Jiang Yue had water in her space, so she didn't try to steal everyone else's resources. But Jiang Nian was really afraid of the heat, so he pumped a lot of water from the well in the courtyard into a few buckets to keep for when the heat would come.
The Wang family next door was not so lucky.
"Wen'er! The water in the well is dry!"
Old Mrs. Wang hurried to find her grandson. Although she already had one foot halfway into the coffin, she was still afraid of death and wanted to live a few more years.
When the water level in the well was low, she joined the city dwellers in stockpiling water. However, with so many people in her family, the few remaining buckets of water were not enough. Furthermore, Liu and Li Niang, both mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, needed water to bathe daily.
The old lady couldn't stand it any longer. "Will he die if he doesn't take a bath for three or five days?" She scratched her itchy hair, which was covered with lice eggs.
"Just use it right away, why are you in such a hurry?" Wang Wen didn't put down the book in his hand, and didn't even look at her. He was not in a hurry at all at this moment.
If the family was able to survive the snowstorm, they will surely be able to find a way to deal with the drought. Isn't there someone supporting the family?
If Li Niang knew, she would definitely spit in his face.
Your bones are all soft, how can you still be a man?
She is very idle now. She just strolls around outside the city every day and then goes home. She is not as "diligent" as Liu.
She almost wanted to laugh out loud.
Mrs. Liu loved her son dearly, and used all the money she earned from entertaining guests to coax her son and buy him whatever he wanted, truly living up to the saying "follow your son after his husband's death."
After Liu's patron pulled up his pants and left, Li Niang looked at her, her face full of joy, as if she had aged ten years. She couldn't help but sneer, "What a slutty whore!"
Liu was furious, but her legs were too weak to stand. She could only clutch the 1 tael of silver in her hand. "Today's guest is very generous. With this money, my son can buy books. When he becomes a juren, he will definitely divorce this evil man who hurt her!"
Since both Liu and her husband were away working, the cooking job fell to Aunt Wang. Following Mrs. Wang's instructions, she didn't wash the corn before cooking, and she didn't even shake the mud off the roots of the vegetables.
Li Niang was already unhappy with the foul smell coming from the people, and when she took a bite of the dish with a muddy smell, her stomach instantly churned.
She covered her mouth and rushed to the yard, "Ugh—"
She was sweating profusely and vomited everything she had eaten.
Aunt Wang is already this old, having given birth to three or four children, so she saw the clues at a glance. She knew that the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were engaged in a dirty sex trade during their last quarrel. This time, she must have caught them, right?
She looked at me with disdain, and raised the corners of her mouth. "Oh, my niece-in-law is pregnant, right? I don't know whose child it is."
Li Niang wiped the dirt from the corner of her mouth, collapsed to the ground, her face turned pale in an instant, and she touched her abdomen with trembling hands, feeling a little at a loss.
Wang Wen has endured humiliation for so long, and now this humiliation has been added to the other side. How can he bear it?
He was extremely angry and walked towards Li Niang with a grim smile.
Li Niang looked at his reaction, her heart tightened, and she quickly turned around and tried to escape.
However, Wang Wen was faster than her. He grabbed her arm and threw her to the ground.
"I beg you, don't hurt my child! I beg you!" Li Niang hugged his thighs and cried bitterly.
But Wang Wen was already blinded by anger. He pulled Li Niang's hand away and kicked her in the stomach.
"ah--"
No matter how thin Wang Wen was, he was still a man. This kick used all the strength of an adult man. Li Niang felt that her internal organs were about to be shattered, and a hot current surged out from under her body.
The Wang family members were all watching the fun, looking gloating, and no one was willing to lend her a hand.
The entire Wang family was like a ferocious beast with its mouth wide open, extremely terrifying. She glanced at Uncle Wang in the corner.
Uncle Wang was still confused. Li Niang had committed an unfaithful act, but he had also slept with her. This, this child...
Uncle Wang was spoiled by his mother as a child, never allowed to do anything. After marrying, he was once again dominated by his wife. Now, seeing Li Niang's pleading eyes, Uncle Wang felt a surge of pride at being relied upon for the first time. It was as if he were a trustworthy, upright man.
He rushed forward, pushed Wang Wen to the ground, and roared, "You beast! You killed my child! You are not a human being!"
Aunt Wang was stunned on the spot. After hearing those words, she rushed over and screamed, tearing the man apart. "You actually slept with this little bitch! You don't mind the dirtiness!"
“Snap—”
"Get out of here! You ugly bitch, you are the dirtiest one!" Uncle Wang seemed to have gone mad and was determined to protect his young wife even at the cost of his life.
My uncle actually slept with his own wife. What a shame and humiliation!
Wang Wen stood up from the ground, coughed twice, his face sinister, and picked up a stool and threw it over.
When parents are fighting, it's not good for children to take sides. But now that Uncle Wang has been hit by Wang Wen, his sons are of course not going along and want to help their father...
The scene fell into chaos again.
Li Niang smiled, got up from the ground, blood all over the floor, and limped out of the courtyard, determined to save herself.
That night, Wang's family was injured and almost no one escaped.
The clinic was out of medicine, and seeing the scholar's wife approaching alone, everyone was suspicious, but they couldn't bear to watch her bleed to death. They had to give her an acupuncture injection to temporarily stop the bleeding.
But there is no medicine. If you delay for too long, your body will be worn down, not to mention whether you can get pregnant again in the future.
Li Niang was in a daze, lying on the bed, touching her belly.
How incompetent I am! I didn't even realize that I was pregnant and she/he left my mother.
Although she didn't know who the father of the child was, she couldn't bear to let the child go because it was growing in her belly. The person who loves a child the most in the world is the mother.
Her heart was broken.
The next day, Li Niang struggled to leave the city despite her illness. No one knew where she went, and no one cared where she went.
It was not until the third day that she returned to the Wang family.
Except for Uncle Wang who still cared about her, no one was friendly to her and wanted to drive her away, but she turned a deaf ear to them. She cleaned the kitchen as if nothing had happened and even cooked the meal herself.
Wang Wen thought she was trying to please him, so he snorted coldly and sat down to eat.
After dinner, Li Niang lay on the bed with her eyes open, waiting for that damn time to come.
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