Transmigrating into a peasant family to fight against the best, leading my parents to earn gold and

Chapter 343 Lost

"Sister-in-law, are you alright? Did you hurt yourself anywhere?"

With her modern mindset, Lin Xiaotang subconsciously thought of the word "extortion".

This woman bumped into her mother in the street, looking hurried. Could it be that she was trying to extort money from her?

To everyone's surprise, the woman scrambled to her feet, muttering, "It's nothing... I'm fine. I have to run, or it'll be too late..."

Before the woman could run far, a man with a pointed face and a fierce appearance chased after her from a distance, holding a stick in his hand.

"You bitch, don't run! If I catch you, I'll break your legs!"

Given the significant difference in physical strength between men and women, the man quickly ran forward, grabbed the woman's arm, and slammed her against the wall at the street corner. The woman's body hit the wall, and she suffered a lot of scrapes and abrasions on her arms and legs, causing her to cry out in pain.

The man grinned and cursed, "Run! Why aren't you running anymore, you bitch? I'm going to beat you to death today, and I'll show you what I'm capable of. Let's see if you dare to disobey and sneak out again."

After saying that, he swung the stick and struck the woman hard, clearly intending to kill her.

People around stopped and gathered around to look, pointing and commenting.

"My God, what did these two have to do to fight so badly? It's so pitiful."

"Yes, this woman is so pitiful. Such a thick stick, it must hurt so much when it hits her. I think it will take at least ten days to half a month for the swelling to go down."

"That's too ruthless, they really went for the kill!"

"Why can't a couple talk things out? They actually beat each other like this in the street. This woman is pitiful, having such a hot-tempered man. He beats her so badly in the market in front of strangers. What will happen at home?"

"Exactly, wouldn't it be even worse to beat them behind closed doors?"

Suddenly someone scoffed, "We can't assume it's all her husband's fault just because he beat her. What if she was unfaithful and had affairs outside, and her husband found out, which is why she got beaten?"

"Hmm, now that you mention it, it's quite possible. Otherwise, why would her man hit her for no reason?"

"Ha, women should be obedient to their husbands and follow the traditional virtues of womanhood. If she's truly dishonest, I deserve to beat her to death..."

"Yes, they deserve to die!"

"Pooh……"

"Well played, well played!"

The onlookers split into two groups: one group felt extremely sorry for the woman who had been beaten, while the other group speculated that the woman had done something shameful to anger her husband and deserved to be beaten.

With so many people present, whether they felt sympathy or pity, or anger and condemnation, not a single person stepped forward to help.

Soon, the woman was covered in bruises, and the exposed skin on her arms and legs looked shocking.

She screamed in agony, "Help! Please save me..."

The man's face was sinister, and he said with a ferocious expression, "You bitch, how dare you cry for help? Today, no one can save your life. Killing you would be too lenient..."

One blow, two blows, three blows...

Lin Xiaotang was surrounded by so many onlookers, so many strong men, yet not a single one stepped forward to stop them. She thought to herself, most people in this world are cold-hearted and indifferent, standing idly by if it doesn't concern them.

"stop!"

Her clear voice broke the lively scene, and the pedestrians who were discussing it stopped talking and looked at Lin Xiaotang.

To everyone's surprise, the one who dared to offer advice was a young girl.

It's really overpowering!

Someone advised, "Little girl, don't meddle in other people's family affairs. Go play somewhere else."

"That's right, you're just a kid, you can't control him, go on your way."

Some people looked at Lin Xiaotang with pity, thinking that the violent man would beat her as well.

Liu and Liu Cai'er were surprised that Xiao Tang would speak up to stop them. They were both gentle and honest women who never dared to stand up for others. Seeing Xiao Tang like this, they were both quite frightened.

Liu whispered to her daughter, "Tang'er, we can't handle this. Why don't we quickly report it to the authorities and let them take care of it?"

“Yes, your mother is right. It’s better to let the government handle it than to deal with it ourselves.” Liu Cai’er hesitated for a moment, then agreed with her sister.

“Mother, Aunt, that man clearly intended to kill her. If we go to report this to the authorities, she might be beaten to death by the time they arrive. Even if she isn’t, it’s hard to say whether they’ll still be here by the time we return from reporting this.”

The man who was beating his wife in the street saw that the one who told him to stop was a young girl. He said viciously, "You son of a bitch, you lowly girl, how dare you tell me to stop? I think you're tired of living. Get out, get out of here!"

Lin Xiaotang said angrily, "You're holding a weapon and beating someone in the street. That's not the behavior of a real man. There are so many people watching. Did you even look at how they were looking at you? A grown man beating a woman, everyone looks down on you!"

The man paused slightly, turned his head and glanced around. Sure enough, everyone's eyes held a hint of something unusual.

There was sympathy, pity, disdain, and mockery...

His anger surged, he felt extremely humiliated, and wished he could beat his wife to death immediately to vent his anger!

"Get out, all of you get out! Anyone who dares to crowd around and watch, I'll beat you to death!"

After saying that, he immediately swung the stick and hit his wife again, still cursing under his breath.

"You bitch, it's all your fault! You didn't give me the money, making me lose all my gambling money and become the laughingstock of everyone. Why don't you go and do it? I'll beat you to death today and see if that money can go to hell with you..."

Turns out, he was a gambling addict!

After their initial surprise, everyone changed their attitude and sympathized with the woman's plight.

"What a tragedy! Such a beautiful woman, how could she have ended up with a gambling husband? As the saying goes, nine out of ten gamblers lose. Even with a fortune, she couldn't escape the ruin of her family business through gambling. How pitiful, truly pitiful!"

"I knew it! This woman looks so pitiful. How could she be that fickle and unfaithful woman? She's such a tragic figure."

"Pah, her husband is a real scoundrel. He lost money gambling and then blamed his wife, taking all his anger out on her."

"You despicable bastard..."

"How heartless..."

"..."

Everyone felt sorry for her and sympathized with her, but no one stepped forward to stop it, which chilled Lin Xiaotang's heart.

If she were a grown man, she would definitely push that abusive husband away. If she knew kung fu, she would beat him to a pulp.

She turned to Liu and urged, "Mother, you must report this to the authorities quickly, or someone will die."

Liu had wanted to report this to the authorities for a long time, so she nodded and immediately turned and ran towards the government office.

Lin Xiaotang stepped forward with a cold face and said, "Stop. If you keep hitting her, she will die. Someone has already reported it to the authorities, and the officials will be here soon. If you really kill her, the officials will surely catch you red-handed. Forget about losing money gambling; once you get involved in a murder case and go to jail, you'll be ruined for life, even if you don't die. You can forget about gambling again for the rest of your life."