African Nationhood

Chapter 111 Domestic Violence
  After bidding farewell to Zhao Mingtang's family, Shi Jintang and Futong continued their inspection trip to the next family.

Zhao Mingtang still stayed at home to take care of his wife, and Shi Ershui, as the militia captain, was assigned as a guide.

"Mr. Shi's family belongs to Qin Laosi's family. He is an immigrant from the Qing Dynasty.

After arriving in our Siming Town, he took the lead in setting up a tofu shop in the town. He worked hard and his family lived a good life. "

After listening to Shi Ershui's introduction, Shi Jintang nodded. The fourth Qin family was indeed better off.

First of all, the Qin family's courtyard uses bricks and tiles, and the door is wider, and there are even door nails on it.

In addition to the word "Fu" on the welcome wall, there is also a couplet inlaid with pebbles.

"A house that accumulates good deeds will always be blessed; a house that does evil will have disaster."

After bypassing the welcome wall, there is a straight stone road.

On both sides of the stone road are wing rooms made of wheat straw. The wing rooms are filled with things, all used for making tofu.

The male and female masters of the Qin family are not tall, and the contrast is huge. The four Qin elders are short and ugly, while the Qin Gao family is slender but good-looking, with a 7-point appearance.

As the host, Qin Laosi was very enthusiastic about the arrival of Shi Jintang and his party, with a smile on his face.

He also spoke very neatly and almost never stopped speaking beautiful words.

On the other hand, his wife, Qin Gaoshi, is very introverted and hardly dares to look up at others, let alone say anything in a scene.

After Shi Jintang and his party arrived in the main room and sat down, Qin Laosi diligently handed over cigarettes and lit them. He also served black tea, and he even prepared the green tea from the Qing Dynasty.

Both he and his wife were wearing fine woolen Bayi-style clothes, which were straight and upright and expensive.

The only shortcoming is that the clothes don't match the image of Qin Laosi with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks. It feels like he is wearing a crown while wearing a monkey.

However, such people have sharp eyesight and strong economic acumen. They know how to make money by opening a tofu shop as soon as they settle down. With a little support, their future development will be even more unlimited.

"Boss Qin, how is the daily revenue of your tofu shop?"

Qin Laosi smiled shyly: "To be honest, Mr. Shi, you always said that my current tofu shop is just for hard work.

If you want to make more money, you need to increase your manpower and expand sales. Taking our town of Siming as an example, we can consume up to 150 kilograms of tofu a day.

If we go to Hot Spring City, selling thousands of kilograms of tofu a day will be just like fun. I plan to move the tofu shop to Hot Spring City.

But Mayor Zhao disagreed. He said that I am from Siming Town and cannot move away easily. "

Shi Jintang didn't expect this guy who was described as wretched to have such a strong financial mind.

He chuckled: "Captain Shi, what do you think of Boss Qin's tofu? Is it delicious?"

When Shi Ershui heard Mr. Shi call him captain, he was indescribably excited.

"His beans and tofu are okay. The main reason is that we don't have much to eat here. We eat meat all day long and only get the salty taste. No one can stand it.

So with him, his tofu can be used as a side dish, which can be regarded as improving the taste. "

Qin Laosi wanted to refute what Shi Ershui said, but Shi Ershui was the captain of the militia. When Mr. Shi was around, the other party would not treat him well. If Mr. Shi left, he would not be happy.

He had been punished by Shi Ershui many times before, although many times he was punished for beating his wife.

But in his heart, he thought that Shi Ershui was jealous of him, jealous that he had a wife, and jealous that he was richer than him.

Shi Jintang looked at Fu Tong with a smile, "Chief Fu, what do you think of Boss Qin's suggestion? Can you make an exception?"

Futong nodded, "Since Mr. Shi has said so, I think we can give Boss Qin a chance to make a fortune.

But when you go to Hot Spring City, you have to remember to abide by the law and pay taxes in full and on time, you know? "

Qin Laosi didn't expect that his problem would be solved just by complaining.

"Oh, thank you so much Mr. Shi, thank you District Chief Fu. There is nothing I can do to repay you for your great kindness. Qin Laosi, I, I will kowtow to the two adults..."

Qin Laosi was about to kneel down when a young man on the side grabbed him.

Seeing the young man's livid face, Qin Laosi panicked.

"Oh, it was my fault. Mr. Shi said that people are not allowed to kneel. It was my fault. Mr. Shi, please don't blame me!"

Seeing that Qin Laosi had no intention of kneeling, Shi Ming let go of him and stepped aside.

Shi Jintang's face turned cold, "You are such a flexible person, why do you still make such a mistake?
  Be careful next time, if you do it again you will not be leniently punished! "

When Qin Laosi heard this, his heart felt cold and he was sweating profusely, "Yes, yes, remember it, little one, and will never do it again!"

After saying that, Shi Jintang stood up and walked out.

When Qin Laosi saw this, he was filled with regret and wished he could slap himself in the mouth. He was so arrogant!
  Shi Jintang stood up, and the others naturally followed and walked out.

"puff"

When Shi Jintang heard the noise, he thought it was Qin Laosi kneeling down. He turned around and wanted to have an attack to scare the monkeys!
  But he was surprised to find that the person kneeling down was Qin Laosi's wife, Qin Gao. Qin Gao suddenly knelt down, surprising everyone present.

Everyone looked at Qin Laosi and his wife in surprise, Fu Tong was even more confused, and only Shi Ershui on the side knew it.

Qin Laosi's face was full of expressions at this moment, ranging from surprise and anger to horror and terror to death.

He slumped to the ground silently, extremely dejected.

"How is this going?"

No one answered Shi Jintang's question. Qin Laosi was speechless, but Qin Gao was crying silently.

Shi Ershui looked around, took a long breath, and said hesitantly: "Shi, Mr. Shi, I, I know. This Qin Gao family wants you to make the decision for her."

"What is the decision?"

Now that he had started, Shi Ershui no longer had any scruples. He pointed at Qin Gao and said, "Expose your arm and let Mr. Shi and District Chief Fu see it."

Mrs. Qin Gao silently opened the sleeves of her gorgeous clothes. Her fair and slender arms were covered with scars, some old and new, of different sizes.

Seeing this, Shi Jintang already understood, and his expression became even more ugly.

"Qin Laosi, you are a smart guy and good at business. I thought you were a talent, but I didn't expect you to be this kind of person inside. What's the point of beating your wife? If you really want to be ruthless, go kill people in the army. "

Qin Laosi was stunned when he heard this, "Mr. Shi, Mr. Shi, no, I, I'm a coward, I don't want to see blood, please, please spare me this time, I don't dare anymore, never again." Dare you!"

Shi Ershui was very happy at this moment. If Mayor Zhao hadn't stopped him before, he would have wanted Qin Gao to divorce.

Mr. Shi happens to be here today, so we must seize this opportunity, otherwise we won't be able to solve it neatly.

"Mr. Shi, he lied. He beats his wife every day or two. Ever since he settled in Siming Town and they got married, he has never let Mr. Qin Gao live a good life. He beats or scolds him all day long, and at night... …”

At this point, he couldn't talk any more and regretted in his heart, why couldn't he keep his mouth shut?

What if someone asked, how did he know about such private matters?
  He couldn't explain clearly, alas...

Although Shi Jintang was angry, he did not lose his mind.

To put it bluntly, this matter is just a family conflict, and it mainly depends on the husband and wife.

Since Mrs. Qin Gao picked the right time, she should be determined.

So Shi Jintang looked at Qin Gao, "I brought you here from the fire pit of the Qing Dynasty, not to let you continue to suffer here.

So, Mr. Qin Gao, I want to hear something from you today. Do you want to live with Mr. Qin? "

When Shi Ershui heard this, he became even more excited.

Answer quickly, answer quickly!

Qin Gaoshi looked up at Shi Jintang. This tall and handsome man was like a warm sun, making her cold heart feel warm.

When the Qing Dynasty had no food to eat and was about to die of hunger, she had only one desire in her heart, which was to have a full meal. As long as she had a full meal, it would be worth dying.

But after she was taken on a ship and traveled across the ocean to this magical land, she was no longer hungry, and she had more desires in her heart.

But on the day she was brought to the Central Plains District, she was told that women should get married as soon as possible when they get here. She didn't resist, as women will get married when they get older.

Unexpectedly, her husband was a short and ugly man. Unexpectedly, her husband was short and ugly, but he was hardworking and willing to work.

As life gradually improved, she was shocked to find that her husband had too many rules. He was not allowed to talk to foreign men, let alone look at other men...

Each one of them was so harsh that it made people despair. She had never thought that there were so many prohibitions in the world.

She wanted to resist, but the repeated beatings made her give up. This might be the end of her life.

Fight, fight, until you die.

But the unwillingness hidden in her heart made her not want to give up. She came here to live the good life given by Master Shi.

She found Shi Ershui privately and confided her resentment and anger to him, hoping that he could save her.

Shi Ershui looked embarrassed and told her that neither he nor the mayor could make the decision, only a higher official could.

The opportunity suddenly came to him, Master Shi came.

She struggled mentally for a long time and finally defeated herself.

She wants her savior and great benefactor to change her destiny for the second time!

"Master Shi, I want to make peace with him!"

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