“I, I ……”
For so many years, Song Ming’s daughter-in-law was so used to being bullied that she never wanted to resist.
Song Wan Yue took her hand, “Auntie go in and take a look, Er Ya has had a full meal today and is overjoyed.”
Song Ming’s daughter-in-law’s eyes welled up again, tears clouding her eyes and blocking her vision.
When she could see clearly, people had already arrived in the Song family’s courtyard, and she subconsciously tried to step back, but was tugged tightly by Song Wangyue.
“Mother.”
Er Ya came out of the house, a smile on her tiny human face that she had never had before, dressed in wide but pretty clothes, barefoot, obviously running out of the house without having time to put on her shoes even when she heard the commotion.
“Erma.”
Song Wangyue let go of Song Ming’s daughter-in-law’s hand.
Er Ya ran over and jumped head first into Song Ming’s daughter-in-law’s arms, raising her face, her voice childish with undisguised joy, “I ate two steamed buns and lots of meat and vegetables tonight, it was delicious.”
Song Ming’s daughter-in-law was in tears, and her teardrops fell on Erma’s face.
Er Ya was frightened, “Mother, I was wrong, I’ll never eat again.”
Song Ming’s daughter-in-law bent down and hugged her, crying out.
The sobs were suppressed and grief-stricken.
Everyone in the Song family listened with red eyes, especially Grandma Song, who wanted to go and ask Song Lin and Song Shu to arrest Song Ming and beat him up right now.
“Good ……”
Xu choked up and was just about to persuade, but was stopped by Song Wangyue, shaking her head towards her, Song Ming’s daughter-in-law had been repressed for too long, a painful cry might not be a good thing.
“Mother, mother ……”
Er Ya kept shouting in panic for her mother.
Song Ming’s daughter-in-law cried even harder.
Master Song couldn’t bear to look any longer, turning around and walking to the threshold to sit down, his eyes red, he pounded his fist on the ground fiercely, “That beast, doesn’t deserve to be my Song family!”
It was two quarters of an hour later that Song Ming’s daughter-in-law’s cries slowly subsided.
Song Wan Yue instructed Song Shen to fetch some water, and she wet her own handkerchief and handed it to Song Ming’s daughter-in-law, “Auntie, wipe your face.”
Song Ming’s daughter-in-law lifted her own sleeve, wiped it haphazardly and knelt down for Grandma Song, “Eldest Aunt, can you buy Er Ya, although she is young, she can do all kinds of work, she won’t eat for nothing, she ……”
“What kind of words are you saying ……”
Grandma Song hurried to help her, “We are all family, what to sell or not to sell, from now on Erma will stay with our family, as long as there is a mouthful of food for us, there will be food for her.”
“No, no, that beast Song Ming will not let Erma stay in your house, you can only buy her so that that beast can do nothing, I don’t want money, not even a single coin.”
He said, making Erma also kneel down and kowtow to the crowd.
Xu pulled Erma up in distress, the child was so frightened this moment that her little face was white and white.
She also reached out and pulled Song Ming’s daughter-in-law up together with her grandmother, “You also get up first, let’s talk slowly about what we have to say.”
“Please, please buy Er Ya.”
Song Ming’s daughter-in-law was still begging, she knew that this was the only way for Er Ya to live, if she grew up in a few more years, there was no guarantee that Song Ming would not sell Er Ya like he had sold Da Ya.
“We won’t buy Er Ya. As Grandmother said, we can let her live in our house from now on, but how long she can stay depends on what Auntie will do.”
Song Wangyue said.
Song Ming’s daughter-in-law looked at her with tearful eyes, “Yue’er, I know you have a good heart, please ……”
“Auntie, have you ever thought about how much criticism we would get if we bought Erma?”
“I, I ……”
“It’s up to auntie to really make a good life for Erma in the future.”
“I can’t, I ……”
Song Ming’s daughter-in-law began to drop her tears again.
“Don’t cry, cry bad body Erma even more no one to take care of, first go inside, sit down and talk slowly.”
Xu and Liu Cui Lan helped Song Ming’s daughter-in-law to get closer to Grandma Song’s house.
Master Song, Song Lin and Song Shu were not comfortable going in, so they went and sat down in silence in Song Shu’s house, no one had a feeling in their hearts.
Liu Cui Lan came out and fetched a basin of water, “Wash up first, don’t scare the child.”
Song Ming’s daughter-in-law washed her hands haphazardly and was about to lift her lapel to wipe it clean when Xu handed over a handkerchief, which she hesitantly took and carefully wiped her face.
“Mother.”
Erma shouted in a small voice and snuggled over.
Song Ming’s daughter-in-law wrapped her arms tightly around her.
Xu showed the dress in her hand to Er Ya, “Do you like it? It was just made new for you.”
Er Ya’s eyes, which had never looked at all, lit up instantly, but then darkened instantly, and her body shrank into Song Ming’s daughter-in-law’s arms, looking up at her timidly.
Xu handed the new clothes to Song Ming’s daughter-in-law, “Put them on the child.”
Song Ming’s daughter-in-law grabbed Er Ya’s hand with force.
Knowing that she was hesitating, Xu didn’t push, keeping the gesture of handing the clothes.
After a long moment, Song Ming’s daughter-in-law raised her hand trembling and took the clothes over.
Er Ya’s eyes instantly lit up again, “Mother, can I really wear new clothes?”
Song Ming’s daughter-in-law’s eyes burst into tears again and she hurriedly wiped them with the back of her hand, choking back a sob and nodding her head.
Er Ya was overjoyed and couldn’t wait to unbutton her clothes, her little hands were quick and she had them all undone in a few clicks.
Her skinny, bony, scarred body was exposed to the crowd.
“You are a mother, how can you bear to see such a small child being beaten up?”
Grandma Song couldn’t help but scold. She was also a woman, she was also a mother, and if someone treated her child like this, she would have taken a kitchen knife to someone and killed them.
Xu was also shocked, since she and Song Lin had become married, the couple had been harmonious and had not even quarrelled, let alone fought. She couldn’t imagine how Song Ming could do that to such a young child.
“I don’t blame my mother, my mother was already very protective of me when my father beat me.”
Song Ming’s daughter-in-law scrambled to cover her mouth and said urgently, “It’s my fault, I didn’t protect the child, you guys don’t blame Erma, she’s still young and can’t speak.”
Xu returned to her senses, “Put the baby on first, so she doesn’t catch a cold later.”
Only then did Song Ming’s daughter-in-law put Er Ya’s clothes on, and they were the right size.
“Mother, does it look good?”
Erma asked, tilting her head, her little face all leaping with joy.
Song Ming’s daughter-in-law had never seen Er Ya like this before, and she could barely hold back the tears that were about to gush out again as she choked back a sob and nodded, “It looks good.”
Xu stroked Er Ya’s head, “If Er Ya thinks it looks good, your aunt and I will make you another outfit tomorrow, and two pairs of shoes for you.”
Er Ya tilted her little face up again, “Mother, can I have them?”
Once again, Song Ming’s daughter-in-law choked back a sob and nodded her head, “Mm.”
Liu Cui Lan came in with the warmed rice, “Have some rice.”
Song Ming’s daughter-in-law subconsciously refused, “I don’t ……”
“Eat, after you’re done eating we’ll discuss how to punish Song Ming.”
Song Wangyue said.
