She was robbed by the leader of the family and had three children.

Chapter 481 Divorce

Ye Shu roughly understood.

Zong Hui: "You usually think that only those who live in the city and eat the public rations are happy and wealthy, right?"

"Little do they know that here, the emperor is far away, and they live in a paradise, forming their own school, and are even more prosperous and happy?"

Ye Shu was speechless and had no answer for a moment.

Zong Hui sneered, "Besides, the Xiangshan family only has five strong men. No matter what, poverty has nothing to do with them."

Ye Shu was puzzled: "Then why can't they find a wife? Is it because there are not many women in Batangao?"

Zong Hui: “No.”

Ye Shu frowned, and suddenly an idea flashed in his mind. He guessed: "Is their family of bad morals? Abuse of women? So no one is willing to marry a girl into his family?"

One of the things A-mei Zhu was crying about just now was that her four brothers beat her violently. As long as she didn't cooperate and sleep with them, they would use force without considering her feelings at all!

Zong Hui: “Yes.”

Then I asked her: "Do you know that the locals have a custom of sticking to the rules?"

Ye Shu: "What?"

Zong Hui: "The family sticks together. Brothers of the same generation in each family will only marry one woman because they refuse to divide their assets. Brothers do not divide the family. The assets accumulated by their generations are always in their own hands."

The so-called assets are actually land.

Ye Shu frowned. This was the first time she heard of such a custom.

Zong Hui: "So, here women actually have a very high status in the family. Several men work together to support them and their children."

Ye Shu: "But this is wrong and illegal."

Zong Hui: "So what? Do you think they are affected?"

Ye Shu: “…”

Generation after generation, they have been accustomed to this marriage model. Like ancient emperors, they can flip through men's cards at will and freely choose which man to sleep with. They don't need to do any housework. They can do nothing but eat, drink and have children.

Ye Shu listened and felt very upset. He couldn't help but feel sad for these women.

Zong Hui: "So, once their family interests are damaged, they will definitely band together to rebel."

"For their marriage model to continue, firstly, women must be more conscious and willing to accept being slept with by multiple men."

"Secondly, men shouldn't be too conscious. They shouldn't be willing to accept sleeping with a woman who doesn't belong to them alone. They might even raise children without knowing whose they are."

But people's thoughts will always progress, and the Xiang family is one of them.

They were unwilling to disperse the family assets, but at the same time they were unwilling to marry the same wife, so they took out all their conflicts and dissatisfaction on women.

Zong Hui: "A few years ago, the Xiang family married a woman, who was eventually raped to death by five of them."

Ye Shu took a deep breath. This was consistent with what Zhu A'mei said. At first, the four brothers forced her, and later the old man of the four brothers also wanted to share a piece of the pie.

It is precisely because their thoughts have been awakened, but not completely awakened, that they vent all their resistance to this unhealthy custom on women. They no longer regard women as the matriarchs of the family, but instead regard them as objects that can be bullied and abused at will.

Zong Hui: "That's why no girl from Batang'ao Village would marry them. This Zhu Amei is from another village."

"I heard that their family has been keeping the bride imprisoned at home."

Ye Shu was confused after hearing what she said: "Political Commissar Lin and the others can find out about these things. What kind of help can you provide?"

Zong Hui: "You won't find out, because they stick together. Not only the family sticks together, but the entire village sticks together and excludes outsiders. The information you eventually get will only be the information they want you to hear."

"I remind you to be prepared. The five men from the Xiang family may be arriving soon."

Ye Shu did not dare to delay and quickly went to find Political Commissar Lin to report the news.

Just as Zong Hui said, that night, just after dusk, five men came to the camp.

It was the Xiang family's father and son, five people, all holding farm tools in their hands, who sneaked over at night.

Fortunately, Ye Shu reminded Political Commissar Lin during the day, and the camp’s guards were strengthened and prepared, so they were prevented from successfully sneaking into the camp.

However, after the people were caught, the next thing was not easy to deal with.

Three days later, the people who went out to investigate and inquire about the news came back.

Report: "Everyone in Batang'ao Village says that Comrade Zhu A'mei has some mental problems and likes to talk nonsense. She was married to Xiang Shan, the head of the Xiang family, from Mingming Mountain for 50 kilograms of grain. They also say that their village has always been monogamous and there is no such thing as multiple men sharing a wife!"

Zhu A-mei's family also responded: "She married Xiangshan alone. Who said she married four brothers? She is so beautiful!"

Perhaps Zong Hui's reminder gave everyone a heads-up, so Political Commissar Lin and others were not surprised by the investigation results.

But they also couldn't let vulnerable female comrades be bullied, so Political Commissar Lin asked Zheng Lan to come forward and set up the Wasteland Women and Children United Organization to uphold justice for suffering female comrades, such as Zhu A'mei.

It is probably impossible to change the marriage model in Batangao in the short term.

The key point is that the main mission of their camp here is not this, and Huo Yisheng has always asked them to keep a low profile and not to ruin the relationship with the local villagers.

Therefore, Zheng Lan finally asked the Xiang family for an explanation because Zhu A'mei herself was abused, and supported Zhu A'mei's decision to divorce Xiang Shan.

There is also evidence of abuse. On the day Zhu A-mei arrived at the camp, Ye Shu gave her a full-body examination and confirmed that her body was covered with bruises and bruises, which were symptoms of long-term abuse.

The five men of the Xiang family were detained in the camp on the charge of trespassing into a military restricted area. They were detained for five or six days and were interrogated every day, which had worn away their energy and spirit.

Now they were accused of abuse, and the five of them, father and son, were unwilling to accept it but had no choice but to admit it.

Finally, under the auspices of the camp leaders, the camp returned 50 kilograms of food to the Xiang family and signed a deed with the Xiang family to free Zhu A-mei.

The matter was finally resolved.

The five members of the Xiang family carried fifty kilograms of food back, and there was silence on the way!

When we were almost back at Batangao, I suddenly asked Xiangshan, "Is this the end of the matter?"

The others stopped and looked at him at the same time.

Xiangshan narrowed his eyes. "Didn't they say the Zhu family has a daughter working in town? She went back before the New Year, right?"

"Let's go get her!"