70's Raising a Child: I'm done with cannon fodder female supporting roles

Chapter 81 Despair
"Sister..." Xiuzhu couldn't hold back any longer and burst into tears after hearing this.

Xiu Mian lowered her head and was silent for a long time before she looked up at Shen Nanqiao, her eyes full of helplessness and confusion, and she said in a trembling voice:
"Sister Nan Qiao, I can't go back to the village like this. Everyone will point fingers at me behind my back and drown me in spit.

I will never be able to get married again."

After hearing this, Shen Nanqiao frowned tightly.

She knew in her heart that in this era, people were very conservative and it would be difficult for a girl to find a husband if she had a bad reputation.

Not to mention someone like Xiumian who encountered such a thing.

But the more Shen Nanqiao thought about it, the angrier he became.

It was obviously Chen Mucheng who did something wrong, so why should Xiumian have to endure all this pain and grievance?
Shen Nanqiao patiently comforted her, "Xiumian, let's not just think about the village.

Let those people say whatever they want, you are not marrying their son.

Besides, do you still want to stay in this place that makes you sad?"

Xiu Mian's eyes moved, as if she was thinking about Shen Nanqiao's words.

After a while, she whispered, "But can I leave here?"

Shen Nanqiao nodded firmly and said:
“This is not a mountain isolated from the rest of the world, and transportation out is fairly convenient.

Xiumian, we must work hard to learn a skill so that we can have the ability to make money.

When you grow up and have your own opinions and abilities, you will be free to choose your own life.

You don’t have to listen to the arrangements of the villagers, nor do you have to marry someone from the village.”

Xiu Mian seemed to not understand, her face full of confusion, and she said in a trembling voice: "Sister Nan Qiao, are you trying to comfort me? Why do I feel like these words are like a dream, not real?"

"How can we girls have the right to date? When we reach the age to get married, we just wait for the matchmaker to come to our door to propose marriage."

As Xiumian spoke, tears started to flow again.

Shen Nanqiao felt helpless when he saw Xiu Mian's deeply rooted traditional ideas.

She knew that this idea was all too common in this era.

It's not something that can be changed with just a few words.

Shen Nanqiao gritted his teeth and asked seriously:

"So do you want to die? Are you willing to abandon Xiuying and Xiuzhu? Are you willing to die in such an unclear way and let Chen Mucheng go unpunished?"

"I don't know what to do..."

Xiumian's spirit completely collapsed. She curled up into a ball and cried heartbreakingly.

When Shen Nanqiao saw Xiu Mian like this, his heart felt like it was being stabbed by a knife.

She really couldn't just stand by and watch this happen.

Shen Nanqiao gently held Xiumian's hand, looked into her eyes, and asked seriously: "Xiumian, do you believe Sister Nanqiao?"

Xiu Mian looked at Shen Nanqiao with red and swollen eyes, moved her lips and said, "Sister Nanqiao, what should I do?"

Shen Nanqiao took a deep breath and said:

"Now come with me to the town's health center, get an injury assessment certificate, and then sue Chen Mucheng."

Shen Nanqiao had a plan in mind.

With Jiang Zhe and Da Zhuang around, Chen Mucheng can't escape.

This bad guy must be locked up, otherwise who knows how many people he will harm.

Xiumian looked at Shen Nanqiao and slowly felt a little safe in her heart, and she nodded.

After getting Xiumian's consent, Shen Nanqiao hurried to untie the chain that tied Xiumian.

But the iron chain was locked, and Shen Nanqiao couldn't open it after trying for a long time.

She looked at Xiu Mian and confirmed that there was nothing exposed on her body before turning around and shouting to Jiang Zhe:

"Jiang Zhe, come and help."

Jiang Zhe threw Chen Mucheng to Tian Dazhuang and walked over.

In the dim light, he saw Xiumian huddled behind Shen Nanqiao, her eyes full of fear. He pursed his lips, feeling uncomfortable, and stepped into the pigpen.

When Xiumian saw Jiang Zhe, she was so frightened that her body shook even more violently, and she tried desperately to hide behind Shen Nanqiao.

Shen Nanqiao quickly comforted her: "It's okay, everything will be fine now."

Jiang Zhe saw Xiumian’s fear and turned around silently.

He picked up the axe from the pigsty, squatted down, and said to Shen Nanqiao: "Shen Nanqiao, hold Xiumian tightly while I cut the chain."

Shen Nanqiao nodded.

Xiumian was so scared that she closed her eyes tightly. Jiang Zhe raised his knife and slashed it down. With a few "clicks", the chain broke.

Shen Nanqiao quickly helped Xiumian up and walked out of the pigpen.

Xiuying and Xiuzhu immediately ran over and held their eldest sister's hands. They could feel that her body was still shaking.

Shen Nanqiao looked up at the sky and asked, "What time is it now? Is the town's health center closed?"

Tian Dazhuang looked up at the sky and said:
“Sister-in-law, although it’s dark, it should be around seven or eight o’clock.

If we drive there by ox cart, we should still be able to make it in time."

Shen Nanqiao made a prompt decision: "Then we should set off now, without any delay."

Tian Dazhuang looked down at Chen Mucheng who had fainted in his hands and asked, "What should we do with this dead man?"

Shen Nanqiao thought for a moment and said, "It's a good idea to call the police and let them deal with him."

After saying that, the group left Chen Mucheng's house.

Chen Mucheng's mother was lying on the ground pretending to be dead.

Seeing his son being taken away with his face covered in blood after being beaten, he suddenly jumped up from the ground, crying and shouting:
"My son, who will come and save us? Is there any justice in this world? How can you bully us, an orphan and a widow?"

As she shouted, she pretended to hit the pillar.

But the neighbors around were all hiding at home, and no one came out to say a word.

We had a bumpy ride all the way to town.

Shen Nanqiao took Xiumian to the health center, while Jiang Zhe and Tian Dazhuang watched Chen Mucheng outside.

Tian Dazhuang looked up at the stars in the sky and suddenly said with emotion: "Brother Jiang Zhe, my sister-in-law is really amazing!

It feels like she can solve any problem. But brother Jiang Zhe, did sister-in-law really get her head healed by hitting the pillar?

Is this method so effective? Why don’t I go back and bump into it too, and see if I can become smarter too?”

Jiang Zhe rolled his eyes at him and said, "Don't mess around. You can't learn this from your sister-in-law."

In fact, Jiang Zhe was also puzzled.

Shen Nanqiao's temperament changed so drastically that he still didn't understand what was going on.

However, he had to admit that Shen Nanqiao now seemed to have a special charm that made him unable to help but pay attention to her.

He also realized that as Shen Nanqiao gained more knowledge and ideas, she would definitely not be satisfied with staying in the village.

If he wants his family to live a good life and move to the city, he still has to work hard.

In the health center, the doctor was about to go off work when a patient suddenly came. He felt a little unhappy.

When the doctor saw Xiumian, his eyes became strange.

He looked her up and down as if he was looking at something unclean.

Xiumian felt humiliated when she saw the doctor's look.

His face turned pale and his lips were bitten tightly.

The doctor looked about fifty years old and wore a pair of glasses. He adjusted his glasses and asked impatiently:

"How old are you? How could you get yourself into this state at such a young age?"

When Xiumian heard this, she felt so desperate that she almost fainted.