In a small room, a pair of sisters hugged each other. Opposite them, three old women were panting heavily with their hands on their waists, glaring at the sisters with angry expressions.
"Young miss, do you think that our madam can't do anything to you just because you're married and pretending to be mute?”An old woman swung her whip that was soaked in salt water and cursed hatefully,"If you don't hand over the ring your mother left behind today, don't even think about leaving this place.”
"Hahahaha, sister, they're so ugly and disgusting. Hahaha!"
The pretty girl clapped her hands and laughed in her sister's arms. She pointed at the ugly fat face of the old woman and said to her sister who was hugging her tightly,"Let's throw her into the gutter, shall we?”
"Ling 'er, don't speak." She covered her sister's mouth and glared at the three old women standing in front of her." I don't know what you want. When my mother died, she left nothing behind.”
"Young miss, it seems that you won't cry until you see the coffin.”The old woman sneered and dipped the whip into the bucket of salt." Come, come, come. Let's loosen the bones and muscles of Eldest Miss and Second Miss so that you can think about where the ring is."”
"Even if you beat me to death, I don't know where the ring is.”
"Young miss, there's no good in being stubborn.”
The two old women surrounded the two sisters and held them down. The old woman who was holding the whip laughed wildly and gritted her teeth as she swung the whip."Pa-pa-pa-", it hit the two sisters.
"Ah! Sister, it hurts! Sister, sister!"
Yue Xiuling struggled to escape, but the old woman pressed her down even harder. Even if she was crazy, she knew the pain of being beaten. She kicked and kicked, but the whip hit her again and again, making her feel even more pain.
Suddenly, the door was pushed open, and a granny in gorgeous clothes came in with two cups of poisoned tea.
"Stop fighting."
"Why is Sister Liu here?"
The three maids immediately surrounded him respectfully and smiled.
Old Madam Liu sized up the two sisters and said,""Madam instructed that since they refused to hand over the ring, then forget it. Before Scholar Dan comes back, quickly poison them to death to avoid any trouble.”
"Yes, yes, yes. We will definitely feed them poisoned tea personally.”The three old women were all smiles, and they did everything they could to flatter him.
Old Madam Liu sighed." This poisonous tea was carefully concocted by Madam. Just a little bit of it will kill them immediately. Do you want to personally feed them?”
The three maids immediately took half a step back in fear and stared at the two cups of poisoned tea in horror.
"Sister Liu, in my opinion, why don't we let Second Miss feed Eldest Miss tea, and Eldest Miss feed Second Miss tea.”
"That's a good idea."
Old Madam Liu nodded approvingly and called Yue Xiuling over, saying,""Second Young Miss, you see that Eldest Young Miss is also thirsty. Bring a cup of tea for her to drink.”
Yue Xiuling was crazy. She immediately picked up the tea and drank it.
"Ling 'er, you can't."
"Aiyo, so Eldest Miss is really pretending to be mute.”Old Madam Liu raised her eyebrows slightly and gave the three old women beside her a look to catch her attention.
The three maids immediately pounced on the woman and pressed her under their knees.
"Young miss, you're really too smart. Do you think that after marrying Scholar Dan, you will be safe and sound with his protection?”
Old Madam Liu picked up the poisoned teacup, and the hand that had thrown away the tray suddenly pinched the woman's jaw, forcing her to open her mouth wide.
"So what if he is Scholar Dan? He can protect you for a while, but can he protect you forever? In the end, you died in the hands of Madam."
A cup of poisoned tea was forced into the woman's mouth. She watched as her younger sister Yue Xiuling fell to the ground after drinking tea, saw Old Madam Liu's ugly smile, and saw a sly smile outside the window...
Dan Shihan!
Dan Shihan, I'm sorry. I didn't keep my promise and let you down. I've let you down. I didn't protect Ling 'er.
She was not afraid of death. Perhaps this was the best arrangement for the two sisters!
Yue Xiuzhen slowly closed her eyes…
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The frost was about to fall, and the autumn rain carried traces of coldness for three days and three nights. It only stopped at dawn on the fourth day.
After the morning, the mist dispersed, and more and more women came to the river to wash clothes. Yue Xiuzhen sat on a big rock by the river. She wrung out the last clean piece of clothing and threw it into the basket, rubbing her hands that were red from the cold. It had been two days since she was reborn, and she only believed that a miracle had happened to her miserable self now.
"Ai, the daughter-in-law of the Dan family, she was dead a few days ago when she was carried back from your maternal family. How did you come back to life today?”Old Wang's wife next door came over, her eyes flashing with excitement.
Yue Xiuzhen opened her mouth, but before she could make a sound, Old Wang's wife knocked on her forehead and muttered in annoyance,""Sigh, look at my stupid head. How could I forget that you're a mute? Alright, alright, you can continue washing your clothes.”Mrs. Wang went back to wash her clothes and chatted with the women beside her. From time to time, she would steal a glance at her and whisper to the women beside her.
Yue Xiuzhen pursed her lips and continued to rub her frozen hands. In the two days since she was reborn here, she roughly understood the original owner's family situation. Her husband's family name was Dan. He lived in a poor farmer's family in the north of Luofu Village. His family was bare and had a mountain of books. There was a scholar husband, a blind mother-in-law, a fiery and upright sister-in-law, a gentle and kind sister-in-law, and a five-year-old little bun.
"Mother, so you're here."
Look, the little bun is here.
Yue Xiu sighed and turned around with a smile. The Host was mute, but she was not. However, she knew how to pretend to be mute, even though the baby felt bitter.
"Mother, quickly follow me. They're looking for trouble again. Hide quickly.”
The little boy anxiously grabbed Yue Xiuyan's cold hand and ran into the mountain beside him. As he ran, he said,""Mother, hide in the mountains for a while. Big aunt and little aunt are guarding the house. They won't dare to do anything. When father comes back, we won't be afraid of them.”
"Mother, First Aunt said that they are the bad guys who caused Second Aunt's death. I will protect you. Don't be afraid.”
"Mother, hurry up and run. I'm afraid they'll catch up! Hurry up! Hurry up!"
The little bun pulled Yue Xiuzhen along the narrow path and ran into the mountains, listening to the little bun's incessant chatter.
"Dannan, stop, stop." Yue Xiuzhen took a step forward and lifted the little bun by his collar.
Dan Nan's two short legs kicked in the air a few times as if she was riding on Sun Wukong's somersault cloud. Her small hands flapped about as she turned her head helplessly and in defeat. She blinked her pitiful eyes and called out in a childish voice,"Mother!"
Yue Xiuyan carried the little bun and placed him on a big rock by the side of the road. She sternly ordered,""Stand properly!"
Dannan moved her mouth and straightened her back.
Yue Xiuyan placed her hands on her hips and asked seriously,""Who are they? Why should I hide?"
Dan Nan scratched her head adorably and asked in surprise,"Eh? Mother, you can speak?"
Yue Xiuzhen pursed her lips, struggling to explain to the five-year-old child why she was reborn and why she was pretending to be mute.
"That's not the point. Answer my question.”
Dan Nan jumped down from the boulder and grabbed Yue Xiuzhen's hand, saying anxiously,""Mother, quickly hide. Eldest Aunt said that they were not good people. If Mother was captured again, she would really lose her life.”
Yue Xiuzhen held her forehead and forcefully pulled back the little bun who was about to run away with her." Nan 'er, tell me, who are they?"”
Dan Nan shook her head." I don't know either. They looked fierce and scary. A few days ago, they were the ones who carried her mother back.”
"A man?" Yue Xiuzhen was shocked. She grabbed Dan Nan's small shoulders and asked anxiously,""How many of them are there? What were they doing when you ran out?”
Dan Nan shrunk her neck and said timidly,"There were five of them. They came looking for you as soon as they entered and even hit Second Aunt.”
"What is it? Why didn't you say so earlier?" Yue Xiuzhen picked up the hem of her dress and stuffed it into the sweaty towel at her waist. She picked up the little bun and ran to the river. As he ran, he warned,"Brat, be good." In a while, you'll carry the laundry basket and go with your neighbor, Grandma Wang, to play with her Little Bean. Wait for your mother to call you, then you can go home, do you hear me?”
"Mother, they are here to capture you. You can't go home.”Dan Nan was half-carried and half-dragged, and her voice was trembling." Mother, you couldn't speak in the past. They wanted to capture you and torture you. If they found out that you could talk, they would torture you.”
Yue Xiu 'er stopped in her tracks and put down the little bun, panting." Nan' er, who taught you this?”How could a five-year-old child say such organized words? Someone must have deliberately taught him.
Dan Nan shyly lowered her head and nervously fiddled with the corner of her clothes. She mumbled for a long time." Mother, it was…it was Second Aunt…who taught Nan 'er.”He was afraid that Yue Xiuzhen would scold Second Aunt, so he hurriedly grabbed her wrist." Mother, Second Aunt is kind. She didn't teach Nan 'er badly."”
"Brat, what nonsense are you talking about? Let's go." The more Yue Xiu Xin listened, the more frightened she became. The two sisters-in-law at home were still young. If they were raped by five men, how could she face others?
Yue Xiuyan dragged the little bun and ran back to the river.
The youngest son of the neighbor, Old Wang, ran over, drenched in sweat. When he saw Yue Xiuzhen, he shouted in joy,""Sister-in-law Dan, quickly go home and take a look. Your two sisters-in-law have been……given…sigh, I can't bring myself to say it.”
Yue Xiuzhen's head exploded. She threw away the little bun she was dragging and ran into the village in a panic.
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