Northeast: My Absurd Woman

Chapter 126 The Suffering Father

Zhang Changyao and Yang Wuni looked at each other, at a loss for what to do.

"Wu Ni, should I go? If she really dies in our house, how are we supposed to live in this new house?"

Zhang Changyao ultimately couldn't bear to see Zheng Meizhi ruin herself like this.

"Zhang Changyao, you can't go by yourself. Go find Hou Jiu."

See which of Hou Jiu's sisters is home, and invite them all over.

With the Hou family around, Hou Big Eyes couldn't possibly refuse to give them face.

Yang Wuni stopped stopping her, folded the plastic sheet neatly, and decided to go too.

"Wu Ni, you stay home and don't go anywhere. With your temper, you can't stand seeing a fight and you won't stand up for yourself."

Only when you are safe and sound can our family live in peace.

Zhang Changyao pushed Yang Wuni, who was following behind him, into the house, closed the door, and took Zheng Meizhi directly to find Hou Jiu.

Hou Jiu's sisters were all there. Hou Liping had her head down and was holding her youngest child in her arms.

"Liping, eldest sister, second sister, third sister... you're all back?"

Zhang Changyao was so anxious that he didn't realize something was wrong.

I looked at them one by one, which was my way of greeting everyone.

"Changyao, you...you heard...you came to see me, is that right?"

Hou Liping blinked her red and swollen eyes, which had become just slits, and looked at Zhang Changyao.

"Liping, I didn't come to see you, and I didn't even know you were all back."

Zheng Meizhi came to me and said that Hou Dayeyan chopped off Zheng Jingren's thumb.

Zheng Jingren is now lying on the ground in Hou Dayeyan's house, blood spurting out, and it's unknown whether he's dead or alive.

I wanted to ask Hou Jiu and a few of the older women to go with me and try to persuade them.

After all, you're relatives, so your words carry more weight than mine, an outsider.

Zhang Changyao cautiously probed, his eyes slowly scanning the faces of everyone in the room.

"Brother Changyao, I thought you came to comfort my eighth sister."

I didn't expect you to be here to see our eighth sister's antics.

It's a waste of her deep affection for you; she's not even as attentive to you as a woman like Zheng Meizhi.

When someone in our family dies, you don't even ask about it. But Zheng Jingren isn't even dead yet, and you're as anxious as an ant on a hot pan.

You're the kind of person who forgets old friendships the moment you see a woman; a classic case of being blinded by lust.

Zhang Changyao's inappropriate words caused Hou Jiu's expression to change, and he coldly questioned Zhang Changyao.

"Hou Jiu, who's dead? Aren't they all right here?"

Zhang Changyao was completely confused by what Hou Jiu said. He pointed to Hou Jiu's sisters and found that none of them were missing.

"What? Zhang Changyao, you want my sister dead?"

Hou Jiu got angry and, kneeling down, pulled up his pants, about to get off the ground.

"Xiao Jiu, stop making a fuss. Have you forgotten when Changyao hired you to work and paid you the same wages as the head worker?"

"I don't know where you learned that from, kid, your voice always smells like chicken manure."

Hou Liping, her voice hoarse from crying, stopped Hou Jiu from continuing.

Sister, could you watch the children for me, along with Xiao Jiu?

Follow Zhang Changyao and Zheng Meizhi to visit Big Eyes' house.

This child doesn't listen to anyone, he's stubborn and only knows how to resort to violence.

If someone dies, you'll be sent to jail, and your family will fall apart.

Hou Liping handed the child in her arms to Hou Limei, then stood up and tugged at the wrinkled hem of her clothes.

Hou Jiu glared at Zheng Meizhi with a sidelong glance, picked up a strip of cloth from the kang (a heated brick bed), and tied it around his waist.

Hou Liping grabbed Hou Jiu's arm and walked ahead.

Zhang Changyao and Zheng Meizhi followed closely behind them.

"Liping, who died?"

Zhang Changyao quickly approached and shook off Zheng Meizhi, who was clinging to his arm.

"That one in our family, he's never home, he's practically dead."

Hou Liping's voice was soft, but she spoke each word very clearly.

"How did you die?" Zhang Changyao was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and quickly asked for the reason.

"He was caught stealing and beaten to death with sticks."

Hou Liping looked at Zhang Changyao with teary eyes, her hands clutching her clothes as she tried her best to control herself.

"Liping, stealing anything isn't a capital offense, but we need to go through the authorities and get an explanation."

Even if you don't go to jail, you still have to pay some compensation, otherwise how will you and your child live in the future?

Zhang Changyao tried his best to help Hou Liping find a solution, not wanting her to suffer any losses.

"Brother Changyao, don't listen to my eighth sister's sweet talk."

My unreliable brother-in-law stole someone else's wife.

So what if you cheat on someone? Who lets someone sleep in until dawn and not get up?

She was pinned down in bed by some man and still argued back.

"What do you mean, you went into the wrong house, entered the wrong door, or mistook someone for someone else?"

Hou Jiu said jokingly, his lips pursed, revealing a hint of mockery.

"Hou Jiu, you know what, your eighth brother-in-law is quite a talent."

For a reason like that, you really wouldn't dare to say it without a lot of guts.

Even so, it wouldn't be enough to get him beaten to death, right? At worst, he'd just be sent to the police station for a few years.

Zhang Changyao joined in the commotion, which angered Hou Liping so much that she wouldn't even look at the two of them.

"He not only slept with someone else's wife, but also stole all his money."

That's why the man killed him.

Hou Jiu decided to tell Zhang Changyao everything to save him from asking questions one by one.

"Then...then...dying like this is not an unyielding death." Zhang Changyao muttered to himself with a bitter smile.

"Brother Changyao, I also think that Eighth Brother-in-law died a just death."

Those men are out there working hard, their heads sticking out and their backsides, to earn money.

He not only slept with that woman, but also didn't leave her a single penny.

"Let alone beating him to death with clubs, even tearing him apart by five horses wouldn't be an exaggeration."

Hou Jiu said bitterly, while Hou Liping stared at him with every glare.

Hou Da's eyes were already red. He grabbed Zheng Jingren by the collar and dragged him into the yard.

Upon seeing several people enter, he immediately hid the kitchen knife behind his back.

The house he found for Zheng Meizhi was a detached house with its own courtyard.

The noise inside is so loud that no one outside can hear it.

He's bringing Zheng Jingren up now so everyone knows how powerful he is.

"father!"

When Zheng Meizhi saw that Zheng Jingren's thumb was still bleeding, she rushed over to him again, wailing.

"Zheng Meizhi, let me tell you, as long as you still dare to go out and perform, your father will lose his fingers."

If you go out even once, I'll chop off one of your dad's fingers.

If his fingers are chopped off, I'll chop off his toes; if his toes are chopped off, I'll cut off his ears.

If you think your father is too old, then go find Ma Wu or Ma Liu.

If you dare to have sex with another man again, I'll kill your father.

"I can't beat Ma Wu or Ma Liu, but I can beat your old man's dad."

Hou Da's eyes were bloodshot, and his hand holding the cleaver trembled so much that the blade slapped against his pants.

"Big Eyes Hou, I want a divorce. I won't spend another day with you."

I don't want your money, nor do I want your looks, so why are you treating me like this?

Zheng Meizhi held Zheng Jingren, who had lost blood and was unconscious, and cried until she was speechless.

"Xiao Jiu, go over there and snatch the kitchen knife from Big Eyes' hand."

"Big Eyes, what are you doing? Didn't we agree you wouldn't mind Zheng Meizhi?"