Chapter 130

Gao Meihua thought for a moment. 30 yuan was better than nothing.

Anyway, one daughter was gone, so be it. She still had a son.

After making up her mind, Gao Meihua immediately said, “Then give me the 30 yuan now. I’ll leave right away and never mention this again.”

Zhang the Butcher took out three 10-yuan bills from his pocket, about to say something.

Gao Meihua’s eyes lit up when she saw the money. Their family was so poor, they were relying on this money to survive. God knows what she had been through in recent times.

Gao Meihua reached out to grab the money, but Zhang the Butcher dodged her. Gao Meihua asked unhappily, “Zhang the Butcher, didn’t you agree just now? Why are you going back on your word?”

Zhang the Butcher said, “Who said I was going back on my word? It’s just that there are so many witnesses here. If you take this money, don’t say anything bad about me in the future. Otherwise, my butcher knife might have to see some blood.”

Gao Meihua said, “Of course. My daughter was weak. Now that she’s gone, she’s gone to enjoy herself. It has nothing to do with you.”

Zhang the Butcher said, “That’s best. Take the money and your daughter’s body and get out. I want to sleep in. You’re disturbing my sleep early in the morning.”

Gao Meihua said, “Zhang the Butcher, I still have things to do at home. I’ll leave Yunrou’s funeral arrangements to you. After all, you’re her husband now. I’m leaving.” Gao Meihua ran away immediately, afraid that Zhang the Butcher would stuff Xia Yunrou’s body on her.

What a joke! She already had the money, why would she want the body? Wasn’t it bad luck?

It could only be said that this family was inherently heartless. If Xia Yunrou knew her mother treated her like this, she would probably come back from the dead in anger.

Who could blame her for ending up like this? It could only be said that she didn’t die because she didn’t do anything stupid.

After Gao Meihua got the money, the smile on her face never disappeared. Someone said, “Gao Meihua, now that you have the money, are you going to pay us our wages?”

Gao Meihua was happy, but the voice interrupted her. She said impatiently, “Cut it out. Will I shortchange you by 50 cents? You’re such a pauper.”

She reluctantly dug out some change from her pockets and handed it over. Everyone was relieved after receiving the money. After all, 50 cents was still money.

After getting the money, everyone walked home much faster. They didn’t feel tired anymore. They didn’t expect things to be so easy. Zhang the Butcher readily gave them the money.

Zhang the Butcher didn’t need that 30 yuan. He was actually being deliberate. Was his money so easy to get?

He knew that Xia Guohua had gambled away hundreds of yuan in town. He saw it by chance. When the debt collectors came knocking, he didn’t know if she would still have that money.

At that time, he would definitely let those people know that Gao Meihua had dozens of yuan. After all, it was quite entertaining to see family members fight each other.

He, Zhang the Butcher, was never a good person. These people knew he liked to beat his wives, but they still sent them to him. Wasn’t it because they were after his money? They were just getting what they wanted.

Besides, weren’t women their playthings? What use were they except for giving him an heir? The key was that his thing wasn’t working anymore. He wasn’t happy, so naturally others shouldn’t be happy either.

Not long after they started work, there was another piece of news in the field. Xia Yunyan had been beaten to a miscarriage by the old bachelor. The old bachelor had been drinking and didn’t know that Xia Yunyan was pregnant. He beat her and lost her child.

The old bachelor kept cursing Xia Yunyan, calling her a useless waste, saying she couldn’t even keep a child. He was determined to make sure he had no heir, so he beat her even harder.

When Bailanhua and the Captain arrived, Xia Yunyan was covered in injuries. She had just miscarried, and there was blood all over the ground. Everyone was terrified when they saw this scene. This old bachelor was really cruel!

The Captain immediately pulled the old bachelor away and said, “Old bachelor, have you been drinking again? Don’t you know you could beat someone to death? If you kill her, you’ll be arrested by the police.”

The old bachelor was still drunk and slurred his words, “Who told that stinking woman to be so useless? I just beat her up, and the child is gone. Doesn’t that mean I’ll die with no one to mourn me? Who else should I beat if not her?”

“Besides, there are so many people in the village. Why is she so precious? She can’t be touched. It’s a pity she didn’t have the life for it.”

Bailanhua saw her daughter in such a state, and the old bachelor was still saying these things. She picked up a stick and swung it at the old bachelor.

Fortunately, someone stopped her. Otherwise, the old bachelor would have been killed. Someone persuaded Bailanhua, “If you kill the old bachelor, you’ll be arrested too. Won’t that be a huge loss for you?”

Bailanhua said, “Let me go, let me go. Don’t stop me. I have to beat this beast to death. Is he even human? My daughter was pregnant, and he beat her to a miscarriage. He deserves to be a bachelor for life.”

The Captain shouted, “Alright, quickly send Xia Yunyan to the clinic. If you wait too long and something really happens, you’ll regret it.”

The Captain looked at the old bachelor and said, “And you, you haven’t worked all day, you just drink and beat your wife. Are you going to eat dirt in winter? I’m telling you, the brigade doesn’t have any grain to lend you. You’re able-bodied, but you don’t work. If you keep this up, you’ll be leaving our brigade.”

“Hurry up and take out some money. Don’t you need money to send Xia Yunyan to the clinic?”

The old bachelor sobered up a bit and said, “Captain, I don’t have any money. I spent all my money on alcohol. I really don’t have any.”

The Captain’s fingers trembled with anger. “You… You’re really something. How did our village produce a character like you? You’ve really disgraced our village.”

The Captain had no choice but to find the accountant. After discussing it, they took 20 yuan and had Old Zhang drive them to the clinic in town. If they went to the hospital, 20 yuan wouldn’t be enough. At least they had to save her life first.

There was no peace day after day. What was this all about? The Captain scratched his head. He was really having a headache.

He didn’t expect that the Xia family’s troubles wouldn’t stop there. When he found out what happened later, he almost had a heart attack. He really didn’t want to be the Captain anymore. He might be driven to death by these people one day.

The Captain and the others sent Xia Yunyan to the clinic. The doctor examined her and said, “The patient is malnourished and weak. Plus, she had a miscarriage. She needs to stay in the hospital for a few days to recover. Fortunately, she’s out of danger.”

The Captain asked softly, “Doctor, how much will this cost? We’re all farmers who work the land. If it costs too much, we won’t have enough money.”