Chapter 109 Is There No Law of the Land?
Everyone had concerns on their minds, and after hastily finishing their meal, Wang Laozhu delegated tasks. Old Granny Zhang charged into the kitchen, grabbed a kitchen knife, and Wang Yongping picked up a hoe from the corner of the wall. Jindou and his brothers also found handy implements and lit torches before they headed straight for the Li Family.
Wang Yongzhu’s legs were sore and aching, but she was too anxious to care. Gritting her teeth, she found a stick to lean on and, supporting Jinhua, followed the others.
As an outsider, Song Chongjin felt it was inappropriate to get involved, but since he was also a witness, he followed at a distance.
By now, it was dark, the entire village was settling down for the night after dinner, but the commotion caused by the Wang Family stirred up many dogs, barking incessantly.
This woke many people who had already gone to bed; they got up, wrapped themselves in clothes, picked up torches, and followed the commotion.
In these days, the Li Family was in a mess. Li Jinzhi’s wedding with He Dawei was set for the eighth day of the sixth month, which was approaching fast.
After a big fight over the dowry last time, Li Dagui started to find fault in everything about his daughter, Li Jinzhi—her nose, her eyes, nothing seemed right to him.
Without any good prospects, her reputation ruined, and her belly growing larger, aside from the ten taels of silver, she had brought no benefits to the family, instead, it seemed like the Wang Family got the better deal.
Recalling the meat and wine promised by the He Family for the dowry, as well as the two sets of clothes, all gone to waste, and on top of that, having to spend their own silver to prepare the dowry for this useless daughter, Li Dagui was enraged.
If not for the fact that the child in her belly belonged to the He Family, which was the only way for her to stand firm once she entered their household, and he still hoped that she would help support her younger brother once she was established, he would have already thrown Li Jinzhi out of the house.
As a result, Li Jinzhi’s treatment at home plummeted.