"Don't worry, that old man is sleeping like a log, otherwise I wouldn't dare come out to find you!" Little Zhang pounced on the man impatiently, biting and nibbling him as if she wanted to vent all the resentment she had accumulated during the day.

Dali was also extremely impatient and couldn't resist Xiao Zhang's fierce offensive. He immediately succumbed, saying, "My dear sister, I've missed you so much!"

"Want to?" Madam Zhang's face darkened suddenly, and her voice turned cold. "Then why did you help that thing undermine me during the day? Wu Dali, let me tell you, that's your son. Do you really not plan to acknowledge him in this lifetime?"

Upon hearing this, Sun Miao'er was stunned and speechless, unable to process it for a long time. Li Zuo Kui was actually Wu Dali's son? But thinking about it, it made sense. Putting aside whether the old man Li could have children at his age, his ex-wife had given birth to several daughters in a row. How come he just happened to give birth to a son with Xiao Zhang Shi?

It turned out it wasn't his at all.

"Don't worry, don't you know that old man's temper better than I do? I'm saying this to please him and boost his ego. Besides, if it weren't for your sake, I wouldn't be following that old man around like a dog every day." Wu Dali's hand climbed onto the woman's slender waist, his expression full of passion.

Xiao Zhang then loosened her belt. "That's right, we both have to put up with it. Does that old man treat me like a servant at home every day? And when we're outside, he still gives me attitude. I'm really letting him off easy. He's useless at everything. Dali, you have to bear with it for now. Once that old man passes away, I'll definitely make sure you get the position of village chief."

Sun Miao'er squatted in the cornfield, mosquitoes buzzing in her ears. It wasn't hard to see that the two of them were just using each other. One was afraid that she would be left alone after Old Man Li left, while the other wanted to use the relationship to solidify her future status in the village.

"You'll suffer more now, but I'll make it up to you later. After Old Man Li passes away, you won't have to be a widow for him. I'll definitely marry you properly and welcome you into my family." Wu Dali said sweet words, his mouth as sweet as honey.

Overwhelmed by lust, Xiao Zhang felt dizzy and thought, "Don't even think about escaping! You can run away, but you can't hide. If you ever dare to disown me, you can forget about having a son!"

Sun Miao'er felt that Old Man Li was green with envy. Not only was he supporting someone else's wife, but he also treated someone else's son as his own. Who told him to be so blinded by lust?

Suddenly, a rustling sound came from beneath her feet. Sun Miao'er squatted down and reached out to touch it. She felt a cold sensation on her hand—it was a snake!

Sun Miao'er was so frightened that she dared not breathe, afraid that the snake might bite her if it got angry. She didn't know if it was poisonous or not. Meanwhile, in the cornfield not far away, the two were having a heated fight.

He immediately calmed down, afraid of disturbing the snake.

Remembering what the elders had told her when she was a child, she realized that square-headed snakes were not venomous, but rather rat snakes, while only snakes with triangular heads were venomous. She looked down and carefully examined the snake, and only after repeatedly confirming that it was a rat snake did she breathe a sigh of relief, but she still dared not make any rash moves.

The snake's belly brushed against the grass on the ground, making a faint sound. The night was eerily quiet, making even the slightest movement of the snake seem exceptionally clear.

"who!"

The two people, who were engrossed in their conversation, hurriedly turned around and peered into the cornfield.

"Go and take a look!" Little Zhang pinched Wu Dali's arm, afraid that someone would find out.

If this gets out, he'll be drowned in a pig cage!

Wu Dali tiptoed, picked up his clothes and put them on, and approached the cornfield.

Sun Miao'er's palms were sweating profusely. As the footsteps drew closer, she crouched there, not daring to breathe.

Wu Dali suddenly stopped walking, and the sound from the grass was very clear.

"What's wrong?" Little Zhang asked anxiously, rubbing her hands together.

Wu Dali picked up a stick from the ground. "There's a snake!"

"What!" Upon hearing that there was a snake, Xiao Zhangshi hurriedly took a few steps back. Wu Dali stood in front and saw the rat snake slither out of the grass.

They dared not take another step forward.

The snake flicked its tongue, hissing in the night, its dark green eyes gleaming eerily as it stared intently at Xiao Zhang.

"Dali, quick, he's swimming over! Come quick!" Little Zhang shouted as if she had lost her soul, but she was afraid that her voice would be too loud and someone would hear her.

Wu Dali's heart was pounding. He held the stick in his hand, ready to strike. He waved it a few times in front of the grass snake, which flicked its tongue and turned to swim into the depths of the haystack.

Zhang looked in the direction where the rat snake had disappeared with lingering fear. "Let's hurry up and leave. There are snakes in this place. I'll let you know when I find a better place."

The two hurriedly packed their clothes and disappeared into the night in different directions.

Sun Miao'er emerged from the cornfield only after the two had gone far away. The scene was so erotic that it left her speechless. But it was good this way; if Xiao Zhang wanted to cause her trouble again, she would have something to hold over her.

With leverage, all business becomes much simpler.

The next morning, Sun Miao'er got up very early, boiled a pot of water, and put the fresh dandelions from the night before into it to cook. Xiaoman was awakened by the strong smell. Usually, she would call out to her sister because of the delicious smell of her food. Why did it smell so bad today?

"What is my sister cooking? It smells awful!"

Xiaoman came in holding her nose and peeked into the pot—a pot of greenish soup, bubbling and smelling terrible!

Sun Miao'er stirred the pot with a stick. After a night, Xiaoman's eyes looked even more like a panda's. "I'm making medicine for you. If you go out and meet people with those eyes, they'll laugh their teeth out!"

Upon hearing this, Xiaoman ran to the water vat, looked at her reflection, and said dejectedly, "I didn't expect Li Zuo Kui to be so ruthless. Phoenix should have bitten him a few more times!"

He looked at his face in the water vat with some heartache. It was indeed very ugly, so ugly that his sister couldn't bear it and went out overnight to find medicine for him, rushing to brew the medicine as early as possible.

"Don't be discouraged, this medicine is very effective, I guarantee you'll feel better in a day!"

The medicinal soup in the pot became thicker and thicker as it simmered, and eventually even the wooden stick could no longer stir it. At this point, it was almost ready. Sun Miao'er took a wooden bucket, placed gauze on it, ladled out the medicinal soup from the pot, wrung out the gauze, and filtered out the thick juice, which was the essence of the dandelion.

After it cools down, apply it to Xiaoman's wound; it feels cool and refreshing.

Grandma Sun has been feeling better these past few days and has been able to help Sun Miao'er with some chores. She had just finished feeding the pigs in the pigsty when she stumbled upon this scene in the kitchen. "Today, Doctor Fu is supposed to come and examine me. Miao'er, here are a few copper coins. Go and buy some wine and dishes, don't treat him poorly."

"Grandma, what's this?" Sun Miao'er was astonished that her impoverished grandmother had managed to scrape together a few copper coins from who-knows-where just to entertain Doctor Fu.