Chapter 266: Young Aunt’s Words (3)
Li Dajiang never thought that what he said would be denied by a child and the key was that there were actually so many people who agreed with him. Li Dajiang was very furious.
“Why is a child interrupting when adults are talking? My fourth younger brother went to the Gu Family’s house to look for his wife yesterday but he returned with such serious injuries…”
“Li Dahai has already divorced the auntie of the Gu Family and her account and ration relations are all redirected back to the Qing River Brigade. Why did Li Dahai still go to the Gu Family to look for his so-called wife?”
Chen Feng was not polite to Li Dajiang either and interrupted him once again.
These people were clearly here to stir trouble and were so shameless. What an eye-opener.
Li Dajiang was furious. “I told you to not interrupt me. Do you not understand? What has it got to do with you?”
Chen Feng laughed. “The Gu family is part of our brigade. Your Li family bullied Auntie Gu Yunshuang and chased both her and even her child out of the house. More than that, you all even beat her until she miscarried and chased her out on a snowy day. You all didn’t even care about her.
“And now, you all are actually acting like nothing happened and even came shouting about ‘Li Dahai’s wife’. Do you think our Qing River Brigade knows nothing about what happened in the Li Family? Clearly, someone in your house fell ill and none of you all want to attend to her. And you all still want to bring Auntie Gu Yunshuang back to slave for you all when she is still in confinement.
“Do you think the ladies of the Qing River Brigade are pushovers? Or do you think that the Qing River Brigade is a pushover?”
“You…”
Li Dajiang was utterly stunned. Never had he expected that a child who was only about ten over years old would say such things.
And Chen Feng’s words saw a change in the expression of many onlookers.
It was a fact that the Li family was unreasonable and treated Gu Yunshuang harshly.
Gu Yunshuang was covered in blood and barely conscious when she returned – everyone witnessed this.
Back then, that youth from the Poplar Brigade came to inform the Gu family that Gu Yunshuang miscarried and was chased out of the house, and no one dared to take her in. Everyone was extremely shocked by the news.
Now, the Li family was so shameless to even come knocking on the Gu family’s door. If this matter was circulated, others would think that the ladies of the Qing River Brigade were pushovers and easy targets to bully. Others could beat up and cursed at the Qing River Brigade ladies as they wished, and could simply divorce them when they suffer a miscarriage due to domestic abuse. When the ladies have recuperated at their maiden family, others could pretend that nothing happened and bring them back to the ex-husband’s house. What about the parents’ reputation?
Families with daughters immediately began speaking up.
“Goudan is right. Do you think that the ladies of the Qing River Brigade are pushovers? Li Dahai and Gu Yunshuang are already divorced and whatever that happens in the Li family has nothing to do with the Gu family. Go back home quickly.”
“That’s right. This is clearly a slander. Do you think we are foolish?”
Li Dajiang’s face flushed red immediately.
“No matter whether they are divorced or not, the Gu family is wrong for beating people. They must pay the medical bills.”
Wang Mingtao looked down. His eyes were filled with disdain.
“How are you going to prove that it’s the Gu family who beat Li Dahai up to this state?”
Li Dahai pressed his lips together before replying, “Dahai came to look for his wife yesterday night but he ended up like this when he returned. If it’s not the Gu family who beat him up, who else would it be?
“I already said that I saw Li Dahai going back alone and he was perfectly fine when he returned. The Gu family did not even beat anyone. Do you all not understand?”
The person who previously said he saw Li Dahai stood up once again.
Wang Mingtao looked at Li Dahai. “Comrade Li Dahai, tell us, how did you get all these injuries?”
Chapter 267: Young Aunt’s Words (4)
Li Dahai was laying on a broken door panel at this moment. His eyes were lifeless and he seemed to be completely out of it.
Right now, he was very cold, hungry and dizzy!
When he heard Wang Mingtao, his eyes moved and he recalled what Nie Jiao told him previously when he was in the Li house.
Then, when everyone saw his state, they accused the Gu family of beating him up but he said it was not and that it was because he fell.
However, his brothers and sister-in-laws refused to hear about it and his third sister-in-law even nagged him to insist that it was the Gu Family who beat him up into this state when they’re here.
In this case, Gu Yunshuang would keep him and let him recuperate in the Gu family’s house. Then, Gu Yunshuang would take care of him and forgive him. In the future, she would return back to the Li family’s house with him and the Li family would not be in such a mess and would return to its past flourishing state.
Before Li Dahai spoke, Nie Jiao from aside hurriedly reminded, “Fourth Younger Brother, you must tell the truth! Yunshuang still doesn’t know that you were beaten up to this state, right? If she knows, she will definitely take care of you in the future. The Gu family definitely will bring you back to recuperate after beating you up like this. With Yunshuang and your daughter to take care of you in the future, your whole family will be reunited.”
Everyone in the surrounding had goosebumps. Humans’ shamelessness was seriously unimaginable.
Wang Mingtao shot Nie Jiao a furious glare. “I did not ask you!”
That was a powerful glare!
It sent Nie Jiao to a shock and she kept quiet immediately.
Wang Mingtao had been a brigade leader for so many years while Nie Jiao was just a village woman who had not seen the world thus it was natural for her to be frightened.
Wang Mingtao looked at Li Dahai and said again, “Comrade Li Dahai, I’m talking to you! How did you get all these injuries?”
Everyone looked at Li Dahai, wondering what he would say.
Li Dahai’s lips parted. “It’s… It’s… the Gu family who beat me up.”
He seemed to have said these few words with much difficulty. After that one line, he no longer spoke and his facial expression was undecipherable.
Everyone in the Li family sighed in relief immediately after hearing it.
Wang Mingtao’s expression turned cold at once.
Everyone also looked at Li Dahai with widened eyes in disbelief.
The Poplar Brigade and Qing River Brigade were not very far apart and everyone knew a thing or two about the situation at the Poplar Brigade. Many people had heard of Li Dahai before.
He was said to be diligent, filial, capable and honest.
Now, it seemed that he was not the least honest.
Everyone’s impression of Li Dahai was redefined. Li Dahai, himself, might not know that he completely threw himself into hell in the future because of this statement.
Li Dajiang roared immediately, “Did you all hear it? Brigade leader, the Gu family is too overboard. They’re bad elements from the start and indeed, they are such brutal people who especially bully normal citizens like us. You must settle this matter fairly and not protect the Gu Family.”
Wang Mingtao snickered silently. Without replying to Li Dajiang, he told someone to call the people from the Gu family over.
Gu Yunshen and Gu Jinfeng came with Gu Qingyao tailing behind them so that she could take a look at the situation.
After a series of questions, they understood the situation immediately. Wang Mingtao and Gu Yunshen would settle such matters and Gu Qingyao was not at all worried that her family would suffer losses. She looked at Li Dahai who was laying down with a confused and complexed expression.
Gu Qingyao went up to look at Li Dahai’s injuries when the adults were talking. The Gu family practiced medicine, thus no one was concerned about Gu Qingyao’s actions and was instead focused on Gu Yunshen and Gu Jinfeng.
Gu Qingyao looked at the injuries. He was injured yesterday evening.
And his leg would probably be crippled in the future!
Chapter 268: Young Aunt’s Words (5)
The brigade leader, Wang Mingtao, already told them what happened earlier on, thus Gu Qingyao knew that Li Dahai actually admitted that the Gu family beat him up. Chen Feng told her some things and she understood that the Li family wanted to trick Li Dahai into staying in the Gu’s so that her young aunt could take care of him and their family would be reunited.
Li Dahai certainly hoped to be able to get back together with her young aunt and Nie Jiao must have said many things to him.
No matter how Li Dahai thinks and whether he was tricked by Nie Jiao, he did accuse and put the charge on the Gu family.
He helped his brothers and sisters-in-law slander the Gu family.
This was sufficient to arouse Gu Qingyao’s anger.
Not only was this fellow dim-witted, but he also turned out to be such a person. He needs to be punished!
Gu Yunshen discussed with them for a while before coming to check on Li Dahai’s injuries.
Wang Mingtao said, “When did he get these injuries?”
Gu Yunshen replied, “Around yesterday evening.”
Li Dajiang immediately jumped. “I already said it’s the Gu family…”
“Shut up!” Wang Mingtao shouted furiously.
Gu Yunshen continued speaking, “His right leg is fractured and extremely swollen. This is because it was left untreated for a long time and also because of the freezing weather. His clothes are all soaked and he has severe frostbite. This leg…”
Gu Yunshen did not finish his sentence and left Wang Mingtao to take over.
Wang Mingtao looked at Li Dajiang. “Your fourth younger brother has such serious injuries, but why aren’t they treated yet till now? He was injured yesterday evening, but why are you all only here now?”
Li Dajiang froze completely.
Wang Mingtao said, “How did you all find him? Since you all said that it’s the Gu family who beat him, he has no way of walking back by himself in this state and it’s not plausible for the Gu family to send him back. Where did you all find him?”
Li Dajiang could not answer.
At this instant, someone suddenly ran in and shouted, “Leader, don’t believe him. The Lis are lying. Li Dahai fell when he was on his way back home. I saw it with my own eyes.”
Gasps were heard in the surrounding.
Everyone looked at the door, where a man rushed in. It was Zhao Tian, a male from the Qing River Brigade who appeared about thirty over years old.
Zhao Tian dashed in. “Leader, did the Lis say that Li Dahai was beaten up by the Gu family and wants the Gu family to pay for the medical fee?”
Before Wang Mingtao could say anything, Zhao Tian hurriedly said, “That’s not true. Li Dahai fell by himself. He already fell when he was on the way back home yesterday evening. Zheng Xiao’er from the Poplar Brigade passed by this morning and saw him screaming for help so Zheng Xiao’er carried him back to the Li family’s house.
“I happened to see it when I was visiting my relatives. When they were in the Li family’s house, Li Dahai even said it’s because he fell. But the Li family discussed carrying him over to stir trouble for the Gu family and claim that it’s the Gu family who beat him up. In this case, they could get a huge sum of medical fees.
“Li Dahai was missing yesterday night. When he was carried back to the Li family’s house, the Lis did not find him a doctor and immediately carried him over after their discussion without even giving him warm water to drink.”
“You’re spouting nonsense!” Li Dajiang was enraged.
“I am not. It was Zheng Xiao’er of the Poplar Brigade who carried him back but many people in the Poplar Brigade saw it. Leader, you can send someone to ask them. I’m not lying.”
Wang Mingtao smiled. “Since that’s the case, you all can leave then! Our brigade still has many things to do and have no time to waste on you all. If you all are dissatisfied, I will have to report to the higher authorities then. By then, the Dawn Commune…”
Chapter 269: Young Aunt’s Words (6)
The Li family had always bullied the weak but was scared of those who were more powerful. They only dared to create troubles in the Poplar Brigade based on Li Aiguo’s injury. However, when they heard that they were going to look for leaders, they were scared now.
There was no surprise to the result of this trouble.
While the Li family was still arguing there, Gu Qingyao approached Li Dahai with a gentle smile on her face and said something to him.
“Uncle Li, I know you did not deliberately frame the Gu family just now. You are just worried that you are injured now and no one will take care of you, right? Actually, you don’t need to worry about that. Your brother, sisters-in-law and parents will definitely take good care of you. You are the most important person to them!
“If you think about how filial you are usually—you listen to everything that your mom says. You have been working silently at home, earning work points to support the family. Your wife and your child take care of the family, cooking and washing clothes, cleaning the house. None of them will affect you to earn work points, Uncle Li. You are the hero of the Li family. They all care about you!
“You have done so much. How could they not care about you? You are a hero! How could the Li family live so well without you, right?”
Li Dahai moved his eyes and looked towards Gu Qingyao.
Gu Qingyao smiled, “Don’t worry, Uncle Li. Go home and heal your injuries. Your leg is fractured. You need to take care of it and recover well, so you can work hard in the future. They will take care of you, and you will be better to them, right?”
Li Dahai still had no expression on his face, but Gu Qingyao knew that he understood her meaning.
She got up and slowly walked to the side. As soon as she got up, Gu Fangting came over.
She glanced at the situation at the scene and asked Gu Qingyao some questions. Gu Qingyao told her everything. She paused, looked at everyone, and did the same move as Gu Qingyao.
While everyone’s attention was not here, she squatted down beside Li Dahai.
“Dad, go home and take care of your injuries. I know that Aunt told you to ask you to come to bring us back so that Grandma can get better from her illness, right? It’s fake. Don’t listen to her.
“Grandma hates Mom and me the most. When did she not scold or beat us in the past? No matter what I do with my mother, Grandma doesn’t like us. Do you remember?”
Li Dahai was very hungry and suffered from the injury. He had no energy at the moment, but he still had consciousness. Whether it was Gu Qingyao or Gu Fangting, he understood what they meant.
He was stunned when he heard that, and looked at Gu Fangting.
Gu Fangting squat beside him, “Now that Grandma is ill and weak, she can’t see us anymore. Otherwise, Grandma will be very angry and her health will deteriorate. Didn’t Grandma scold us every day?
“She hates us so much, how can you take us back? Dad, you are a filial son. It’s not easy for Grandma to raise you. You can’t treat her like this. Take good care of her and be filial to her. Give whatever she likes. Let her favorite people be there to accompany her.
“She’s always liked the third aunt the most. She said that the third aunt is filial and she likes both the eldest and the second aunt. It is easier for her to recover when she sees the people she likes. Am I right!”
Li Dahai did not speak. He was still stunned and could not react to her words.
After Gu Fangting finished speaking, she slowly got up and stepped aside, without attracting everyone’s attention.
Gu Qingyao was surprised by Gu Fangting’s act.
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Gu Fangting glanced at Gu Qingyao and pursed her lips. Seeing so many people around, she didn’t speak for the time being.
The Li family had a fuss for a while but was chased away by Wang Mingtao and some people in the brigade. Li Dahai was also carried away by them.
Gu Yunshen and Gu Jinfeng were there to thank Zhao Tian.
In the crowd, Gu Qingyao heard someone grunt coldly.
As soon as she looked up, she saw Zhang Xiaohui and Gu Ruoqing.
They came a little later. Although they knew the situation, they did not have time to talk because when they arrived, the Li family had all been exposed and Wang Mingtao was chasing them away.
Seeing that the matter was resolved so easily and the Gu family did not compensate for the medical expenses, nor did they send Gu Yunshuang back to the Li family, Zhang Xiaohui felt uneasy and scoffed coldly.
Gu Qingyao glanced. Zhang Xiaohui was very uncomfortable at that glance, and said in a very unpleasant tone, “What are you looking at?”
Gu Qingyao smiled slightly, “Aunt Zhang, you really have gained a lot of weight recently. It seems that… the Zhang family’s food is good.”
While speaking, she took a special look at her stomach.
Zhang Xiaohui almost jumped up by that glance and instinctively stretched out her hand to block her stomach.
People around her saw her action, and they frowned towards that.
Recently, Zhang Xiaohui has indeed gained a lot of weight, but her winter clothes made her look bloated, so no one can see what was wrong with her.
But Zhang Xiaohui knew that she was pregnant!
She had been pregnant for two months.
Wang Guozhu had not divorced, so she was panicking constantly.
Every time she confronted Gu Qingyao, Zhang Xiaohui could not gain anything. In addition, she was hiding some secrets and her guilty conscience was so severe that she did not say much to Gu Qingyao. She muttered a few words and went home.
When the Gu family went home, Gu Fangting did not say anything and followed everyone back in silence.
In the kitchen, Gu Fangting looked at Gu Qingyao and pursed her lips, “Cousin, those words… Mom told me to say it.”
Gu Qingyao sighed, did not say anything to her and rubbed her head, “It’s okay, go back to the room!”
Gu Fangting returned to the room she and Gu Yunshuang lived in. Gu Yunshuang was still reading. Seeing Gu Fangting come back, she asked, “Did you say it?”
Gu Fangting nodded, “Yes.”
“What’s his reaction?”
Gu Fangting said, “He was a little shocked, but he should have understood.”
Gu Yunshuang was silent. She looked at Gu Fangting for a while, and sighed, “Tingting, do you blame me?”
Gu Fangting shook her head, “You’re not wrong, Mom. Those things are true. Grandma didn’t like us in the first place. Shouldn’t she ask someone she likes to accompany her when she is sick? Why should we be there on call? Why should we do all the dirty chores but they’re the ones who are going to benefit from us?”
Gu Yunshuang waved her hand and signaled Gu Fangting to walk over.
Gu Fangting walked over. Gu Yunshuang held her shoulders and said seriously, “Tingting, I’m not a weak and incompetent person who never knows how to resist. We used to be in the Li family. We have to comply since we have no other choices.
“But this doesn’t mean you should work with no return. I want to tell you that you are not a loser, and you are not born to serve others.
“For those who are kind to us, we must learn to be grateful. For those who mistreat us, we must know how to resist. If there is really nothing we can do, then we must learn how to tolerate.”