Chapter 42 Riding on her head and defecating/urinating
Do we have to keep enduring this?
Miao Ya'er looked at Sheng An blankly, as if asking her, or perhaps asking herself: "I can't have children, and my mother-in-law and husband don't like me, what can I do..."
Sheng An shook his head, squeezed her hand, and made her look him in the eye:
"Sister Miao, is it really because you can't have children? Even if you did, given your mother-in-law and husband's personalities, do you really think they'd treat you well?"
Two consecutive rhetorical questions stumped Miao Ya'er.
After a long while, she murmured, "Having children is a woman's business. I've been married into the Sun family for five years and haven't had a child. How can it not be my problem?"
Miao Ya'er didn't answer the second question, but she had already given the answer.
Even after she gave birth to the child, she was still the punching bag for the Sun family mother and son.
If the mother and son disliked her, they could beat her up on any pretext.
Just like this morning, she suddenly got her period, but the two menstrual pads she had used for several years were worn out and couldn't hold any wood ash at all.
She begged Granny Sun for a few coins so she could buy some scraps of cloth to sew two menstrual belts. Granny Sun got angry and slapped her hard, cursing her for being shameless and shouting about such disgusting things.
She was beaten by Granny Sun, but dared not cry out. However, she still woke up Sun Youzhi, who had been gambling in the gambling den until midnight and only returned home to sleep in the early hours of the morning. Sun Youzhi then beat her severely as well.
In a moment of despair, she ran to the riverbank. Looking at the rushing water, she felt an urge to jump in and end it all.
"Sister Miao, you're wrong. Having a child is a matter for two people; a woman can't give birth by herself alone."
Sheng An corrected Miao Ya'er's misconceptions, earnestly brainwashing her and shifting the blame for her infertility onto Sun Youzhi in order to build her self-confidence:
“In our village, there was a couple who had been married for several years without having children. Their family always thought it was because the woman couldn't have children, so they beat and scolded her and drove her away. They then spent a lot of money to marry a woman who seemed to be able to have children. Guess what happened next?”
Sheng An deliberately kept Miao Ya'er in suspense, which indeed caught her attention.
She looked at Sheng An anxiously, not even thinking about the suicide attempt: "What happened next?"
Sheng An's face showed a mocking expression: "Later, the newlywed wife still didn't get pregnant. The ex-wife, who had been beaten and driven away by them, remarried and gave birth to twins the following year."
"Huh?" Miao Ya'er was taken aback, clearly not expecting this result: "Then, that new bride hasn't given birth yet?"
Sheng An nodded: "Yes, she didn't have a child for three years after marrying into that family. The new bride suspected that there was something wrong with the man, so she went back to her parents' home and remarried. She soon gave birth to a daughter."
If both wives could give birth, then who is the real problem? Even three-year-old children in the entire Huai Shu Village know.
From then on, the man became listless and extremely timid and insecure.
Later, with his parents' help, he married a widow who had three sons.
Now, I work myself to the bone farming, providing good food and drink to support my three adopted sons who are not related to me by blood, hoping they will support me in my old age.
"So, it turns out that a woman's inability to have children can be a man's problem."
Miao Ya'er murmured thoughtfully, and couldn't help but lower her head and touch her belly.
Could her inability to have children also be due to her husband's problem?
If it really is her husband's fault, then what about all the suffering she has endured over the years?
Is it just bad luck that she married a spineless, unlucky man?
A deep despair flashed in Miao Ya'er's eyes; she couldn't see any hope for herself.
"Sister Miao, you have to pull yourself together, otherwise you'll spend the next few decades being beaten and scolded."
Sheng An grasped Mi Miaoya's hand, deciding to give her a little more stimulation:
“Look how capable you are! You run a small mill all by yourself, grinding soybeans and making tofu every day to sell yourself. Your mother-in-law and husband depend on you for their livelihood. If it weren’t for you, they would both starve to death.”
At this point, she added precisely, "They rely on you to support them, yet they still have the nerve to beat and scold you every day. It's just too much!"
Miao Ya'er opened her mouth, and it took her a long time to find her voice: "Sister Sheng, one of them is my mother-in-law, and the other is my husband. Isn't it only right that I support them?"
Sheng An was speechless, wanting to pry open her brain to see what was inside.
But upon meeting the woman's confused and bewildered eyes, Sheng An's eyes lit up with a sudden idea:
"Sister Miao, the reason your mother-in-law and husband beat and scold you is because you are too diligent."
Miao Ya'er was stunned. Is it wrong to be too diligent?
From a young age, her elders taught her to be diligent, otherwise she would be disliked by her husband's family after marriage, and she would also lose face for her own family, making outsiders think that her family did not know how to raise their daughter.
She was always very obedient, managing everything both inside and outside her parents' home, afraid of causing her parents worry or bringing them shame.
Even after marrying into her husband's family, she still worked hard every day, daring not to slack off in the slightest. However, her mother-in-law and husband were always dissatisfied, and they would beat or scold her every day.
Sometimes she couldn't help but doubt herself, feeling that she wasn't good enough and that's why her mother-in-law and husband didn't like her.
Once, she was beaten so badly that she couldn't help but run back to her parents' home to cry. As a result, her parents scolded her severely, saying that every wife goes through this, and that she was born into good fortune but didn't know it.
Even her husband's relatives often advised her to be filial to her mother-in-law, serve her husband well, and not to make her mother-in-law and husband angry.
Even when she witnessed her mother-in-law and husband beating and scolding her, they would subtly criticize her for being unworthy and not doing well enough, implying that her mother-in-law and husband were teaching her.
Gradually, she stopped complaining because everyone said she was wrong.
But now Sheng Meizi is telling her that her mother-in-law and husband treat her badly because she is too hardworking. How could this be?
Seeing Miao Ya'er's bewildered expression, Sheng An pressed his advantage:
"Sister Miao, it's because you're too diligent that your mother-in-law can't release her energy, which is why she's always picking fights and beatings you; it's because you're too diligent that your husband has nothing to do, which is why he spends his days gambling and accomplishes nothing. Your diligence is harming them!"
Seeing that Miao'er still didn't understand, Sheng An simply gave an example from his own family:
“Look at my family. My husband works hard every day to pass the imperial examinations and change our social standing. My grandparents and father-in-law are all very old, but they learn to make delicious wontons with me every day, saying that they want to save money for my husband and me to raise our children. You see, everyone in our family is working hard.”
Miao Ya'er was completely shocked, her heart experiencing an unprecedented shock.
No, no, she thought that if she worked hard, she would be beaten and scolded less. She didn't mean to harm her mother-in-law and husband!
Miao Ya'er looked at Sheng An in a panic, her swollen face full of pleading: "Sister Sheng, what should I do? Can you teach me?"
Sheng Meizi's family is so nice. She has never heard any fighting or scolding in the Xu family, nor has she seen Sheng Meizi being beaten or scolded. She has always envied her.
Unexpectedly, it was she who made a mistake; she was too diligent and spoiled her mother-in-law and husband.
Sheng Meizi is so capable, she must have a way to help her!
Having achieved her goal, Sheng An patted Miao Ya'er's head with satisfaction: "Don't worry, Sister Miao, I'll definitely help you, you're such a good person."
Miao Ya'er grasped her hand, her expression full of anticipation: "Tell me, I'll definitely listen to you!"
Sheng An nodded and patiently guided him:
"First, you need to get rid of your fear of your mother-in-law. She's old enough to be nothing but a paper tiger. You don't need to be afraid of her at all. She always scolds you for being unfilial and for defecating and urinating on her head. You haven't done anything wrong, yet you're being unfairly blamed like this."
These words struck a chord with Miao Ya'er, and she nodded repeatedly in agreement.
Sheng An was very satisfied and continued to guide her: "So you urge your mother-in-law to be more ambitious. If she dares not listen to you, you should make sure she poops and pees properly and teach her a little lesson. As long as you can do this, the rest will be easy."
Granny Sun is only a bully at home; she only dares to attack Sister Miao.
The last time she injured her grandmother, she slapped herself so hard her head turned into a pig's head that she didn't dare to go out for several days. Later, she would avoid her whenever she saw her, which is enough to show that this old hag is a paper tiger.
As long as Sister Miao is determined, subduing her is not difficult at all.
If once doesn't work, try twice. How can an old woman on her deathbed be a match for Sister Miao, who is used to doing heavy work?
The river flowed gently, and on the bank, one taught attentively, while the other listened attentively.
At this moment, Sheng An had no idea that Miao Ya'er, this good student, had given her a big surprise the very night she returned home.
In the dead of night, all was quiet.
The candles in the Sun family's house had long been extinguished. Before going to bed, when her son had not returned, Granny Sun grabbed Miao Ya'er and began to berate her.
Cursing her belly is useless; she can't keep a man or give birth to a son.
Miao Ya'er silently endured it, lowering her head and letting Granny Sun vent her anger.
Granny Sun was engrossed in her rant and rave, oblivious to the gleam of excitement in Granny Sun's eyes.
After returning to her room, Granny Sun went to bed and closed her eyes. Soon, thunderous snoring could be heard through the thin door panel, indicating that she was fast asleep.
At that moment, a slender, dark figure appeared stealthily at the doorway.
Hearing the loud snoring inside, she quietly pushed open the door and went in without making a sound.
As the moonlight shone through the window, my eyes adjusted to the shadows in the darkness and I immediately spotted Granny Sun fast asleep on the bed.
Standing by the window, watching Granny Sun for a long time, the dark figure seemed to have made up his mind. He placed his hands on his waist and slowly pulled down his pants...
Grandma Sun is getting old, and her sleep quality is far worse than when she was younger.
She vaguely heard rustling noises coming from the head of the bed, and thinking it was a mouse climbing up, she instinctively called out twice.
Granny Sun was so sleepy that she didn't even open her eyes and made almost no sound, but she still startled the dark figure at the head of the bed. The figure quickly pulled up her pants, got out of bed, and rushed out of the room.
The commotion was quite loud, and Granny Sun was instantly awakened from her sleep: "Who's there?"
Wait, why does the room smell so bad?
Grandma Sun thought she had smelled something wrong, so she sniffed it hard, and her face immediately changed.
There was a fresh, pungent smell of feces in her room!
Did she eat too much at night and poop in her sleep?
Grandma Sun hurriedly got up and was about to grope around in the dark to check the head of the bed when she touched a warm, wet, and sticky lump.
"ah--"
A piercing scream echoed throughout the Sun family's residence, startling the neighbors awake from their sleep.
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