The head of the Mu family

Chapter 118 Everyone Joins Forces to Punish the Domestic Abusive Man

I never imagined you'd have such a miserable life~

Then came this stroke of good fortune, no wonder everyone in your shop is smiling so happily~

"That's because I'm the most useless person in the shop."

But now I pray to Buddha every day that I can continue to follow the head of the family like this. What about you?

If you'd like, you can tell me~

"Me..."

My father was a scholar who passed the imperial examinations, but he never passed them again before he died.

My family's livelihood depends on my mother and me making needlework and selling it.

I read a few books when I was young, but later my father only let me read "Rules for Women".

When I was sixteen or seventeen, he married me off to his family.

His family was well-off, and I was filled with anticipation. The first few months went well, but I didn't expect that the good times wouldn't last long.

He then began keeping women from brothels as mistresses, and later even brought those women home with him.

We've only been married for a year, how can I bear it?

At the time, I was unaware that I was pregnant, and I wanted to stop him from doing something so disgraceful to our family.

I never expected that he would push me so hard for the sake of a woman from a brothel, and that push caused me to lose my baby.

When his parents-in-law found out, they scolded him, and he behaved himself for a few days, but soon he started acting the same way again.

I spent my days in tears and was so angry that I went back to my parents' home. My mother, however, felt somewhat sorry for me.

When my father found out, he said:

How far have you gotten from reading the precepts for women? You failed to preserve the family line, and you still have the nerve to come back?

My dad sent me back again.

From that moment on, I became even more insignificant in his eyes.

After returning home, I tried various methods in the hope of getting pregnant again.

I'm wondering if he'll change his ways if I get pregnant.

Unexpectedly, many years passed without her getting pregnant.

He became even more brazen after my father sent me back.

Unexpectedly, another incident occurred in my family.

Previously, the family relied entirely on the mother's embroidery work, but her eyesight deteriorated, and her embroidery work didn't sell well.

Father still acted as if he didn't care about worldly matters.

My mother... my mother, she was starved to death...

With tears in her eyes, Madam Wang held Yan Niang's hand, and Yan Niang continued, choking back sobs:

"I sold some of my only jewelry and secretly helped my father."

But I didn't receive any help for long, so I ran out of things to sell and had to ask my in-laws for help.

They then said:

You're a hen that can't lay eggs, yet you're thinking of taking things from your husband's family to help your own family?

I was heartbroken, but there was nothing I could do.

My father didn't have my support, and he froze to death before the end of that year.

His family disliked me more and more, so they discussed divorcing me.

Unexpectedly, he didn't get a divorce. That spendthrift son of a bitch, not only has he been sleeping with prostitutes all these years, but he's also been tricked into gambling.

His parents only found out when the debtors came to their door to beat him up!

His parents cried and sold all their possessions to save his life.

From then on, the family began renting houses to live in.

But he still idled away his days, buying alcohol to drink every day.

He got drunk and started hitting and kicking me.

Today is his mother's birthday.

I don't know what triggered her a few days ago, but she said she wanted to buy a gold hairpin from your store.

I refused; my family relied entirely on my embroidery skills to make a living.

I was already struggling to make ends meet and had absolutely no money, so he started punching and kicking me.

I had no choice; they kicked me out and told me not to come back since they couldn't buy me a gold hairpin.

So he thought, "I'll go out today and see what kind of gold hairpin made his mother so desperate at home that she insisted on buying one."

I had no silver on me at all. Every time I had some copper coins, he would beat me up and steal them.

If you hide and he finds you, he'll beat you even harder!

Thinking he could see more of the world, he jumped into the river and ended his life on the way back.

Having come into this world, I want to leave cleanly in the water.

I never expected to be so lucky today; I even got to eat my last meal before I was executed!

"Lady Liu! Absolutely not!"

Our master often says:

It's better to live a miserable life than to die a good death. When you encounter difficulties, you should find ways to solve them.

If one person can't think of a solution, then several people should try.

You said you'd made up your mind to jump into the river and leave this world cleanly.

If it weren't for Niu Niu, I don't know how many times I would have died.

But our head of the household also said:

If people value death so much, why not live life to the fullest?

What I fear most are those who have the courage to die, but not the courage to live well.

This has disheartened those who wanted to help him.

Now that we've come this far, I'd like to ask you a question.

You're about to die, aren't you afraid of losing face?

I only learned some characters after following the head of the family; I don't have any good ideas.

But our shopkeepers, Wanxing and Yue, are both educated and extremely intelligent women.

Since you don't want to live anyway, if you're willing to risk it all, there's Manager Dong and Uncle Li, who are all educated and intelligent people.

Our shop is staffed entirely by members of the Mu family. Whenever something comes up, we all brainstorm together.

They are all very kind people, and they will definitely be willing to help you.

I just don't know if you yourself are willing?

"I...I..."

"Anyway, we'll try anything. If our help doesn't work, then you can go and kill yourself."

It wasn't in vain; you risked your life for yourself.

Yan Niang remained silent for a long time, then slowly her eyes regained their light.

"Okay~ I want to fight for my life!"

Please, everyone, help me think of a solution!

After saying this, she knelt down and kowtowed to Madam Wang. Madam Wang couldn't accept this and quickly helped her up.

"You rest here for a while, I'll go talk to them!"

"Please! I don't know how to thank you enough!"

"Don't thank me yet, I haven't helped you yet~"

You rest, I'll be right back~

Lady Wang then told Wanxing, Qingyue, and Manager Dong about the matter.

The group decided to close the shop on time today, and they all brainstormed ideas together.

"Will that bastard of a man, Lady Liu, come looking for her again?"

Wanxing said worriedly after hearing this.

Don't worry~

That bastard, seeing her faint, hurriedly left and won't be coming back today!"

Uncle Dong stroked his beard and said calmly.

"Then you all go ahead with your work. I'll go and talk to the others about it, so that when we discuss it tonight, we'll all have a clear understanding."

"Okay~ Go ahead~"

Uncle Dong replied while checking the accounts.

Lady Wang took the opportunity when everyone had a spare moment to explain the matter.

Everyone would close their shops on time in the evening and gather in the courtyard of the lower house, so that there would be no need to have someone watch the storeroom anymore.

While everyone was eating and discussing, Uncle Li spoke first:

"Child~ You are still young. Live as long as you can. There is hope as long as you live!"

Look at me now, I'm living a very happy life!

The old man has pondered for a moment and has come up with a plan. Let's discuss it together.

Everyone agreed, and Yan Niang couldn't stop crying.

Uncle Li continued:

"On the battlefield, we often use a chess formation called 'put yourself in a desperate situation and then you will survive.'"

"I'll have to jump into this river again!"

Everyone was puzzled, but Uncle Li smiled and continued:

"When you're jumping, find a lively place to jump, and our people will follow."

She jumped down, we went to rescue her, and then our little Qingchen brought her back to life.

The two men took her back and told her family this:

She was unconscious in our shop for a day, and when she finally woke up, we didn't want to take her home.

On their way home from work, they encountered this woman jumping into the river again. What terrible thing could have happened to her?

Liu Niangzi, you must immediately respond and tearfully explain that the reason you jumped into the river was because you didn't have money to buy that old woman a gold hairpin.

Then, those who went along with it went with the flow.

They suggested that he could work in a shop until he was old enough to buy a gold hairpin.

Then every day when she came to the shop, one of the few men who knew kung fu would teach Liu Niangzi some simple moves whenever they had free time.

Once you've learned enough, go back and find a pretext to get that bastard to attack you.

That good-for-nothing wouldn't be able to hurt you, so just fight back!

Of course, my child, you need to make up your mind.

If you're going to fight, you absolutely can't be soft-hearted; you have to fight back hard!