After the frail beauty went to the countryside, she went crazy with scientific research.

Chapter 423, Episode 459: Eating melons while beachcombing (Part 3)
Even if people don't dare to say it openly, these kinds of gossip are the most exciting, and they inevitably circulate among themselves.

As a result, Feng Jiao's reputation became infamous throughout the county.

Whether the rumored figure on the committee was merely a rumor or simply too afraid to act, it seems he stopped caring about Feng Jiao's life or death after that.

Feng Jiao's brother, Feng Zheng, originally joined the army in Northeast China and is said to have made many merits. Li San Niang's man once had a secret affair with Li San Niang. Based on his military merits, Feng Zheng should have had no problem becoming a lieutenant colonel. However, influenced by his sister and also in order to take her away from their hometown, Feng Zheng, who originally had the opportunity to go to military academy, came to this remote island and is only at the deputy battalion level.

"Actually, to be honest, Deputy Battalion Commander Feng of the Feng family is the most pitiful," Li Sanniang sighed with sympathy.

"That's getting off topic. Old Mrs. Feng forced her daughter-in-law to catch moonfish, all for Feng Jiao's sake."

At this moment, two military wives also approached, but they were still somewhat afraid of the old man and Lin Yuexi, so they didn't get too close and kept turning over stones a few meters away.

Hearing Li San Niang's words, it was clear that they had triggered their gossip radar. Although they still didn't get any closer, they immediately joined the group chat.

The older Aunt Xiao spoke first: "Wang Qiaohua was forced to go to Moon Bay by Old Lady Feng?"

The young wife, Sister Li, couldn't help but ask, "I heard that Wang Qiaohua went there herself for her brother's wife?"

Which is real and which is fake?

Li Sanniang sighed, "That's why I said Deputy Battalion Commander Feng was unlucky."

The two of them moved another meter closer at the same time, saying, "Tell me, what's going on?"

The old man and Lin Yuexi, these two gossip enthusiasts, also perked up their ears at the same time.

“Wang Qiaohua was a relative of Old Lady Feng’s maternal family, a cousin within five degrees of kinship. Her family was very poor and they favored girls over women. All the girls in the family were raised with the sole purpose of serving their maternal family.”

Aunt Xiao pursed her lips. She disliked this kind of girl the most. There was nothing she could do; her daughter-in-law was just that kind of person, which was why their mother-in-law and daughter-in-law relationship had always been particularly bad.

Some people get so caught up in gossip that they easily ignore their surroundings. The three of them were in that situation right now, having unknowingly gathered together and completely overlooking the gossip-loving grandfather and granddaughter duo.

Li San Niang also pursed her lips and said mysteriously to the other two, who were practically face to face, "Old Lady Feng herself is pretty much the same, the kind of person who cares about her own family but not her husband's."

Aunt Xiao raised her hand to stop her, "Wait a minute, I remember that Old Mrs. Feng married into the family, right? Wasn't her original surname Feng?"

The young master was only seventeen years old when he jumped into the river. He had never been properly married. Old Lady Feng was a maid that his family bought to serve him when he was very young. Old Lady Feng was three years older than the young master. When the young master was thirteen, the landlord's wife had her face opened and arranged for her to become the young master's concubine. Later, she became the young master's concubine.

In our new era, there is no concept of concubines, especially during that period when it was strictly forbidden. Concubines were either allowed to return home, or if they voluntarily stayed, they were considered husband and wife. Old Mrs. Feng and the young master fell into the latter category. The Wang family didn't want another mouth to feed, and they also suspected the Feng family might have something to hide, so they refused to let Old Mrs. Feng return. But Old Mrs. Feng, being from her family, obeyed her wishes and obediently stayed.

After the Feng family was wiped out, Old Lady Feng lived alone in their village.

With all the people who needed to be fought gone, and many villagers secretly helping Old Lady Feng out of sympathy for her tragic situation of losing both her husband's and her own family, no one bothered her anymore.

She had been a widow for nearly five years when one day she brought home a young man who was dressed in tattered clothes and was very thin. She told the villagers that he was a refugee who had lost his family on the way and that she was all alone, so they could make do with each other.

During that period, there was indeed a famine in the north and many people fled south. Every village was required to take in disaster victims, and it wouldn't make a difference if one more person was taken in. The person that Old Lady Feng brought back did not register a household in the village but married into it. Since she did not need to take up the village's resources, she was able to remarry without any obstacles.

Everyone exclaimed or thought to themselves, "Oh~" in unison, realizing that's how it is.

"Old Mrs. Feng and the first wife didn't have any children, but she had a son and a daughter with the second wife. However, she wasn't as good to her own children as she was to her nephews and nieces. She would hide any good things she had and send them to her parents' home. When Deputy Battalion Commander Feng was little, he was so pitiful. In the dead of winter, he would stuff reeds into his clothes and freeze until his whole body turned purple. That wasn't all. He was often hungry. Even though he had parents, he had to go up the mountain to find food on his own at such a young age."

“My father was a hunter. I often ran into him in the mountains. Sometimes he would dig up small wild sweet potatoes and eat them raw. Sometimes he was so hungry that he would eat grass roots. My father couldn’t bear to see him like that, so he would come to my house when he was hungry. Later, he taught him how to hunt.”

Not to brag, but Feng, the deputy battalion commander, was able to join the army thanks to her father.

Li San Niang's father was discharged from the army due to injury. The wound was difficult to treat, so he could no longer have children. Li San Niang was their only daughter.

Li's father had connections in the army, and Li San Niang's husband was also from the same village. Li's father had watched him grow up and personally taught him the skills, and later even introduced him to the army.

Whether you teach one or two, it's still teaching. Li's father took pity on Deputy Battalion Commander Feng, and since it was also his nature, he decided to teach both of them together. When he sent his future son-in-law to join the army, he also gave Deputy Battalion Commander Feng a chance.

It was precisely because of this relationship that Li San Niang would be at the forefront when the Feng family was in turmoil. Her main concern was not helping Old Lady Feng, nor for Wang Qiaohua, but rather that she was afraid that Deputy Battalion Commander Feng would ruin his future.

"Old Mrs. Feng is a terrible person. She never really raised Deputy Battalion Commander Feng when he was a child, but when he grew up, joined the army, and became successful, she found ways to harm him."

Aunt Xiao roughly guessed: "Wang Qiaohua was married to Deputy Battalion Commander Feng by Old Lady Feng?"

Li Sanniang: "That's right, she still used some really dirty methods. Old Lady Feng lied to Deputy Battalion Commander Feng that she was dying, and Deputy Battalion Commander Feng took leave to go back and see her. That night, Old Lady Feng used that kind of drug that was used to drug pigs to drug Deputy Battalion Commander Feng into a stupor, and then made Wang Qiaohua lie down with him. The next day, before Deputy Battalion Commander Feng had even woken up, she was already making a fuss that the whole village knew about it."

"Back then, relationships between men and women weren't like they are now. Even couples wouldn't dare get too close when walking on the street. If Deputy Battalion Commander Feng hadn't accepted Wang Qiaohua as his wife, the Wang family could have sued him for indecent assault, and he definitely wouldn't have been able to join the army."

At that time, Deputy Battalion Commander Feng was already a battalion-level officer and had just completed a mission and earned merit. He was about to be promoted again.

In this situation, whether he admits it or not, it's a terrible situation for Deputy Battalion Commander Feng.