Three Women in the Cage

Yang Yu looked at the inexperienced Zhang Sheng and sarcastically replied, "What? You're holding onto my things and won't let go. Now that I'm here to claim them, you're going to hit me?"

"What do you mean by your things? Once you bring them to our house, they are ours. It's up to our parents to decide how to use them. Besides, my second brother has agreed to it. Why are you nagging me?" Zhang Sheng said shamelessly.

Zhang's mother took the opportunity to walk into the inner room, meaning to let her brothers stop him, as she did not want to confront Yang Yu.

Seeing Zhang's mother walk in, the four brothers stood at the door with understanding, not letting Yang Yu go any further.

The other three did not speak. Zhang Sheng was particularly strong among them and naturally stood in the middle. It was obvious that you dared to try further.

Yang Yu was speechless and said, "You guys have no shame, what's the matter? I can't enter this house now, right?"

But they obviously ignored Yang Yu's questioning, and Yang Yu was so angry that he laughed.

"I don't want to tell you, and there's no need to tell you, you bunch of scoundrels."

Yang Yu thought to herself that she couldn't take advantage of these men, and she just wanted to get her things back. So she took a few steps outside and shouted, "Oh, everyone, come and see, this old woman took my dowry and didn't return it to me. She even ordered the little ones she gave birth to to beat people up. This old woman doesn't treat her daughter-in-law as a human being, and her brothers-in-law bully their sisters-in-law. Come and see this family, they are not human beings!"

Yang Yu's sudden mischief startled his brothers-in-law. They were obviously surprised. This was the first time that Yang Yu yelled in the village without any dignity. They were somewhat unable to handle this emergency and just stayed there.

Yang Yu has no scruples anymore. They have already left her no way to survive. Why should she still care about face? She can drag them into this and make a fool of themselves. Let's see if she is shameless or they are shameless. Can these two old guys afford to lose face?

Seeing that they dared not to be arrogant anymore, Yang Yu continued to shout, "Old man, come out, why are you hiding? Do you want these little things you gave birth to to help you play rogue?"

Zhang Erfa, who had somehow heard the news, rushed over and saw Yang Yu making a fuss. He walked over angrily and yelled, "You've been restless all day, are you feeling uncomfortable? Go back immediately, or don't blame me for beating you in front of these people."

Some neighbors had already gathered to watch the show, and some of them hypocritically advised, "Oh, we're a family, this is a big deal, let's discuss it properly and avoid a fight."

After saying that, he smiled at the person next to him, and the person next to him echoed, "That's right, that's right, Erfa brother, just talk to him nicely and don't hit Second Sister-in-law."

In fact, what he was thinking in his heart was that they should fight quickly and beat them to death. It would be best if the uncles joined in the fight, so that their whole family would be in chaos and it would not be in vain for them to come and watch the show.

The people around were all laughing and watching the show. Some were trying to persuade them, some were laughing, some were secretly happy, and they were chattering and looking at each other with interest.

Yang Yu could see through the ill intentions of these people, but she no longer cared. No matter what they thought, she just wanted her dowry back.

So she retorted to Zhang Erfa, "Why should I go back? You haven't given me the dowry money I asked for yet?"

"You're not done yet, are you? What dowry money are you talking about? Didn't I tell you it was all used up? Who told you to make a scene here?"

"My money, you said it's all used up, why? I won't leave until I see the money today."

"Ah... let go, Zhang Erfa, let me go," Zhang Erfa suddenly rushed up, grabbed Yang Yu's hair and pulled her out.

"You want to make a scene, right? Come back with me and make a scene. I'll teach you a lesson when we get home and make you embarrass yourself here." Zhang Erfa only looks less cowardly and feels like a man when he beats his wife.

However, in the eyes of outsiders, a man can be bullied by me at will, and a wife who is bullied by a man at will is as cheap as an ant in their eyes. So they tacitly agreed that Yang Yu had to smile at them like her husband, not show any dissatisfaction, not look down on them, and not argue with them. If they dared to resist, they would be beaten with fists and feet.

Because they know that this woman is disliked by her parents-in-law, beaten and scolded at will by her brothers-in-law and her husband, and no one supports her. Her husband even lowers his status and bows to them, so they don't take the couple seriously at all, as if they can take their anger out on her.

This time was no exception. Under the disdainful eyes of the neighbors, Zhang Erfa grabbed Yang Yu's hair and pulled her back home, completely ignoring Yang Yu's screams of pain on her scalp.

Zhang Erfa threw her into the inner room, and without waiting for Yang Yu to recover, he sat on her and hit her with his fists without mercy.

"You feel uncomfortable all over if you don't get beaten for a day, right? I'll grant you your wish, you who deserves a beating, just wait and see if I don't beat you until you feel comfortable." Zhang Erfa has completely two different faces towards Yang Yu at home and towards others outside. This face now is his dark and suppressed side. He is looked down upon by others outside, but dare not resist. After a long time, he wants to come back and vent his anger on his wife.

Yang Yu's screams came from inside. The neighbors outside who heard it all smiled and shook their heads, "I'm almost used to it. I can't stand it if there's no chaos in their house. I'm losing interest in it if it happens every few days."

Zhang Erfa stopped punching and kicking when he heard Yaya crying from the bedroom. Every time, Yaya seemed to be able to sense her mother's sadness and would cry too.

Zhang Erfa stood up, looked at Yang Yu with disdain and said, "If you dare to curse my mother in front of my brothers again and get beaten up by them, don't blame me for not warning you. Are you really looking for a beating?"

Although Yang Yu was beaten, her heart was unyielding. She said that if she could not be killed, she would fight them to the death.

"Really? Then you'd better not be soft-hearted. Even if I'm not doing well, I will drag you down to hell with me."

In the end, Yang Yu was beaten and failed to get her dowry back. She knew that she would not get it back. This family was so shameless that they were not even willing to put on a show. It was a hateful thing that Zhang Erfa was also their loyal dog.

Yang Yu became more and more sensitive. In her world, there was no good person, only bad people. Except for her family and her own children, she hated everyone here because they had bad intentions. They did not respect her and bullied her at will.

Whenever it was late at night and everyone was asleep, she would lie in bed, thinking about everything that had happened during the day and everyone's expression. Then she would start to get angry and grit her teeth. She wished there was an angel or a devil who could take them away for her, and it would be best if they could neither live nor die.

The more she thought about it, the more excited she became, and the happier she became. Suddenly, her ears began to ring again, and the insults came over her powerfully, hitting her eardrums and brain, entangling her like demons and monsters. She screamed desperately, shouting "Get out... You all go to hell, you "deserve to die!", and she once again couldn't control herself and vented her anger.

Zhang Erfa woke up and laughed at her, "What's wrong? Are you having a nightmare? You deserve it. If you wake me up again, get out and sleep!"

So Yang Yu suffered from insomnia again. She was afraid that she could not control herself and Zhang Erfa would find out that something was wrong. She could not let others find out, so she simply got up and sat on the long wooden bench in the yard outside, immersing herself in the darkness and intertwining with the devil in the darkness. She wanted to become a devil.