Seeing Tang Xiaoling watching her cook intently, Xuemei decided to teach her step by step. It was then that Tang Xiaoling realized that her sister-in-law, like her mother, was generous with the ingredients when cooking.
The reason why my own cooking doesn't taste good is because I'm reluctant to use the ingredients, but it seems a bit wasteful to use so many.
Xuemei said to Tang Xiaoling with deep understanding, "Xiaoling, if you have the means to eat well, then eat well. Look at me, I've already given birth to six pounds, and my body hasn't suffered at all. The same goes for Dongnan; no matter how tiring the work is, a day of rest will make him feel better."
Tang Xiaoling seemed to be deep in thought. Nan Nan always said that health is the foundation of everything. If your health collapses, how can you envision the future? To have a good body, you need to eat well and exercise more.
Tang Xiaoling started to be more generous with the seasonings. She tasted it herself and found that it really was true. Stir-frying cabbage with shredded pork with alternating layers of fat and lean meat made it much tastier than stir-frying cabbage alone.
Seeing Tang Xiaoling go from being stingy to being generous, Xuemei smiled. The Yan family was able to get by thanks to Grandma, who was in charge of the family. And Uncle was really good too. Without Uncle's money and ration coupons, the family would have been in a difficult situation.
The busy farming season finally ended after half a month. Everyone was overjoyed, as if they had survived a disaster. Looking at the piles of fruits of their labor, the villagers felt more at ease. Life was getting better year by year.
The Wang family was unhappy. With Mao Tou's help, the forty-odd yuan was used up in a few meat meals, while Pan Gaozhi still came to eat every day. If the food was not to his liking, he would make sarcastic remarks.
Wang Gou Dan, driven by greed, realized that he had spent so much money and gotten nothing in return. He decided to devise a plan to have Er Niu take care of her to avoid further trouble.
Just as Pan Gaozhi finished his last meal of the month and was wondering if he should continue next month, something hit him on the back of the head, and he lost consciousness.
Wang Erniu was already a grown man, so carrying Pan Gaozhi was no problem for him. Under these circumstances, Pan Gaozhi carried Wang Erniu to her room and easily had sex with him.
When Pan Gaozhi regained consciousness, it was like a bolt from the blue. She cried and screamed, wanting to go to the police station to report Wang Erniu for raping her. Wang Erniu didn't care at all: "Go ahead and report me. You said you were willing to marry me, so I've been feeding you big fish and meat every day."
Pan Gaozhi could hardly believe her ears: "You shameless Wang Erniu, when did I agree to marry you?"
“If you don’t agree to marry me, I’ll feed you white rice, white flour, and big pieces of fatty pork. I’m not stupid,” Wang Erniu said, glancing sideways at Pan Gaozhi.
“I paid for it,” Pan Gaozhi said matter-of-factly.
"So how much did you pay?" Wang Erniu laughed again.
Pan Gaozhi choked. How much did he pay? He paid one yuan, of course. Even a fool would know that one yuan could buy such a large amount of fatty meat and rice, especially during the busy farming season, when everyone in the village saw it.
“I will not marry you!” Pan Gaozhi shouted.
Wang Erniu sneered: "Then I'll go to the police station and report you for marriage fraud and having an affair."
The words "marriage fraud" and "cheating" terrified Pan Gaozhi. If a woman were to be labeled with these two accusations, it would be worse than death. Pan Gaozhi immediately softened and deeply regretted that he had ruined himself by being greedy for small gains.
"Wang Erniu, let me go, I'll give you money." Pan Gaozhi softened her tone.
Wang Erniu's eyes lit up. This woman had money on her. That's right, educated youth always brought some money with them: "How much money are you going to give me?"
Pan Gaozhi had about thirty yuan on her, which she had obtained by blackmailing her parents. However, she wasn't so foolish as to reveal her worth.
“My family is poor, and I have many younger siblings, so I only brought fifteen yuan with me. I bought some daily necessities and a wood-chopping knife here, and I still have eight or nine yuan left.”
Wang Erniu stretched out his hand, and Pan Gaozhi quickly took out the five yuan he had on him and handed it to Wang Erniu: "I have more at the educated youth settlement, I'll get it for you tomorrow."
"I'm giving you three days to obediently bring over your luggage and bedding, or I'll make you wear those tattered shoes and parade you through the streets," Wang Erniu said to Pan Gaozhi after hiding the money.
Pan Gaozhi was struck dumb: "Didn't you say you'd let me go if I paid you?"
Wang Erniu laughed loudly: "Did I say I'd let you go? I said how much money you have."
Pan Gaozhi was enraged and lunged forward, ready to die together with him.
Wang Erniu kicked her, saying, "You slut, you've already ruined your body and you still try to marry me. I'll definitely sue you until you're locked up in jail."
"What!" Pan Gaozhi was stunned. How could she have been defiled?
"Look for yourself!" Wang Erniu grabbed Pan Gaozhi's hair and made her come closer to the kang (a heated brick bed). The coarse cloth sheets were indeed clean, with nothing on them.
Pan Gaozhi collapsed to the ground, at a loss for words. She was clearly a young girl; how could she have lost her virginity?
"Even if you wanted to marry me, I'd still have to think about it. But, your slut is definitely going to be on the market," Wang Erniu said with a sinister smile.
He also took out a pair of worn-out shoes that he had prepared beforehand from the side of the kang (a heated brick bed) and hung them around Pan Gaozhi's neck.
Pan Gaozhi suddenly stood up, tore off his tattered shoes, and ran outside. If that really happened, he might as well die.
Wang Gou Dan stood at the doorway of the main room, tapping his pipe against his left hand repeatedly, which made Pan Gaozhi's skin crawl and his hair stand on end.
If someone were to hit you on the head with that pipe, you'd probably either die or be mentally impaired. And if you were to be thrown into the mountains at night, you'd really be in real danger.
In that short period of time, Pan Gaozhi devised countless ways to die, each one gruesome and unknown to others.
Wang Gou Dan knocked a few times and took a step forward, while Pan Gao Zhi took a step back. When they reached the door of the main house, Er Niu's mother ran out and pulled her inside.
"My dear daughter, honestly, when did you lose your virginity, and with whom?"
“I didn’t, that’s impossible,” Pan Gaozhi shouted.
“Daughter, I want you to be happy too. After all, my Erniu really likes you. Otherwise, he would have gone out and made a scene long ago, right? Maybe I should talk to Erniu and suggest that he marry you. After all, you two are already like this. What if you have a child? Sigh, let my Erniu suffer a little loss.” Erniu’s mother pleaded earnestly.
Pan Gaozhi's mind was in a daze. The thought of her child's body was giving her a splitting headache. She held her head and shook it repeatedly, convinced that she was still dreaming, probably dreaming that someone had defiled her.
Pan Gaozhi now believes she has been defiled, otherwise why wouldn't she bleed? What should she do? Maybe she should marry Wang Erniu.
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