Switched Marriage The Coddled Little Wife novel Chapter 258

Chapter 258: Chapter 258: Dog Eat Dog

"After discussing, they decided to go to Bai Xiaoming’s house where Sister-in-law Song and Jiang Hong could help Lin Chuxia out.

Lin Chuxia had no objections, and set a time with Sister-in-law Song and Jiang Hong to head out early in the morning to buy groceries.

Their place was desolate, with the nearest village more than 10 miles away, so they had to go to the city to shop.

All three had bicycles, so they simply rode their bikes out.

They chatted and laughed along the way, and although the road was rough, it wasn’t lonely.

Upon reaching the city, they headed straight for the supply and marketing cooperative.

Meat was a must; these days, people were short on oils and fats, and both men and women loved eating meat, so Lin Chuxia bought plenty of pork and mutton, and even added a fish when she saw one.

As for vegetables, they bought whatever was in season and also picked up some pears and apples.

Then came various canned goods.

Though considered nutritionally poor in later eras, with prolonged consumption being harmful to one’s health, canned goods at that time were really good stuff.

They filled up three large baskets.

The baskets they carried were personally woven by Jiang Hong.

After coming here, Jiang Hong found many packing straps from construction site machinery, some of which people collected to sell as scrap, while others were simply thrown away.

With nothing much to do, she picked some up to weave baskets.

And indeed, the baskets she wove were durable and heavy, and the patterns matched quite nicely (as shown in the picture).

Each person tied a basket to the back of their bicycle, and they were ready to head back home.

They hadn’t walked far when a woman screamed and dashed out from a nearby alley, closely followed by a scruffy-bearded man cursing and swearing.

The woman was quick, but she couldn’t escape the man’s claws.

He grabbed her hair and violently pulled her to the ground.

Before she could scream, a slap as big as a fan struck her face.

Fresh blood flowed from the corner of her mouth.

Even so, the man didn’t stop; he kept slapping her one after the other.

The woman couldn’t escape and could only hold her head and keep screaming.

The commotion quickly attracted many passersby, and some well-meaning people stepped forward to try and break it up.

The man, reeking of alcohol and slurring his words, waved those people away.

"I’m beating my own wife, what’s it to you meddling in my affairs?"

"Even if she’s your wife, you can’t just hit people like that. Look at what you’ve done to her! She married you, not to be beaten by you."

Not knowing which comment hit the man’s sore spot, he hit her even harder.

The woman begged for mercy under his blows, her screams growing louder and louder.

"You ask her what her intentions were by marrying me? I’ll tell you, she married me just to be beaten. This woman is despicable; that’s how you should treat such despicable people."