Wang Zhaodi, a young wife standing next to Zhou Yimei, was extremely dissatisfied with Zeng Min's appearance.

In her eyes, Zeng Min, though beautiful, lacked the proper conduct of a woman. She was lazy all day long, relied solely on men, and knew nothing about managing household chores or taking care of men.

Now that she's been rejected by her own husband, she's still flaunting herself around the village. The unmarried men in the village, seeing that she's divorced, are thinking of finding a matchmaker to arrange marriages for her.

If she hadn't flaunted her charms and seduced men, why would anyone have even looked at her?

So she couldn't help but say sarcastically, "Oh, Zeng Min is so lucky! She doesn't have to take care of men or live at the mercy of her mother-in-law. She's so carefree! Unlike us women with husbands, we have to revolve around them all day and serve our in-laws. We're just miserable!"

Seeing her like this, Zeng Min was speechless, thinking to herself: What's wrong? Does your man feel superior after hitting you?

"Sister-in-law Chen is such a virtuous woman. I heard that Brother Chen He helped Sister Xiuhong fetch water again yesterday? Is Sister Xiuhong's water tank empty again?"

As soon as Zeng Min said this, another woman next to her couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Seemingly realizing that this was inappropriate, she quickly explained, "Sister Zhaodi, please don't mind. I was just thinking about how Xingxing talked back to his dad yesterday, so..."

Wang Zhaodi snorted coldly and said, "Hmph... even so, my man has never complained about me."

"Zeng Min, you only have some money on hand now, and the child is still young and doesn't cost much. Just wait and see, if you continue to be so lazy, your Anlin might not even be able to afford a wife in the future. Only the woman Luo Qicai married later didn't have children. If she had children, would she still be able to tolerate her husband supporting you?"

I'm just reminding you, don't be ungrateful.

Seeing that they were about to start arguing like cockfighting, Zhou Yimei quickly ran over and tugged at the sack that Wang Zhaodi was carrying.

Zeng Min sneered, "Hmph! Do I need your reminder? Do I need your fake kindness? You should take care of yourself first! Your own family is already a complete mess, and you haven't even cleaned up the shit on your ass yet, and you have the nerve to lecture me?"

"What, is a stolen man especially appealing? No wonder Brother Chen He often helps Sister Xiuhong with chores; after all, they were childhood sweethearts. If it weren't for you, the troublemaker, interfering, their kids might already be old enough to run errands. Otherwise, why would Sister Xiuhong be a widow now, living such a difficult life?"

Wang Zhaodi's biggest taboo is when others mention her husband's past relationship with the widow Chen Xiuhong.

Wang Zhaodi was furious. She rolled up her sleeves and, like a fierce lioness, wanted to pounce on Zeng Min and scratch her face to pieces, to see if she would dare to be so arrogant again.

Seeing that she was being stopped, Zeng Min quickly put An Lin down from the basket on her back. She then saw her younger cousin coming over.

Zeng Min pushed An Lin in front of her younger cousin and said, "Quickly pick An Lin up, don't let him get scared."

As soon as she turned around, she saw Wang Zhaodi rushing towards her like a hungry tiger pouncing on its prey.

Zeng Min knew she didn't have the strength of Wang Zhaodi from years of hard labor. When she saw Wang Zhaodi swing her hand down, she quickly used her height advantage to hide behind her like a nimble monkey.

Then one hand gripped her hair tightly like an iron clamp and pulled it back forcefully, while the other hand strangled her neck like a python.

Zeng Min nimbly straddled her, his hands raining down on her chest like a storm, making Wang Zhaodi cry out in pain.

Before she could even react, Zeng Min scrambled to her feet like an arrow and dashed into the crowd.

That speed was as fast as lightning and as fierce as a gust of wind.

When Wang Zhaodi finally reacted and prepared to fight back, she saw Zeng Min, who had just been punching and kicking her, fleeing into the crowd like a frightened rabbit, completely ignoring her injuries.

She immediately got up and chased after him, cursing him with foul language: "You son of a bitch, Zeng Min, you shameless bastard, you dare to hit me? Don't you dare run away, I'll beat you to death."

"Do you think I'm stupid, waiting for you to beat me up?"

Wang Zhaodi's hands were tightly held by the crowd trying to break up the fight. She tried to chase after them but couldn't break free. She was so anxious that she screamed like an ant on a hot pan.

“Zhaodi, don’t be angry. She’s a divorced woman, and she’s quite pitiful. If you really lay a hand on her, something might happen to her and she won’t be able to work. You’ll have to ask your husband to help her with the work.”

Those on the sidelines, eager for a good show, also tried to break up the fight.

"The captain is here, everyone make way!"

Someone shouted out.

Battalion Commander Tu Min, thirty-seven or thirty-eight years old, was unmarried and had also retired from the army. Because of a long scar on his right temple, he looked ferocious, like a demon.

He was tall and muscular, with a serious face; standing there, he resembled an unshakeable mountain. Furthermore, he was fair and impartial in his dealings with others.

Therefore, the people in the team both respected and feared him, and avoided him like the plague.

“What are you doing? The autumn harvest is just around the corner. We gave you two days to rest, and you’re still messing around here. Are you trying to cause trouble? If you keep causing trouble, we’ll deduct work points! Whoever has more work points wants to have them deducted.”

As he spoke, the captain's cold gaze swept across the crowd like a knife, and the onlookers scattered like birds and beasts, leaving only Wang Zhaodi and Zeng Min.

The captain looked at Zeng Min from afar, as well as several women standing in front of him. Among them was a niece-in-law from his own family, whom he seemed to have seen somewhere before.

He looked at them as if to ask, "What's going on here?"

Unlike the other villagers, Zeng Min was not afraid of the brigade leader. When she saw the brigade leader, she was not afraid at all, but rather felt as if she had found a savior.

Before she even reached the brigade leader, tears streamed down her face like beads from a broken string.

"Uncle Tu Min, this is not something I caused. I'm just defending our rights as women."

As soon as Sister Chen arrived, she accused me of being immoral and promiscuous, as if I couldn't live without a man. She said I was indulging in feudal superstition and looked down on women.

The Chairman himself said that women hold up half the sky, so what exactly does she mean by saying this today? Is she trying to use feudal ethics to bind and oppress women? This is feudal dregs and must be overthrown!

Wang Zhaodi was in soreness from the beating, and before she could even cry out for justice, Zeng Min's rant about feudal superstition and the oppression of women terrified her so much that she trembled all over! She pointed at Zeng Min and stammered for a long time, unable to utter a complete sentence.

Wang Zhaodi was both shocked and frightened, especially when she heard that she would be "defeated".

Finally, she only said one sentence: "I won't hold it against you," and then ran away.

When the captain saw that one of the parties involved had run away, he looked at Zeng Min and saw that Zeng Min was looking at him boldly, with a frank and open look in her eyes, without any fear.

He was very impressed and said, "The Banzhulin Brigade didn't overthrow that system, and I don't think you were oppressed. Just a little scare will do."

Zeng Min: "Hehe... I was just saying, I wouldn't take it seriously."

Besides, if I'm bullied this time and don't retaliate in front of everyone, I'll have endless trouble in the future. Enduring it now will only lead to more trouble later.

The captain watched the young woman in front of him chatter on and on, nodding as he listened. He thought to himself, "A person who can understand these things is a wise person."

It's really quite despicable that a person like Chen Shimei came from the village.

However, since this is someone else's business, no one would deliberately invite trouble unless it reached the brigade cadres.

But if it's something they can do, the village officials will still help if they can.

Just like the house Zeng Min received after their divorce, although it is said that men and women are equal, women are still a vulnerable group after all.

Given the current status of women, especially divorced women, it would be absolutely impossible for them to receive any property from their husband's family if it weren't for the pity shown by the village officials.

Zeng Min understood the reasons behind this, so she was very grateful to the village officials and later even went to their homes to express her gratitude.

Zeng Min said, "This time, we are very grateful to the brigade leader for upholding justice. I'm going to go see my Anlin."

"Alright, go ahead!"

Upon hearing this, Zeng Min turned and strode away. Although she wasn't afraid of the brigade leader, she still felt immense pressure in his presence.

After Zeng Min left, the familiar-looking niece-in-law that Tu Min had mentioned, who was also Yuan Xiuxiu who had initially made fun of Wang Zhaodi, quickly followed after her.

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