Liu Ximei cried uncontrollably. Although she had long anticipated that she would not be able to go back, she still could not accept the fact that it was right in front of her.
Liu Daya looked at Liu Ximei, who was crying loudly, and the hatred in her heart did not disappear. It was all because of this woman. She should have been living an ordinary life with her parents, brothers and sisters-in-law, but it was all because of her heart that she stirred up trouble, made her estranged from her parents and her brothers and sisters-in-law. It was all because of her. How could there be such a vicious person?
Thinking of this, Liu Daya burst into tears. The eldest son was a local and could not speak Mandarin, but he could understand it. Seeing Daya crying so miserably, he went over, picked her up, and took her back to the courtyard.
The others ignored Liu Ximei.
Zhou Wenxuan walked over and took Liu Daya from his older brother's arms. "Daya, don't cry. I will be good to you. I've inquired around. Your village is doing the best now. Your second sister is in junior high school in the county, your twin siblings are in elementary school, and your parents are in good health."
It would be a lie for Liu Daya not to hate Zhou Wenxuan as she nestled in his arms. But what could she do now that things had come to this? Liu Ximei, standing outside the door, saw that everyone around her had left, and she could no longer cry. Looking at the endless yellow sand, she didn't have the courage to leave.
Upon entering the room, I saw five men surrounding Daya, who was sitting in the lap of the most handsome man. What a slut! Mom was right; she's just like her mother, a vixen.
Liu Ximei's entrance went unnoticed by most people. This only fueled her dissatisfaction. Although she wasn't as pretty as that bitch, her figure was far superior. Were these people blind?
Liu Ximei was actually very pragmatic in this era. Also, she was uneducated, but she would have been a capable person in later generations.
She sat silently to one side, only able to hear the handsome man gently comforting her, a sight that made her envious.
Liu Daya wiped away her tears. "Wenxuan, thank you for helping me find out about my family. I'm relieved as long as they're doing well. You just got back, so rest now. I'll go make you something delicious."
Zhou Wenxuan whispered in Da Ya's ear, "I just want to eat you."
Daya was inwardly disdainful, but still put on an embarrassed expression. "I'm going to cook," she said, and went to the kitchen.
Liu Ximei looked at Zhou Wenxuan with a resentful gaze. It gave him goosebumps; this woman was truly shameless.
He quickly followed Da Ya to the kitchen. Because he had been gone for almost half a year, Zhou Wenxuan missed Da Ya terribly.
How did I fall for her? Was it when she looked at me so innocently? Or when she followed me without hesitation? Or was it when I was overjoyed by her perfunctory kiss? Or was it the change from adoration to disgust and hatred?
I really don't know why I care about her anymore. My life has been full of hardships since birth, and I hate everything. They abandoned me here when I was ten years old, and it was my four cousins who rescued me and took me in.
Thinking of this, he hugged Daya tightly, wanting to merge her into his own body.
Da Ya was startled. "What's wrong with Wenxuan? I can't breathe!"
Zhou Wenxuan felt Da Ya's struggle and slowly released her. "It's nothing, I just missed you."
Dinner was served, but no one called Liu Ximei to eat. Being pregnant, she was naturally hungry and craving food. Finally, unable to resist, she went to the table and grabbed a round, pancake-like flatbread, eating it in large mouthfuls. Because it was so dry, she choked, coughing violently. She ran to the kitchen and drank half a ladle of water before feeling better.
What kind of day is this? Although it is a year of famine, I have enough to eat and drink, and I even have special meals prepared for me. I have never suffered like this before. I couldn't help but feel sad and burst into tears.
None of the six people eating reacted. They had abducted more than a dozen women and were already immune to women's crying.
After they finished eating, Daya cleared the table, and the five men sat on the kang (a heated brick bed), speaking in a language that Liu Ximei couldn't understand.
They were discussing Liu Ximei's future. Zhou Wenxuan naturally hoped for more women in the house; perhaps Daya could become his.
But the other four women also looked down on Liu Ximei. She was short, dark-skinned, and her features weren't as delicate as Daya's. And most importantly, Daya had taken care of all five of them perfectly. No other woman could stand her.
Finally, I decided to find her a partner in the next few days and send her far away.
It was very cold at night, and the temperature difference between day and night was particularly large here, but no one cared about Liu Ximei and shooed her into the woodshed.
Hearing the sounds of the man and woman next door, Liu Ximei felt a surge of hatred. That vixen, that shameless slut!
Having experienced matters between men and women myself, I naturally knew, and thinking of Liu Sheng's cowardly appearance and his seemingly refined demeanor, I burst into tears again. God was truly unfair to me.
Meanwhile, the Liu family in Liujiatun is also in dire straits. The old lady can't find her daughter and is doing all sorts of hard work. But everyone has their limits. The two daughters-in-law discussed it and decided that since it's not convenient for her to go back to her parents' home, she would pretend to be sick and make her daughter do all the work herself.
Both daughters-in-law lay down. The house was a mess, and the maids were in trouble. But they had their own mother to protect them. If the old lady wanted to beat or scold them, the two daughters-in-law would cry, "My daughters are precious too! Why are your daughters treated like golden eggs, while mine have to be your maids? If you want to cause trouble, go find your sons."
Although Liu Maocai couldn't escape it, he was much better off than his two older brothers. At least Li Cuihua was more at peace than her two sisters-in-law.
However, a few days later, rumors spread that Liu Ximei had secretly conceived a child with a married man.
This has caused quite a stir. No one knows how or where the news came from, but it's all very detailed and the man in question is Liu Sheng from Zhanggezhuang.
The news spread quickly, causing chaos in the Liu family once again. Liu Wangshi, along with her two sons, went to Liu Maocai's house. She wanted to bring her daughter-in-law, but she was too ill to get out of bed and couldn't come.
Liu Maocai, of course, heard the news and was worried that his mother was coming over, and that she would do the same old thing as crying and making a scene as soon as she entered the yard.
"Mom, I'm not dead yet, please stop crying like this."
"You damned bastard, your sister's reputation is ruined and you're still sitting at home?"
"Reputation? If you really cared about your reputation, you wouldn't have gone around spreading rumors that Da Ya eloped with someone after she disappeared."
Liu Wangshi's crying and wailing stopped immediately, as if a switch had been flipped.
Li Cuihua's eyes were like she wanted to devour someone, which frightened Liu Wangshi so much that she slunk away without saying a word about Liu Ximei.
Liu Maocai's eldest and second eldest brothers, however, had to stay with their mother, which they found utterly tiresome. In the end, they had no choice but to go to Zhanggezhuang with their mother, knowing that it would only bring them humiliation, but they couldn't go against her wishes, so they went anyway.
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