Cao Yaqin held Yi Huan in one hand and held a basket in the other. In the basket were hot steamed buns freshly baked.
Cao Yaqin opened the door.
The door's latch was not properly inserted, so it opened with a slight push.
A black shadow suddenly rushed towards Cao Yaqin and Yi Huan, and Yi Huan was startled.
Cao Yaqin seems to be used to it.
Jiang Nian'er, disheveled, rushed to her, grabbed the food in the basket, and then wolfed it down.
Cao Yaqin said: "Don't be in a hurry, eat slowly, there is more."
Jiang Nian'er held a half-eaten steamed bun in her hand. She looked at them and suddenly screamed in fear. She hurriedly backed away and sat on her knees in the corner, stuffing the remaining steamed bun into her mouth. Look at them warily.
Cao Yaqin put the remaining food on the table.
She said: "She is Jiang Nian'er, a close friend of mine from the old days. Her family is not a poor family, nor is it a noble family. It is an ordinary businessman's family."
"There are three sisters above, Pandai, Laidi, and Meng'er. She is ranked fourth, and her name is Nian'er. Her family has arranged a good marriage for her, and she is married to a shop owner in Beijing to fill a house."
"That man had a group of concubines in his family, and Nian'er was naturally unhappy. Later, he got to know the sixth-grade school captain of the current dynasty. The school captain was very brave, and he helped Nian'er many times, and he used sweet words to deceive her. Nian'er's mind was not hers, and from then on Nian'er became more and more dissatisfied with her husband at home."
"The shop owner was not someone to be trifled with. After Nian'er had a disagreement with him, he hit and scolded Nian'er. Nian'er couldn't stand it and asked for a divorce letter. The boss didn't have any affection for her either, so he gave her up on the spot. It satisfied her.”
"After being abandoned, Nian'er went to find the school captain. Unexpectedly, the school captain flatly denied what happened before, and even more widely reported that Nian'er was a slut who was restless in the family. It was impossible for the Jiang family to take him in again. A divorced woman disliked her for tarnishing the family lintel, so she drove Nian'er out of the house."
"You asked me before why I asked you to keep your position as the second wife of the Lin family." Cao Yaqin looked at Jiang Nian'er calmly and said, "Look at her, now I don't even recognize her."
"I order people to bring her some food every day, so I can only protect her from starving to death."
"Sister-in-law is afraid. Even if you have not consummated your relationship with Lin Qingpei, in the eyes of outsiders, you are already a ruined person. Who can tolerate you? Do you think that after you leave Lin Qingpei, you will Will those uncles still allow you to stay in the Yi family? How are they better than the Jiang family?"
Cao Yaqin touched the reddish corners of her eyes with a handkerchief. Through the faint light, Yi Huan saw the fine lines on them. Her sister-in-law was no longer young. She had spent all her time thinking about her and brother Ming over the years.
"Sister-in-law said you have seen too little, but you are still not convinced."
Cao Yaqin held her hand and walked out, saying, "Let's go, don't stay here for a long time."
When they walked out of Nanping Village, they met a drunk man, and their sister-in-law quickly pulled her away.
Yi Huan subconsciously turned around, then looked shocked.
I saw the drunk man staggering into Jiang Nian'er's house.
Yi Huan stopped and Cao Yaqin also turned to look at her.
Yi Huan asked: "Sister-in-law, that man, why did that man enter that house?"
"Don't ask, don't ask Huan'er." Cao Yaqin pulled her and wanted to drag her into the carriage.
But Yi Huan's stubbornness came up, as if she must figure it out. She shook off Cao Yaqin's hand, held up her skirt and walked towards Jiang Nian'er's house.
As soon as he got closer, he heard a woman's painful moan coming from inside.
While scolding, the man reached out and hit her in the face: "You stinky bitch who is sleeping with thousands of people riding on you, if you continue to struggle, if you continue to struggle, I will beat you to death!"
Yi Huan saw an extremely disgusting scene through the crack in the door.
Cao Yaqin reached out to cover her eyes, pulled her out, and said, "Don't look, don't look, you don't understand this, don't let these things dirty your eyes."
Yi Huan's eyes were fixed on the door.
She said: "She was screaming just now."
Cao Yaqin didn't answer.
Yi Huan continued: "I heard it, she was screaming."
Her eyes were red and she never left the door.
"Sister-in-law, she is your close friend, please save her..." Yi Huan looked at Cao Yaqin with red eyes.
Cao Yaqin choked up and said: "It's alright not to be implicated, how can she be saved? Isn't it her own fault that she has fallen to this point now? If she didn't have a fight with the shop owner, how could she be like this now?"
"Her husband is not good, but how about other men? Other men are even more cannibalistic. Huan'er, the world is difficult, and it's even more difficult for women. My sister-in-law doesn't want to see you like her..."
"She is now in this village where everyone is at her mercy and everyone is crazy. I can't imagine how I will collapse if you become like this. You are the apple of your father's eye, and my sister-in-law just wants you to be safe."
Yi Huan sat in the carriage.
Cao Yaqin said, and she listened quietly.
When the carriage is about to drive out.
Yi Huan suddenly stood up and stopped the carriage.
She pointed to the coachman, then nodded to the boys following on both sides, and said, "Follow me."
"Huan'er!"
"Huan'er!"
Cao Yaqin quickly chased after her.
Yi Huan didn't know how she got to that door. She had never seen such a thing before.
She stood in front of the door, her fists clenched tightly, and she said, "Kick away the man inside."
When the boy heard this, he immediately kicked in the door and rushed in.
Suddenly there was a burst of yelling and cursing inside.
"Who are you! How dare you ruin my good deeds!"
"Aren't you also this girl's concubine?"
"Don't fight, don't fight. I'll share this bitch with you. Can I share it with you?"
"Forget it, I don't want it anymore, I'll give it to you."
The drunkard ran away with a look of disgrace on his face.
Yi Huan walked into the house, and there was an unpleasant smell coming from the house. Jiang Nian'er was lying on the ground with a numb face, surrounded by filth.
Cao Yaqin ran in and said anxiously: "How can you make your own decisions! Do you know how dangerous this is! You might get involved too!"
"But sister-in-law, she is your close friend, you...are you just going to turn a blind eye like this?" Yi Huan felt very sad seeing this scene.
"Are you trying to say that I am cruel? If I were really cruel, I would send someone to bring her food every day! Yi Huan, you are really going to piss me off. Why are you becoming more and more disobedient?"
Yi Huan took off her cloak and covered the woman. She said, "The man just now was six feet one inch tall and thin. He is not as good as me. Sister-in-law, what are you afraid of? You are afraid, but I am not afraid."
"Do you know how many men there are in this village? What's the use of helping her this time!"
Yi Huan raised his eyes, his eyes were clear, a pair of clean eyes that had never experienced anything in the world.
"Maybe it's useless, but when I see it, I can't ignore it."
