Chapter 3

Zhao Dahua sat on the ground and cried heart-wrenchingly, “You, you black-hearted people, damned bastards, what nonsense are you talking about, saying that my uncle Qingli and I threw her into the back mountain.”

“We love Qingli so much that we can’t wait.”

“How could you do such a thing? You must have received money from the old widow of the Zhou family and come here to tell lies.”

“Captain, you must not be fooled by them.”

When Zhao Dahua first heard the captain say that Shen Qingli was fine, her heart trembled for a moment, but when she heard them say that Shen Qingli was thrown into the back mountain by the couple, she immediately confirmed that they were lying.

Their original plan was to let Shen Qingli die in Zhou Yubai’s bed, and of course they did so. The cup of water with added ingredients for Zhou Yubai was the one she tricked Shen Qingli to deliver to him personally.

The old people at the entrance of the village often said that the beauty trap worked, and Zhou Yubai drank it all in one gulp without hesitation.

She asked the barefoot doctor of the production team for the medicine which was used for breeding the pigs in the brigade. It was said that Aoao was useful, and people who used it would definitely lose their minds and control themselves.

A fierce and uncontrollable man, and a woman who could fall down at the slightest gust of wind, the sure result was that the woman was killed and the man was held responsible!

The couple caught the man red-handed, not only could they swallow the Zhou family’s betrothal gifts, but they could also force the widow Zhou to give another sum of money, and get rid of Zhou Yubai

by the way. Shen Qingli was so beautiful, they were worried that she would whisper in Zhou Yubai’s ear and let Zhou Yubai cause trouble for them.

After all, they were not good to Shen Qingli and her daughter, and could even be called bad.

Zhao Dahua thought about her and her husband’s plan again in her mind, and felt that she was very smart and would definitely succeed.

Then he howled at the top of his lungs, “My poor sister, please open your eyes and take a look. This damn wolf cub killed Qingli!”

“Zhao Dahahua, what’s the point of you crying here? What on earth do you want to do?” the captain roared.

Li Qiushou saw that the captain was really angry, and he didn’t dare to make trouble anymore. He stepped forward and pulled Zhao Dahua’s arm.

Zhao Dahua and Li Qiushou had been a couple for so many years, and they had a tacit understanding. She stood up.

“Captain, Zhou Yubai killed our Qingli. We want him to pay for his life and pay money!” Zhao Dahua said, looking like she had suffered a great injustice. “Our sister’s grave needs to be repaired. Qingli has gone, so she has to be buried.”

“My husband and I don’t want anything from Qingli. When we wanted Qingli to get married, we didn’t want any of the betrothal gifts. We gave it all to her. The twenty yuan her mother left for her was also given to Qingli.” Li Qiushou added.

He really described himself and Zhao Dahua as benevolent elders.

Twenty yuan is a huge sum of money in Kaoshan Village, where the average person earns less than five yuan a year!

Over the years, their family has a bad reputation. Seeing that his two sons and two daughters are almost at the age of marriage, they have to change the villagers’ views of them for the sake of the children.

Anyway, the person is dead, they can say whatever they want, and Shen Qingli can’t really jump out and ask them for it.

It’s a sure win, Li Qiushuo said with saliva flying, his face was full of grief and excitement, plus his face full of wrinkles, it’s really hard to describe.

However, Li Qiushuo’s thoughts are very beautiful, but reality likes to slap him directly.

“I feel relieved when my uncle said that, so please ask the team leader and the elders and villagers to help testify. Zhou Yubai and I will get married today, and he will give me the betrothal gift directly. My mother prepared the twenty yuan for me, please give it to me now.”

Shen Qingli supported the arm of the team leader’s daughter-in-law and walked in front of the crowd.

Li Qiushu shivered with fear.

Zhao Dahua was so frightened that she fell to the ground and yelled, “Oh my god, it’s a ghost!”

“Aunt, where is the ghost?” Shen Qingli looked at Zhao Dahua and showed a ‘sweet’ smile. That smile was eerie and inexplicably chilling.

Zhao Dahua shuddered.

“That’s right, Zhao Dahua, isn’t Qingli okay?”

“Why did you scare her like this?”

“Why does she look like a guilty thief?”

Zhou Yubai saw Shen Qingli the moment she came over. He didn’t say anything because he wasn’t sure if what this beautiful and soft girl said to him was true or not.

Did she really want to live with him, or… like the people he trusted before, she chose to abandon him in the end.

“Qing, Qingli, you, you are really okay.” Li Qiushou was much calmer than Zhao Dahua after all, and he calmed down now.

“Yes, I’m fine, uncle.” Shen Qingli walked up to Zhou Yubai and held his big hand with her soft and boneless hand.

Zhou Yubai’s heart shook violently, as if something had pulled him out of the darkness.

Such a small and soft girl, but he stood beside her so strongly, in a protective posture.

Zhou Yubai’s eyes were sore, he tightened his hand slightly, and the little hand immediately squeezed back hard, as if giving him strength…

Zhou Yubai turned his head to look at Li Qiushou, “Uncle Li, the marriage between our two families has been settled after the matchmaker came to our house and the elders of both sides agreed. Qingli and I recognize each other.”

“We are voluntarily getting married.” Shen Qingli said solemnly.

“Qingli, don’t be impulsive, we still have to think about this marriage.” Li Qiushou said hurriedly. Are you kidding?

If you agree to it at this time, not only will the betrothal gift be gone, but you will also have to pay twenty yuan!

That’s twenty yuan!

He had never seen so much money in his life, how could he give it to Shen Qingli.

“Uncle, I have thought it through very clearly.” Shen Qingli said with a firm look, “Uncle, you know what you and aunt have done to us. As long as you report this matter to the police, we can find out clearly.”

“Yu Bai and I don’t care about the previous things. Now, you give me back the money my mother gave me. You are no longer my uncle. We are strangers from now on. Forget about this matter.”

Shen Qingli said slowly. She didn’t say it clearly, but Li Qiushuo and Zhao Dahua understood what she meant.

To sum it up in four words: asking for money and breaking off the relationship.

“Qingli, we are your only relatives. You really want to break off the relationship with us for some money.” Li Qiushuo said with a sad face, as if he cared about Shen Qingli.

Zhao Dahua hurriedly cooperated, “Qingli, you know how we treated you since you and your mother came to our house.”

“Yes, I know. You left all the housework to my mother, called me a short-lived ghost in front of me and behind my back, and even robbed my mother of the nutritional supplements, cloth, and money she brought back.”

“If you hadn’t refused to call a doctor, my mother wouldn’t have died at all.”

“Also, you not only plotted my marriage, but also plotted my death.”

“I can see all of this clearly.”

Shen Qingli’s face turned cold. She didn’t want to argue with these two extreme relatives now. As long as they broke off the relationship, paid the money, and then left, they could have a few more days of peace.

But, they were so ungrateful that they forced her to settle the accounts now, so she would settle them carefully!