Daily life of farming and supporting a family on the ancient Loess Plateau

Chapter 595 A Very Sound Sense of Right and Wrong

Hu Bingwei was in so much pain that he could barely breathe. He took a few deep breaths and said, "I'll talk, I'll talk... The Northwest King has come with more than a hundred men... They're all bandits... The Northwest King only wants me to capture you and take you back to treat his brothers... He hasn't said anything about coming to Niujiazhuang yet!"

Ma Chenfang did indeed intend to do so, because they had come all the way from Ganzhou with great difficulty, and now that they had occupied Bacunyuan and robbed Zhao Caizhu, they were afraid that they had already alarmed the government, so he did not want to attract more hatred for the time being.

Hu Bingwei proposed to capture Ji Yongling alone because he wanted to show off his merits in front of Ma Chenfang, and also wanted to torture Ji Yongling on the way before sending him to Bacunyuan.

Unfortunately, he underestimated Ji Yongling; he didn't expect that this girl had some martial arts skills.

Upon hearing this, Ji Yongling nodded, gently pulled out the needle, and said, "I suppose you have no reason to lie! However, the King of the Northwest may be disappointed, and you will be disappointed as well. This trip to Niujiazhuang is destined to be a one-way trip!"

"What will it take for you to give me the antidote?" Hu Bingwei asked, cold sweat beading on his forehead.

Ji Yongling smiled gently and said, "I'm sorry, but not all poisons have an antidote. There's no cure for the poison in your body! And you just ingested a lot of it, even a god couldn't help you!"

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“The one surnamed Hu—” Zhao Chunni also came out of the house at some point and was standing under the eaves.

When Hu Bingwei saw Zhao Chunni, he immediately felt like he had seen a savior and hurriedly said in a trembling voice, "Chunni, you're still alive! I've been looking for you for so long! Quickly, have this girl get me some antidote. I will never let the bandits come here!"

Zhao Chunni looked at Hu Bingwei expressionlessly and said, "Hu, let me tell you, I used to be your daughter, but ever since you gave my uncle and me that set of dishes and tried to kill us, you have not been my father!"

"I'll never be able to hold my head up high for the rest of my life because I have your blood in my veins! For the sake of our past father-daughter relationship, I'll give you this kitchen knife. Go on your way in peace!" With that, she handed a kitchen knife to Hu Bingwei.

Hu Bingwei stared at the kitchen knife, initially in disbelief, then his face contorted with rage as he snarled, "There's not a single good person in your Zhao family! Do you think that if you take my life, the Northwest King will let all the adults and children in your courtyard go?"

"I'll kill you!" Zhao Yuanbao broke free from Jia Ronghua's arm and ran towards Hu Bingwei, brandishing his axe.

Ji Yongling stopped Zhao Yuanbao and said, "Yuanbao, let me handle this. He's not only your enemy, he almost killed me just now!"

"Sister Yongling, I want to kill him with my own hands!" Zhao Yuanbao said, his eyes bloodshot.

Ji Yongling shook her head and glanced at Zhao Chunni under the eaves. Zhao Yuanbao was still young and couldn't worry about so much, but she couldn't ignore his feelings. She didn't want a rift to develop between Zhao Yuanbao and Zhao Chunni because of Hu Bingwei, and besides, she really didn't want to see Zhao Yuanbao wielding an axe and splattering blood everywhere.

She said to Zhao Yuanbao, "You're still young. You kids shouldn't get your hands dirty with blood! It'll prevent you from being haunted by evil spirits!" As she spoke, she plunged the needle in her hand into Hu Bingwei's neck again.

Hu Bingwei tried hard to move his body to avoid the needle in Ji Yongling's hand.

However, Ji Yongling used much more force when inserting the needle this time than before. After the needle went in about two inches, Hu Bingwei had a splitting headache, his eyes turned bloodshot, and his face contorted as if possessed by a demon. Then, he collapsed to the ground unconscious.

Seeing Hu Bingwei lying on the ground, Lin Shengwen went up and kicked him twice, but Hu Bingwei did not react at all.

Lin Shengwen spat and said, "You're going to die? That's too good for you!"

Seeing that Hu Bingwei was dead, Ji Yongling turned to Zhao Chunni, thought for a moment, and said, "Chunni, although he is your father..."

“No, he’s no longer my father!” Zhao Chunni stubbornly interrupted Ji Yongling, her voice filled with determination. “My surname is Zhao, his is Hu. I will be buried in the Zhao family ancestral graveyard! Besides, he led bandits to kill my grandfather and grandmother, so he, surnamed Hu, is the eternal enemy of my Zhao family!”

When Ji Yongling saw Zhao Chunni's gaze sweep over Hu Bingwei, who was lying on the ground, her eyes remained completely unmoved, as if she were looking at a stranger.

"It's best if you think this way! Although some people may criticize you later, saying that you're too heartless, let me tell you, you don't know the pain until you're punished, and you can be generous with other people's money until it happens to you. Hu Bingwei is not fit to be a father, a husband, or a son-in-law!"

"I was a little worried just now, afraid that because of your blood relation with Hu Bingwei, you would blame me for killing him. Since you have a correct understanding of Hu Bingwei's act of letting a wolf into the house, I won't say anything more!" Ji Yongling nodded.

Zhao Chunni pursed her lips and said, "Aunt Yongling, that guy surnamed Hu has already sided with the bandits, so he's a bandit too. Since you killed a bandit, you've rid the people of a scourge, so you're a good person and you've done a good deed! Don't think I'll blame you. My surname is Zhao, and since you killed him, my uncle and I have to thank you on behalf of our entire Zhao family!"

As she spoke, Zhao Chunni was about to kneel down before Ji Yongling.

Ji Yongling stopped Zhao Chunni, sighed softly, and said, "You have a very good sense of right and wrong. You and your Uncle Yuanbao will definitely be able to revive your family in the future!"

After saying that, she looked at Zhao Yuanbao and said in a gentle tone, "Yuanbao, put down the axe! The matter is over, and we have more important things to do next!"

Zhao Yuanbao's hand holding the axe trembled slightly, and anger and resentment still lingered in his eyes.

Jia Ronghua stepped forward, gently patted his shoulder, and whispered, "Child, the enemy is dead, and your parents can rest in peace. Now you must listen to your sister Yongling; we still need to think of ways to guard against the bandits!"

Zhao Yuanbao took a deep breath and finally released the axe from his hand. The axe fell to the ground with a dull thud. He lowered his head, his voice choked with emotion: "I just hate him, I hate him for ruining my parents..."

Zhao Chunni walked to Zhao Yuanbao's side, gently took his hand, and said, "Uncle, it's just the two of us left in the Zhao family! I will always stay with you!"

Ji Yongling sighed silently and said in a deep voice, "Hu Bingwei is already dead, but those bandits are ruthless. If they don't see Hu Bingwei return, they might bring people to our Niujiazhuang at any time! So we need to hurry up and pack up. When my father comes back, we'll all go to the ditch to hide for a while."

Jia Ronghua nodded and said, "Yes, we have to run into the ditch quickly. I've packed everything and we're just waiting for your dad and the others to come back."

"Knock knock, I'm back!" Ji Manchuan's knocking sounded at the door.