Which woman in this world would dare to go out and publicize such things, not afraid of being drowned by others’ scorn?
In this respect, Jiang Rong isn’t wrong. It’s not just in ancient times; even now, many women who go through such things choose to endure silently.
Because once the public knows about it, some will criticize the criminal, but the victim will also become the target of public scorn.
Like, why doesn’t he do that to others, only to you?
Just look at her, you can tell she’s no good.
A few years ago, there was a woman in the county town who was raped. The woman, not willing to submit, reported it to the government office, and the man was sentenced to hanging.
But afterwards, the woman’s life wasn’t easy either. People threw rotten vegetables, stinky eggs, and worn-out shoes at her doorstep every day.
At first, the woman bore it, but later, when she could no longer endure, she hanged herself with a rope.
Jiang Youzhi is well aware of this, so he also worries that Gu Yunjiao will disregard everything and go to the government office to expose the matter.
He’s saying these things just to scare Jiang Rong.
Who knew Jiang Rong wasn’t foolish either, fully understanding the intricacy of the situation, he wasn’t afraid at all.
At this moment, the door suddenly creaked open, and Gu Yunjiao came out holding a hatchet.
She looked at Jiang Rong and his wife with a sneer, "Think I don’t dare to report it? Then let’s see, let’s see if I dare or not!"
As soon as she finished speaking, Mrs. Yang cursed and lunged at Gu Yunjiao.
Without hesitation, Gu Yunjiao swung the knife at her.
Mrs. Yang hadn’t expected her to actually dare to use the knife.
The blade was almost upon her face, yet she couldn’t stop herself from moving forward, unable to dodge it.
Jiang Rong saw the situation was bad and pulled her back in the nick of time.
Gu Yunjiao withdrew her knife, glaring at Mrs. Yang, "I warn you, watch your mouth."
"Call names again and one day I’ll poison you mute!"
Mrs. Yang opened her mouth, but no sound came out.
The knife had almost touched her nose, and that fear left her without the courage to provoke Gu Yunjiao again.
She absolutely believed that Gu Yunjiao had the capability to poison her mute.
Gu Yunjiao gave a cold snort, turned back inside, and closed the door.
Jiang Rong fumed at the closed door for a while but didn’t dare further provoke Gu Yunjiao, fearing she might indeed go to the authorities.
He stormed off angrily.
Mrs. Yang was even more scared and quickly followed him.
Mrs. Yang returned to the room and saw Jiang Erlang shivering on the bed, so she hurried to the kitchen to get a charcoal brazier and placed it by Jiang Erlang’s bed.
About half an hour later, Jiang Hua came back with Doctor Xu.
Doctor Xu first asked the Jiang Family to remove Jiang Erlang’s clothes.
Once Jiang Erlang’s clothes were removed, everyone in the room felt a growing sense of dread. Blood was everywhere on his body, as if he was covered in wounds.
Doctor Xu cleaned the wounds while murmuring, "It seems the one who stabbed Erlang showed some mercy."
"The cuts aren’t too deep, all avoided vital areas. They look alarming, but they’re just flesh wounds."
Gu Yunjiao did indeed choose where to strike, but it wasn’t out of mercy; she didn’t want to get entangled in a murder case.
After dealing with the wounds in the front, Jiang Erlang was turned over.
Only then did everyone see two more knife wounds on his back.
These two cuts were the deepest.
When moved, blood seeped out again.
Doctor Xu took out antiseptic medicine to stop Jiang Erlang’s bleeding, and the more severely injured areas on his back and shoulders were wrapped in gauze.
After the bandaging, Doctor Xu placed down a bottle of antiseptic medicine, holding out two fingers, "The cost for the medicine and house call together totals two taels."