Chapter 7 Dog Food Given by Parents

Old Man Shen and his group told their experiences in the mountains, then threw Mrs. Cao Chen to the village headman Zhou.

Mrs. Cao Chen had lost an arm, her body covered in blood, under the light of the torch, she looked very miserable and scary, many people present were shocked by her appearance.

“Is she dead?” Village headman Zhou frowned, went forward and checked Mrs. Cao Chen’s breath.

She was not dead!

Old Man Shen snorted coldly: “She was bitten by a wolf, this crazy woman almost caused us to die in the wolf’s mouth. No, she’s not crazy, she’s pretending to be crazy, in the mountains, she even tried to deceive us by saying my granddaughter was dead, but my granddaughter was not dead at all, her actions seem crazy but actually not crazy at all, she has been staring at my Shen family, wanting my Shen family to be restless.”

As soon as he said this, the men who followed him into the mountains immediately echoed.

“Uncle Shen is right, the crazy woman is pretending to be crazy.”

“If it wasn’t for that little boy, we would all have been killed by this old witch!”

There were wolf cubs in the deep mountains, everyone present was very surprised, they had never heard of anyone throwing a child into the mountains.

Was the child abandoned by another village, or did he come from somewhere else?

Everyone was too busy to delve into the matter of the wolf cub, they were only concerned with how to deal with Mrs. Cao Chen.

Old Man Shen said to Village headman Zhou: “Village headman, my Shen family will never let this matter go, I am going to take Mrs. Cao Chen to the Cao family to seek justice, please come with me and uphold justice for my Shen family.”

Village headman Zhou didn’t even think about it and said: “Even if you didn’t say it, I would go with you, Mrs. Cao Chen’s matter must be dealt with strictly.”

Many villagers in the audience echoed.

“We’re going too, we can’t let Mrs. Cao Chen off lightly!”

“She dared to steal a child today, who knows what evil things she will do tomorrow!”

“It was agreed that Cao Wen would watch his mother, otherwise they would be kicked out of the village, but not only did he not watch her, she is also pretending to be crazy, humph! This Cao family is struck by lightning!”

“The Cao family must give an explanation, otherwise they will be kicked out of the village!”

“Yes, get out of the village!”

Mrs. Cao Chen’s actions today have angered everyone, the villagers all stood up for the Shen family, feeling deeply disgusted by Mrs. Cao Chen’s evil deeds.

Old Man Shen said to Old Lady Shen: “You guys take home first, tell the eldest daughter-in-law that she is safe, we men will handle the Cao family’s business.”

Old Lady Shen held her little granddaughter who had been found, holding her steady: “Okay, leave it to you guys, we’ll go home first.”

She said, glared fiercely at Mrs. Cao Chen, spat at her, and took her daughter-in-law and grandchildren home.

Old Man Shen and the others carried Mrs. Cao Chen towards the Cao family.

Wei Shi’s head injury was only a superficial wound, after being bandaged, it was no longer a problem, and she had already regained consciousness.

Knowing that her daughter had been stolen by Mrs. Cao Chen, she was anxious to find her, but was stopped by Old Lady Shen and the others, now only Liu Shi was in the room with her.

Wei Shi lowered her head, looking at the small clothes that Shen Nian had worn, her eyes were filled with gloom, she didn’t know what she was thinking.

Suddenly, there was a sound from outside.

Wei Shi’s eyes immediately lit up, she suddenly got out of bed and ran outside.

“Sister-in-law! Slow down, your wound hasn’t healed yet!” Liu Shi chased after her.

The two came to the front yard and saw Old Lady Shen and the others who had just stepped into the door.

Wei Shi’s eyes immediately locked on the baby being held by Old Lady Shen, she ran over in big strides.

“Eldest daughter-in-law, Nian Nian is back!” Old Lady Shen held the child in front of Wei Shi: “She’s back safe and sound!”

Seeing her mother, Shen Nian immediately smiled, stretched out her little hand: “Wah wah wah!”

Mother, I’m back, I’m sorry for worrying you!

Wei Shi’s lips trembled, looking at her daughter’s soft and tender face, her eyes gradually became moist.

She hugged the child: “Nian Nian, my Nian Nian, mother was so worried about you, I’m sorry, mother didn’t protect you well, mother promises that this will never happen again!”

Large teardrops rolled down her cheeks.

……

Knowing that the Shen family’s little daughter had been stolen by his crazy mother, Cao Wen was anxious and restless, he huddled at home with his wife and children, not daring to go out, of course, they couldn’t go out either, because the village headman had already sent a few people to guard the door of his house, not allowing anyone from the Cao family to go out.

Cao Wen kept praying in his heart that the Shen family’s daughter would be safe, otherwise their family would definitely be killed by the Shen family.

Suddenly, there was a sound from outside, it was quite loud.

Cao Wen’s family, who were praying, were startled.

Cao Wang Shi grabbed Cao Wen’s sleeve: “They’re here! Husband, what should we do! Will we be beaten to death!”

Cao Wen trembled: “No, no, they won’t kill anyone, it’s just a little girl, it’s okay if she dies, it was my mother who harmed her, not us, what does it have to do with us…”

Bang!

The door was pushed open.

Cao Wen’s family trembled when they heard the sound of the door opening.

Shen Dong, carrying a bow and arrow, walked in first, went directly to the room where Cao Wen’s family was hiding, kicked the door open: “Cao Wen, you bastard, get out here!”

“Ah!” Cao Wen screamed in fright, subconsciously pushing Cao Wang Shi away.

Shen Dong dodged to the side, Cao Wang Shi fell to the ground, her chin hit the ground, and her skin was broken.

Cao Wen got up and was about to run, but was grabbed by Shen Dong by the collar, then pressed to the ground and punched twice: “If you dare to run again, I’ll beat your head to a pulp!”

Cao Wen’s three children were scared and cried loudly.

Cao Wen was almost scared to pee: “Killing is against the law, Shen Dong, you can’t be impulsive.”

Shen Dong dragged him out: “Kill what! When did I say I was going to kill you, I’m going to take you to see your mother!”

Seeing Cao Wen being dragged away like a mad dog, howling and screaming, Cao Wang Shi got up from the ground and protected her three children behind her. After Shen Dong and the others left, she quickly closed the door, took her three children and crouched by the window, carefully watching outside.

Cao Wen was thrown in front of Cao Chen Shi. Seeing Cao Chen Shi’s miserable state, Cao Wen let out a terrified scream: “Ah! Ah! You killed my mother!!!”

“Shut up! Don’t yell and scream, your mother is not dead, the wounds on your mother were caused by a wild animal!” Shen Dong kicked Cao Wen, his eyes full of anger: “Don’t say your mother is not dead, even if she is dead, she deserves it! My daughter has been found, but she was greatly frightened because of your mother, your mother did such a thing, it is against the laws of heaven, you, as a son, did not take good care of your mother, you must pay the price, today if you don’t give me an explanation, humph!”

Shen Dong said, pulling out an arrow and fiercely stabbing it into the ground at Cao Wen’s feet.

Cao Wen was so scared that all the blood drained from his face. He had wanted to make a scene and be unreasonable, but now he dared not.

……

Shen Nian was very tired, after returning home, she ate milk in Wei Shi’s arms and fell asleep soon after. The whole family watched her for a while before letting Wei Shi take her back to the room. The younger children also went to sleep, leaving only Shen Bo and the older children with Old Lady Shen in the main hall waiting for the others.

They were worried and couldn’t sleep until Old Man Shen and the others came back.

It was not until nine forty-five in the evening that Old Man Shen and the others returned, carrying some chickens and ducks in their hands.

Seeing that Old Lady Shen and the others were still awake, Old Man Shen told them about the Cao family’s matter.

“Cao Chen Shi died from excessive blood loss, Cao Wen knew that their family was at fault, and since Cao Chen Shi’s injuries were not caused by us, he didn’t dare to report it to the officials. He emptied his family’s assets and compensated our family. Besides these chickens and ducks, there were also three taels of silver, two pieces of dry land and two acres of fertile land.”

The Cao family were all lazy and the poorest in the village. In this era, being able to come up with three taels of silver was already the limit. They turned the Cao family upside down but couldn’t find anything else of value.

Old Man Shen handed the silver to Old Lady Shen: “You keep it.”

Hearing that the troublemaker Cao Chen Shi was finally dead, Old Lady Shen breathed a sigh of relief, put away the silver and went back to sleep.

The others also went back to their own rooms.

Shen Dong returned to his room and saw that Wei Shi was still awake, lying on the bed, her eyes gentle as she looked at her daughter. He walked over quietly: “Wei Shi, why aren’t you sleeping yet?”

Wei Shi said: “I can’t sleep, I feel at ease only when I watch her like this.”

Shen Dong hugged her, his heart aching: “Don’t blame yourself, today’s incident is not your fault, Cao Chen Shi is already dead.”

He gently touched the gauze on Wei Shi’s head: “Does it still hurt?”

Wei Shi shook her head: “It doesn’t hurt anymore!”

“You’re lying, it must hurt.” Shen Dong said seriously: “You don’t have to endure it, if you’re uncomfortable, just say it.”

As soon as he finished speaking, Wei Shi turned her head to look at him, tears streaming down her face: “It hurts so much!”

Shen Dong kissed her with a heart full of pain.

Shen Nian was eavesdropping on her parents’ conversation, and suddenly realized that the sound was wrong. She opened her eyes and saw her parents kissing passionately.

Here we go again!

Because she was a baby, her parents had no scruples, and every time they would make love in front of her while she was asleep, but in fact, she understood everything and was easily awakened, and then she would hear or see some things that were not suitable for children.

She didn’t want to witness her parents’ lovemaking, so every time her parents were about to do it, she would cry loudly to interrupt them, and wait for her grandmother to come and take her away.

But today… Mother was injured, they should be restrained, hmm… I won’t cry!

Sure enough, Shen Dong and Wei Shi soon quieted down and extinguished the oil lamp.