Marry my elder sister? Fine! I'll give you the letter of annulment and marry someone else.

Listening to everyone talking, Song Zhi felt warm in his heart.

When the guests returned to her place, Song Yang quickly invited many doctors for everyone.

Fortunately, everyone suffered only superficial injuries and no one was fatal.

After this incident, the women united as never before.

The man who was arrested during the day and told in the crowd that he had beaten his wife was also beaten and had his leg broken that night.

All the men in the common people's homes suddenly became nervous, and many of them began to speak nicely to the women in their families.

No one openly beat or kicked the woman anymore, and no one called her a money-loser anymore.

But the bad habits that have been engraved in our bones for a long time cannot be scared away overnight. In the invisible places, darkness still looms.

As soon as Song Zhi opened the shop door that day, he saw a woman covered in blood lying at the door.

"Help...help me."

The woman's face was covered in blood and her facial features could not be seen clearly. She fainted after saying this.

It was still dark at this time, and there were hardly any people on the streets. There were only a few sparse pedestrians walking on the road and a few open shops.

She looked at the woman who was breathing weakly, and without thinking too much, she called someone to carry her into the shop.

After the doctor's treatment and bleeding control, the woman finally saved her life.

The doctor said with a serious expression, "This girl has sustained severe injuries, many of which are in her private parts. It is inconvenient for me to examine her. Miss, please ask an experienced maid to take a look."

After sending the doctor away, Song Zhi had no choice but to call a few more maids.

After checking the woman's injuries, the maids gasped, "Miss, I don't know what kind of abuse this girl has suffered. Her lower body is covered in blood and flesh. It's almost impossible for her to have children in this lifetime."

"what!"

The women surrounding the bed all showed shocked expressions. As women themselves, they knew very well what it meant to be unable to have children again.

Song Zhi's face also looked very unhappy. She thought for a moment and then ordered, "Xinlian stays here to look after her. Xinhe goes to the clinic to get some ointment. Qinyue, go ask around in the city to see if anyone is looking for her."

"Yes."

Everyone quickly split up and the other women volunteered to watch over the shop for Song Zhi.

Not long after, Xinlian and Xinhe came back.

Qin Yue returned almost an hour later. After entering the house, she panted and gulped down two cups of tea before saying, "Someone's looking for someone in Gou'er Lane in the east of the city."

Gouer Lane is the poorest and dirtiest place in the entire capital.

There is a mixed crowd there, and those who live there are all people at the bottom of society.

Song Zhi paused for a moment, then poured her another cup of tea. "No rush, take your time."

Qin Yue gathered her thoughts and spoke again, "It's a pair of brothers. They said their sister was kidnapped, and they've been searching for her for ages without success. So they're trying to get the people to help find her, promising a generous reward. They described her as the woman we rescued this morning, but I didn't approach them at the time. So, should we ask her brothers to come and get her now?"

Song Zhi pondered for a moment and said nothing.

Qin Yue said: "But what's wrong?"

"strangeness."

Song Zhi frowned. "Since my sister was kidnapped by criminals, if they can't find her, they can just report it to the police. But they didn't report it to the police, and just wanted the people to help find her. This is unreasonable."

After hearing this, Qin Yue also realized that something was wrong. "Yeah, why didn't you report it to the police?"

Song Zhi made a conclusion, "Don't rush them here, wait until the girl wakes up."

"it is good."

Qin Yue nodded, and after resting enough, she called the other women to the backyard to start reading and practicing calligraphy.

There is indeed no teacher invited here, because Song Zhi is the teacher.

She taught Qin Yue at the counter, and Qin Yue taught others after she learned it.

Because Qin Yue had some basic knowledge, it was relatively easy for her to learn.

Although it is not formal learning, it is enough for now.

It was not until the evening that the girl who had been unconscious in bed finally woke up.

Her appearance is very ordinary, the kind that you can't even find in a crowd. She is terribly thin, and looks like skin and bones without much flesh.

When she opened her eyes, she shuddered a few times and screamed frantically, "Don't come over here, don't come over here, I know I was wrong, I won't run away, never again."

Song Zhi was afraid that the wound that had just stopped bleeding would open, so he hurried forward to hold her down, "Don't move, calm down, you are in a very safe place now."

The woman continued to collapse and scream. She wanted to escape, but was held down by Song Zhi.

Song Zhi remained calm and repeated it over and over again in her ear.

"Don't be afraid."

"It's fine."

"No one will hurt you here."

Her voice was gentle yet firm, and seemed to soothe people. Before long, the woman calmed down.

She looked around timidly. Although there was still deep fear in her eyes, she was no longer excited.

Her eyes fell on Song Zhi, and tears instantly welled up in her eyes. "Are you the shopkeeper here? Have I come to a shop that can help me? The lady next door said there's a rouge and powder shop here that can help women escape from suffering. Is this the one?"

Her voice was taut with expectation, as if the string would break if Song Zhi answered no.

Fortunately, Song Zhi answered with a word and smiled.

"Yes."

The woman got what she wanted, and she relaxed all over, feeling relieved that she had survived the ordeal.

She buried her face in her hands and sobbed, tears streaming down through her fingers and onto the quilt.

Song Zhi didn't say anything, waiting quietly for her to vent her emotions.

After she had cried enough, she raised her head and said, "Thank you, thank you."

Qin Yue, who was standing by, tried to speak, "Do you live in Gou'er Lane?"

When the woman heard the words "Dog Lane", she trembled noticeably, but still suppressed her fear and nodded.

Qin Yue continued, "Your two brothers are looking for you there. Can you tell us what happened?"

As soon as the words fell, the woman who had calmed down became excited again.

She tore her hair in pain, trying to find a place to hide while muttering, "Not my brother, not my brother, beasts, two beasts."

Song Zhiyi held her hand and used his other hand to force her to look at him. "Calm down. With me here, they won't have a chance to hurt you again."

The woman's sluggish pupils slowly focused. After confirming that there was no one in front of her who frightened her, she curled up and said tremblingly with tears in her eyes, "They are not my brothers, they are my husbands."

"Husband?"

Qin Yue was incredulous, "Two?"

The woman nodded painfully and said slowly, "My name is Qiu'er. Because my family was poor, I was sold to them as a child bride when I was less than six years old."

"Their family was poor and couldn't afford another child bride, so they arranged for the two brothers to share me. I was forced to marry them before I even reached the age of 15."

"After we got married, I had to do all the dirty and tiring work. Every day, if I disobeyed, I would be beaten and scolded. A few days ago, they wanted to sleep with me, but I refused them because I had my period. Unexpectedly, they got furious and beat me up, even using a broom..."