But being young and not one to be content with solitude, the widow Xie's peaceful days didn't last long before she started bringing people into her home.

Men would come to her house every few days. They all lived in the same village, so how could the Xie family not hear the gossip? They went to her house several times because of this, but Widow Xie always said that she and her son needed to make a living.

Either let the Xie family elders provide her and her son with some food every month to support them, or pretend to be deaf and dumb and mind your own business.

Keep in mind that the Xie family elders were quite old at the time, and they were already living with their eldest son's family, so there was no food available for them and their child.

The reason he agreed to support Widow Xie's son was because he had his eye on that house.

But ever since Widow Xie took the house back, Xie Laoda has held a grudge. Now, because of Widow Xie's matter, his whole family can't hold their heads up in the village. So, after this incident, he simply cut off all ties with Widow Xie and her daughter.

From then on, Widow Xie became even more unrestrained, and the men coming and going from her house started from villagers and later included men from other villages.

If it weren't for the strict policies implemented in the past two years, and the fact that Widow Xie is getting old, her large courtyard might still be jokingly referred to as a "brothel" by the villagers.

It was precisely because of Widow Xie's behavior and reputation that Xie Dabao was already in his mid-twenties and still hadn't gotten married.

So when everyone realized that the incident happened at her house, they knew that the old widow was up to something again, and they all quickened their pace, eager to see what was going on.

When Chen Shuning and the others returned, a large crowd had already gathered at the gate of Widow Xie's house, making it impossible for them to squeeze in, although they could still hear the noise.

Chen Shuning listened carefully for a while, and then asked some familiar villagers nearby, and roughly understood what had happened.

This matter is related to the collapse of Hu Erlaizi's house during the day.

It turned out that today, because Hu Erlaizi's house collapsed during the day, the whole family was injured. So the brigade leader sent Wang Wenzheng and Accountant Wang to take the family to the county hospital for treatment.

Accountant Wang left in a hurry, so he didn't have time to inform Yang Wanqiu, who came to his house every night for a secret rendezvous.

So much so that Yang Wanqiu secretly entered the yard through the small hole that Accountant Wang had specially dug for her tonight, but she didn't see Accountant Wang in the house.

Because the light was on in Accountant Wang's room, Yang Wanqiu didn't think much of it and assumed that Accountant Wang had gone to the outhouse because he needed to urinate.

Because the kang (heated brick bed) in the room was warm and cozy, and as usual, there was malted milk powder that Accountant Wang would prepare for her every day on the kang table.

So Yang Wanqiu didn't think much of it, picked up the malted milk powder and drank it all, then sat and waited for a while but Accountant Wang didn't come back.

Thinking that Accountant Wang is getting old, I wondered if it was because of his age that his stomach was not functioning well, and that it took him so long to go to the toilet.

Yang Wanqiu, who was getting a little impatient, didn't know what was wrong with her. She had slept for so long during the day, but for some reason she was sleepy again.

Thinking that Accountant Wang might not be back for a while, she decided not to wait any longer, and went straight to bed after taking off her clothes.

But when she opened her eyes again, she found herself lying naked on the kang (a heated brick bed) next to Accountant Wang's house.

The scariest thing was that the old bachelor next door to Accountant Wang was actually on top of him.

Looking at the old bachelor's grinning mouth revealing his big yellow teeth, Yang Wanqiu felt nauseous and finally regained her senses, letting out a scream.

However, this was not the most despairing thing for Yang Wanqiu. What made her feel completely cold was what the widow Xie did outside the door.

The old widow didn't even try to cover up this shameful affair; instead, she made a huge scene in the yard.

Widow Xie's house was located in the middle of the village. It was late at night and the village was quiet, so her shout attracted all the villagers.

She could still benefit from being with Accountant Wang, so Yang Wanqiu only wanted to secretly associate with him.

Now that the family is so poor that they can't even afford to eat, Yang Wanqiu, despite being taken advantage of, has never thought of pursuing the matter. It would be best to pretend that nothing happened. After all, she's no longer a virgin, so sleeping with one person or sleeping with ten people makes no difference.

But unexpectedly, the widow Xie and the old bachelor, who had benefited from the situation, were about to expose the whole thing. What were these two up to?

Could it be that they still want to marry her? At the thought of this possibility, Yang Wanqiu didn't care whether she would anger the old bachelor. She bent her knee and thrust it into the old bachelor's groin.

Taking advantage of Xie Dabao's pain, he got up and ran outside without even putting on his clothes. He grabbed the quilt from the kang (a heated brick bed) and put it on.

But it was too late; by then, a large number of people had already gathered inside and outside Widow Xie's courtyard.

Yang Wanqiu squatted down on the ground in despair and started crying, hoping to gain sympathy by portraying herself as a victim.

Unexpectedly, Widow Xie reacted even more strongly, sitting down on the ground, slapping her thighs, and crying.

"Oh dear, what kind of world is this? How can these young women be so shameless these days, even seducing men into their own homes?"

These educated youth in the city really know how to have fun! Do they think they can't live without men or what? Accountant Wang isn't home all night.

She couldn't resist and came naked to seduce my son. My precious son was a virgin, a young man who had never been with a woman before, and he was defiled by this woman who had been slept with by men all along.

Widow Xie's words left the villagers who were watching the commotion speechless. They thought, "How can this be? A young man in his prime? He's just an old bachelor!"

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