The woman bit her teeth tightly, her eyes flashing with deep hatred.
"Those people are all beasts. The village chief's son liked my Shiwu—it was known throughout the village. In his eyes, Shiwu was destined to be his daughter-in-law once she turned fifteen. Our family was doing quite well, and with Shiwu being the village belle, she brought him prestige. But this incident is like a slap in his face. The villagers have always revered the village chief and never doubted his words. Plus, they were already dissatisfied with the situation, and after he stirred them up with a few words, they wanted to drag Shiwu to the river to cleanse her of filth, so as not to spoil the feng shui and bring disaster upon the village. Upon hearing this, her father picked up a hoe to stop them, but what was one against the several hundred men of the village? He desperately resisted them, not letting them take Shiwu away, but those people ultimately beat him to death right there."
