The wife took the baby to live with the military commander, and the commander washed diapers every d

Just then, someone outside shouted, "The captain's here! Make way..."

Soon, Qin Dazhu, the village's brigade leader, and his wife, who was also the village's women's director, came over together.

The two were startled to see that the fourth son's wife was holding a kitchen knife.

In their impression, the fourth son's wife was very honest, often working in the fields and washing the family's clothes; she was hardworking and resilient.

What did the Qin family do to provoke such an honest person into this state?

When Qin's mother saw the brigade leader arrive, she plopped down on the ground and wailed, "Brigade leader, you have to stand up for our family! This wretched woman has gone too far!"

"She broke my hand and threatened to kill us with a knife. You need to arrest this slut right now. She's insane, she's really insane."

When Captain Qin heard his mother calling her a "slut" repeatedly, his expression turned sour.

He also noticed that one of her hands was twisted in a strange position, and upon closer inspection, something was definitely wrong.

He ignored Qin's mother and looked at Shen Jingyue, who was holding a kitchen knife, and said, "Fourth brother's wife, calm down first. Let's put down the knife and talk properly."

"Don't worry, if they have done anything wrong, I will definitely stand up for you."

"Yes, Fourth Brother's wife, put the knife down quickly, you're pregnant," the brigade leader's wife also urged.

Shen Jingyue knew from the original owner's memories that this brigade leader was a good person and was upright and incorruptible.

The captain's wife was the same; when the original owner was being tormented by the Qin family, she spoke up for him several times.

Her attitude softened considerably, and she looked at the brigade leader and his wife with a wronged expression, crying, "Brigade leader, Aunt Qin, you must stand up for me!"

Her tears came easily, and as she spoke, she wiped them away, pointed at Qin's mother and the others, and said fiercely:

"They are not human at all. Since I married into this family, they have been working like cattle and horses every day, getting up earlier than chickens and going to bed later than dogs. That's not all. They take their anger out on me whenever they are unhappy."

"I'm almost six months pregnant now, and I haven't had a full meal. I work myself to death every day, and when I come home, all I get is a cornbread or a bowl of porridge."

"And look at me, all the injuries on my body were caused by my mother-in-law and sister-in-law hitting and pinching me."

As she spoke, she rolled up her sleeves, revealing her arms covered in bruises that were shocking to behold.

She then rolled up her legs as well, which were almost entirely covered in marks from being whipped with a broom and a fire poker.

"If I let them bully me, I might be beaten to death or starved to death before this child is even born."

The more she spoke, the more her tears flowed. Perhaps the original owner's heart was filled with grievances, but she was too timid and didn't know how to resist.

Those who were close by could clearly see the mottled purplish-blue scars on Shen Jingyue's body, and they couldn't help but gasp.

Someone in the crowd angrily said, "This Qin Dafu family is really inhuman! I knew it! Ever since Shen Zhiqing married into their family, she's gotten thinner and thinner. She's pregnant, and she's due in two months, but her belly is still so small. You wouldn't be able to tell she's pregnant at all."

"The fourth son's wife is pregnant, and you still dare to hit her. Look how badly you've beaten her. Aren't you afraid she'll lose the baby?"

Everyone despised Qin Dafu's family for their inhumane behavior.

They really aren't afraid of divine retribution for beating and scolding a pregnant woman.

"Sure enough, they treat children differently if they're not their own. When Qin's eldest daughter-in-law was pregnant, Qin's mother was overjoyed and wouldn't let her do anything. According to Qin's eldest daughter-in-law, she even gets an egg every day."

"And look at the fourth son's wife, they're worlds apart. She's trying to kill him. Look how badly she beat him. She's pregnant, but she's so thin and weak. No wonder he was so desperate to fight her with a kitchen knife. If it were me, I would have fought her to the death too."

"Captain, you must stand up for Lao Si's wife! This injury doesn't look like it was sustained just a day or two ago."

"I live next door, and I often hear the sound of beating coming from their house. I even secretly peeked over the wall and saw Li Dahua beating Lao Si's wife."

The more people in the crowd spoke, the uglier the captain's face became.

He asked his fourth son's wife, "Fourth son's wife, what do you want to do?"

"Captain, I want to separate from this family. I want to leave this family and make them return all the money Qin Xiang'an has sent back over the past few months."

The most important thing now is to separate from this family and get the battalion commander to give her a letter of introduction so she can go to the army to find Qin Xiang'an.

"Don't even think about it. This is a gift from the fourth brother to us. If you want to divide the family property, then get out of this house yourself. You won't get any money."

Qin's mother, Li Dahua, looked like she wanted to devour someone, and she didn't even care about the injury on her hand.

Nobody can take her money.

"Fine, if you won't give it to me, then I'll report you to the police and accuse you of abusing and beating military family members. Then they'll arrest you all."

The moment Shen Jingyue said this, the Qin family was instantly terrified.

These days, who isn't afraid of the police? If they get arrested, the whole family will be ashamed. They have two sons and a daughter who aren't married yet.

If they get arrested by the police, how will their family ever have the face to live in the village again? What will happen when their two sons get married?

The brigade leader and the villagers were also afraid, but they never expected that the fourth son's wife would threaten to report them to the police without warning.

In their minds, only those who commit crimes and are subjected to criticism and struggle sessions will be arrested by the police.

Back when it was still a collective village, if someone from their village was arrested by the police, it would implicate the entire village.

"Fourth brother's wife, don't get agitated. This matter won't escalate to the point of involving the police."

"I'll make the decision for you and let you separate from the Qin family. I'll have the fourth son send you back a certain amount of money every month."

Although the captain is upright and incorruptible, he still cares about the brigade. If this matter goes to the police...

Their brigade will definitely be criticized, but they still want to be recognized as an advanced brigade.

If you win the award, you'll get a chance to buy a tractor; everyone's working hard for that.

If Qin Dafu's family ruins it, the entire brigade will not let him off the hook.

"Captain..." Qin's mother wanted to say something more.

The captain shot him a glare and said, "Shut up."

Qin's mother was a bully at home, and she was usually afraid of this brigade leader. She would immediately back down after being glared at by the brigade leader, but she was still furious inside.

"Qin Xiang'an sends 25 yuan back every month, and I only need five months' worth, which is 125 yuan."

The original owner overheard Qin's mother and father talking about this money; otherwise, she wouldn't have known that Qin Xiang'an would send so much money back every month.

With money, she could eat better; otherwise, the baby in her womb wouldn't get enough nutrition.

She still needed to buy a ticket to Qin Xiang'an's military unit; she wasn't planning on staying in Qin Family Village any longer.

One hundred and twenty-five yuan is a considerable sum of money in the countryside, and everyone was talking about it, no one expected that Qin Laosi would send so much money back in a month.

With so much money, Li Dahua still mistreats Lao Si's wife like this; she's really inhuman.

"Damn it, you're trying to kill me! Fourth brother only sends fifteen yuan a month, how could it be as much as you're saying?"

Qin's mother wished she could beat this little slut to death. She wanted so much money; it was like taking her life.

"Whether there are that many or not, you can find out by checking at the post office. Do you dare to go?"

Qin's mother choked for a moment, "I don't care, the fourth son is still my son. Even if he's not my biological son, I raised him from a baby. Don't even think about getting 125."

The captain was also very troubled by Li Dahua's tantrum.

He discussed it with Shen Jingyue, saying, "Fourth brother's wife, how about we take eighty yuan?"