That very day, Widow Chen, carrying several bundles and a quilt, entered the Yang family's house as a concubine.
As for the house and land, they belonged to her deceased husband.
Her husband died and she had no children. Widow Chen remarried, and according to custom, all these things should be taken over by the village.
Since Widow Chen entered the family, Ye Hufen and her daughter's lives have become increasingly better, and they spend their days lounging at home like royalty.
Especially after the Spring Festival when wheat is harvested.
Ye Hufen immediately sent the two people to the fields to do farm work.
Yang Guangzong and Widow Chen were so tired they cried out in pain. If they refused to work, they would be met with a good beating.
Those who called Ye Hufen stupid back then are all stunned!
This isn't taking a concubine, it's practically conscripting men!
The villagers also realized that Hu Fen was no longer the honest, hardworking, and kind-hearted Ye Hu Fen from before!
Instead, it's violence? Boxing champion? Huffin!
The arrest of the female adulterer might just be a setup! A setup targeting Yang Guangzong and Widow Chen.
In this way, not only can he grab another laborer, but he can also keep this woman who has bullied him for more than ten years under his control.
Brilliant! Absolutely brilliant!
Yang Guangzong also realized what had happened and ran to Village Chief Yang, crying and complaining:
"Village chief, please save me! That whole 'catching women for sex' thing was a setup she orchestrated! That night, she kicked me out of the house so I would go find Widow Chen."
Village Chief Yang: "Then why did you go looking for Widow Chen? And not only did you go, but you also stripped naked and lay down with her! Even if it was a setup, you're not innocent!"
"But she beats us! That black bear demon is not human! She beats me three times a day! I am her husband, how dare she beat me! Village chief, you have to teach her a lesson."
Adhering to the principle of "the less trouble, the better," Village Chief Yang used his expertise in mediating disputes:
"Why does she beat you three times a day? Sometimes you should look at yourself. Have you been working hard all these years, okay?"
"No, no, no! Of course I worked hard! It was her... who beat me up whenever she felt like it, and she beat me up even when she didn't, waaaaah!"
"Then why don't you just stop her from hitting you?"
"Why wouldn't I let her hit me? I'm not as strong as her! If I had that strength and physique, I would have killed her."
"That settles it!" Village Chief Yang shrugged. "You said it yourself, you have the strength and physique to kill her. She's only hitting you, not killing you yet. That proves she's kind."
Kind?
Yang Guangzong burst into tears: "No, I'm going to divorce her! Yes, I'll divorce her!"
Village Chief Yang: "She has observed mourning for your parents, how can you divorce her? Besides, you were just arrested for adultery, how can you turn around and divorce her? If she takes it to the authorities, they might beat you up and accuse you of favoring a concubine over your wife."
Yang Guangzong didn't understand what it meant to favor a concubine over one's wife; he only knew that he couldn't divorce her!
I can't take a break! I can't escape it! How am I supposed to live like this?
Yang Guangzong had no choice but to leave the village chief's house while wiping away his tears.
As if that wasn't enough, Ye Hufen grabbed him and Widow Chen and yelled, "How do you work? You've only harvested this little bit of wheat in all this time, you're all useless!"
"Yang Guangzong, don't you have any other lovers?"
"N-no!"
"Damn it, is that all you're good for? You can't do anything right, you eat everything without leaving a trace, and now you only have one lover! What's the point of having you?"
So, is this how you can start a relationship with someone else?
Widow Chen stood in the wheat field, holding wheat in one hand and a sickle in the other, trembling with fear and filled with remorse.
With so many men in the village, how did she end up becoming Yang Guangzong's lover?
From then on, Yang Guangzong and Widow Chen lived in misery, working like cattle and horses.
These are all things to be discussed later.
Ye Caiping stayed here until the fourteenth of the lunar year, then prepared to go home.
Early that morning, Ye Caiping had just gotten up when she saw Ye Daquan driving an oxcart towards her from afar: "Little sister!"
"Big brother, what brings you here?" Ye Caiping ran over happily.
The oxcart stopped at the door, and Ye Daquan jumped off with a smile: "I came especially to pick you up! You must go home today."
"Okay, I was just getting ready! This oxcart... isn't ours, is it? By the way, who delivers your goods here?"
"Yong'er delivered it for me; he hasn't started work yet! This oxcart is rented."
Ye Caiping pulled Ye Daquan inside.
Ye Hufen and Yang Xiaoyan quickly welcomed them into the main room.
"What good news has come of Hu Fen? She looks radiant," Ye Daquan said.
"Hey, isn't this good news?" Ye Hufeng said while pouring him tea, "My husband has taken a concubine! Hahaha!"
Ye Daquan: "..."
Is this something to be happy about? Has he gone mad, or has she gone insane?
"Big sister, Si Quan and I are going back with big brother now." Ye Caiping said, pulling Ye Hufen and Yang Xiaoyan aside, and lowered her voice:
"This kind of life is great, but it's not sustainable. You'll get old eventually. You can play this game for a few years, then you should get out of it as soon as possible."
“They are under your control every day now. If you were willing to divorce them, they would be more than happy to do so.”
“I understand,” Ye Hufeng nodded.
"If anything really happens, send us a message."
"Okay. Thank you, little sister." Ye Hufeng took her hand. "If it weren't for you, I would still be that stupid fool who was bullied by everyone! How could I have the good life I have now?"
Ye Caiping smiled.
Ye Siquan said, "Sister, we're going back now. Xiaoyan, take good care of your mother."
After giving instructions to the mother and daughter, Ye Caiping, Ye Siquan, and Ye Daquan went out together.
Once on the oxcart, Ye Daquan said, "By the way, eldest sister, my Yong'er is getting married on February 12th. Also, my younger sister and second brother are moving into their new house soon, but the date is still undecided, probably at the end of this month. I'll let you know then."
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