amaotonovel Chapter 194 The Heike Village Murder Case
Chapter 194 The Heike Village Murder Case
Back then, everyone envied Wang Keying, calling her a golden phoenix that flew out of the dirt, and saying that her parents could just wait to enjoy their good fortune. But after a few years, the tone changed.
Wang Keying not only failed to attend university, but also got married and then divorced. She could only slink back to her parents' home and work in the fields with everyone else.
Many who used to criticize her are now even more smug, bringing up the idea that education is useless: "Look, that old couple from the Wang family scrimped and saved to raise a top student, but it's all for nothing. In the end, he still has to work in the fields like us."
"Yes, yes, it's such a waste of money, it breaks my heart just thinking about it."
"That's true. The tuition and fees over the years have added up to enough for my son to get married."
Wang Keying was aware of the rumors circulating in the village, but she didn't care. However, her parents couldn't help but care.
At that time, Wang Keying had just finished her postpartum confinement period when the elderly couple started arranging blind dates for her. They went on several dates, but none of them worked out, and they were criticized by the villagers.
After this experience, Wang Keying has become much more open-minded. There's no rush to remarry. It would be best to find someone compatible, but she doesn't want to settle for someone she doesn't get along with. If she were to meet someone like her ex-husband again, she would truly be doomed.
Now all she wants to do is take good care of her elderly parents and raise her daughter to adulthood. To this end, she carefully explained her thoughts to her parents. The elderly couple loved their daughter dearly, and although they had many worries in their hearts, they still followed Wang Keying's wishes.
Fortunately, a public primary school was built in the brigade, but there were few teachers. Wang Keying naturally became a teacher at the school. Although life wasn't very wealthy, it wasn't as tiring as working in the fields as before, and Wang Keying's energy and spirits improved a lot.
Shu Yun knew that Wang Keying was a teacher, but she was still a little curious, "Aren't you supposed to be teaching today? What brings you here?"
Wang Keying: "A major case recently occurred in the neighboring village, which has had a significant impact. Some parents are worried about their children's safety. The principal suspended classes for two days until the case was resolved, so I've had a lot of free time these past few days."
"A major case?" Shu Yun hadn't left the house for several days and hadn't heard of it.
"Jin Cuihua from Pingjia Village, I remember you went door-to-door to do work with the Women's Federation a few years ago, do you remember?"
Shu Yun raised an eyebrow, surprised to hear that name again after so many years. She remembered that Xiao Ma had come to her house to do work afterward, but he was beaten up and even suffered a work injury. She hadn't heard anyone mention him since.
"What's up with her?"
Wang Keying took a sip of water before saying, "She chopped off her man's manhood."
"Chopped up?!" Shu Yun almost spat out her tea. "Wait, wasn't she very protective of her husband? Why so suddenly?"
Wang Keying took a sip of tea. "Yes, no one expected Jin Cuihua to suddenly go crazy."
Wang Keying slowly recounted the Wang Keying case that had terrified various villages during this period to Shu Yun. "The police are still investigating, and our local newspapers will probably report on it soon. According to the uncles and aunts who went to the scene, the room was filled with the smell of blood, and it was particularly gruesome. Many young men who went there couldn't help but vomit, and some of the young wives had nightmares for several nights and even developed high fevers afterward."
Speaking of Jin Cuihua, after she went to the Women's Federation, her husband Zhang Dahu's attitude towards her became increasingly worse. In the past, he would beat Jin Cuihua when he was in a bad mood, but later it got worse. He would beat her whenever he didn't like her.
Both the women's federations in the military and the brigade had visited her several times, but Jin Cuihua insisted that the injuries on her body were not caused by Zhang Dahu and had nothing to do with her husband. The fact that the person involved refused to tell the truth made it impossible for the women's federation's assistance work to proceed, but instead emboldened Zhang Dahu's arrogance.
Life went on like this. Many villagers sighed over Jin Cuihua. Some said she was dim-witted and stubborn, while others said she was destined for misfortune. Submissiveness seemed to be Jin Cuihua's defining characteristic, which is why everyone was so shocked when they learned what she had done.
That day was just like any other; the sky was cloudless, the air pressure was so low that it made one feel suffocated and unable to muster the energy to work.
Although Jin Cuihua was beaten so badly that she had hardly any good skin left on her body, she still had to earn work points for the family. She went out to work in the fields early in the morning. However, Zhang Dahu had become increasingly lazy in recent years. Jin Cuihua could earn eight or nine work points, while the tall and strong Zhang Dahu sometimes couldn't even earn seven work points, and sometimes he couldn't even earn seven work points. He was worse off than the women in the team.
Jin Cuihua was busy in the field. She straightened up and wiped her sweat. When she looked up, Jin Dahu, who had been working next to her, was nowhere to be seen.
Some gossipy women nearby made sarcastic remarks, mocking, "Cuihua, why don't you keep a closer eye on Zhang Dahu? He's sneaked away again now, who knows where he's hiding in the haystack."
"Drilling into the grass mound" means having an affair. Zhang Dahu's ambiguous relationship with the village widow has been going on for a long time, and almost everyone knows about it.
Jin Cuihua said expressionlessly, "Don't talk nonsense. My Da Hu isn't that kind of person. He'll realize how good I am to him sooner or later, and he'll change his mind. That's how every woman lives."
She knew everything perfectly well, yet she acted as if she were blind.
Around noon, Jin Cui wiped the sweat from her face and headed home. Once home, she put down her sickle and was about to go inside when she faintly heard sparse, ambiguous sounds coming from the room, which was separated only by a wooden plank. These sounds included the rapid breathing of a man and a woman, as well as the creaking of old tables and chairs.
Jin Cuihua stopped at the door. She heard the woman's affectedly sweet and cloying voice. It was that widow, that slut! Jin Cuihua's hands clenched into fists.
"Brother Tiger, I'm pregnant with your child now. When will you marry me?"
Jin Cuihua felt a tightness in her throat, and even the saliva in her mouth tasted bitter.
Then she heard Zhang Dahu say, "You're my darling, how could I possibly wrong you? You wait, I'll ask that old hag for a divorce tomorrow. If she doesn't agree, I'll beat her until she does."
The widow said resentfully, "You always lie to me like this. You've been saying this for half a year now. Have you two gotten a divorce? If you refuse to divorce, then I'll have to go find Lai Mazi. He's willing to be the child's father."
"Hey, no, no, no, the child is mine. How can he call someone else 'Dad'? I won't allow it." Zhang Dahu said, slapping the widow's body with his large hand, making an ambiguous slapping sound. Then came the widow's deliberately coquettish voice, as if she were teasing, "Brother Hu, if it doesn't work, why don't you just beat her to death? Do you really want her to take your wife's place while leaving us, mother and child, outside? It's neither proper nor legitimate, isn't it?"