Make a Fortune and Become Well-off [90] - Chapter 41
Mother Jiang stood tall among the top three tallest women in the village, known for her robust physique and powerful hands that delivered blows with overwhelming force, leaving Jiang Yueqin reeling.
Despite wearing high heels, Jiang Yueqin couldn’t match Mother Jiang’s height, especially after years of not doing farm work.
The commotion drew Jiang Yueqin’s parents and younger brother out of their house. They confronted Mother Jiang, demanding to know, “What are you doing? Why are you hitting her?”
Seeing Mother Jiang’s tough demeanor, Jiang Yueqin’s father hurried back inside and retrieved a hoe. As he returned, he encountered Father Jiang, nicknamed Big Man, who had rushed over as well.
Father Jiang was the tallest and strongest man in the village, casting a commanding presence. Jiang Yueqin didn’t even reach his shoulders in height.
He didn’t dare to come forward with the hoe. Instead, he shouted loudly, “Big Man, please restrain Ah Lian. Everything was fine yesterday. Why is she fighting today? We’re all family here. If there’s an issue, let’s talk it out.”
Ignoring his plea, Mother Jiang slapped Jiang Yueqin once more, tearing out clumps of hair, her face contorted with anger. “Your Yueqin is a prostitute outside,” she accused fiercely. “I don’t believe you parents don’t know what this deceitful person is up to.” With a forceful shove, she pushed Jiang Yueqin away and struck her mother as well.
Such alterations were common among rural women, often involving verbal exchanges and occasional physical confrontations, though few escalated to the extent seen with Mother Jiang.
Jiang Ning rushed to the scene, witnessing Jiang Yueqin’s younger brother wielding a stone aimed at Mother Jiang’s head. Reacting swiftly, she intervened by pushing him into a nearby ditch. The ditch, once pumped by a water pump, still held a small amount of water.
Jiang Yueqin’s mother cried out in shock, “Don’t…”
The commotion attracted the attention of the residents in the affluent area where the larger houses were situated. Upon hearing the noise, people emerged from their homes, some even carrying their rice bowls.
In Dafang County, unity among the villagers was strong, and they rallied to support Jiang Yueqin’s family against Mother Jiang. Faced with a growing number of people intervening, Father Jiang also stepped in.
Uncle Jiang, though short and stout in appearance, displayed surprising strength comparable to Father Jiang’s.
Mother Jiang’s forceful push had knocked Jiang Yueqin to the ground, her twisted foot rendering her helpless against the assault.
Originally, people from the main house wanted to come over and pull Mother Jiang away, but Mother Jiang mistakenly slapped them in the face. People from the third house asked, “Ah Lian, what’s going on? Stop fighting.”
Mother Jiang was so angry that she pointed at Jiang Yueqin’s family and scolded them, “They are a dirty family. Yueqin is like a chicken outside. They just use the money from Yueqin’s work to build a house. They think everyone is like this. Their family is the same. They want money from selling their daughter, but they want to bring our Ning Ning to that place, bah.”
Mother Jiang spat hard on Jiang Yueqin’s face.
Jiang Ning had grown up, and that was the first time she saw Mother Jiang defending herself.
What she had been told since she was a child was, “We work day in and day out, and we are exhausted. We also have to deal with your problems, so be obedient. If anyone wants to cause trouble, don’t let them beat you or I will beat you first.”
Children without the support of their parents were cowardly, timid, and had low self-esteem. They dared not fight for anything, couldn’t refuse, and couldn’t say no.
The first time she learned that people could refuse others and say no was when she read a book by Taiwanese writer Wu Danru. The book taught her step by step how to refuse other people’s unreasonable demands and say no to things she didn’t want to do.
She just learned this so clumsily.
Mother Jiang’s words spread through the crowd, causing everyone to look at Jiang Yueqin in surprise. Gossip erupted, voices louder than Mother Jiang’s own.
“Yueqin is a chicken outside.”
“Isn’t it true she’s working as a waitress?”
“I’m telling you, what kind of waitress can earn five thousand yuan in half a year? Look at what she’s wearing, it’s probably worth more than five thousand yuan.”
“She’s a chicken, so why does she want to take Ning Ning?”
“How old is Ning Ning?”
“She wants to harm others, even people in her own village.”
“This is so terrible, isn’t it? If Ning Ning, a young girl, ends up in a place like that, her entire life will be ruined.”
“Just look at the clothes she wears, no decent girl would wear something like that.”
Everyone condemned Jiang Yueqin, beaten to the ground by Mother Jiang, and looked down upon Jiang Yueqin’s parents.
Jiang Yueqin collapsed on the ground. Her once fashionable clothes now covered in dust, her curly hair in disarray, she buried her face in her arms, too ashamed to move.
She never spoke about such matters, she wouldn’t.
She thought something was wrong, but once exposed to everyone’s scrutiny, the shame of being laid bare overwhelmed her. Even Jiang Yueqin’s parents, who had pretended not to know what their daughter was doing, now hung their heads in shame, wanting to retreat home, leaving Jiang Yueqin lying alone on the ground, ignored.
No one from the big house dared to initiate a fight; it was all too humiliating.
Someone else chimed in cheerfully, “Luckily, my daughter isn’t home. She came to ask me when Xiangqin would return and mentioned taking my daughter there during the New Year.”
“How disgraceful, causing harm.”
If her daughter were taken to such a place, there’d be nowhere to seek solace.
Jiang Ning said, “She told me before that she’s also found several other young girls. If anyone knows who she’s found, inform their families quickly, or else they’ll be taken there and their lives ruined.”
A young aunt from the neighboring big house quickly interjected, “I know, my mother’s family and her grandmother are from the same village.”
“Then go to your mother’s house and inform her immediately, don’t let this girl get hurt.”
“I’m not sure if there are people from other villages, but everyone needs to be informed.”
The women in the village, hailing from surrounding areas, all agreed, “I’ll go back to my parents’ house and tell them. We can’t let anyone else be harmed because of Jiang Yueqin.”
“Not every village needs to know about the situation involving a girl from our village.” Some men in the village disagreed with spreading the news, fearing it would bring shame upon the entire community.
That was the situation in Jiang Ning’s previous life. Everyone in the village knew what Jiang Yueqin was doing outside, yet they all remained silent.
“Then let her continue to harm others.” The women had a different perspective from the men in the village. At that time, most villagers were of the same ethnicity and were interconnected through family ties. Regardless, their relatives needed to be informed.
“Ask whom she has harmed before.”
Jiang Yueqin, lying on the ground and pretending to be lifeless, was now in tears. It was only then that she spoke up, “I didn’t, I haven’t harmed anyone. I never took anyone out.”
She explained that Jiang Ning was the first person she was going to bring along. They had also stayed there for a long time. Seeing others from their village bringing younger sisters and earning money, she too thought of bringing girls from their village to earn money. Initially, they were poorly regarded and not allowed to return during Chinese New Year. However, in recent years, they had matured and become willing participants, only being permitted to return home briefly during the holiday period. After all, Chinese New Year was the peak time for business.
Mother Jiang heard her.
The most affected person was Jiang Ning. Enraged, she slapped her twice. “You know our Ning Ning is easy to bully.” Then she turned around and scolded Jiang Ning, “You are also a coward. You didn’t even say a word when you were deceived like this. You deserve to be deceived. Why didn’t she lie to Qinqin and Hehua? She only lied to you, a coward who doesn’t say a word, saying that she would take you to a nightclub, and you didn’t even tell us.”
Mother Jiang also wanted her daughter to make money, but she never considered letting her earn such dirty money. She wanted a good reputation. She also had two sons going to college. Once such a reputation spread, people would look down on her for three generations.
“What are you talking about?” Jiang Ning asked with some confusion. “Didn’t you drag me there?”
Mother Jiang choked up suddenly, “I didn’t know it was such a dirty place. You knew it was a nightclub, but you didn’t even tell us.”
Father Jiang interjected, “How could she know what nightclub is? How old is she?”
Mother Jiang fell silent, her resentment towards Jiang Yueqin growing stronger.
She spat forcefully at Jiang Yueqin’s courtyard door and then dragged Jiang Ning away.
Others quickly dispersed and headed to their parents’ homes to discuss the matter. “Why are people treating such a young girl like this now? Even if she ends up in that place, why would she still harm her family members? We’re all from the same village.”
“Some people deceive others in the village, especially their relatives.”
“Hurry and inform your mother’s family to keep an eye on their daughters before they are misled. We don’t know how many girls she has taken away. She’s come back this time to harm others.”
Everyone whispered among themselves, speculating on who else in Dafang was earning illicit money outside.
“The eldest brother Jiang’s family has also built a house. Isn’t his daughter making quite a lot of money?”
In Jiang Village, families had always lived and worked closely together. When someone went out to work, it was often with elders from the same household. Now that Eldest Brother Jiang’s daughter was working outside and using the earnings to build a house, everyone couldn’t help but speculate if she was also involved in inappropriate activities.
People from Eldest Brother Jiang’s household were furious and directed their anger at Jiang Yueqin’s family at home.
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