Chapter 242

242 Overthinking

The village head turned his head and looked at her in surprise. He thought to himself, “Did the Wang family get beaten up by Qin Xu?” In the past, as long as she could get something home, she would be grateful for half a day. What was she trying to do today?

“How do you want me to seek justice for you?”

The village chief asked.

“I think that the village has already spread the news of what kind of life we mother and children have been living recently. It’s said that dirty laundry shouldn’t be aired in public, and if it wasn’t for the fact that I had no other choice, I wouldn’t be willing to bring out my dirty laundry and let everyone laugh at me.

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“But Village Chief, the three of us also want to live! Now, I don’t seem to have a husband, and Qingyuan and Qingfei don’t seem to have a father. If he is gone, I will grit my teeth and raise them.”

“But now, Qin Xu doesn’t care about the life and death of me and my son at all. Even if he comes back and finds a copper coin in my hand, I’ll take it away from him even if I have to die, let alone take a copper coin home.”

“He has sold almost all of the livestock at home and even bought three or four acres of land. He has not spent a single penny on us. Village Chief, fellow villagers, what do you think about this? How am I going to live on?”

Perhaps it was because of the long-standing grievances, but once Wang-Shi’s Chatterbox was opened, it could not be closed at all.

She poured out all her grievances and bitter water, not caring about leaving Qin Xu any face.

The village chief and the surrounding villagers all knew that Madam Wang was telling the truth. Although they would usually discuss it behind her back, they had almost never mentioned it in front of the person in question.

Now, it was Madam Wang who had brought it out in the sun. If it weren’t for the fact that they were forced into a corner, presumably, she wouldn’t have gone all out.

“We’re living our lives. Which family doesn’t have trivialities and stumbling blocks? Qin Xu does have a lot of problems, but he’s still your husband and the father of two children. Besides, it’s not my place to interfere in such family matters.”

The village head was really annoyed with this group of people in the Qin family. From Old Madam Qin to Madam Wang, no one could stop.

Moreover, he was biased toward the Qin family. Even if Qin Xu had done something wrong, he would tolerate it. But to the Wang family, who didn’t have the same surname, justice?

That would be too much.

Initially, Madam Wang’s eyes were filled with pleading and anticipation. However, after hearing the village chief’s words, her eyes gradually turned cold.

After the village chief finished speaking, he did not get a response from Madam Wang. For a moment, the atmosphere was a little awkward. He could only signal his eldest daughter-in-law to get the grain again. Then, he gave Madam Mi a look, indicating that she should continue to persuade her.

Just as Madam Liu was about to turn around, Madam Wang spoke again.

“I know that your Qin clan’s face is more important than anything else. Even if you know that Qin Xu is not a good person, you can only let me continue to endure it. If the stick can not hit your own head, who would feel the pain?”

“I’ll make it clear today. If you don’t seek justice for us, I’ll hang myself in front of your house with my son and daughter!”

Everyone was shocked by her words.

No one had thought that the Wang family would actually say such fierce words.

The village chief was stunned, and then his expression turned cold.

“Wang-Shi, are you threatening me?”

“Village Chief, I’m begging you to help me seek justice, not to beg for food from you. In any case, we have no way out now. If you don’t help us, then only death will be left.”

Although Madam Wang’s expression was very calm when she spoke, her eyes flashed with an unusually crazy light.

Even an idiot could see that Madam Wang was now a woman of their word.

The village chief naturally saw it as well. He did not want to wake up in the middle of the night to see three people hanging outside his house. After weighing the pros and cons, he said to Madam Wang, “How about this? Let’s find Qin Xu first. We’ll talk things out face to face. At least we have to find him first before we can talk about the next step, right?”

Seeing Madam Wang nod her head slightly, the village chief said to Madam Mi, “Go and get a small bag of rice and flour. Cut a strip of the pork we bought and give it to Madam Wang.”

Madam Wang took her two children and the grain and pork that the village chief had given her back home first.

As soon as she got home, she went into the kitchen and cooked a pot of rice and a pot of red braised pork.

If she didn’t make it now and ate it, Qin Xu would snatch it and sell it for money when he came back and saw it. That bastard only had himself in his eyes now. As for his wife, children, and mother, they were all fleeting clouds.

Among the three of them, Qin Qingfei was the happiest. She hadn’t eaten meat for a long time. Even when her father didn’t come home, she got to eat from time to time. She couldn’t even guarantee three meals a day.

Now that she had fragrant rice and pork to eat, she was naturally beaming with joy.

“Qingyuan, you should eat too!”

Madam Née Wang picked up a piece of pork with her chopsticks and put it into Qin Qingyuan’s bowl as she tried to persuade him.

Letting the children eat hot and full meals was only the first step. She would definitely let her son return to the academy and save a dowry for her daughter to find a good marriage for her.

Qin Qingyuan ate the meat in his bowl in silence, but he didn’t look up at Madam Wang. He only glanced at her from the corner of his eye.

His mother’s performance today had indeed exceeded his expectations, but it was not enough for now. Only when his father returned and passed him would his mother truly pass the test.

Madam Née Wang didn’t know that her son was secretly observing her. It was only because he was willing to eat properly that her face immediately showed a careful and ingratiating smile, as if she had returned to the somewhat weak and incompetent woman from before.

The person sent by the village chief to find Qin Xu came back very soon. He played “big or small” in the gambling house in the county. However, he didn’t have much money on hand, so he could only place a small bet every time.

However, his luck was surprisingly good. By the time the villagers found him, he had already guessed ten rounds correctly, and the money in his hands had also tripled.

“Second Lord Qin, you should go home and take a look! Your husband went to the village head and said he was going to hang himself outside the gate. The village head asked me to find you, so you’d better come with me!”

The man grabbed Qin Xu’s arm and dragged him out, telling him what had happened.

“What is it? Wasn’t it common for women to cry, make a fuss, and hang themselves? Let her cause a ruckus for a while, and when no one pays attention to her, she’ll stop.”

How could Qin Xu bear to leave now? It was rare for his luck to be so good. this time, he was going to bet big, and maybe he could earn the stepping stone to enter the casino.

“Aiya, quickly come back with me! The village head said that if you don’t go back, you will bear the consequences no matter what happens!”

These words finally caused Qin Xu to have some reaction. The reason he could always act so unscrupulously and misbehave was mostly because the village chief was protective of his own. As long as it was a member of the Qin clan, he would be particularly biased.

To the village chief, Madam Wang was just a person with a different surname who had married into the village. She didn’t marry into his family, so naturally, she wasn’t as close to him as Qin Xu.

But now, the village chief had said that he might not care about him in the future. How could he do that?