Chapter 249: The Virgin Heart Is Not Required
Chunwang sobbed and watched Chunni eat corn. With Tong Huaqiong present, he didn't dare to ask for it, let alone snatch it away.
Hong softened her heart and took a corn from the plate next to her.
Tong Huaqiong knew that she wanted to give it to Chunwang and hurriedly stopped her.
This corn can’t even be fed to dogs and can’t be given to Chunwang.
It’s not that Tong Huaqiong is fussing about a child, but Chunwang, a "proud grandfather" who comes from an extremely patriarchal family, has no shortage of food.
Chunwang doesn't need their sympathy.
After dealing with the children's quarrel, Tong Huaqiong and Hong returned to the yard.
As the Mid-Autumn Festival was approaching, Tong Huaqiong decided to think of a few mooncake recipes.
Mrs. Hong asked Tong Huaqiong, "I was giving Chunwang corn just now, why did you stop me? He was crying so pitifully, he is just a child after all."
Tong Huaqiong thought that Hong's kind heart was aroused by Chunwang's tears.
But they forgot Chunwang’s naughty nature.
Tong Huaqiong doesn't feel pity at all for children like Chunwang.
If he is pitiful, then what about Chunni?
Tong Huaqiong said: "He is pretending to be pitiful. Chunni is no more pitiful than him. When he wants to eat corn, his parents and grandmother can break off a whole acre of corn for him to eat, but Chunni can only watch. Not only that, Chunni is not allowed to have any delicious food or nice clothes at home. Compared with Chunni, Chunwang is not pitiful at all."
Hong grew up in a wealthy family. Even though her family valued her brothers more, they would not treat her unfairly.
On the contrary, she is more particular about food, clothing, housing and transportation than boys.
She didn't know that ordinary families in the village favored boys over girls, which was indeed a serious imbalance in survival resources.
If there is any food in the house, it can only be given to boys, while girls can only watch.
In more serious cases, families will sacrifice sisters in exchange for their brothers' future.
Just like the situation in Chunwang and Chunni's family, Chunni sacrificed herself to pave the way for Chunwang.
Mrs. Hong thought of the strand of Chunni's hair that was pulled out and sighed.
Tong Huaqiong was right, she indeed overlooked Chunni's situation.
Chunwang not only didn't get to eat the corn, but was also treated like a non-young master, which made him feel very unfair.
She left Tong Huaqiong's house wiping her tears.
Chunni was a little worried that Chunwang would go back and complain.
If my father and grandmother knew about this, I would definitely be beaten.
"......Chun Ni, don't worry about him and don't be afraid of him." Maner said to Chun Ni.
Chunni shook her head and said with tears in her eyes: "Chunwang will tell my father and grandmother what happened today..."
Maner and Yaozu understood what she said.
What this means is that her father and grandmother will definitely beat her if they know what happened today.
Liu Yanhong said nonchalantly: "What's wrong with telling your father and grandma? It's not your fault."
Maner said: "You don't understand, Chunwang is the best at telling tales. Chunni's father and grandmother don't love Chunni, so if he tells tales, Chunni will be beaten."
Liu Yanhong said to Chunni, "If he tells your father and grandmother, you beat him. Every time he complains, you beat him. See if he dares to complain again next time."
Chunni was shocked when she heard this.
She didn't even dare to think about beating Chunwang.
Chunwang is the only kid in the family. Not to mention beating him, you can't even speak loudly to him on normal days.
Chunwang was raised and pampered by his whole family, especially his grandmother who doted on him the most. Until now, Chunwang has never put on clothes or carried a bowl by himself. Sometimes, he even needs her and grandmother to help him wipe his butt after pooping.
If she beat Chunwang, it would be like poking a hole in the sky.
After listening to Liu Yanhong's words, Man'er tilted her head and thought for a while, then said to Chunni: "Brother Yanhong is right, Chunwang deserves a beating, Chunni, if you beat him a few times, he will behave himself."
"Yaozu used to be like this, but he got well after being beaten by my grandma. Now he never dares to bully me again."
Yaozu: “…”
Liu Yanhong frowned: "Did Yaozu bully Man'er before?"
Yaozu didn't dare to speak.
Chunni shook her head: "If I hit Chunwang, my father and my grandmother would beat me to death."
Liu Yanhong said, "Why don't you find a place where no one is around and beat Chunwang into submission? If you do, he won't dare to complain. He's so fat and you're so thin. If you can't beat him, you can use your wits to tie him up and beat him while he's asleep. If your father and grandmother beat you, then you should beat your father and grandmother as well."
Chunni's eyes widened.
Even beating grandma and dad together is outrageous.
This was something she dared not even think about.
"Chun Ni, is that your grandma?"
Maner pointed to the village road in the west, and Chunni's grandmother, Mrs. Luo, was running towards them on her bound feet, holding a fire stick in her hand.
The fat boy following behind him, who else could it be but Chunwang?
"Chun Ni, run quickly."
Judging from Mrs. Luo's attitude, she was sure to beat Chunni with a stick, so Maner let Chunni run away first.
Chunni was so scared that her knees went weak.
There is nowhere to run.
"Chun Ni, you silly girl. The clothes at home haven't been washed, the vegetable garden hasn't been watered, and the pigs haven't been fed, yet you come here to be lazy."
Mrs. Luo ran and cursed, and arrived at Tong Huaqiong's house like a whirlwind.
Chunni defended herself with a trembling voice: "I washed the clothes early, watered the vegetables, and fed the pigs."
It would have been fine if Chunni didn't defend herself. As soon as she did, Mrs. Luo got even angrier and scolded, "You've been wronged by the work. Money-losing people like you should have been strangled to death if they were born. It's good enough that you're alive. What else do you want?"
I saw Maner Yaozu and others sitting at the door, with a few cooked corns in the basin.
Mrs. Luo felt uncomfortable because her eldest grandson had no corn to eat yet, so Maner gave the corn to Chunni.
Yaozu also beat Chunwang.
This is all Chunni's fault.
Mrs. Luo grabbed Chunni and used a fire poker to whip her wrists, thighs, and buttocks, cursing as she whipped her: "I won't let you bully your brother! I won't let you let others bully your brother! Your brother is the only heir of our family, and even ten of you wouldn't be enough to pay him back."
Mrs. Luo was doing needlework at home. Chunwang came home and cried to Mrs. Luo about the corn incident, exaggerating it.
Mrs. Luo became instantly furious.
Her eldest grandson was wronged.
The whole thing was caused by the corn that Maner gave Chunni.
Maner was wrong, but Chunni was even more wrong.
She shouldn't have teamed up with outsiders to bully Chunwang.
She doesn't dare to hit Man'er and Yaozu, so how could she not dare to hit her own granddaughter?
Mrs. Luo was very cruel and Chunni cried out from the beating.
Chunwang gritted his teeth and clapped his hands, saying, "Beat her! Beat her to death!"
Maner and Yaozu stood up. They were both frightened. Was Mrs. Luo going to beat Chunni to death?
Liu Yanhong felt that Chunni's grandmother was acting like a troublemaker. As the son of the county magistrate, Liu Yanhong felt that he had the obligation to stop the troublemaker.
So he stepped forward and shouted, "How can you, a woman, hit someone so casually?"
Mrs. Luo is a rather reclusive person and rarely interacts with people in the village.
She was not quite aware that Tong Huaqiong had clung to the thigh of County Magistrate Liu, and she did not know that Liu Yanhong was the son of the county magistrate. She thought which relative of the Gu family Liu Yanhong was.
She didn't care at all if a little brat dared to stop her.
Mrs. Luo continued to beat Chunni.
Chunni couldn't stand being beaten, so Maner said quickly: "Chunni, quickly hide next to Brother Yanhong."
Maner thought that Liu Yanhong was the son of the county magistrate and could intimidate Mrs. Luo.
After hearing what Maner said, Chunni hid near Liu Yanhong.
Liu Yanhong took advantage of the situation and stepped forward to block Chunni. Seeing that Chunni refused to take the beating, Mrs. Luo learned to dodge instead.
The anger grew even more.
He raised the stick and brought it down hard, and the stick landed on Liu Yanhong's back.
Liu Yanhong screamed from being hit, and Maner and Yaozu were terrified.
It’s over, it’s over. The county magistrate’s son was beaten. Will my grandmother be implicated?