"Humph!"
The young man's face changed, and he obediently closed his mouth. He just looked at those men and women with extreme disgust and hatred, with an expression of anger but not daring to speak.
Ding Ning wanted to sneak away when the old man and his wife were not paying attention to find that pervert to settle accounts, but after hearing this conversation, his heart was moved, and he stopped.
It seemed that it was not as simple as a madman and a pervert going crazy, there seemed to be something else.
Among the dozens of brightly dressed men and women, there were four middle-aged men who looked very similar, all of them were tall and sturdy, with a fierce look on their faces.
They should be the brothers and relatives of Old Third Wu. Looking at their clothes, it was obvious that they were very different from the villagers.
Even if they were fleeing, the people of the Wu family stood alone, with only a few ruffian looking villagers nodding and bowing to them with flattering faces. They were clearly separated from the other villagers and seemed to be out of place.
Village tyrant, this word suddenly came to his mind.
In the countryside, as long as there were many brothers, they could be the king of the village, and if they had a little money and a little relationship, they could be even more unscrupulous.
This made Ding Ning a little doubt, was this really the Wilderness Continent?
According to his guess, although the Wilderness Continent, under the enlightenment of Goddess Nuwa, had broken away from the primitive society of eating raw meat and drinking blood, it should still be in the era of tribal groups. How could there be a village and a village tyrant?
Especially looking at the clothes these villagers wore, they were all coarse hemp gowns, and the Wu family even wore silk and satin. No matter how he looked at it, it did not look like a primitive society, but rather very similar to the feudal period on Earth, only the style of the clothes was slightly different.
This made him a little anxious, if this was not the Wilderness Continent, then where was it? How could he find the trace of Li Li?
But it was useless to be anxious, he could only suppress the anxiety in his heart, and think of a way to figure out where this place was.
As for that crazy pervert, he was not in a hurry to make a move. Listening to the meaning of the young man's words, this matter should not be as simple as it seemed on the surface.
Perhaps Wu Laosan had done something that angered the madman. Although the villagers sighed with emotion, not many of them felt sad for Wu Laosan. It could be seen that the Wu family was unpopular in the village. Perhaps they were clapping their hands and cheering in their hearts.
Ding Ning quickly made up his mind and began to get close to the old man and his wife. He tried to get information from them and inquire about this world.
Uncle Li's surname was Li, and Aunt Li's surname was not mentioned. The rules here were somewhat similar to those in ancient times on Earth. After getting married, the woman would not have a surname and would be called by her husband's surname, so Ding Ning called them Uncle Li and Aunt Li.
He learned from Uncle Li that this village was called the Li Family Village. Most of the people in the village had the surname Li, so they were basically related.
The Wu Family had lived in the Li Family Village for generations, so they were related to most of the villagers.
However, Wu Laosan's father's surname was Liu, and he was a butcher in the neighboring village. His mother was quite beautiful. Once she went to the city to buy daily necessities, she somehow caught the eye of a young master of a big family with the surname Wu.
Wu Laosan's mother was an honest village woman, but under the persistent pestering of the young master with the surname Wu, she was soon conquered by his money attack, and they hooked up.
What happened later was very dramatic. Perhaps the young master with the surname Wu lacked maternal love, but he was extremely obsessed with Wu Laosan's mother, who was more than ten years older than him. Regardless of the opposition of his family, he insisted on taking Wu Laosan's mother as a concubine.
But Wu Laosan's mother was a married woman. In this world called the Soaring Wind Continent, the moral concept was still very upright, but it was the same as the feudal period on Earth. Men were superior to women, and women had a low social status. Women who did not abide by women's morality would be drowned in pig cages.
How could the Wu Family allow their young master to take a married woman as a concubine? But Young Master Wu was determined, and he insisted on marrying Wu Laosan's mother.
In the end, the cuckolded butcher died a violent death. His wife became Young Master Wu's concubine, and his five sons also became Young Master Wu's children. Even their surnames were changed to Young Master Wu.
As the saying went, there was no such thing as an impenetrable wall. The butcher died for no reason, and his wife and children even became the Wu Family's people. Although no one dared to say anything, rumors were inevitable.
Wu Laosan's maternal grandparents were people who cared about their reputation. When they heard these rumors, they were so angry that they immediately went to question Wu Laosan's mother. But unexpectedly, before they could even enter the Wu Family's door, they were beaten out. The old couple was depressed, and not long after they returned home, they died of depression.
Wu Laosan's mother thought that by shamelessly remarrying Young Master Wu, she would live a life of luxury, and her children would not have to suffer anymore.
In fact, Young Master Wu did love her in every way and treated her five children as his own. But this also caused Young Master Wu's wife and other concubines to hate her, and they made things difficult for her in every way.
But because of Young Master Wu's love for her, they did not dare to go too far, and could only play some tricks in secret. Wu Laosan's mother also knew that she was not born in a good family, so she did not fight for it, and never haggled with them, which made them feel like a dog trying to grab a hedgehog, but they did not know where to start.
Although the Wu Family was powerful, they could not control the mouths of the people in the world. Some rumors began to spread quickly, and soon spread among the servants of the Wu Family.
Young Master Wu's wives and concubines were worried that they could not find any evidence against Wu Laosan's mother. After hearing those rumors, they immediately humiliated her, saying that she was a shameless bitch who had angered her parents to death.
Wu Laosan's mother was dumbfounded at that time. She did not expect that her choice not only caused her husband to die without knowing why, but also caused her parents to die of anger.
In any case, women in this world still paid great attention to their reputation. So, ashamed and regretful, Wu Laosan's mother hung a white silk on the beam and ended her life.
Young Master Wu really loved Wu Laosan's mother deeply. After finding out that she had committed suicide, he could not help but grieve and became seriously ill because of it.
But it did not matter that she died, leaving Wu Laosan's five brothers behind. Their lives were not so easy. Although Young Master Wu regarded them as his own children, and even after their mother passed away, he still loved them very much. But his wives and concubines could not stand to punish them all day long.
Wu Laosan's five brothers were not easy to deal with. They united together to fight against those aunts and concubines, making the Wu family restless all day long.
Although Young Master Wu loved the house and its dog, after all, Wu Laosan's mother was dead. Young Master Wu did not want to fall out with his wives and concubines because of a few children who were not his own. In desperation, he negotiated with Wu Laosan's five brothers and asked them to leave the Wu family and go back to Li's Village to live. He was also willing to buy most of the farmland in Li's Village, so that they could live a rich life.
Although the Wu brothers were reluctant to part with the Wu family's luxurious life, a child without a mother was like a blade of grass. They also knew that fighting with the aunts and aunts would not end well. So, they simply agreed and returned to Li's Village to be the landlord.
Although the Wu brothers were no longer members of the Wu family, they did not change back to their biological father's surname. They still regarded themselves as members of the Wu family. They also ran to visit Young Master Wu on holidays to maintain the fragile relationship between father and son, so that they could continue to use the name of the Wu family to do whatever they wanted.
Li's Village had always been aloof from worldly affairs and lived a peaceful and serene life. But since the Wu brothers came back, it was no longer peaceful.
It was no exaggeration to say that the current name of Li's Village did not live up to its name. It should be changed to Wu's Village, because all the farmland in the village belonged to the Wu brothers.
It could be said that all the villagers in Li's Village were now working for the Wu brothers, responsible for farming for them. Every year, they could only get one-third of the previous harvest.
Even so, they had to accept the endless exploitation of the Wu brothers. The villagers called them Wu Bastards behind their backs. If it was possible, they would rather leave their hometown than stay here.
But apart from farming, they did not know anything. They did not have any skills, so they could not support themselves even if they went out to wander. They could only muddle along and continue to endure the exploitation of the Wu brothers.
For the villagers who had lived in Li's Village for generations, as long as they didn't starve to death, they could live however they wanted. However, they didn't expect that the Wu brothers weren't satisfied with their hard-earned money and lived a life of luxury all day long. Unexpectedly, they had a crooked idea about the somewhat good-looking girls and wives in the village.
To put it bluntly, the women in Li's Village, whether they were married or unmarried, were simply the playthings of the Wu brothers. Even if a daughter-in-law was played by the Wu brothers, they did not dare to say anything. They could only grit their teeth and swallow their anger.
Perhaps it was because Uncle Li had too much resentment towards the Wu family, Ding Ning only pretended to be curious and asked casually, and Uncle Li turned the Wu brothers' background upside down.
When Aunt Li talked about the Wu brothers, she also gnashed her teeth. Fortunately, her daughter got married early, otherwise she would not have escaped from the claws of the Wu brothers.
"Speaking of which, the Wu brothers are the real perverts."
Although Ding Ning despised what the Wu brothers had done, he was not filled with righteous indignation. After all, the men in Li's Village were too cowardly and lacked courage.
Their heads were so green that it was almost like a prairie, but they could still swallow their anger. Such people were not worthy of sympathy. If it were him, even if he had to die, he would find a way to kill the Wu brothers.
"Shh, lower your voice. Don't let the Wu family hear you."
Uncle Li had the potential to gossip. He blinked his eyes mysteriously and said with some schadenfreude, "Speaking of which, the only person in the entire Li's Village who dares to go against the Wu family is Blacksmith Li."
"Is he the father of Mei Niang? Why? Is he not afraid of the Wu family? "
Hearing this, Ding Ning immediately became energetic and asked with a face full of gossip.
If he were not worried about being suspected of his background, he would have taken out a cigarette, lit it, squatted on the ground, and chatted with Uncle Li.
"He can fight. Although Li Muzhi's surname is Li, he is not a person who has lived in Li's Village for generations. He is an outsider."
Uncle Li took out a tobacco pipe from the back of his waist, lit it, and began to smoke with relish. Ding Ning swallowed his saliva and sniffed secretly. Even if it was the worst tobacco smell, it could make him feel refreshed.
"An outsider?"
Seeing that Uncle Li was keeping him in suspense, Ding Ning asked cooperatively.
"Well, yes, he came to our Li's Village about a dozen years ago. At that time, Mei Niang was still a little girl with a runny nose. I didn't expect that in the blink of an eye, she would become so beautiful and become the secret love of all the young people in the village."
Uncle Li took a deep breath of his tobacco pipe and said with a face full of emotion.
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