The 1960s: The Story of a Country Girl's Journey to the City

"Hey, what are you doing? Are you bandits? Why are you smashing my house? Oh my god, is this any way for a person to live?!"

Just a moment ago, Granny Lü was all arrogant, but now she was crying her eyes out, her face covered in tears and snot.

Seeing that everyone was getting involved, Bao Ya couldn't just sit idly by. She found a stick in the yard, mustered all her strength, and whacked Granny Lü on the buttocks.

"┗|｀O′|┛ Aww~~"

While still crying, Granny Lü didn't notice that Bao Ya had used all her strength to slap Granny Lü so hard that she jumped up from the spot.

"You old bastards, you've tortured people to death, and you still have the nerve to cry here? I'll beat you to death."

Bao Ya, holding a stick, chased after Granny Lü and lashed out at her, always aiming for her buttocks to see if she would take off her clothes and show them to others.

"When did I torture someone to death? The person is still alive, why are you hitting me? Ouch..."

"She's not dead! Where did you hide her? You old bastard, if you can't hand her over, you'll pay with your life today."

Bao Ya chased after her with a stick, hitting her in all sorts of shameful places, ignoring everything she said.

There was a series of clanging and banging sounds coming from the courtyard and the house, but they quickly stopped.

Because there really wasn't much left to smash. There's not much stuff left in the house, just a few things to break, and it was over before we even got our fill.

Everyone else had finished, but Bao Ya was still chasing after Granny Lü, like a cat playing with a mouse, following behind Granny Lü and hitting her with a stick whenever she slowed down.

For a moment, only the sound of Granny Lü wailing filled the courtyard.

Finally, Granny Lü couldn't run anymore, so she collapsed to the ground, opened her mouth wide and cried, drool flowing with her tears and snot.

Bao Ya went around to each room and smashed everything she could. The things she didn't smash were just things that couldn't be broken, and there was nothing she could do about it. She couldn't just burn them all down.

"Tell me, where did you hide Er Ya?"

Bao Ya walked up to Granny Lü and nudged her with her toe. Granny Lü, lying on the ground, glanced at Bao Ya furtively, but continued to cry.

Judging from her guilty look, Er Ya was probably not going to make it. Bao Ya raised the stick in her hand and hit her buttocks with a "smack".

"Aww~~"

Granny Lü screamed in pain and stopped lying on the ground. She sat up and covered her buttocks with both hands.

"Still not going to talk? You didn't sell Er Ya out, did you?"

Bao Ya observed her guilty look and guessed that if Er Ya were still alive, she wouldn't be like this. The house was smashed up, and she didn't see Er Ya anywhere. She might not even be home anymore.

"What?! You sold my daughter?! You wretched woman, you actually sold my daughter! I'll beat you to death!"

At this moment, Second Aunt rushed out, grabbed Granny Lü's hair, and slapped her across the face. Fifth Sister and Sixth Sister also joined in, pinching her.

The others, armed with weapons, angrily formed a circle, glaring menacingly. Granny Lü's screams echoed throughout the courtyard.

"No, no, we didn't sell her! Let me go, let me go..."

"Stop hitting her, I want to ask her a few questions."

Seeing that it was about time, Bao Ya stopped the three women, mother and daughters, who were frantically beating Granny Lü, and took two steps forward.

"Old Lady Lü, where is Er Ya? I'm only giving you one chance. If you don't tell me, I'll break your leg."

Bao Ya used the stick in her hand to forcefully tap Granny Lü's calf. Granny Lü felt the pain and quickly pulled her calf back. She glanced timidly at Bao Ya, then lowered her head again, her eyes darting around, but she still refused to speak.

Bao Ya knew from her expression that she wasn't going to tell the truth, so she raised the stick and poked her hand, which was supporting her on the ground, vertically.

"ah!!"

Granny Lü let out another scream, and looked around at the people. Everyone just watched her silently, and no one stepped forward to stop Bao Ya.

Bao Ya didn't ask her any more questions, and raised the stick in her hand again, about to bring it down.

"I'll talk, I'll talk! It's in the woodshed."

After finishing her sentence, Granny Lü dared not look at Bao Ya again. Instead, she curled up into a ball, even more nervous than when she had been beaten.

"Go check out the woodshed!"

Bao Ya spoke to her second aunt and fifth daughter, her brows furrowing even more. There had been such a commotion, yet there hadn't been a sound from the woodshed. She feared something terrible had happened.

Second Aunt and Fifth and Sixth Sister hurriedly ran to the woodshed, and Bao Ya followed a few steps, looking into the woodshed.

The Lu family's woodshed was a wooden shed built between the main house and the wall. It was less than two meters high and very cramped inside. From the outside, it was dark and you couldn't tell that anyone was inside.

"Er Ya, Er Ya, waaaaah..."

"Second sister..."

Another cry and scream erupted. The woodshed was too small and dimly lit, so those outside had no idea what was happening inside.

Aunt Pang hurriedly followed her inside to see what was happening, and soon came out covering her nose.

"Bao Ya, she's probably not well. She looks like she's exhaling more than inhaling, and she even smells bad."

Aunt Pang couldn't continue speaking; she felt a rotten smell, and the thought of it made her nauseous.

"Stop crying, hurry up and carry him out to the hospital. Dad, take a door panel off the ground."

Lin Laosan responded and, along with two men, removed one of the gate panels and carried it to the entrance of the woodshed.

Second Aunt and two other aunts carried Er Ya out together.

Only then did Bao Ya see Er Ya's miserable state.

Her clothes were tattered beyond recognition, barely covering her body. Her arms and legs were covered in bruises and burns.

Especially since her pants were covered in blood, as if she had miscarried, and she also had a foul stench.

"Who are you, and what are you doing in my house?"

At this moment, three men and one woman entered from outside and started shouting at the people in the courtyard.

Bao Ya asked Liu Ya, who was standing to the side:

"Are all these people surnamed Lü? Are their families all here?"

"Everyone's here: Boss Lü and his wife, Old Lü, and Boss Lü the Second."

Bao Ya nodded and greeted everyone:

"Surround them and beat them up, then we'll talk."

After Bao Ya finished speaking, she took a step back, making room for them.

At this time, fights between the two families over their children were common. As long as no one was killed, the police wouldn't interfere, and no one thought of reporting it to the police. So Bao Ya felt at ease and let them fight first.

These kinds of things are usually handled by village officials; before the village officials arrive, people can do whatever they want.

"You, you, let's talk this out, don't fight, let's..."

"You surnamed Lü, what else do you have to say about how your family has abused my daughter like this? I'll beat you to death today."

Now that things have come to this, Lin Lao Er is no longer intimidated. If his daughter is mistreated like this, he won't be able to stand up for himself. He doesn't know how the villagers will view him in the future.

In this world, people won't sympathize with you just because you're pitiful. Usually, if you're pitiful, people will think you're easy to bully, and if you're easy to bully, everyone can come and kick you while you're down.