Chapter 423: Chapter 421: Li Fugui’s Malicious Intentions
Lin Wan’s hand wasn’t hurting too much at the moment. She told Han Yi not to worry. She originally intended to let Han Yi lie down and sleep for a while, but the child nearby was crying loudly. Even if Han Yi wanted to sleep, he couldn’t.
Miao Miao, due to twisting around, had her needle come out twice. After a bottle of medicine, she finally quieted down, cried until she was exhausted, and fell asleep in Wang Guihua’s arms.
Lin Wan gave Han Yi some water to drink. Seeing that it was quiet over there, she hazily fell asleep.
By the time their infusion was finished, it was already past two in the morning.
As they were leaving, Instructor Feng kept apologizing to them. Han Yi still said the same thing: In the future, don’t let his wife and kids stay away from his wife.
Showing no regard for colleague friendship at all.
This made Instructor Feng very embarrassed and resentful.
After the two returned, Lin Wan had Han Yi lie on the bed, saying she was going to the kitchen to add some coal, to heat the kang, but in fact, she was going to make noodle soup for Han Yi.
Sick people recover faster when they eat salty soup. Having tossed around all night, she thought Han Yi must be hungry too.
When Lin Wan came into the room with a bowl of noodle soup, Han Yi frowned slightly, "Starting tomorrow, don’t cook these days. I’ll get food from the canteen for you. Who told you to cook for me? Isn’t your hand hurting?"
"It’s just a burn. The medicine Nurse Chen gave is pretty effective. I applied it a few hours ago, and it’s much better now." As Lin Wan spoke, she obediently took out the medicine, applied it again, and then placed it in front of Han Yi, "Look, it’s not red anymore. Hurry and eat, finish up and sleep quickly."
The two of them finished the large bowl of noodles in turns, and soon fell into a deep sleep.
Lin Wan thought Han Yi would rest at home for a couple of days since he was sick, but who knew when she woke up early in the morning, he was already gone. Lin Wan sighed helplessly, feeling only pain. Her man couldn’t even rest properly for a few days while being sick.
Wang Guihua failed to extort money from her, and on the contrary, got into a big fight with Instructor Feng.
The two were about to divorce over this matter these past few days.
Wang Guihua blamed it on her and cursed a few times at her door. Lin Wan took a stick from the yard, intending to go out and teach Wang Guihua a lesson, to make her keep her mouth shut.
Before she could get out, Han Yi’s scolding scared her away, running back home in a hurry.
Later that night, when Instructor Feng heard about it, he strictly demanded the next day that she and her daughter return to their hometown.
Wang Guihua wasn’t afraid of divorce, just of Feng Xiaoxian making her return home. She became obedient after that scare, not daring to clamor anymore.
Lin Wan finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Truly, no good deed goes unpunished. From now on, everyone in the courtyard will probably guard against her and her daughter. It’s impossible for them to cling to anyone else for food or drink anymore. How can such weird people exist?" Shi Lan, who had never encountered such shameless people from childhood to adulthood, remarked.
"The world is so big, there are all kinds of oddities. This time, I’ve experienced it too. From now on, even a bit of compassion will be gone, it’s best to maintain a respectable distance." Shi Lan nodded in agreement.
On the second day of the lunar new year, Liang Weixiang called them to the front yard. They knew it wasn’t for any good reason.
As expected, Liang Weixiang had no good intentions. She eyed her son and wanted to let her younger daughter marry him as a son-in-law.
Once she said that, it elicited opposition from the entire family. Not to mention her son already had someone he liked, even the clan wouldn’t agree. Marriage within close relatives is forbidden, it’s a rule established for many years.
For money, Liang Weixiang was simply absurd.
Even if her husband’s family weren’t from the clan, it still wasn’t allowed.
With this idea unfeasible, Liang Weixiang nudged her eldest aunt to let Zhang Dandan accompany them to S City, saying it was to help them manage affairs.
Who knows what other ideas they are coming up with.
The daughter finally got into high school, just abandoning her studies like this is such a pity.
This Liang Weixiang just wouldn’t listen to reason, saying the family couldn’t afford her studies, and suggesting she earn some dowry money instead.
Unexpectedly, even Zhang Dandan agreed with her mother’s approach.
Liang Hongmei and Lin Yinghui were completely against it a thousand times over. Liang Weixiang had her sights set on her son, and if Zhang Dandan went over, she would definitely live with them. They often see each other every day; Liang Hongmei would feel uncomfortable seeing her.
Liang Hongmei told Lin Yinghui that after the fifth day, they would leave. The matter of building the house would be left to her uncle to help.
In their place, houses are built with a foundation of stone slabs about forty to fifty centimeters high, and then adobe is used. Those in better conditions use green bricks. Since they were building a house, it was decided to use green bricks and construct a "Five Phoenix Tower," which is a central main room with an annex room on each side. Commonly known as, a folk five phoenix tower.
Liang Hongmei noticed that this was the type of house most villagers were building this year. They followed the trend. Lin Yinghui had inquired; five rooms, plus a kitchen and a bathroom, would cost more than fifteen hundred.
This time they returned with five thousand yuan. Lin Yinghui gave Liang Zhi two thousand, and kept one thousand from wrapping up the hill, considering it his shareholding.
With the hill wrapped up, there must be some startup capital. Liang Zhi’s idea was to first enclose a piece of land on the hill to raise some chickens, ducks, and geese. On the hill, there was a water pond, most suitable for raising ducks and geese.
Then gradually develop other things. Lin Yinghui thought this approach was good.
As for building the house, Lin Yinghui gave his uncle two thousand yuan, extra or less would be adjusted. The remaining money was all regarded as an investment from Lin Yinghui for the hill.
They were leaving tomorrow; in the morning, Liang Hongmei prepared most of it. In the afternoon, she brought some offering items, planning to take her son to visit the elders one more time.
Just as they stepped out, they saw the village secretary approaching them. Liang Hongmei guessed it might be about their household registration move, so she quickly asked her son to go with the secretary to check it out.
"Mom, you go first to see Grandpa and Grandma. I’ll come find you after returning from Uncle Hu’s." Lin Yinghui said to Liang Hongmei before leaving.
Liang Hongmei nodded in agreement.
Yet unbeknownst to her, Li Fugui witnessed this scene as he returned from outside.
He had heard from the secretary about the Liang family moving their household registration. The secretary had also warned him not to create obstacles. Damn it, his position as the village chief felt stifling.
This Old Hu didn’t even regard him, the village head, as important.
He had already begun to curry favor with the Liang Family. The Liang Family just had some stinking money; what was so special about it? Let me catch that damned woman Liang Hongmei today.
The burial site of the two elders of the Liang Family was in a mountain nook, all the land around belonged to the Liang Family cemetery.
Liang Hongmei placed offering items beside the two elders, sitting there speaking to them for a while.
Originally, she wanted to wait for Ah Hui to arrive. Suddenly, she noticed some movement not far away.
She assumed it was some animal. Wild boars often appeared in the mountains, and she feared it was really a wild boar. She quickly tidied up, kowtowed twice to the two elders.
She intended to wait for her son at the village end, so as not to take a wrong step.
Li Fugui, hiding in the grass, cursed under his breath. The ground was too slippery, and crouching there, he nearly twisted his ankle.
Swearing at that woman Liang Hongmei, he thought she actually was capable of seducing people.
Despite that, Li Fugui feared her soldier son-in-law coming for him afterward. So, he took special effort to cover his face with a scarf.
Holding a round wooden stick in his hand, Li Fugui quietly followed behind Liang Hongmei.
Seizing the right moment, he swung a stick hard at Liang Hongmei. As luck would have it, his foot stepped on a sharp stone, the mud making it slip right off, diverting his aim.
"Ah..." Although it didn’t hit the correct spot, it still struck her, but she didn’t pass out.
Liang Hongmei had sensed something was wrong. She never expected someone would want to harm her.
At first, Liang Hongmei thought it was Liang Weixiang, unhappy with her refusal to let her daughter go with them to S City, seeking revenge.
But when she turned around, she saw a masked man. A sudden bad premonition struck her heart.
Subconsciously, she knew she had to run.
Li Fugui finally caught a good opportunity, as the hill was desolate, Liang Hongmei would be unheard even if she screamed.
He couldn’t let her escape. Wielding the stick once again, he struck, hitting Liang Hongmei’s back, the force sending her crashing to the ground, unable to move from pain.
Seeing Liang Hongmei obediently lying on the ground, Li Fugui laughed heartily in satisfaction.
Liang Hongmei flinched, eyes wide staring at the masked man, for she knew that voice too well—who else could it be but Li Fugui.
In this life, the most disgusting and feared was Li Fugui, this scoundrel. She hurriedly struggled to rise, to flee, desperately hoping her son would come quickly.
Seeing her trying to run, Li Fugui heartlessly gave her several more blows.
Liang Hongmei yelled out in pain. No matter how painful it was, she refused to wait for Li Fugui to do anything infamous to her over.
That incident from over ten years ago was a scar on her soul... Is it going to happen again now?
Seeing Liang Hongmei unable to even climb up, Li Fugui laughed heartily...