Her parents blamed her, and even the nieces and nephews she had raised by hand blamed her.
It was clearly her elder brother who had slept with the widow, causing the sister-in-law to return to her maternal home in anger.
She was about to be engaged, but her brother had ruined it, yet she was still blamed by her family.
Li Cuixia didn't know how she ended up at the riverbank, staring at the water, in a daze. She recalled the scolding words of her parents and impulsively jumped in.
Someone saw this happen and dove into the river to rescue Li Cuixia, but when they pulled her out, she remained unconscious and was taken to the town health clinic.
Li Laosan and his wife waited and waited but their daughter never returned.
As darkness approached with no sign of her, they were scared that something had befallen their daughter, Cuihua, upon whom the family now depended to prevent the eldest from being sent away.
"Third Brother, let's go check at the Cao Family's place."