Sun Qiniang sighed and said: "Of course I agreed to what Aunt Yan said, but I was quite doubtful. I don't know why, but I always felt a little uneasy. After sending Aunt Yan away, I took Silang alone.

The family was waiting for Aunt Yan to come back. This wait lasted for five days. Finally at noon on the sixth day, Aunt Yan and her two brothers returned to Hushan Village. There were two men with them, but they had never been there before.

I’ve seen him before, but I don’t know who he is.”

Chen Bing felt something was wrong, but couldn't explain it, so he asked: "Qiniang, you don't recognize the two men who were traveling with you, so what happened to them? Has Aunt Yan ever told you about these two men?

origin?"

Sun Qiniang shook her head and said, "We haven't seen these two people since they entered the village. I asked Aunt Yan, and Aunt Yan only said that we met by chance on the road. She didn't know who they were. Please tell me not to go there again.

That’s all I’m asking.”

Chen Bing nodded, and Sun Qiniang continued: "I don't care who those two people are. As long as I can find my Liniang, I told Yan Gu to find her as soon as possible. But Yan Gu felt that

It's late today, and she and the others came all the way, and it was extremely hard work. They should rest early today, and it won't be too late to look for them again tomorrow morning. What Yan Gu said is very reasonable, so I will do it for her.

The three of them made some food, and after the three of them finished eating, they went into the main room and ignored me."

"After the second day, Aunt Yan's two brothers did go out. According to Aunt Yan, they went out to find Liniang. I was asked to wait for the good news at home. Naturally, I was very happy in my heart.

I specially made a dish of carp with black bean sauce for the three of her to eat. Since then, the two of them have left early in the morning and come back late every day. Whenever I see them leaving, I always have hope in my heart, looking forward to bringing Liniang back in the evening.

, but at night, all I waited for was disappointment, as if my Liniang had disappeared forever. As time went by, I no longer had any hope of finding Liniang, but I still waited for her every day.

At the entrance of the village, my heart has sunk to the bottom, and only despair remains."

"Just yesterday morning, a huge change occurred. Yan Gu's attitude towards me has changed greatly since she got up, and she was extremely cold to me in her words. Yan Gu's temperament has always changed very quickly, so I didn't let it go.

In my heart. After serving the three of her a meal, Aunt Yan called Shiro and I into the main room. In the main room, Aunt Yan was sitting in the middle, her eldest brother was on the left, and her fourth brother was on the right. The three of them all looked very serious.

"

"After seeing Si Lang and I entering the main room, Yan Gu's tone was stern and she said: "Qiniang, Si Lang, kneel down for me!" When I was still a little stunned and didn't understand why, Yan Gu's fourth brother forcibly held me down.

My shoulders pushed me to my knees on the ground. Yan Gu snorted and said, "Qiniang, do you know you are wrong?"

"I really don't understand the purpose of Aunt Yan's words, and I don't know what I did wrong. I made Aunt Yan angry. I shook my head and said back to Aunt Yan: "I don't know what I did wrong. Please tell me clearly.

""

"Aunt Yan snorted again and said coldly: "Do you know that you have committed the sin of seven outings!"

"I knew that committing the crime of seven crimes was a serious matter. I was shocked and said in shock: "I have committed the crime of seven crimes? No! I have always been diligent and thrifty in running the house, filial to my uncle, and even treated Shiro as my own child. I

How could I commit seven crimes?! No! I didn't!"

"Yan Gu sneered and said, "You don't have one? Fourth brother, show it to her so that she can give up her mind." After Yan Gu said this, her fourth brother took out a quilt from behind and threw it on

After lying on the ground, he got up and went to the house to take out a very worn quilt and put it in front of him. Yan Gu glanced at me and said, "You see, Qiniang. The quilt you made is a new quilt. Where is mine?"

It’s an old bedding that is in tatters and has turned black. You have committed the unfilial piety among the seven acts! Brother, show her the food in your hands again! So that you can teach her to give up completely!”

Sun Qiniang coughed for a while. Chen Bing knew that she was still weak, so he patted her back and poured another bowl of water. After Sun Qiniang drank it, she said: "Yan Gu's eldest brother broke open the steamed cake that he had taken a few bites, and there was actually something inside.

A steamed rice cake. I didn’t know why there was a rice cake in the steamed cake. I felt extremely sick, and Shiro was retching. I supported Shiro and comforted him, but Yan Gu kicked him away.

, she pulled Shiro and held him in her arms. I had no choice but to kneel down again and defend myself: "Mom, you told me to use this new quilt when you came to your mother's house. If you didn't ask me, how could I have used it?"

dare

Go and use it?”

"Aunt Yan's eldest brother interrupted and said: "You are talking nonsense. My fourth brother and I are both your Aunt Yan's elder brothers and your elders. These new beddings should be reserved for the three of us.

, have you ever brought it? Besides, the songchi in this steamed cake, humph, I guess you put it in on purpose when you were making the steamed cake to kill the three of us. This songchi has no wings, so it still has

You can't fly in! You vicious woman!"

"I tried my best to argue: "If I let Qu Yu in, why would I eat this steamed cake myself? Please believe me, I didn't mean to harm Aunt Yan." But how could those three people let me go? Yan

My eldest brother then said: "Well, there is one more thing I want to ask you. The day before yesterday, my sixth sister told me that a bracelet she had hidden was missing. She asked me to help her find it. I promised her to treat me well.

After I came back from looking for Liniang, I helped her look for the bracelet. That night, I searched the whole house but couldn't find it. The sixth sister was a talkative person, so she said that maybe she had left it outside, and it wasn't a valuable thing, so just throw it away.

Lost it. I said that's not possible. The bracelet was your dowry when you married into the Yan family. How could you lose it? Even if you dig three feet into the ground, I will find it for you. Then the three of me went to the fire house yard.

We have also searched for the firewood shed, but nothing was found. The only thing that has not been found is the house where you and Shiro live. I think so, the three of me will go and search in your house now. If it is not found,

, I will not admit that you have committed the seven crimes. If you are found, you will be found guilty of the seven crimes of being unfilial, childless, and stealing."

"I have never taken Yan Gu's bracelet, and I am not afraid of the shadows. If he wanted to search it, I would just search it. At that time, I readily agreed to him. A smile actually appeared on Yan Gu's face. Ha, now that I think about it, her smile was extremely

It was weird, but I regretted that I didn’t notice it at the time.”

Chen Bing thought, "Oops," and asked, "Qiniang, you really haven't taken the bracelet, but you can't guarantee that others won't frame you."

Sun Qiniang sighed and said with a wry smile: "Er Niang is still smart. It's obvious at first sight and obvious at first glance. If I were half as smart as you, I wouldn't fall for Yan Gu's deception. Hey, what you said is absolutely right.

, this bracelet was found at the bottom of my box. I was extremely surprised. Brother Yan sneered, and without giving me a chance to defend myself, he grabbed my hair and dragged me into the main room, and spoke to my heart.

He kicked me to the ground and said, "Okay, this bracelet was found in your house, what else can you say. Sixth sister, what do you do with such a poisonous woman? Just drive her away."

I don’t want to see her again when I go back to my parents’ home, so as not to stain my eyes!”

"I argued: "I never wear these jewelry on weekdays, and I don't go in and out of the main house at will. How could I get this bracelet?" Suddenly I thought about it and sneered: "Humph, I understand, these

It's all because of you and others who framed me. The Yan family doesn't have much wealth, only Liniang..." Before I could say anything, Brother Yan's fourth brother's old fist hit me in the face and body.

.My body is already weak, how can I withstand his beating? Not long after, I was beaten to the ground and I could only breathe. Then the three of them tied me up and threw me on the ground. Shiro

I kept crying "Mother, mother", and my heart was like a knife. I wanted to hold my Shiro, my child, tightly. But I was already a lamb waiting to be slaughtered, and I had no power to fight back.

"..

Chen Bing felt very angry after hearing this. He clenched his fists, frowned, and breathed heavily. He suppressed the anger in his heart and asked: "Qiniang, why did you fall into Taihu Lake later? Could it be you?

Did you jump in by yourself?"

Sun Qiniang looked out the window again, but the two tears rolling down her cheeks showed the pain in her heart, and said: "I will not jump into the water before I find Liniang. Ha, no matter whether Liniang is alive or dead,

It was death. Well, just when I was about to die after being beaten, Yan Gu found the elder. She explained all this to the elder, saying that I had committed the crime of seven outings and wanted to drive me out of the house. This elder

He is also a foolish and incompetent person. He did not ask any questions, so he believed Yan Gu's words. After writing the note, he left."

"After the elder left, the three of them dragged me out of the house. They tied a rope around my neck. After leading me around the village for a while, they took me to a small sampan parked on the edge of Taihu Lake.

On the board, Yan Gu untied the rope that bound me, and her elder brother kicked me onto the boat. Yan Gu said: "Qiniang, you have been married for fifteen years. Although you have no merit, you have worked hard. Now you have committed a crime

It's seven days since I left, so I won't embarrass you any more. Your natal family is in Changzhou. It's easier to drive there by boat from Taihu Lake than by land.

Qiniang, you, please reflect on yourself after you go home. I hope you will find a good family in the next life, hey."

"But Yan Gu's eldest brother at the side interrupted: "Sixth sister, don't talk nonsense with her anymore, let her go immediately." After he finished speaking, he stepped towards the sampan, lying on the sampan.

I listened to Shiro crying, "I want my mother, I want my mother, come back, mother, come back." My heart was pounding, but I had no other choice. Now I had to go back to my parents' house to make plans. But

Just when I was feeling uneasy, I suddenly felt dampness under the sampan. I lifted up my sleeves and saw that half of my sleeves were soaked. I sat up in a hurry and saw that the bottom of the sampan was covered with a small piece of paper.

When I opened the wooden board, I found that a small crack had been opened at the bottom." Then Sun Qiniang gritted her teeth and said, "This is how the water came in through this crack!"

Chen Bing slapped the table with his palm, stood up suddenly, and said angrily: "Your Aunt Yan wants to kill you! How can the three of them be so vicious!"

Sun Qiniang said: "That's it. On the sampan, I thought about why Aunt Yan wanted to kill me. One was naturally for the Yan family's property, and the other was that Liniang had been betrothed to the Zhang family in Wujiang.

The Zhang family are also sincere people, and the betrothal gift they gave was very generous. In addition to twenty copper coins, they also purchased ten acres of land outside Hushan Village and gave it to the Yan family as a betrothal gift. I think the three of Aunt Yan are

They wanted to monopolize the money and land. These days, Yan Gu's eldest brother and fourth brother lied about going out to look for Liniang, but in fact they were secretly looking for buyers everywhere so that they could sell the ten acres of land cheaply. In this way, these three people could take the money.

I can leave Hushan Village immediately so that I can go back to Yan Gu's natal family. I am from Changzhou and was not born near the water, so I don't know how to swim. Yan Gu and the other three took a fancy to this and lied about being from Taizhou.

Going from Hubei to Changzhou is closer than taking the land route. If I die in Taihu Lake, my bones will definitely be eaten by fish and turtles. Even if I search all over the world, I will never be found again. Oh, it is really a poisonous plan.

"After Sun Qiniang said this, she could no longer suppress the grievances in her heart, coupled with the longing for Liniang these days, she lay on the bedside and burst into tears.


Chapter completed!