639 Getting Beaten Up
Liu Xiao said resignedly, “I bought it for her. She said that her children were seriously injured and would die if the wounds were not disinfected. I had no choice.”
Hai Hua smiled meaningfully and patted Liu Xiao’s shoulder. “You’re still too young. You just came back and haven’t heard about what happened in the village in the past two years.”
“No…” Liu Xiao shook her head in confusion.
Hai Hua did not say anything else. She only told Liu Xiao to pray for the best and hope that Old Madam Li did not come to confront her.
After all, she was that kind person from back then. If not for the fact that she helped Zhao Hong out of kindness back then, she would not have been targeted by Old Madam Li.
Zhao Hong did not care about how others looked at her along the way and ran home happily. She stared fixedly at the bottle of rubbing alcohol, afraid that she would accidentally drop it. These were life-saving medicines for the two children.
As soon as she stepped into the courtyard, she heard a whisper that seemed to come from the mouth of a demon.
“Where did you go?” Old Madam Li said as she stood by the pillar behind the door.
The moment Old Madam Li woke up, she realized that Zhao Hong had disappeared. The two children were still lying sickly on the brick bed. There were so many things waiting for her to do at home, yet she still dared to go out on her own at this time. She was simply being so disrespectful!
She had then taken a stool to sit behind the door and waited for Zhao Hong to return!
Zhao Hong hurriedly hid the rubbing alcohol and bandages behind her back and said, “I… I just went for a walk… I didn’t do anything…”
“Went for a walk? Isn’t the courtyard at home big enough for you to walk around? Could it be that… you were out having an affair! Do you have a man outside! How dare you betray my son! Betray the Li family!” Old Madam Li said as she pointed at Zhao Hong angrily.
Zhao Hong quickly shook her head and said, “No! It’s not like that! There’s really no such thing!”
Old Madam Li picked up the big stick beside her and pointed it at Zhao Hong as she asked, “Then where did you go! Tell me! If you don’t tell me, you must be having an affair!”
If she told Old Madam Li that she had gone to the clinic to get medicine, Old Madam Li would definitely suspect that she had stolen money from the family or that she had hidden away some money.
When Li Dong returned, she would not have an easy time either!
She definitely could not say anything about this! If she did, the children would be out of hope! She might even implicate Liu Xiao!
“I’m not! I really just went for a walk!” Zhao Hong said stubbornly.
Old Madam Li gritted her teeth in anger. If she did not beat up Zhao Hong today, it would be difficult to vent the hatred in her heart!
Over the past few days, after going to look for her wretched daughter Li Gui in Foshan Village, she did not get a single meal or a single cent out of her! She even had to spend money out of her own pocket!
How unlucky!
Old Madam Li used all her strength to raise the stick and hit Zhao Hong. Zhao Hong screamed in pain and ran around the courtyard. When Old Madam Li was not paying attention, she threw everything that Liu Xiao gave her into the pile of firewood.
Then she fell onto the firewood and pressed her back against it so that Old Madam Li could not see anything.
“I’ll beat you to death! How dare you dodge! I’ll teach you a good lesson today! I’ll beat you to death! I’ll beat you to death!” Old Madam Li waved the big stick with a lot of effort and only stopped when she was exhausted and panting.
Zhao Hong was already covered in wounds from the beating and there was not a single unharmed spot on her body.
“Remember this! If I find out that you go out without informing me or go sneaking around again! I’ll get my son to beat you to death! Do you hear me!” Old Madam Li shouted as she held the big stick.
“I… I’ll remember that…” Zhao Hong said softly.
Old Madam Li hit Zhao Hong again and shouted, “Louder! Haven’t you eaten! Didn’t you shout very loudly just now!”
“I’ll remember that!” Zhao Hong shouted with a sob.
Old Madam Li nodded in satisfaction and threw the stick aside. She rubbed her shoulders and returned to the house. As she walked, she muttered, “It’s so tiring, you thick-skinned thing! You really don’t know how to appreciate favors! Why did my son marry you back then!”
Zhao Hong continued to lay motionlessly on the firewood pile. She would probably be covered in bruises again after this beating. Fortunately, the old woman had only used a stick this time. If she had used the bamboo cane at home, her skin and flesh would definitely be lacerated!
Zhao Hong got up with great difficulty and took the items from the firewood pile and stuffed them into her clothes. She hid them in the room she shared with the children. She could not apply the medicine for the children yet and could only do it after Old Madam Li fell asleep at night.
