Song Yining and the rat army played a prank together, and none of the families made a sound, even though their homes were in a terrible state.
They could only swallow their anger and felt ashamed to tell anyone that they had been bullied by rats, and no one would believe it.
When Xu Hongxia woke up that morning, she found that every place where she had slept had been infested with rats.
Her husband was on the same kang (a heated brick bed) with her, separated by their child. All three of them were fine, but she herself couldn't find a place to step.
Yang Weimin couldn't bear to look at his wife; she was covered in rats, and he felt disgusted just looking at Xu Hongxia.
Whether psychologically or physiologically, he had lost all interest.
It was so satisfying to mentally curse the rat; her antics during this time had completely extinguished any remaining feelings he had for her.
Even the rats couldn't bear to watch. She was the only one suffering, while her daughter lying next to her was perfectly fine. This was retribution.
Holding her sleeping son and daughter, she put them in her grandmother's room without even glancing at her.
What Song Yining saw in the morning was Yang Sange carrying two children to Grandma Yang's room.
He was very disappointed in his wife's behavior. He had given in to her time and time again, but he never expected to be rewarded with such an ungrateful person.
Xu Hongxia sat on the kang (a heated brick bed) watching the scene of the defenders, and suddenly felt a deep hatred for those wicked rats.
She watched as her husband carried the children away, not even giving her a second glance.
She was extremely disappointed. She thought about throwing those things away, but she didn't have any extra cloth coupons, so she could only take them apart and wash them herself.
Since that day, Yang Weimin has stopped sleeping there, watching his patience gradually eroded.
With his parents' consent, Yang Weimin moved into the room where Mo Yucheng lived and took care of his daughter and son at night. When his daughter was hungry, she would drink some millet porridge.
Xu Hongxia has had no milk since the family split up, and with her recent bout of sulking, she has absolutely no milk left.
Yang Weimin also secretly went to the black market to buy some millet for his daughter, and made millet porridge for her every day.
Seeing that her daughter and son were not by her side, Xu Hongxia decided to let herself go and not go to work.
The children weren't very close to her either. Her son had been playing with his two older brothers from the eldest branch of the family since he was little. She just fed him and that was it. Basically, Grandma Yang was the one who looked after the younger children.
She only showed some concern for her daughter because the Yang family mother-in-law and daughter-in-law liked her; it was just a matter of appearances. In private, she was still selfish and self-serving.
These past few days, her child and son have been away, and her husband isn't in the same room with her either, so she's been thinking of going back to her parents' home.
Her childhood sweetheart has returned from outside, and I heard he came back dressed very well.
She felt an itch in her heart, wanting to go back and see her shabby clothes and her overweight body.
I've made up my mind to lose weight and become the beautiful person I used to be.
Yang Weimin took most of the food from the house, but she didn't care because she was trying to lose weight.
The other two families in the village did the same thing in the morning; Liu E no longer looked down on her husband.
They slept on the same kang (a heated brick bed), with the two of them sleeping on opposite sides, a considerable distance apart.
The children in the family have stopped treating her well since the last incident. The women used to wash her clothes, but now she washes them herself.
As her children and husband gradually became more independent, Liu E found it difficult to adapt, and her complaints grew more and more frequent.
He's not enthusiastic about work, and he's quick to slack off and do whatever he wants. Today, the kang (heated brick bed) at home is in a terrible state.
Yang Laoba sighed and took his bedding to his son's room.
Liu E wanted to find peace of mind by not seeing it, so she could only secretly take the masterpiece to the river to wash instead of working on it.
Another family, Yang Chuhong's family, is the same; they spend all their time finding fault with their wives and never look for the reasons within themselves.
His wife, Zhang Aihong, was hardworking and dutiful, while he himself was the one who did all the housework, leaving everything to his wife.
Even the children at home have their own eyes to see it, and their father is still not satisfied. Divorce is rare in rural areas, and even less so in this day and age.
The children couldn't stand it anymore and were all urging their mother to divorce their father and not live with him anymore, saying he was just a hypocrite.
He had an excellent reputation in the village, but only his children knew what kind of person their father was.
He often comes home very late at night, and his clothes are dirty everywhere. People who don't know him would think he's been out doing something.
They never considered that the man came home late and his clothes were dirty, assuming it was from working for others during the day. Zhang Aihong tolerated it all for the sake of peace, even though her son hadn't gotten married yet.
To her surprise, when she woke up one night, her husband's side was a mess and unsightly.
I felt inexplicably relieved. I took my bedding to my daughter's room and refused to sleep with him anymore.
The kitchens of both houses were in such a state that the families had to work together to clean them up. The neighbors were quite curious to see the constant coming and going of each family.
There was a happy occasion in the family, so they tidied up the house and subtly inquired about it. It turned out that a mouse had gotten into the house last night, so they were just doing a thorough cleaning.
Everyone lost interest and went to work. The abundance of rats in the countryside was nothing new, so no one pursued the matter further.
Only a few of the people involved knew the horrific state of the kang (a heated brick bed).
Having no other choice, Yang Chuhong, for the first time ever, skipped work and secretly took the bedding to the river to wash it.
The three of them thought there was no one by the river today, but when they arrived at the riverbank one after the other, they were dumbfounded. They had no choice but to wash themselves at a distance.
All three of them were carrying bedding and doing the same thing, silently washing the clothes in their hands.
Liu E glanced at Yang Chuhong every now and then, wondering why he was out washing clothes.
The three of them, each with their own thoughts, finished washing the clothes in their hands and then took apart and washed the bed sheets and blankets.
The three of them carried two large, wet basins home to hang their clothes out to dry. The yard was quite a sight, filled with sheets and clothes hanging out to dry.
It's getting hot soon, so all those clothes will dry slowly by the afternoon, and everyone can see them changing and washing them.
Before the summer harvest, everyone in the village takes time to change and wash their bedding.
The next day, people appeared from house to house, washing and airing out their bedding.
Song Yining knew the inside story but could only suppress her laughter, seeing that the villagers were still very simple and honest.
Xu Hongxia hasn't been to work for the past few days, but it seems she's still seeing some results.
Having lost a lot of weight, she took her belongings and went back to her parents' home.
When she arrived at her parents' home, she learned that her childhood friend, who liked him, was not yet married. She decided to stay for a while during her visit.
With her mother's encouragement, Xu Hongxia went to Zhang Hongbing's house again.
Looking at that once naive boy, he has now become calm and composed, and speaks in a refined and scholarly manner.
This immediately aroused Xu Hongxia's competitive spirit, and she forgot that she was a married woman, pretending to be a submissive and dependent woman.
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