Farmhouse Green Plum

Chapter 299 Promise

Just by listening to it, Song Ying felt uncomfortable and suffocated. It was hard to imagine how desperate Madam Fang must have been, having experienced all of this personally.

At the same time, she thought of Song Ergu, who was also being beaten by her husband, and felt even more upset.

"He was such a bad guy, he really deserved to die, but if you killed him and the government finds out, you'll be arrested and thrown into jail, or even beheaded. It's not worth it to kill a rotten person like that."

Madam Fang looked at her pleadingly, "As long as you don't report it to the authorities, the government won't care. He is just a student, not a student with a record in the Ministry of Education, and no one in the Han family will suspect him!"

"Just because no one doubts it now doesn't mean that there won't be doubts among the relatives who come to pay their respects later. After all, your husband is in his prime."

Song Ying didn't know much about the Han family. She only knew that Han Zhijie had a younger brother, and she knew nothing about the other relatives. However, she had experienced the deaths of many people in the village since she was a child.

Even if an elderly person dies of old age, some relatives who come to pay their respects later will suspect that they were abused to death, not to mention young and middle-aged people who died. They will try to find abnormalities even if there are no abnormalities.

Some relatives are really strange. They have no contact with each other in normal times. Children like them have no idea that there are such relatives in the family. But when something happens and they are invited to express condolences, these people don't care about the evidence or the truth. They will say anything as soon as they open their mouths.

She remembered that this was how her father died. Because a flood had just passed and robbers had invaded the village, they didn't hold any banquet after the funeral. They invited a fortune teller and villagers to carry the body to the mountain and bury it.

Then, an aunt who was already five generations older than her father came over and asked if her father had been murdered because they didn't even hold a funeral. She was told that she had been trying to save an official from drowning, and there was evidence from the government. She also said that her grandmother, Li, favored the youngest son and didn't feed her father well, so she couldn't get out of the water after saving the man.

Song Ying has lost most of her memories of childhood, and she doesn't know whether her grandmother really favors her second uncle more. But judging from the words of the villagers and her grandmother's daily memories of her father, that should not be the case.

Madam Fang was obviously prepared for these things. She said, "It doesn't matter. They are just looking for trouble to point fingers. Without real evidence, no one will believe it. The people in the village will also help me speak up."

Song Ying was a little curious, "How can you be so sure that no one will find the real evidence?"

Although Madam Fang had laid the groundwork very well in the early stages and cleared herself completely, based on Song Ying's past experience, Han Zhijie's younger brother should not have had any suspicions at all.

Madam Fang pursed her lips and said, "I didn't do anything to harm him. I just didn't do what I usually do. For his own good, I endured being beaten and scolded by him and helped him to avoid certain foods. He forced me to add the ginger and peppercorns, and he also forced me to get him the wine."

Ginger and Sichuan pepper...

Song Ying was stunned. "So, you obeyed him yesterday and stewed a chicken for him and brought him wine?"

Madam Fang nodded, "I gave it to me yesterday at noon."

Song Ying's eyes widened. She guessed it was last night, but she didn't expect it to be yesterday at noon. By this afternoon, it had been almost a full day. Han Zhijie had actually dragged it on for so long!

Perhaps because he had confessed everything, Madam Fang felt that there was no need to pretend in front of her. She gradually gritted her teeth, but also felt a little relieved. "Fortunately, I have considered it carefully, otherwise I am afraid he would have been rescued again."

The word "again" was an admission that she was the one who tampered with the medicine in the clinic.

Song Ying opened his mouth, not knowing what to say. After a long pause, he asked, "Since you are not afraid without real evidence, why do you admit it to me?"

"I'm afraid you'll report him to the authorities. I can say he drank the wine on his own, but if the coroner finds ginger and peppercorns in his stomach, I won't be able to explain. Besides, he's a scholar after all, so the authorities will be more biased towards him and probably won't listen to my explanation."

After saying this, Madam Fang looked at Song Ying again pleadingly: "So, Doctor Song, please don't sue the authorities."

Song Ying looked at her, then at her arms that had already lowered their sleeves, and thought of Second Aunt Song. Without much hesitation, she nodded and said, "Okay, I promise you."

She agreed so easily that Madam Fang was stunned for a moment, then she knelt down gratefully and kowtowed to her, "Thank you, your great kindness, I, Fang Hui, will never forget it!"

Song Ying held her back and lowered his voice, "Hurry up and get up. If others see you, they might think too much."

Upon hearing this, Madam Fang immediately stood up and said to her again: "Thank you for believing in me."

"You don't have to thank me. I don't just feel sorry for you. I have a second aunt whose husband also beats her. I hope one day she can get rid of her husband." Song Ying looked at the pitch-black darkness in the distance. Their parents' families don't help, and the government doesn't care. If these women who are beaten by their in-laws are not allowed to find a way out themselves, can they just wait to be beaten to death?

Madam Fang was stunned. She decided to kill Han Zhijie so that her daughter Nini would not be beaten, but could she make such a decision for herself?

In the past, her family, neighbors, and village chiefs all told her to be patient. But this was the first time someone told her that if she was beaten by her husband, she should get rid of him.

Mrs. Fang's tears rolled down, and they were the most real tears she shed that day.

Next door, someone shouted, "The meal is ready, let's start the feast!"

Madam Fang quickly wiped away her tears and said, "The feast has begun. Doctor Song, are you still going to the toilet? If not, then hurry up and join the feast."

"Sister Fang, please wait for me for a moment." Song Ying took the oil lamp from her hand, pushed open the door of the toilet and went in. Now that he was here, he had to go!

After leaving the toilet, the uncles who had been sitting around the fire were already sitting at the dining table. Doctor Ma was invited to sit at the top seat with the village chief. Lin Wenxuan was next to him. Seeing Song Ying, he quickly waved, "Junior sister, this way!"

When Song Ying sat down, he leaned over to her ear and whispered, "How's it going? Did you figure it out?"

"Eat first, and we'll talk later."

After dinner, the village chief gave a few instructions and then took Song Ying and the others to his home to rest.

The village chief's house only had one empty room, and Song Ying was arranged to sleep with his three granddaughters. The old village chief looked at Song Ying and said, "The conditions at home are simple. It's a pity that the young doctor has to stay here for one night."

Song Ying waved his hand quickly, "Thank you, old man. We are very grateful that you can let us stay for one night."

"The young doctor is really polite..." After a few polite words, he asked his granddaughters to take Song Ying to rest.

Female doctors were rare, and the three girls looked at Song Ying curiously. After hearing their grandfather's instructions, the oldest girl smiled and said, "Little doctor, please come with us."