"Fan Baowen and Du Lanlan are planning to have someone defile Xia Xiumei and then frame you for it!"

"What?!" Xia Chunmei was instantly wide awake and sat up in shock.

"Chunmei, what's wrong?"

Xia Chunmei's strong reaction immediately woke up Xia Hongfen, who was sleeping in the same bed.

"It's nothing, I just had a nightmare, Auntie. You can go back to sleep, I'm going to the outhouse."

After saying that, Xia Chunmei put on her coat and went outside.

By this time, everyone in the village was already asleep, and Xia Chunmei wasn't afraid of being seen talking to a ghost.

She said in a low voice, "Tell me what happened in detail."

Xia Pingan told Xia Chunmei everything he had heard.

"What a scoundrel." Xia Chunmei had only ever seen such a despicable person in novels and news reports; this was truly an eye-opener for her.

Fan Baowen and Chen Shimei are truly comparable.

However, this guy is really capable. First, he used Xia Xiumei to cancel his engagement with the original owner. Now that Xia Xiumei has failed and become a threat, he instigated Du Lanlan to take action again.

Xia Chunmei couldn't help but admire his flirting skills.

Xia Pingan asked, "What do we do now?"

“Although Xia Xiumei isn’t a good person either, helping her this time is like helping myself. Maybe Fan Baowen will even have another enemy,” Xia Qiumei said.

The next morning, Xia Chunmei got up early and went to cook with everyone.

Chunmei, are you feeling better?

"You still don't seem to be in good spirits. Can you manage?"

As soon as Xia Mingshi and Aunt Lihua saw Xia Chunmei, they immediately showed concern.

"My head doesn't hurt anymore, but I still feel a bit weak. But it won't stop me from working today."

Chen Jinlian: "Fortunately, there aren't many tables today, and we don't need to make longevity peach buns. We can do more odd jobs later."

Xia Mingshi and Aunt Lihua nodded repeatedly: "Yes, we'll make more then."

Zhao Di quickly added in a frantic tone, "I...I will also be diligent and do more things."

"Thank you all very much. My aunt is now making sauerkraut fish and spicy fish balls quite well. Aunt, you can cook these two dishes today."

"Okay." Xia Hongfen readily agreed.

They chatted and laughed all the way, and soon arrived at their destination.

Xia Chunmei was still wondering where to find Xia Changjiang and his wife, but she didn't expect to see Chen Sanhua as soon as she entered the village!

When enemies meet, their eyes turn red with hatred.

Chen Sanhua wanted nothing more than to rush over and beat Xia Chunmei to death.

As soon as Xia Hongfen saw Chen Sanhua, she couldn't help but shout angrily, "What bad luck to run into a heartless, rotten slut so early in the morning! Bah! You shameless bitch!"

"Aunt, don't let people like that upset you. As long as we eat and drink well, stay healthy, and have a happy family, that's the best revenge we can take against those people."

Xia Mingshi said, "Chunmei is right. If you live a good life, those people will feel like their hearts are being ripped out. So it's not worth getting angry at yourself."

Chen Jinlian: "I thought they had moved to the county town to find Xia Donglai, but it turns out they are living here."

Xia Changjiang: "Xia Changjiang's mother is from here. I guess she's hiding at his uncle's house."

"I heard that Shi Zhenxiang went to a clinic in the city for treatment, but the doctor in Xiaowang Village couldn't cure her. Medical treatment in the city is expensive, and the Fan family can't just let it go like this. Do they plan to hide here forever?"

"Now they probably don't even have the face to go back to Yijia Village."

After Chen Jinlian finished speaking, everyone looked at each other and smiled. The whole village was talking about Chen Sanhua having an affair, so it would be strange if they had the face to go back.

"I need to go to the outhouse first."

"Chunmei, these are just some odd jobs, we can all handle them. If you're not feeling well, just rest for a bit, and you can come over when it's time to cook."

"Yes, you went to the outhouse. Find a place to rest first."

Everyone is hardworking and down-to-earth, and no one cares who did less work than them today. Overall, the team atmosphere is very good.

Xia Chunmei didn't go to the toilet at all; instead, she went around to Chen Sanhua's side.

"What are you doing here?" Upon seeing Xia Chunmei, Chen Sanhua felt an urge to drink her blood and eat her flesh.

"Second Aunt, don't be so angry," Xia Chunmei said with a smile. "I'm here to deliver a message to you. Second Aunt, do you really think Fan Baowen will marry Xia Xiumei? Do you think your threats will work on them?"

At this point, Chen Sanhua was completely shocked. How did Xia Chunmei know about her threatening the Fan family? Did the Fan family tell her?

"Don't be naive. Fan Baowen is just using Xia Xiumei's affections and you all to achieve his goal of breaking off the engagement with me."

"You're talking nonsense!"

"Whether I'm talking nonsense or not, you'll know if you secretly follow Xia Xiumei today. Fan Baowen will definitely ask her out today, then find someone to rape her, arrange a few eyewitnesses, and if he's really ruthless, he might even frame me."

At that time, you will hate me for scheming against me, but you won't blame him.

I've become the wicked woman who framed my own sisters, while Fan Baowen, freed from your control, can rightfully annul his engagement with me, marry a rich and beautiful woman, and reach the pinnacle of life.

When Xia Chunmei finished speaking, Chen Sanhua was so shocked that she couldn't speak.

In fact, in the original novel's epilogue, after Fan Baowen broke off his engagement with the original owner, he got engaged to Du Lanlan in September. Xia Xiumei's family was unwilling to accept this and threatened Fan Baowen and the Fan family.

Du Lanlan took the initiative and lured Fan Baowen to the local temple under Fan Baowen's name. There, the hunchback raped her and was caught red-handed by people who had been arranged to do so.

Xia Xiumei was pregnant at that time, a girl who was pregnant before her engagement was even finalized. She was caught having sex with the hunchback at the local temple, and the hunchback even claimed it wasn't his first time with Xia Xiumei. Then Xia Xiumei said the child in her womb was Fan Baowen's. Who would believe that?

Who would believe that Fan Baowen said he would marry Xia Chunmei if she broke off her engagement with him?

Fan Baowen and his family are all such good actors, always playing the role of a good fiancé and a good in-law. Who would believe Xia Xiumei's words?

Everyone will just think that Xia Xiumei is throwing mud and making baseless accusations!

Deceived by the man she loved, who refused to acknowledge the child in her womb and even plotted to make her lose her virginity to another man, and then tried to frame her, Xia Xiumei, heartbroken and disillusioned, jumped into the river and committed suicide.

At this point, Xia Chunmei continued, "He's smarter than any of you. He won't take matters into his own hands, and he won't leave any leverage for you. You can also go back and ask your daughter if Fan Baowen has ever directly said that he wants her to deal with me and then he'll marry her."

At this point, Chen Sanhua was already drenched in cold sweat.

Xia Xiumei relayed everything Fan Baowen initially said to Chen Sanhua and Xia Changjiang verbatim. However, Xia Changjiang was blinded by the Fan family's and Fan Baowen's personal circumstances and never considered that this might be Fan Baowen's conspiracy!

This is terrifying to think about!

Xia Chunmei's voice continued: "To him, you are not only useless now, but have become stumbling blocks. Do you think he will obediently accept your threats? Don't blame me for not reminding you, if Xia Xiumei goes to the appointment alone today, it will not be me who is unlucky, but her."

In this era, the consequences of being raped are such that unless one commits suicide and at least gains a good reputation after death, thus avoiding bringing shame upon their family, they will never have a good life while alive.

"Why are you telling me all this? What's your purpose?" Chen Sanhua asked warily.

"Although we've had some disagreements, I can't just stand by and watch Xiumei suffer utter ruin." Bullshit! If it weren't for that scumbag Fan Baowen trying to frame me, I wouldn't bother with it!

Chen Sanhua didn't believe Xia Chunmei would be so kind; that brat hadn't shown any mercy when she asked her family for land. So why would Xia Chunmei tell her this?

Regardless of Xia Chunmei's reasons, Chen Sanhua was about 70-80% convinced that Fan Baowen was unwilling to marry Xia Xiumei and wanted to harm her.

Now that his family's reputation is ruined, how could Fan Baowen, as a scholar, possibly be willing to marry such a woman?