Three Women in the Cage

Chapter 272 Torment

After loading was completed, everyone got in the car. Yang's father and mother snuggled in a corner, Yang Zheng and Xinxin sat opposite each other, and Ma Mei sat in the passenger seat.

At first, everyone remained silent, except for the two elderly people who choked up from time to time. To ease the atmosphere, Ma Mei told Yang Zheng: "Yang Zheng, when your grandparents go back, remember to send them meals and take care of them."

Yang Zheng immediately smiled and said: "Yes, don't worry! After all, they raised me with great difficulty..."

Perhaps at this moment, Yang Zheng learned to repay his gratitude and began to appreciate their acceptance and dedication. However, he worriedly said, "Now that Li Jian is in your house, I'm afraid he won't agree easily!"

Ma Mei was also worried after hearing this: "Yes, I am worried too. After all, he is your nominal father. What will you do if he stops you from delivering food?"

Ma Mei was afraid that Tian Yun would take the money and blame the two old people because of Li Jian. Although she didn't want to support the two old people anymore, she also hoped that someone could take good care of them. She felt a little reluctant to let them fend for themselves.

I thought, no matter what, I have to settle them down.

Hearing this, Yang Zheng's eyes changed. He wanted to say something, but in the end he said nothing.

Seeing that he didn't say anything, Ma Mei had to say: "No matter what, you, as grandchildren, should still fulfill your filial duties. The two old people are old and don't have many days left. It will be too late to think about fulfilling your filial duties when the time comes..."

Yang Zheng nodded and said: "I will. When I go back, I will tell Ermao and Sanmao to take good care of him..."

With his assurance, Xinxin and Ma Mei felt more at ease, and the two old people were also relieved.

The journey was long, and the car was shaking as it gradually got closer and closer to my hometown.

Finally, after a two-hour drive, the car slowly drove into the village. Looking at the familiar yet unfamiliar place, the two old people felt as if they were in another world.

This is the place where they have lived for half their lives. They once thought that they would never come back, but unexpectedly, they ended up returning here.

They had no choice to leave before, and now they have no choice to come back. When did the four words "no choice" start to trap them?

The two old people's eyes were red from crying. They had not stopped crying since the moment they knew they were abandoned. At this moment, they burst into tears even more because of the scene.

Ma Mei understood their crying, but she could only pretend not to understand, and comforted them with a smile: "Okay, okay, you are finally back. You don't have to suffer from homesickness anymore, and you are reunited with your grandchildren. Now that you have returned to your hometown, it can be said that you have returned to your roots..."

Xinxin looked at the two elderly people who were crying uncontrollably and wiped her tears silently. At this moment, she felt the loneliness and helplessness of the elderly people.

She didn't understand why her grandparents suddenly became like this. They had a daughter-in-law, land, and a daughter, but why did they end up like this, with no one to rely on in their old age?

However, there are too many things in this world that are not understood, and even without the clearest explanation, they cannot be explained clearly!

After a while, the car drove into the yard. Tian Yun was already waiting there. She walked towards the car with a smile and said enthusiastically to Ma Mei who got out of the car: "Oh, you're finally here. I've been waiting for a long time."

After exchanging some fake greetings, the two men helped to support the two old people out and went straight to their former bedroom.

Xinxin followed behind to carry things. When she saw the familiar house, she was too nervous to go in. Yang Zheng seemed to see her worry and casually comforted her: "He's not at home, don't worry!"

They understood that "he".

It turned out that Li Jian was not at home. I don’t know if he was deliberately avoiding her or for some other reason. In any case, since they didn’t meet in person, Xinxin felt relieved for the time being.

Tian Yun had seen Xinxin a long time ago, but for some reason, at this moment, she did not make things difficult for Xinxin. The two of them avoided each other's glances tacitly and did not communicate at all.

Soon the two old people were settled in and their belongings were packed. After Ma Mei stuffed a stack of money into Tian Yun's pocket and gave a few instructions, she said goodbye to the two old people: "I have already talked to my sister-in-law, so you can stay here with peace of mind. I will come to see you again when I have time..."

After she finished speaking, she was ready to leave. Xinxin hurriedly followed behind, thinking that it was not appropriate for her to stay here at this time.

Before getting on the bus, Xinxin took one last look at her grandparents. Seeing the tears in their eyes and the sadness of being left behind, she sighed helplessly and turned to get on the bus.

The car door slowly closed in front of them, and with the sound of a car driving away, the two old people were finally left behind.

After the car drove away, Li Jian walked in quietly. Looking at the money in Tian Yun's hand, he was overjoyed.

Counting the money, he laughed contemptuously and said, "Humph, what a rich man! He takes so much money without blinking an eye!"

Later, they planned to send the two old men to the cowshed, but were firmly stopped by Yang Zheng. Since Yang Zheng was now able to earn money and had grown strong, they did not dare to beat or scold him like before.

So the two old people were not sent to the cowshed for the time being. Not long after, Yang Zheng used the money he earned to build a new house in the woods above the old house. Since then, they all moved to the new house and left the two old people in the old house.

Before going out to work, Yang Zheng instructed Ermao and Sanmao to deliver meals to their grandparents every day, fetch water for them occasionally, and take care of them. After they agreed repeatedly, he left again.

However, after Yang Zheng left, Li Jian stopped Ermao and Sanmao from going down to deliver the meal. They were still young and thin, and they had been intimidated by Li Jian for a long time, so they had become afraid of him.

Therefore, they had no choice but to give up the delivery of three meals a day under Li Jian's supervision.

Li Jian came up to the two old men, looked at them struggling to survive, and smiled grimly. He sneered viciously: "You have come to this day, haha, you can only blame your damn daughter, she hurt me so badly. Now, I will make her parents wag their tails and beg for mercy at my feet. I will trample all her pride on the ground and torture you slowly..."

Then he used a wooden stick to smash the tiles on the roof, kicked over all the remaining furniture in the house, and walked out in a cool manner, leaving the two old people alone at home, who dared not say a word.

Ever since the tiles on the roof were broken, the kitchen and bedroom would be soaked by rain whenever it rained. The bedding would remain damp for a long time and would not be exposed to the sun. Mother Yang was plagued by the dampness and her legs and feet became increasingly inconvenient. She gradually became paralyzed and could no longer leave the wheelchair.

When Yang's father stopped delivering three meals a day to them, he had to use his crutches to go to the kitchen to cook for himself. The rice was bought for them by Ma Mei on the day the rice was delivered back. It had not been used before, but now it came in handy.

Looking at the water tank filled with rainwater, at this moment, I seemed to be very grateful to Li Jian for breaking the tiles on the upper roof. Otherwise, where would I find these few spoonfuls of water for cooking?

He put the rice mixed with rainwater into the pot, and set up the only firewood that was not wet. It was the first time that Father Yang started to cook by himself since he came back.