1.15 Incident, Punishment
For the sake of 100% profit, capital dares to trample on all the laws of the world; With more than 300% of the profits, capital dares to commit any crime. -- Marx
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When Chen Axiang woke up again, she saw her red-eyed grandma and father, and she found herself back at her original home.
"Grandma? Abba? How am I here? What about Ah Jin? The first thing Chen Axiang thought of was the man she loved deeply.
"Don't mention him! Do you still think that he didn't hurt you badly enough? Grandma's eyes widened, and her voice screamed, "He did that kind of thing, did he ever think about what you would do?" My poor daughter, you are still pregnant with a child! In the end, Grandma Chen's voice was already crying.
"Kid?" Chen Axiang subconsciously touched her belly, which was mediocre, unexpectedly that there was already a little life in it. It's just that this kid came at a bad time.
"Okay, let's not talk about it yet. Go and bring the soup to the kids! Grandma Chen continued to complain, but was interrupted by Abba Chen's wave.
Aunt Chen agreed repeatedly, tucked the quilt for Ah Xiang, and then wiped her eyes and went out.
"Abba......
"Abba knows what you're going to ask. You drink the soup first and get a good night's sleep, and when you wake up, Abba tells you. What you need now is a good rest. Seeing that Ah Xiang was about to speak again, Abba Chen continued, "You are not for yourself, but also for the child in your belly. ”
Chen Axiang nodded at this time.
Witnessed by the angry villagers, Li Jin had his hands and feet cut off and offered sacrifices to the mountain maidens.
For the villagers, Li Jin, who made such a big mistake, can't die like this, he wants to live to atone for his sins, and it is better to live than to die.
After being pregnant for three months, Chen Axiang moved back to her and Li Jin's small home despite the opposition of her family.
Li Jin, who was lying on the bed, was very emaciated. The thin quilt covered him, and he could barely see the undulations. Ah Xiang pounced and lifted the quilt, and what she saw was Li Jin's broken body. Just half a month ago, half of his forearms and calves were cut off again and sacrificed.
Li Jin looked at Ah Xiang with guilt on his face. He knew that after the incident broke out, the clan would definitely not be able to spare him, but he didn't expect Ah Xiang to get pregnant. Because since he made up his mind, he has never had a room with Ah Xiang again.
Chen Axiang took care of Li Jin wholeheartedly, scrubbing, urinating, feeding, Chen Axiang revolved around Li Jin from morning to night. Li Jin wanted Chen Axiang to beat the child and leave him again, but Chen Axiang turned a deaf ear to these words. Li Jin was cold to her, she didn't care, and she would talk about some trivial things in life with a smile. Li Jin scolded her, and she would quietly wait for Li Jin to finish scolding before continuing to do her thing.
Li Jin understood that Chen Axiang had made up her mind not to leave him, so he stopped trying to get rid of her.
Seeing that their daughter was so tired, how could the Chen family's parents bear it, so they also came over to help. The family took care of Li Jin under tremendous pressure.
The people in the village also hated the Chen family: Li Jin hurt everyone so badly, shouldn't he live to suffer? How could the Chen family take such good care of him?
In fact, after all these years of accumulation, the people in the village are very rich. Even if you don't do anything, the next generation, and even the next few generations, will be able to eat and drink without worry. But the incident of angering the mountain girl hit them too hard. They are like a bunch of abandoned children, who feel that the sky is falling.
The villagers did not resent the god who suddenly abandoned them, and they directed all their anger at Li Jin and even the Chen family.
So the Chen family's life also began to be sad.
For Chen Axiang, the biggest consolation is the very sensible baby who is still in the womb: he has been staying quietly.
By the time Ah Xiang was about to give birth, Li Jin's calves and forearms were gone: the villagers felt that it was too cheap to cut him off at once, and they didn't want him to die so quickly.
In the past six months, Li Jin has always told Ah Xiang about his doubts and the outside world. After no longer trying to drive Ah Xiang away, Li Jin's attitude became very peaceful. It seems that the punishment that will be received every once in a while is just an understatement like a small cut.
Li Jin's face is always light, and only when he sees Ah Xiang will a gentle expression appear. He would discuss the child's appearance with Ah Xiang, and also dictated a lot of letters for Ah Xiang to write down and read to the child later.
As long as Li Jin was awake, he kept talking. He would say whatever he remembered, and when he talked about interesting things, he would wave his mutilated arm. He knew he was leaving soon, and the villagers wouldn't let him go. Li Jin wanted to instill all his thoughts into Ah Xiang before leaving, even if only one person understood what he was doing.
When Ah Xiang first heard it, she would avoid it. Because what Li Jin said is too much conflict with the education she received since she was a child. After a while, she began to listen quietly, and then she would ask a few questions.
Li Jin's words seemed to open a new door, although it was only a gap, but it allowed Ah Xiang to get a glimpse of a world that she had never seen before.
Liang Kuan, who came that time, was a Taoist with profound mana. After exploring the village, he found that the so-called image was nothing more than a soul imprisoned by the mountain girl. Through sacrifices, the villagers send the souls of their ancestors into the mouth of the mountain maiden, which is her (its) food.
"If it is true that souls are immortal, then why are only a few souls present? The Chen family's portrait is a grandmother, right? And what about grandpa? What about grandpa? Li Jin said.
Ah Xiang retorted in a low voice, "Of course they are enjoying the happiness by the side of the mountain girl, and they don't have time to come!" That's what the gentleman said. ”
"Really!" Li Jin sneered, not knowing if he was laughing at Mr. or laughing at Ah Xiang's innocence, "The 'oracle' that can be given is just a little sweetness, otherwise how can you get a steady stream of souls?" ”
"It's delicious, so many souls!" Li Jin sighed with an intoxicated expression, and Ah Xiang shivered when he watched it.
Regarding this, Li Jin also has his own suspicions. Is it because the clan elders are so strict with the villagers, they also know that this matter is wrong.
There is no reason for something that a child can find out, and these old clan elders can't see it.
However, they could not refuse the temptation of the mountain maiden. They are accustomed to being able to get everything they want by faith alone.
The brainwashing education since childhood has made the villagers very firm in their beliefs. Even if some people realize that something is wrong, the drive of profit will make them keep their mouths shut. Even if you maintain that kind of life, it doesn't matter if you need the soul of your ancestors, and it will be your own soul in the future.
Children are different, once they have their own ideas. They don't think about anything else, they just act. In the eyes of the clan elders, this is a factor of instability.
As a result, the rules of the clan have become more and more stringent, and the contact between children and the outside world has become more and more tense.
This kind of suppression, like a volcano that is calm on the surface and turbulent on the inside, will one day erupt.
Even if there is no Li Jin, there will be other people.