Zhi’er’s niang, how can you continue working here? Your family had an accident, you haven’t come back yet.”

Zhao Lan straightened her sore waist, but still hold the wheat seeds in her hands: “There’s still a little work left. I’ll go back as soon as I finish. What happened in our family?”

“You still want to work? Your daughter has been killed. Let’s go and you take a look ah.” Hu Changlin said with a worried face.

Zhao Lan was stunned. But then, she quickly threw away the wheat seeds in her hands and come up to the terrain of the field: “What did you just say?”

Hu Changlin sighed: “While you are working in the field, your mother-in-law and sister-in-law forcefully tied your daughter and planned to sell her to the sick son of Wu Family in the town. Your daughter refused, so she was beaten to death. When I heard she’s not breathing, I came here to… …”

Hu Changlin hasn’t finished his words, but Zhao Lan already runs in a hurry.

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There were many people outside the Bai Family’s house, and these people continue whispering near their courtyard.

When Zhao Lan rushed inside, she saw her daughter lying on the straw mat with no breath.

Zhao Lan‘s legs soften, and she stumbled next to her daughter’s body. She took her cold hand and looked at her daughter’s wounded face. Zhao Lan was heartbroken, she wanted to cry out loud, but she could only open her mouth, as her tears keep falling down.

The Bai Family’s first daughter-in-law, Mrs. Liu, came out of the house and saw the third daughter-in-law of the family came back. She raised an eyebrow, as her grim face showed a dissatisfied look: “How come you are here? Have you finished the work in the field? If not, then don’t think about eating at night.”

Zhao Lan‘s eyes were red. Her face was full of anger. She turned her head and shouted to Mrs. Liu: “Who made my daughter like this? Who is it?!”

Mrs. Liu was shocked, Zhao Lan has always been silent and allowed herself to be bullied. No matter how much she scolded and forced her to work, she never heard her complain, nor yell at her like this.

“What are you yelling for? It’s me and niang, so what? Huh? Who told her to be disobedient? The Bai Family had spent a lot of food to raise her to grow up this big. But she dared not listen to her grandmother and aunt?!”

Mrs. Liu’s said with killing intent. In anger, Zhao Lan crawled up to ground and rushed toward Mrs. Liu. She then slapped her face with both hands again and again: “I work like a horse all day long. But you still dare calculate my daughter’s food? Didn’t we earn every meal you give us? There were several people in the family, but only I do the work. I work alone, but have you ever heard a single complain to my mouth?”

“She was only twelve! She was only twelve!”

Mrs. Liu was beaten by Zhao Lan‘s every slap. She had been married into this family for a long time, but she was never been beaten like this. Especially, not in front of so many people in the village. Mrs. Liu sat down on the ground with her butt and shouted: “Beat me, come on, beat me to death, come!”

Seeing the lively show, the villagers outside the courtyard couldn’t help but shook their head: “To have such a sister-in-law and mother-in-law, Zhao Lan was really unlucky.”

“Originally, the work in the field was done by the Bai family’s three sons. But, when Old Bai and the third son died, the work fell to the youngest daughter-in-law. Say, regarding this matter, the second son also has a daughter, right? Which is a bit much older. So, why they didn’t  sell that child first?”

“The sick bully picked this child.”

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Even if it was picked up by him, this child was only 12 years old. And what is the difference between this little girl and the second son’s daughter? That man shouldn’t be too short-sighted.” Hu Changlin, who had just returned after calling Zhao Lan from the field said.

Mrs. Liu kept shouting. So, Old Lady Bai, who picked up the dried clothes from the backyard, immediately dropped the clothes. And rushed with a stick, after hearing the noise.

“Who hit you ah?” Old Lady Bai asked, as soon as she saw Mrs. Liu sitting on the ground and crying.

Mrs. Liu pointed her finger at Zhao Lan: “Zhao Lan, she hit me, niang, you have to seek justice for me.”

When Old Lady Bai saw Zhao Lan, she remembered that this woman’s child has died. This woman’s daughter has died, so she had to return the 12 silvers that were already been given to her. Which made her felt in pain and heartbroken.

Without hesitation, Old Lady Bai rushed forward and hit hard Zhao Lan a few times.

Zhao Lan was heartbroken. She was completely immersed with the thought of her dead daughter. She didn’t notice that the old lady was holding a stick and rushing towards her. So, as soon as the stick slammed to her body, she fell to the ground and fainted.

The villagers were still standing in front of the courtyard. Hu Changlin saw this, so he shouted: “This old lady just killed her granddaughter, but still couldn’t let go of her daughter-in-law.”

Hu Changlin pushed the people around him with his hand and rushed inside the courtyard. Then, he shouted at Old Lady Bai: “You old woman, how can your heart be so poisonous? Do you want to kill her?”

Old Lady Bai also didn’t expect Zhao Lan to fell on the ground after just a few hits of the stick. This was not the first time she hit her. This daughter-in-law’s skin and flesh were thick. How could she fell down after a few hits?

On the side, Mrs. Liu stopped crying. She then rushed to the old lady and said: “Niang, if you kill Zhao Lan, who will do the work to the field in the future?”

At this time, the little girl who was lying on the straw mat suddenly opened her eyes. She actually regained consciousness a bit earlier, but she was confused and haven’t accepted the fact that she, a famous doctor from 23rd century become an ancient little peasant girl.

After sitting up, she couldn’t help but knitted her eyebrows in pain. The two women were so cruel and killed this 12 yr old child.

“The corpse move, the corpse move!” The villagers in front suddenly shouted.

Old Lady Bai and Mrs. Liu also saw the dead little girl sat up. Both of them was scared to death and fell to the ground.

Old Lady Bai pushed Mrs. Liu forward and shouted: “It’s her, she, she wants to sell you and use the 12 silvers for her son, Dabao. It’s none of my business.”

Mrs. Liu shrunk and shouted back in a hurry: “No, it’s not me. Your grandmother said she wanted to have a few new clothes. She said that as long as she sells you, there will be money to buy a few fabric. It’s none of my business. It has nothing to do with me.”

Bai Zhi looked up and stared at them. Her eyes look extremely cold. Which made the people’s facial expression not even as good as a pig’s face.

Originally, because of a headache and painful injuries. she intended to pretend unconscious for a while more. But, when she heard what they said, she couldn’t stand it. So, she gritted her teeth and endured.

Feeling lazy to talk nonsense, Bai Zhi went straight to Zhao Lan and look at her injuries. Her right arm was fractured. Her head has a swelling lump. Her skin has bruises and some of it has blood. But, all in all, her injuries were not heavy. Her unconscious state was only temporary. She will wake up soon.

At this time, the villagers keep squeezing themselves to the front. After looking, they saw Bai Zhi was still alive, but she has a lot of purple bruises. Not to mention, she really looked miserable.

Zhao Lan collapsed to the ground, after being hit by a laundry stick.

“What happened? Who did this?”

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But, because the two of them saw Bai Zhi actually didn’t die . They were naturally not scared . They both climbed up from the ground .

Old Lady Bai replied: “This is our family’s problem . There’s nothing important issue into it, so I would rather like it if you won’t bother us . ”

Village Chief Li angrily said: “Nothing important? You almost killed a person . Do you know what will happen if you killed her? Fortunately, the little girl didn’t die . Otherwise, you two will go straight to prison . ”

Old Lady Bai got a bit scared, but she still smiled and said: “You can still tell a joke despite your old age ah . Who hasn’t encountered a one or two of these issues? But, does anyone who killed a child went to prison?”

On the side, Bai Zhi stood up and coldly said: “That is because no one has reported the crime . That’s why the officials didn’t pay attention . If I died and my mother went to the government office and reported it . Do you think both of you can run?”

Village Chief Li lifted an eyebrow and stared at Bai Zhi . He thought this child doesn’t know much .

“What Bai Zhi had said is right . That is the real case . ” Village Chief Li said and nodded .

Old Lady Bai and Mrs . Liu look at each other . Their eyes were full of horror . Inside their heart, they were very thankful that this dead girl had survived . Otherwise, they will live miserably .

Bai Zhi saw Zhao Lan, who was lying on the ground seemed to move, but haven’t woke up yet .

Her eyes suddenly lit up and had an idea . She busily showed a pitiful expression and head towards the old lady: “Grandmother, my niang was injured . I beg you, please find a doctor to cure her . ”

Old Lady Bai frowned her eyebrows . Her face become cold: “Find a doctor? If we have money to spare, do you think you will die? This dead girl, your mind must be clouded . With just a few stick hits, you want me to spend money to a doctor? You must be dreaming!”

The old lady’s answer was already beyond the villager’s expectation . When Old Bai, her husband, and her third son fell on the roof and had big injuries . The old lady was also very reluctant to spend money to ask the doctor for treatment . And so they lost their lives .

How can a person who was so cruel to her husband and son, be good to her daughter-in-law?

Bai Zhi turned her head and cried out loud: “Village Chief, my niang is dying . Please, I beg you to save my niang . ”

In the old village chief’s eyes, it can be seen that he cares about this child . Earlier, when he just came back from the mountain, he saw the old lady . He disagreed with her plan . He tried to convince her, to just let the mother and child lived happily together .

But, who would have thought that this old lady will be more and more unreasonable? If he won’t use this opportunity to teach the old lady a lesson, she will surely come up with a more hideous plan .

Village Chief Li made up his mind and said to Old Lady Bai: “Hurry, call for a doctor . If something bad happened to her, this can only be blamed to the two of you . ”

Old Lady Bai didn’t make any movement, so Village Chief Li’s face darkens: “There were many people have witnessed that you have beaten her to death . If this will be reported, let’s see if you two can get away from it . When the officials come, we will serve as the witnesses . ”

Old Lady Bai was full of hate and anger . This Village Chief and villagers were too noisy .   She hated this mother and child but has no intention to kill any of them . 12 was the prime of age, where the body was strong and can work all year round, so she planned to sell her with a good price to get some benefits .