"What exactly happened? Your husband came back in a huff and made me talk to you. Did that brat Fuchun hit you again?"
Lan shook her head. "He didn't hit her, he just slept with Shufang."
"What?"
"That beast! How dare he get involved with Shufang? I was wondering why I didn't see the child's father taking Shufang to the fields this morning. So this old slut has hooked up with your Fuchun? That old bastard, it's a wonder Fuchun could do that. He's really not picky. What is he trying to do? No way, I'll go back and talk to him. What kind of scoundrel is he? Doesn't he want to live a normal life? He's over thirty and still getting involved in these dirty deeds. Doesn't he feel ashamed? The village is so small, only ten households. Everyone knows each other..."
Xia Fengping kept cursing.
She had a forthright and outspoken personality, and often intervened to break up fights between Niu Fuchun and Lan Shi.
If you had to pick who she disliked the most, it would definitely be her brother-in-law.
But there was no other way; she couldn't very well sever ties with her husband's brother.
"No, don't go," Lan Shi stopped her and said softly.
“I am a useless person. I have already let him down by not giving him a son. If Shufang’s womb is able to produce a son for him, then I can close my eyes when I die and let him go.”
"You." Xia Fengping, who was usually eloquent, was speechless for the first time. She looked at Lan Shi's timid appearance and sighed. "Fine, do as you please. In any case, his mind is on Shufang, and he won't beat you as often in the future. Let's go, let's go dig for wild vegetables."
Lan nodded, and the two walked forward side by side.
"Give me a son, and I'll listen to you from now on!" In the Niu family's bedroom, Niu Fuchun had just finished a round of sex. He wiped his sweat and hugged Wang Shufang affectionately.
"I'm already this old, can I still have children?" Wang Shufang didn't take it to heart. Anyway, she couldn't leave this broken village, so she might as well live a happier life. After divorcing Deng Qiuzhi, she was like parched earth cracked with countless fissures due to lack of water.
Although Niu Fuchun is older, his health is much better than Deng Qiuzhi's due to his long-term farm work.
He was both a torrential rain and a flood, nourishing that parched land.
"Yes, you're not old. Let's try more. Once you give me a son, I'll immediately go to town and buy you a silver bracelet. My brother dotes on me, and he'll definitely give me half of the silver that Master Deng gave him. I'll also buy you two new outfits. You can show off to those stinky women in the village. You'll be so happy!"
"Slap—" After saying that, Niu Fuchun slapped Wang Shufang's buttocks and chuckled twice, looking incredibly lewd.
"I don't want the silver bracelet. This piece of junk used to be worn by my maid. At the very least, you should buy me a gilded bracelet."
Wang Shufang gave him a disdainful look.
"Oh, you don't even want a silver bracelet? Is Mr. Deng that rich?" Even if Niu Fuchun was poor, he was still a man. What man doesn't have pride? His tone was cold, and the smile on his face disappeared.
"Him? Of course he's rich. He owns the Yan's Pastry Shop in town. Of course, it's just a branch, but business is booming. He hooked up with the owner of the Yan's Pastry Shop. Otherwise, would that vixen let him open a branch? Why would someone hand over a lucrative business to someone else? Who would believe they weren't having an affair? If that little slut hadn't come knocking on our door and caused us to argue, I wouldn't have impulsively threatened to divorce him. See? That's exactly what he wanted. He didn't even try to stop me; he immediately agreed."
"All so he could live with that little slut. Don't you know how expensive houses are in the city? Ha! I bore him a son and a daughter, served him for so many years, and he still didn't let me live in such a big house. But what did he do? He bought one for that little slut. Otherwise, guess why he sold me to this poor mountain village? It's because he was afraid I would cause him trouble and interfere with his affair with that little slut! My son is studying at school. He'll pass the imperial examinations sooner or later. I'm his mother, that's an indisputable fact. So what if I can't leave? When my son achieves success and becomes a high-ranking official, he'll come looking for me."
Wang Shufang started talking non-stop.
She portrayed herself as a victim, but she knew perfectly well what really happened.
But will she admit that she was wrong?
Won't.
Seeing her belittle Deng Qiuzhi like that, Niu Fuchun felt a little better.
"He doesn't want you, that's because he's stupid. I think you're great. Look at your skills, who can compare? Tsk tsk, what a pity, he doesn't know how to enjoy life, he insisted on giving this blessing to me. Shufang, give me a son, then I'll divorce Lan Shi, take you and the two of you out to find your eldest son, have him teach our son to read, and buy us a shop, we'll sell pastries, and try to live better than them!"
Niu Fuchun narrowed his eyes slightly, an idea forming in his mind.
He then advised Wang Shufang.
"What, you're willing to divorce her?" Wang Shufang suddenly felt a little smug when she heard that Niu Fuchun was going to divorce Lan Shi for her sake.
So stealing someone else's man is so fun!
If that little slut can do it, why can't she?
“Of course I’m willing to part with her. She’s just a useless piece of trash who can’t give birth to a son. She’s not as good-looking as you, not as good at martial arts, and not as good as you in any way. As long as you give birth to a son, I’ll divorce her immediately,” Niu Fuchun said, going along with her words.
"Hmph, who wants to have a son for you? I'm sleepy, I'm going to sleep." From last night until now, neither of them has closed their eyes.
She was exhausted.
"Okay, okay, I'll hold you while you sleep, and I'll take good care of you when you wake up."
Niu Fuchun laughed lewdly once again.
He held Wang Shufang in his arms and quickly fell asleep.
It was hot, and the two of them turned around in less than fifteen minutes.
When Lan came back to cook lunch, she secretly opened the door and peeked in. Seeing that they were asleep, she didn't dare to wake them.
So she simply cooked a pot of wild vegetable soup and ate it with her daughter.
The two woke up in the evening.
"Zhaodi, fetch a basin of water for your stepmother." Niu Fuchun finished dressing first, walked out of the house, and instructed his youngest daughter.
"Father, who is my mother?" Niu Zhaodi asked him in confusion.
"Hey, she's inside. From now on, you'll call her 'Little Mother,' and treat her like your own mother, understand? Go quickly and fetch a basin of water so your Little Mother can wash her face and bottom."
Wash the area where you used it.
His words made Wang Shufang blush. "Go away, what nonsense are you talking to her about? Zhaodi, fetch me two basins of water." How can you wash your bottom with water that's been used to wash your face? Farmers just don't like to be clean.
Wang Shufang curled her lips in disdain.
"Understood, young lady," Niu Zhaodi replied timidly.
Niu Fuchun had four daughters. Two of them got married, one to a neighboring county and the other to a village on the opposite mountain. Each received a dowry of three taels of silver.
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