The next day when Liu Qiaozhen came home from get off work, she saw that Xu Benshan was at home and had prepared a table of food. When Liu Qiaozhen came back, she warmly invited her to sit down and eat.
Liu Qiaozhen didn't know what kind of medicine Xu Benshan was selling in the gourd, so she instinctively stepped back.
"If you have anything to say, just say it. If you show courtesy for nothing, you are either cheating or stealing!" Liu Qiaozhen said with a cold face.
"Honey, from what you said, our Xu family is also a well-known family in this village. How can you say that?" Xu Benshan's smile made Liu Qiaozhen's hair stand on end.
"Then how good are you singing today?" Liu Qiaozhen said.
"Wife, let's eat first. Come on, daughter, eat a big chicken drumstick!" Xu Benshan fondly gave Xu Ling a big drumstick.
Xu Ling, whose head was still wrapped in gauze, said timidly: "Thank you, Dad!"
Liu Qiaozhen sat down and was about to eat when Xu Benshan said: "Honey, look at Xu Guoqing, what kind of bad luck do you think he got? After being the village director for so many years, he built a small building and married a daughter in return for the gift. 100,000, life is so good!”
Liu Qiaozhen glared at Xu Benshan and said, "Yes, Yang Damei is really blessed. Unlike me, they say marry a man, marry a man, wear clothes and eat, look at the life your wife and children live!"
Xu Benshan chuckled and said, "Honey, that's because I have no chance and no capital. If I had the capital, that small building would be nothing. I would let you live in a big villa in the city!"
"What capital? What do you want to do?" Liu Qiaozhen put down her chopsticks, stared at him and said, "Did you lose gambling again?"
"No, no, honey, I just want to do business. You see, I will be someone who wants to do big things in the future. When I do big business, a big family cannot have a son to inherit it." Xu Benshan chuckled.
"Go away, Xu Benshan, you can't even afford a daughter, so you just think about good things and daydream!" Liu Qiaozhen scolded, this person is really a fool.
Xu Benshan stood up, walked to Liu Qiaozhen, and whispered in her ear: "I know someone. She has no children and wants to adopt a child. Let's give Lingling to him, and we will have another son in the future. What do you think?"
"Pa", as soon as Xu Benshan finished speaking, a slap fell on his face.
"Xu Benshan, are you a human being? You can say such things!" Liu Qiaozhen hugged her daughter.
"Look at you, you are short-sighted. That person said he was willing to pay 50,000 yuan. Look, Xu Guoqing raised Xu Caifeng to such a big age, which is only worth 100,000 yuan. This little girl is only worth 50,000 yuan when she is just over 6 years old. Do you think we made a profit?" Xu Benshan said.
"Xu Benshan, your parents gave you this name to make you wholeheartedly do good. Look at you, are you worthy of being a human being? This is your daughter! You actually want to sell her." Liu Qiaozhen hugged her daughter tightly. ,explain.
"Don't put it in such a bad way. What a hawker. It's for adoption so that she can live a good life!" Xu Benshan said.
"Don't even think about it, unless I die!" Liu Qiaozhen stood up with her child in her arms and looked at Xu Benshan in horror.
Xu Benshan wanted to coax Liu Qiaozhen into cooperating, but he didn't expect her to be so tough. He reached out and lifted the tableware, and the bowls and chopsticks on the table fell to the floor.
"Liu Qiaozhen, I tell you, I tell you, discussing with you is to give you face. Don't be disrespectful!" He said that he was about to come over and snatch the child.
In order to save face, Liu Qiaozhen usually kept her voice down during the quarrels, but today, she shouted regardless: "Help! Help! Xu Benshan is selling the child!"
When Xu Benshan heard this, he hurriedly came over to cover her mouth and dragged her into the room. Xu Benshan snatched the child and put it outside the door. After closing the door, Xu Benshan took off his belt and whipped Liu Qiaozhen so hard that Liu Qiaozhen was in pain. He rolled around and wanted to resist, but he was no match for Xu Benshan.
Lingling was crying loudly outside. Xu Benshan, who was tired from the beating, pulled Liu Qiaozhen to the bed, took off her clothes three times, and pressed her on her. Liu Qiaozhen struggled hard and said, "If you don't agree, give birth to me, give birth to me." I’ll give one away as a gift!”
"Xu Benshan, you will be punished!" Liu Qiaozhen shed tears and allowed herself to be manipulated by Xu Benshan. Within a few minutes, Xu Benshan surrendered. He spat at Liu Qiaozhen angrily and said, "Be honest with me." , or I’ll beat you to death!”
Xu Benshan opened the door and saw Xu Ling crying at the door. He knelt down and said, "Lingling, stay at home with your mother today. Tomorrow, father will take you to a fun place in the hospital."
Lingling shook her head in horror and said, "I want my mother, I want my mother!" Then she ran in crying and threw herself on the disheveled Liu Qiaozhen.
Xu Benshan glanced at the mother and daughter and said, "Let's have a good time together. You don't have much time!" After that, he walked out of the house.
Liu Qiaozhen climbed up, arranged her clothes, picked up Lingling, and said, "Lingling is not afraid, Lingling is not afraid, mother is here!"
Liu Qiaozhen's mind was racing, what should she do? She knew that Xu Benshan would definitely send Lingling away if he said so. She could not live without Lingling, it was her heart and soul, her parents had passed away, and Lingling was her only relative in the world.
Who to look for? Looking for her parents-in-law was not possible. They didn't want to see her because she gave birth to a daughter. They were eager to give Lingling away to have another son.
It's not possible to go to the village director. His family is holding a happy event and he has no time to take care of her family's troubles. Then the village will be in an uproar.
Liu Qiaozhen fell into endless fear. She didn't know who could help her in this situation.
She and Lingling hugged each other tightly. After a while, Lingling fell asleep and screamed twice in her sleep. It was almost dawn. Liu Qiaozhen wanted to leave here quickly, otherwise Xu Benshan would definitely come to hold the child later. .
She wanted to take the baby and run away, but where could she go? Besides, there is no car now. By the time the shuttle comes, she will have been caught by Xu Benshan. She thought of school. School should be the safest place. Xu Benshan should not dare to go to school to rob people because she was afraid of Principal Yang.
Liu Qiaozhen hurriedly packed up and took her children to school. When she arrived at the school gate, she saw Yang Xiaowei standing at the school gate to pick up students. She seemed to be in good condition and had already walked out.
Liu Qiaozhen handed Lingling to Yang Xiaowei and repeatedly told Yang Xiaowei that no one could give the child to him unless she came to pick her up.
Although Yang Xiaowei didn't understand why she was so nervous, she still agreed. The school originally stipulated that children must be handed over to parents in person.
The whole day, Yang Xiaowei felt that Xu Ling was abnormal. She was a chirping little girl on weekdays, but she always lay on the table after class today and did not go out to play.
"Lingling, what's wrong with you? Don't you go out to play with the children?" Yang Xiaowei asked softly.
"Teacher Yang, I'm scared!" Xu Ling whispered.
"What's wrong? What are you afraid of?" Yang Xiaowei asked curiously.
"Teacher Yang, my father doesn't want me anymore, I'm afraid!" Xu Ling cried.
"Where is your father? How could he not want you?" Yang Xiaowei sat with Xu Ling on her knees, coaxing her gently.
"My father said he wanted to give me away to have a brother with my mother. I was so scared. My father beat me, my mother, and the teacher. I was scared!" Xu Ling was trembling in Yang Xiaowei's arms.
Yang Xiaowei was stunned. She didn't know whether what Xu Ling said was true or false, but remembering what Liu Qiaozhen told her just now, she thought that Lingling shouldn't lie.
It was past school time and Liu Qiaozhen hadn't come to pick up the child yet. Yang Xiaowei had to take the child to the dormitory and cook some food for her. However, Xu Ling kept clamoring for her mother. Yang Xiaowei had no choice but to take the child to find her mother.
Under the leadership of Xu Ling, Yang Xiaowei came to Xu Ling's house. The house, like most houses in the village, was an earthen house. As soon as she arrived at the door, Yang Xiaowei heard crying coming from the house. After listening carefully, she found that it belonged to Liu Qiaozhen.
"Where's the child? Why don't you bring it back to me quickly? They're waiting!" Xu Benshan scolded.
"You daydream, you beast, you will be punished sooner or later!" Liu Qiaozhen scolded.
"Mom, open the door, open the door!" Lingling suddenly shouted at the door.
Xu Benshan stepped forward quickly, opened the door, and was stunned for a moment when he saw Lingling and Yang Xiaowei standing at the door.
"Yang...Teacher Yang, why are you here?" Xu Ben said hurriedly.
"School is over, and no one came to pick up the child. The child kept clamoring for her mother, so I sent her back." Yang Xiaowei said, looking inside, "Is the child's mother not at home?"
"Yes, yes, she is sick today. Give me the child. Sorry to trouble you, Teacher Yang!" Xu Benshan said with a smile.
"But if the child wants to find her mother, I have to hand the child over to her mother myself!" Yang Xiaowei said.
After saying that, Yang Xiaowei walked inside and called, "Lingling's mother, are you there?"
"Teacher Yang, take the children away quickly!" Liu Qiaozhen lay on the ground and said weakly.
"What's wrong with you?" Yang Xiaowei rushed up and saw Liu Qiaozhen lying on the ground with wounds all over her body.
"Mom, mom!" Lingling also rushed forward.
"What did you do to her?" Yang Xiaowei glared at Xu Benshan.
"Teacher Yang, please come back. You don't have to worry about my family's affairs!" Xu Benshan said patiently.
After saying that, Xu Benshan went to pull Lingling. Lingling struggled hard, and Liu Qiaozhen shouted loudly: "Teacher Yang, don't let him take Lingling away, he will sell Lingling!"
Yang Xiaowei ran over and grabbed Lingling and said, "Let go, let me go!"
"Go away and mind your own business." Xu Benshan flicked his hand and pushed Yang Xiaowei to the ground.
Yang Xiaowei took out her phone and said, "Let Lingling go, or I will call the police!"
"Haha, call the police. This is my daughter. What did you call the police for?" Xu Benshan said with a smile, "I am here to give her a good life. Do you understand?"
"You are breaking the law. You are selling children and doing domestic violence. These crimes are enough to put you in jail for several years!" Yang Xiaowei said viciously. She didn't know where she got such energy to speak so sonorously and forcefully. Such words were said.
"You...who are you scaring? Do you think I was scared?" Xu Benshan was a little panicked.
"Lingling's father, this is a society governed by the rule of law. I have taken pictures. If you don't put Lingling down today, I will call the police!" Yang Xiaowei continued.
"Teacher Yang, call your Principal Yang!" Liu Qiaozhen said weakly.
"Don't... don't... I'm afraid, can you please?" Xu Benshan let go of Lingling, and Yang Xiaowei hugged Lingling.
"I'm not done with you!" Xu Benshan said harshly and walked out of the house.
Yang Xiaowei lifted up Liu Qiaozhen who was lying on the ground and said, "Let's go, I'll take you to the hospital!"
"No, I am a doctor myself. Please help me get the medicine box in the back room!" Liu Qiaozhen said.
Yang Xiao hurriedly went to the back room to find the medicine box, wiped Liu Qiaozhen's wounds, and lifted up her clothes. Yang Xiaowei was shocked. Many old injuries could clearly be seen on Liu Qiaozhen's body.
"He was the one who beat me?" Yang Xiaowei asked in surprise.
Liu Qiaozhen nodded and said, "I'm used to it!"
"Why? Why did he hit you!" Yang Xiaowei didn't understand that there was something that a husband and wife couldn't talk about properly, but they wanted to do it.
"There are many reasons, maybe because I lost money playing cards, maybe because I suspect someone is outside, or maybe because I didn't like a meal!" Liu Qiaozhen wiped the wound as she spoke, gritting her teeth in pain.
"Then why didn't you call the police?" Yang Xiaowei didn't understand why a woman could be so patient.
"So what if you call the police? It's hard for an upright official to resolve household affairs. At most, you can give him a few words of education. Then he will be beaten even worse, and everyone will know about it and be laughed at. Why bother?" Liu Qiaozhen said with a bitter smile.
"He also caused the injury on Lingling's head?" Yang Xiaowei glanced at Lingling.
"Yeah!" Liu Qiaozhen nodded, "He just beat me before, but this time he actually wanted to sell Lingling for 50,000 yuan. Even if I risk my life, I won't let him take Lingling away from me." Let’s go.”
Yang Xiaowei looked at Liu Qiaozhen blankly. Compared with her, what she had experienced seemed so insignificant.
"Have you ever thought about divorce?" Yang Xiaowei asked.
"Divorce? Never thought about it!" Liu Qiaozhen shook her head, "In this place, divorce will be laughed at. Besides, I don't want Lingling to be laughed at for not having a father."
Alas, Yang Xiaowei couldn't understand Liu Qiaozhen's thoughts. She would rather suffer and be beaten like this, but she didn't even think about divorce. Is worldly perspective so important?
"Teacher Yang, can you please help me take care of Lingling for a few days? He will definitely not give up. Principal Yang is here in the school, so he doesn't dare to be presumptuous. I am like this now. I can't even protect myself. I'm afraid that Lingling will be betrayed by him." Yes!" Liu Qiaozhen said, holding Yang Xiaowei's hand.
"This...but I have never taken care of a child. I'm afraid I can't do it well!" Yang Xiaowei said.
"Lingling is very well-behaved. She only needs to eat enough and sleep well." Liu Qiaozhen said anxiously.
Yang Xiaowei was also afraid that Xu Benshan would come to snatch the child again, so she knelt down and said to Lingling: "Lingling, please stay with the teacher at school for a few days, okay? Mom has something to do, and I will pick up Lingling in a few days!"
"Mom, are you sick? Lingling wants to take care of you!" Lingling threw herself into Liu Qiaozhen's arms and said.
"Lingling, be good. Go to school with the teacher first. Mom is busy with work these days. When she is done, buy delicious food for Lingling!" Liu Qiaozhen said, touching her daughter's head.
"Okay, then mom, you have to come pick me up quickly!" Lingling said with tears in her eyes.
"Well, mom will pick you up as soon as she's done!" Liu Qiaozhen said with a strong smile, "By the way, Teacher Yang, can you not tell others what happened today? I don't want others to know!"
"I'm not a talkative person, but you can't hide it!" Yang Xiaowei looked at Liu Qiaozhen's injuries.
"It's okay. Once you put on long clothes and long trousers, you won't be able to see it. Xu Benshan also has experience. When he hits, he doesn't hit the visible area!" Liu Qiaozhen smiled.
Yang Xiaoyan said nothing more. After all, every family has its own problems. She wiped Liu Qiaozhen's wounds, helped her to the bed, and took Lingling back to school.
