The old lady didn't want to mention what happened back then, but in order to save her family's descendants, she could only tell us about a memory that had been sealed for more than 80 years.

This dusty memory has tortured her for more than 80 years. When she dreams about it at midnight, she often sheds tears and regrets her mistakes at that time.

More than 80 years ago, it was a turbulent era with warlords fighting and constant wars. Boss Zhou's grandmother lived in that era.

At that time, Tai Nai was still a little girl of twelve or thirteen years old. She had a neighbor next door named Qu Xiaoya, a young woman of twenty-five or six years old, who was also very beautiful.

Qu Xiaoya's man was captured as a young man by a small warlord in Sichuan Province. He was gone for several years without any news, and he didn't know whether he was dead or alive.

Qu Xiaoya was alone with her child and lived a very difficult life.

Qu Xiaoya is a very kind and honest woman. Although her husband is not at home, she takes care of her children alone, working hard and working in the fields every day.

When Tai Nai was little, she would chat with Qu Xiaoya and play with his children when she had nothing to do.

Qu Xiaoya is also very kind to Tai Nai. Sometimes she will help Tai Nai braid her hair and sew clothes. She is like a sister.

Tai Nai also regarded Qu Xiaoya as her own relative.

But the good times did not last long. There was a severe drought that year and the harvest was not good. Qu Xiaoya had no food left at home and had to take care of the children. Without food, Qu Xiaoya went to dig wild vegetables in the fields and catch them in the river. Fish, I can barely get by these days.

People say that there is a lot of trouble at a widow's door.

Qu Xiaoya is pretty and very young. Many single men in the village are interested in her and often hang out in front of her house. However, Qu Xiaoya doesn't want to talk to those men and scolds them away every time.

Even so, there were still people gossiping in the village, and there were many rumors and rumors all day long about which man Qu Xiaoya was hooking up with.

But this is just gossip, no one has evidence, and no one has caught it.

Until one day, a salesman came to the village and came to the door of Qu Xiaoya's house.

The salesman saw that Qu Xiaoya was living alone with a child and was living a very difficult life. So he took a lot less money from the things he sold to her and even gave her some things as gifts.

Qu Xiaoya developed some affection for the salesman.

In this way, the salesman would often wander around the village whenever he had something to do, and he would stay in front of Qu Xiaoya's house for a long time every time.

Sometimes when Qu Xiaoya is too busy, he will help her with some farm work, and sometimes he will bring her some food.

After going back and forth, the salesman Tiao developed some feelings for Qu Xiaoya.

Qu Xiaoya also knew in her heart that her man was probably gone. Her man was captured by the warlord and taken to fight. The chance of his survival was very slim.

At that time, Qu Xiaoya had already had the idea of ​​traveling far away with the salesman.

But before this idea could be implemented, something unexpected happened.

One evening, the salesman came to the village again, and suddenly it started to rain heavily.

The salesman was soaked all over. Qu Xiaoya couldn't stand it, so he called the salesman home and asked him to change into clean clothes. He also told his wife to watch at the door in case someone came over. Say hello quickly.

Tai Nai naturally agreed wholeheartedly.

However, the shopkeeper jumped into Qu Xiaoya's house and was soon seen by a man who admired Qu Xiaoya.

The man was so jealous that he didn't get Qu Xiaoya, but got the advantage of the salesman. So he went to the clan leader directly and accused Qu Xiaoya of stealing from the wild man.

In those feudal years, this was a big deal and the most intolerable thing.

When the clan leader heard about it, he brought a large group of people directly to the door of Qu Xiaoya's house.

Tai Nai saw the patriarch bringing people over from a distance, and she was so scared that she almost flew away. When the patriarch was approaching the door of the house, she ran into the house in panic and told Qu Xiaoya that the patriarch was bringing people, and We are almost at the doorstep.

Qu Xiaoya was also panicked, and the salesman was also frightened.

Although the two of them didn't do anything, they were alone in the same room. If they said they did nothing, no one would believe it.

If the clan leader catches him, he will be beaten to death.

Qu Xiaoya was still calm at the time and quickly led the salesman to the backyard.

There is a very hidden vegetable cellar in the backyard. When the weather is cold, you can put some radish, cabbage and the like in the cellar to prevent it from spoiling easily.

Tai Nai also knows about this vegetable cellar.

At that moment, Qu Xiaoya asked the salesman to hide in the vegetable cellar for a while.

The vegetable cellar is very hidden, with a board on top and a chicken coop on top, making it difficult for ordinary people to find it.

After picking and hiding the goods, Qu Xiaoya and Tai Nai came to the front yard in a hurry.

At this time, the patriarch arrived just in time with twenty or thirty people from the village.

The idle man in the village pointed at Qu Xiaoya and said: "Captain, Xiaoya stole men. I saw it with my own eyes. It was the salesman who entered her house and never came out."

The patriarch's face darkened, he glared at Qu Xiaoya angrily, and hummed a few words from his nostrils: "Where are the people?"

"Clan leader, he is talking nonsense. This is a matter of course. He is slanderous." Qu Xiaoya was not panicked at all. She usually has a fierce personality.

The clan leader snorted coldly again and waved his hand: "Look for me. There are our people all around the yard. That salesman must still be here. He will dig three feet into the ground to find him."

At that moment, more than 20 people were rummaging around Qu Xiaoya's house, throwing everything out of the house. The child was so frightened that he cried loudly, but he couldn't find where the salesman was hiding.

If we can't find anyone, we can't convict Qu Xiaoya.

This made the idle man very worried.

At this time, the idle man saw Tai Nai standing there with fear on his face, and he suddenly had an idea. He pointed at Tai Nai and said: "This kid must know where the salesman is hiding, and she must have tipped off Xiaoya." Well, we’ll find out when we pull him down for interrogation.”

The patriarch's cold gaze soon fell on Tai Nai. With just a wink, two men carried Tai Nai out.

Tai Nai was still young at the time and had never experienced such a scene before. She was so frightened that she cried loudly and trembled all over.

Tai Nai was quickly carried outside the yard.

Someone also called grandma’s parents over.

The patriarch looked at Tai Nai's parents and said sternly: "This child has not learned well since she was a child. She actually condoned and protected Qu Xiaoya's adultery. How can she still do it when she grows up? If she refuses to tell where the salesman is hiding, then she will follow Qu Xiaoya will be treated as adultery!"

Tai Nai's parents were both real farmers and had never experienced such a scene. She was immediately frightened by the patriarch and started to tremble all over.

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