Disaster Apocalypse: Farming, Family, and My Hidden Secret Space-Chapter 48. Deserved punishment for a crime

"Is this heaven’s doing, has Xiaocao gone mad?" The woman screamed at the sight of Hua Xiaocao, whose face was stained with blood and hands were equally bloodied.

The scene before them was truly unbelievable. Who, if not crazy, would stuff their mouth with dung as if it were a delicacy?

"Ugh," another woman couldn’t help but dry heave.

"Xiaocao... Xiaocao, what’s wrong with you, it’s Auntie Guihua!"

Even Wang Guihua looked down on Hua Xiaocao. If something happened to the village chief’s granddaughter, and it was related to Hua Xiaocao, initially they didn’t quite believe it. But knowing the character of the village chief’s wife, they couldn’t help but think more.

Recently, they had refrained from letting their daughters play with Hua Xiaocao. Actually, there wasn’t much time to play, and Hua Xiaocao hadn’t left the house these days either.

After all, they were from the same village. Now seeing Hua Xiaocao in such a strange state, with her body as thin as a stick, sympathy inevitably arose.

Hua Xiaocao gave her a vacant glance and then laughed foolishly, bending down again to grab the grass that had slightly yellowed on the ground and started stuffing it into her mouth.

Madam Wang quickly stood up from the ground and shouted towards the woman who had calmed down a bit from the nausea.

"Dayan’s mother, don’t just stand there, come over quickly, there’s something wrong with this child."

Dayan’s mother noticed it too. A normal child wouldn’t eat dung as if it were delicious, and seeing Hua Xiaocao’s bizarre behavior, she probably was crazy. She hurried to Dayan’s side and, with Wang Guihua, grabbed her to stop her from continuing to eat the grass.

"Xiaocao, you can’t eat the grass, be good and throw it away." Wang Guihua held onto one of Xiaocao’s arms with one hand, and with the other, tried to remove the grass from Xiaocao’s mouth. But Xiaocao opened her mouth and almost bit her finger, causing Wang Guihua to pull back quickly.

"Mother Liu, Xiaocao might be mad, be careful."

That bite scared Dayan’s mother, and she quickly warned Wang Guihua.

Feeling the scrawny arm beneath her touch, Dayan’s mother felt sympathy arise.

It’s really heartbreaking, such a good child now turned to this state. No matter how big a mistake a child makes, they can’t be abused like this!

Though every family values sons over daughters, it’s rare to see it so severe. Her body had no decent spot left; grandparents are one thing, but how could the mother be so ruthless, how could she harden her heart?

She might have been pushed into madness by being unable to bear the pressure, Dayan’s mother couldn’t help but sigh.

She then held Xiaocao firmly as the child started to struggle. Moreover, her body began to struggle violently due to the restraint, her legs kicking continuously, her mouth opening wide to bite at the two women. If Dayan’s mother hadn’t instinctively pulled the kerchief from her waist to gag Xiaocao, they might not have been able to control her.

"Dayan’s mother, is this okay?" Madam Wang hesitated, looking at the kerchief in Xiaocao’s mouth.

"Whether it’s good or not, it’s necessary, unless you want her to bite." Dayan’s mother replied, panting.

Despite the child being short and frail-looking, they nearly couldn’t contain her strength.

That wouldn’t do, Madam Wang hurriedly shook her head, instinctively glancing at her fingers that were nearly bitten.

"What do we do now?"

"...We can’t pretend we didn’t see it; let’s take her back... to her family... sigh..."

Dayan’s mother couldn’t help but sigh, and Madam Wang did the same.

This child, even when she was able to work, couldn’t get decent treatment, living worse than the livestock at home. Now, seeing her like this, what would Xiaocao face in the future?

But... every family has its hardships, and there’s not much outsiders like them can do to help.

Especially with someone like Zhao, a shrew who could make trouble out of nothing.

The two, carrying their baskets, struggled to pull the struggling Xiaocao towards the village. Before long, they were out of sight.

Hua Jinyi watched this scene clearly from within the space. She didn’t come out immediately after they left; instead, she waited a moment, ensuring there was no one around before emerging from the space.

Also feeling relieved, it seemed Hua Xiaocao was indeed mad, driven to madness by her supernatural powers.

Initially, it was a spur-of-the-moment idea that turned out to work in her favor, saving her the effort.

Moreover, she recently discovered that she could see the outside world from the space, which she thought was an extraordinary ability.

She wasn’t sure if there were other functions, but she had all the time to explore them gradually, Hua Jinyi thought.

Though her mood was slightly disturbed by Hua Xiaocao, it also resolved one of her concerns, and Hua Jinyi’s mood wasn’t too bad.

"Today your revenge is considered avenged, rest in peace Hua Jinyi... I will take good care of your family and live well for you."

Gazing at the blue sky adorned with streaks of evening sunlight, feeling the cool autumn breeze, and watching the dry leaves spin gently to the ground, Hua Jinyi murmured to herself.

With these words, an abrupt sense of ease overwhelmed her, as if a huge stone pressing on her heart had been completely lifted.

She felt a strange sense that perhaps from this moment, the little girl with the same name as hers might really have vanished from this world.

Looking at the stretch of forest behind her, after a moment of silence, Hua Jinyi lifted her small basket and headed towards the village.

It’s time to go home!

As soon as she stepped into the village, she felt a different atmosphere, with several women heading towards the center of the village, pointing and discussing as they walked.

"Huh, is Jinyi heading to the back of the village too?"

"Aunt Qin..." Hua Jinyi called out to them one by one and smiled at the young wives nearby.

In these days, she had come to know the people in the village well, and her family knew about her confusion and memory issues from injuries. They always asked her to remember people when she went out.

"Jinyi, you probably don’t know yet," Aunt Qin couldn’t help but speak when she thought about how Hua Jinyi and Xiaocao didn’t get along. Her eyes were clearly showing gossip.

Hua Jinyi’s eyes gleamed, but she looked puzzled, "Auntie, what don’t I know?"

She was just thinking about it, and Aunt Qin came at the perfect time.

Aunt Qin glanced towards Hua Liu’s home, "Did you know, something happened to the Xiaocao from Hua Liu’s family, it seems she was beaten mad by her family."

"Auntie, is that true?" Hua Jinyi looked surprised, stunned.

"It’s probably true, it’s been spread all over the village, Jinyi, we all heard about the things Xiaocao did..."

"Daughter..." Just then, the voice of Qi Shi came through.

Hua Jinyi turned to look and saw her mother hurriedly running over.

"Mom," Hua Jinyi’s smile immediately sweetened.

"Why aren’t you heading home?" As soon as she got close, she examined the child from head to toe, breathing a sigh of relief upon finding nothing wrong. She then took a leaf off the child’s head, turning to greet Qin and the others.

"Mom, I was just about to head back," Hua Jinyi said softly. free𝑤ebnovel.com

"Mom, are you also going to Xiaocao’s house?"

Glancing at these gossip-prone women, Qin was somewhat displeased and frowned slightly, saying, "Mom isn’t going, your grandparents went."

Regarding someone who hurt her daughter, she couldn’t care less what became of them; it was just madness, not death. Remembering that day when her daughter was nearly beyond saving, even if she had died, Qi Shi still thought it would have been deserved.