Courtyard House: Purchasing Agents' Comeback from the Great Famine

Chapter 616 The Three Qin Brothers Hold a Joint Trial of Qin Huairu

When Jia Zhangshi saw Qin Huairu leave with her parents and a group of people, she wished she had two more legs. Ignoring the excruciating pain all over her body, she got up from the ground, grabbed Banggeng and Xiaodang, and ran home like a madwoman.

As soon as she got back to the room, Jia Zhangshi slammed the door shut and quickly bolted it, afraid that the group of crazy women would come and beat her again.

"Huffing and puffing."

Madam Jia was panting heavily. After pulling back the curtains and confirming that the group of crazy women had gone to Wang Feng's house, she finally breathed a long sigh of relief and took out some medicated oil to apply to her wounds.

When everyone in the courtyard saw that Jia Zhangshi had returned to her house, and Qin Huairu had also gone to Wang Feng's house, they all went home when they realized there was no more drama to watch.

at the same time.

Wang Feng and Qin Changshun returned to the house. Qin Jingru was about to pour tea when she was stopped by her uncle, Qin Changshun.

Qin Changshun stared coldly at the uneasy Qin Huairu and shouted sternly:

"Kneel down."

Without the slightest hesitation, Qin Huairu knelt down directly in front of her father, though her eyes were red and she felt very wronged.

The three Qin brothers sat on stools. The youngest brother, Qin Changshun, sat in the middle of the eight-immortal table, the second brother sat on the left, and the youngest brother sat on the right. Qin Jingru's mother, her eldest aunt, and her second aunt stood next to their respective men. Wang Feng, Qin Jingru, and their cousins ​​stood on both sides. It looked like a joint trial, and this joint trial was even more like the one Yi Zhonghai and his colleagues held when they held a hospital-wide meeting.

"Bang."

The eldest brother, Qin Changshun, slammed his hand on the table like a gavel, startling Qin Huairu so much that she trembled.

"Huai Ru, since you married into the city, you haven't come back to Qin Family Village to visit me and your mother all these years. I'm not that angry about that, but you shouldn't have ruined the reputation of my Qin family."

"Dad, I haven't disgraced the Qin family," Qin Huairu knelt on the ground and argued.

"Bang."

Qin Changshun slammed his fist on the table again and roared, "You still dare to argue?"

"Dad, I'm not making excuses. Yes, all these years, because of the family's dire financial situation, I've been too ashamed to go back to Qin Family Village to see you and Mom. But I haven't stolen or robbed anything all these years, so how have I disgraced the Qin family?"

Qin Huairu's gaze was firm as she argued her case with reason and conviction.

"Fine, fine, I see you won't give up until you're completely cornered."

Qin Changshun stared coldly at Qin Huairu, then turned his gaze to Qin Jingru's father and spoke in a deep voice:

"Third brother, tell me everything you know."

Qin Changyao nodded, glanced at Qin Huairu's flustered face, and asked sternly:

"Huai Ru, I'm asking you, isn't there someone in your compound named Sha Zhu? Over the years, I've heard that you've borrowed more than five hundred yuan from this Sha Zhu on and off. Also, did this Sha Zhu used to often bring you food from the factory? Now answer me, what is your relationship with this Sha Zhu?"

Hearing her third uncle's sharp question, Qin Huairu panicked and glared at Qin Jingru with hatred, which left Qin Jingru feeling completely bewildered.

Qin Changyao shouted, "Don't look at Jingru! This wasn't told to me by Jingru and Wang Feng. I found out myself in the courtyard. Huairu, tell us now, is this true or not? What exactly is your relationship with Shazhu?"

"I...I."

Qin Huairu stammered for a long time, not knowing how to explain, and finally could only grit her teeth and say:

"Silly...Silly Zhu, we're just ordinary neighbors."

"You still dare to argue?"

Qin Changshun glared angrily at Qin Huairu and roared, "Would someone lend you so much money if we were just ordinary neighbors? They brought food from the factory; they and their sister wouldn't even eat it themselves, yet they insisted on giving it to you! Do you think your second and third uncles are fools?"

When Qin Huairu heard that her father even knew about Sha Zhu's sister, she was horrified and filled with resentment towards the person who had informed on her.

The last time her third uncle and aunt came to the courtyard, she didn't hear them chatting with anyone for long; they just exchanged casual greetings. Since her third uncle said that this person wasn't Jingru or Wang Feng, then who could it be? Could it be Shazhu himself?

The second son, Qin Changyi, spoke in a deep voice: "Huai Ru, I heard that in the past, whenever anyone in your compound ate meat, you would bring a huge bowl the size of a washbasin to their door to ask for some. Is that true?"

"have!"

Qin Huairu's eyes were red, and tears streamed down her face as she admitted it. Then, she started crying again, feeling wronged.

"Waaah, Dad, Second Uncle, Third Uncle, is this my fault? I just married into the city, and I have a lazy, good-for-nothing mother-in-law. If I don't go to her, she and Jia Dongxu beat and scold me. And Bang Geng is always demanding meat. Tell me, what should I do? What can I do?"

"You unfilial daughter! You dare to argue?"

Qin Changshun was so angry he was practically fuming, and he glared furiously at Qin Huairu.

"You've gone around begging everywhere, you've completely disgraced the Qin family! Jia Dongxu and Jia Zhangshi bullied you, beat you, and scolded you, why didn't you go back to Qin Family Village and tell us? Let us stand up for you? Do you have to listen to them? Are you some kind of meek blockhead?"

"Including your unfilial brother, there are still six grown men in our lineage. If you're bullied, just go back and let us know. Do you think your mother-in-law, that fat pig, and that skinny Jia Dongxu can withstand a few punches from us?"

Qin Changshun grew angrier as he spoke, and at the same time, he felt a deep sadness in his heart.

The son ran away with someone else, and for so many years, we don't know if he's alive or dead, and he hasn't sent a single letter. Now, not only is the daughter unfilial, but she has also done something to disgrace the Qin family.

Upon hearing her father say this, Qin Huairu burst into tears instantly.

"Waaah, Dad, Second Uncle, Third Uncle, I know I was wrong. Before I married into the city, all the girls in Qin Family Village envied me. I was bullied in the Jia family and my life was miserable. I didn't dare go back to Qin Family Village to tell them, let alone tell you. I was vain. I was afraid of being ridiculed, afraid of being looked down upon, and even more afraid that you would cause trouble. The Jia family kicked me out. I wanted to always be the envy of others. I was wrong, I was really wrong. Dad, Second Uncle, Third Uncle, please forgive me. I will change, I will definitely change in the future!"

When Qin Jingru saw Qin Huairu crying with tears streaming down her face, she felt a little bad.

Qin Huairu was right. When she married into the city, all the girls in Qin Family Village, including herself, were very envious of her. Marrying into the city meant not having to do farm work and being able to eat government-supplied grain, which was a lifelong dream for many rural people.

But ever since she married Wang Feng, he has shown her too many things. Even in the city, life is still not easy for ordinary people. The life that Qin Huairu is living is really not as comfortable as it is in the countryside.