Chapter 1: Sunken Pond
"This piece of junk should be drowned! Shameless and a disgrace to the Hu family!"
"Rong'er, she is your sister..."
"Mom! She did something like this, why are you protecting her? Just treat her as if she's dead!"
The arrogant and angry scolding made Hu Xiner have a splitting headache.
She slowly opened her eyes and saw a dilapidated wooden house with piles of corn stalks piled haphazardly on the ground. A sour smell filled her face.
Her body was so thin that it was just a bag of bones, and her tattered clothes could barely cover the scars all over her body.
Hu Xiner couldn't understand why this happened. She just fell asleep on the eve of receiving the award.
Thinking of this, a memory that did not belong to her rushed into her mind.
She was originally the youngest daughter of the Hu family. She was timid since childhood and was often bullied by her strong older sister.
Some time ago, her eldest sister wanted to marry her to the stupid son of a landlord, but the original owner didn't want to, so she lied that she was pregnant.
But who would have thought that the elder sister would get so angry that she beat her to death!
"Being pregnant before marriage should be thrown into a pig cage!"
A vigorous voice shouted loudly, and before the words were finished, someone immediately echoed them.
Suddenly, the dilapidated wooden door was kicked open, and several big men squeezed in and lifted Hu Xiner roughly, as if dragging a corpse.
Hu Xin'er was already weak, and after all this torture, she was no longer able to resist and was already a lamb to be slaughtered.
She couldn't see the faces of the people around her, she could only feel that she was stuffed into a bamboo cage and couldn't move.
"Sink the pond! Sink the pond! Sink the pond!"
The crowd came to the lotus pond in a mighty procession. The old man in the lead had white hair and beard, and was leaning on a cane. His face was solemn and old-fashioned. The villagers in coarse linen clothes raised their arms and shouted, extremely excited.
It was as if what was about to be thrown into the water was not a person, but just a stone.
Hu Xiner knew that in ancient times, women who were unfaithful to their husbands would be despised by everyone, but as a popular cartoonist in the 21st century, she inexplicably traveled to this era just to die in a different way?
It was early spring, with thin layers of ice floating on the water and gusts of cold fog chilling one to the bone.
The bamboo cage slowly sank and fell into the lake with a "plop". The cold river water penetrated every pore and poured into Hu Xiner's internal organs.
"stop!"
Suddenly, a hoarse voice exploded above her head, and a pair of hands reached into the lake, grabbed the bamboo cage containing her, and lifted her up alive.
"She is my wife, and the baby in her belly is mine!"
The man's face was covered in mud, and only a pair of deep eyes like stars in the dark night could be seen. His clothes were tattered, and his long hair was dirty and tangled.
But even such a sloppy man firmly protected Hu Xiner behind him at this moment.
“Isn’t this a refugee from the village?”
"Yeah? I heard he lost his memory and has been wandering around the village for quite some time."
"So the bastard the Hu family's daughter is carrying is his?"
Seeing this, the villagers started talking and pointing at the two of them.
The man ignored him and tore open the bamboo cage with his bare hands. The sharp bamboo strips cut his fingers and he was unaware of the blood.
Seeing this, the village chief shouted with a stern face, "Nonsense! Throw him down with you!"
This old man is determined to kill her?
Hu Xiner stood up with the man's help, leaning weakly on him, and glared at the village chief with cold eyes.
"Since I've secretly married him, I'm a well-connected man. Does the village chief want to take my life lightly?"
Hu Xin'er didn't miss the hesitation in the village chief's eyes and continued speaking in a louder voice.
"Killing innocent people will lead to jail!"
These words were so powerful that people around him criticized them heavily.
In this era, although having an affair with someone is despicable, it is definitely not a capital crime. Since the child in her belly is already destined for marriage, it would be better to go through with this marriage.
"Village Chief, although the little girl of the Hu family is wrong, please forgive them for the sake of being a mother!"
The village chief couldn't stand the gossip, so he flicked his sleeves and snorted coldly, "Everyone go away!"
Those who watch the fun don't mind the trouble. What started as kicking someone when they're down turned out to be a kind-hearted person in the end.
Hu Xiner breathed a sigh of relief, finally saving her life.
Suddenly, Hu Xiner's feet were suspended in the air, and the man picked her up horizontally. She did not struggle and leaned tightly in his arms.
"Where are you going?"
The man stared ahead, his steps steady, his thin lips stained black and gray slightly parted.
"go home."
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