills her for her daughter.
Feeling distressed, Li Luansong covered his heart: Yuanyuan, you have suffered.
That day, Mrs. Diao was not hacked to death by Shen Que, but she was beaten by her. Then through Li Luansong's "testimony", the county government took her away and, according to the instructions of His Highness the Crown Prince, detained her for ten and a half months and fed her well. lesson.
Afterwards, Shen Que shyly asked Li Luansong: "Am I like a shrew?"
Li Luansong said no, "It's very real and very cute."
It doesn't matter if she is a shrew, Shen Que knows in his heart that if he really makes Aunt Chen or Chen Datong and Mrs. Diao angry, it shouldn't be done. That is her daughter and has nothing to do with them. Besides, she is leaving, and they But mother and son wanted to stay and continue to be neighbors with Granny Diao. What's more, Chen Da was very heavy-handed. If he punched her, Granny Diao might be dead.
Therefore, she had to be the villain, and she also wanted to vent her anger on her daughter's behalf.
Naturally, she did not say these words to Li Luansong. This was what Shen Que was thinking in her heart, and it was the skills she had learned to deal with the common people, the rogues, and the unruly bullies.
It's not that you will restrain yourself if you don't care about others, so take action when it's time to take action...
At that moment, Shen Que felt as if she could have a broader world and a grander life.
