"You're so naughty, but I like you so much."
"Hehe, let's keep trying. I'll get you pregnant soon, otherwise it'll be hard to explain to the outside world. I really want a child of our own."
Then came the offensive sounds. Were these two teddy bears? They could grab anything at any time? But after hearing the woman's voice, Qian Xiao really wanted to go over and see who the man was.
She put down the firewood she was carrying and carefully walked towards the source of the sound. When she felt she was close enough, she squatted down and tried to find a gap to see the person behind the thick, dry grass.
After turning around in several directions, she finally found a gap where she could vaguely see inside. Sure enough, the naked woman lying there was her least favorite cousin-in-law. As for the man, she could only see his profile; he was a stranger and probably not from their village.
Her legs were almost numb from squatting before she finally saw the man's face. It was a completely unfamiliar face; she'd never seen him before. She quickly and carefully backed away, and only when she was far enough away did she stand up to stretch her numb legs before hurriedly leaving the area.
She only got up after walking quite far. Damn it, just to see what that man looked like, she almost threw up from disgust. She really didn't see any beauty in this kind of harmonious life; it just felt like two wild boars mating.
She vomited all the way home, and the old lady immediately noticed that something was wrong with her granddaughter.
"What happened to you? Did you encounter some danger? Are you injured?"
Qian Xiao waved her hand weakly: "I'm fine, I just feel a little nauseous."
"Did you eat something bad? What kind of food can you find in the mountains at this time of year? Didn't I tell you not to eat just anything from the mountains? Come on, let's go see Doctor Zhang again."
Qian Xiao quickly grabbed her grandmother: "Grandma, what food can you find in the mountains at this time of year? I only ate breakfast this morning. Come with me, I have something to tell you."
I should tell my grandma about what happened today. As for whether to tell my second grandpa, I'll let her decide.
The old lady followed her granddaughter into the house: "What are you trying to say? Why are you doing this so secretly? Can't you say it in the yard?"
Qian Xiao glanced at the yard before whispering a few words in the old lady's ear. The old lady's expression went from initially finding it amusing, thinking her granddaughter was making a fuss over nothing, to turning as dark as thunder.
"real?"
"Grandma, when has your granddaughter ever lied to you? I felt disgusted just looking at those two naked people. If I hadn't recognized the woman's voice, I wouldn't have gone over to look. Grandma, what are they doing?"
Qian Xiao had no choice but to ask the last question, otherwise how could an eight-year-old know everything?
"Anyway, what they did wasn't good. You can't promote learning, and you definitely can't go out and tell others, remember that?"
Qian Xiao nodded obediently. This wasn't embarrassing enough; she wouldn't gossip about it.
"Alright, Seven Eggs and Eight Eggs are sleeping. You keep an eye on them for Grandma. I'm going to your Second Grandma's house."
Qian Xiao washed her hands and went to the main room, where the two youngest children were sleeping on the kang (a heated brick bed).
The woman Qian Xiao saw today was Cao Xing, the youngest daughter-in-law of her second grandmother's family, and considered a new bride. They got married last year during the Spring Festival. Her second grandmother's uncle worked in a geological team and was rarely home throughout the year, not much different from her father.
This daughter-in-law was introduced to me by the matchmaker through my second grandmother. She was said to be the most beautiful girl in the neighboring Touwa Village. She was beautiful and capable, and was a sought-after girl in the surrounding area. The only drawback was that the bride price was expensive.
In rural areas today, the bride price is either grain or ten yuan. But when this family asks for fifty yuan and a hundred jin of grain, many people are deterred by the bride price. How much can a large family earn in a year these days?
Which family has few children? Getting a wife costs fifty yuan. It's not that they can't afford it, but if this son's wedding costs fifty yuan, what about the next daughter-in-law? Do you give it or not?
If it weren't for my uncle having a job and being the youngest child in his family, my second aunt's family probably wouldn't have agreed to this dowry.
This woman named Cao Xing was quite lively. Even after her younger cousin passed away, she often went out to visit. To be honest, she was quite pretty. She wasn't very tall, about 1.5 meters, and had slightly dark skin, which was considered fair in a farming family.
Her eyes were big and bright, but the only downside was that they were too lively, making her look like a cunning and scheming person. In any case, Qian Xiao didn't like her much, and she would only greet her with a greeting each time they met without saying much more.
She always felt that Cao Xing had a worldly air about her, and she was right. She wasn't the kind of person who wanted a peaceful life.
To be honest, my uncle wasn't exactly handsome, but he definitely fit the aesthetic standards of this era. He had a square face, regular features, and an air of righteousness. He was just a bit dull, which might be related to his job. He spent all day in the wilderness and forests, so what was there to say?
Thinking about the man I saw today, he was the greasy-looking type, skinny and not nearly as pleasing to the eye as my own uncle.
She just couldn't understand it. If Cao Xing didn't like marrying her own cousin, she shouldn't have married him. Why did she have to go out and cheat on him against her will? The key point is that these two are shameless. Not only did they cheat on each other, but they also tried to drug her cousin to prevent him from having children.
That's not all. They even tried to scheme to get their uncle to raise their child. Is this something a human would do? What kind of deity did their uncle offend to deserve such punishment?
The old lady went to her second grandfather's house with a dark face. As soon as she entered the door, her eldest sister-in-law saw her and said, "Auntie, you're here. My mother is inside. Why don't you go and talk to her?"
"Okay, I'll go find your mother." This matter needs to be kept secret, otherwise it would be too embarrassing.
Second Grandma saw her sister-in-law come in and said, "Why are you here at this hour? Come and sit on the kang (heated brick bed), it's still cold outside."
"I just came to check on you, nothing much. Is your leg pain getting worse again?"
My second grandmother injured her leg when she was young. Whenever it was cloudy, rainy, in the dead of winter, or in the spring, her leg would hurt so much that she could hardly walk.
"It's alright, just like usual. It'll be fine in a few days. I just put on Old Zhang's plaster." She was reluctant to spend the money on the plaster, otherwise she would have gone to see a doctor long ago.
“Look at you, your children are all grown up and you're a grandmother now. You should take better care of yourself. That plaster only costs a few dollars. Why make yourself suffer like this? If you're not well-off, just let me know. I don't have any more.”
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