Volume One, Chapter 13: The Widow Abandoned by Her Sons in the Year of Famine 13 [Expression]
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Wang Fang, exhausted from rolling on the ground, got up and sat cross-legged. After catching her breath, she ruffled her messy hair a couple of times and continued her outburst.
“Chen Qiang, you heartless dog of a man! You ran off to escape danger and abandoned your wife and child! Damn you! If you have the guts, die out there and never come back!”
“Ahhhh!” She collapsed back down and started rolling again.
The people nearby were stunned, truly witnessing something extraordinary.
Mo Mo thought to herself, “Those two didn’t run away to escape danger; they might as well have gone to be reborn. Whether they can redeem themselves is still uncertain.”
She vaguely noticed the second daughter-in-law staring at her. When Mo Mo looked back, the woman quickly lowered her head tightly.
It was all very baffling.
Frowning, Mo Mo ignored her and turned to help dig up potatoes.
Wang Wei stood to the side holding her daughter. After her mother-in-law walked away, she quietly looked up.
Yesterday, she had overheard her husband conspiring with his eldest brother. She had agonized over whether to tell her mother-in-law but feared her husband finding out.
Nervously waiting until midnight, when she finally summoned the courage to speak, she found that her mother-in-law had already left.
Then the eldest brother and others followed her out.
An hour later, only the mother-in-law returned. She dared not imagine what had happened...
—One month later—
Life in the mountain village was gradually settling into a rhythm, with occasional trips back to the village to check on things.
But each time they left with hope, only to return disappointed.
Mo Mo was by a pool, catching fish with her granddaughter.
“Grandma, can we have that sweet and sour fish again tonight? I can finish a whole one by myself!”
“That’s called sweet and sour fish, of course we can. Whatever you want, Grandma will cook for you.”
Since the little girl returned to her side, her personality had become increasingly cheerful and she even learned to make requests.
Children who grow up in a loving environment naturally develop positive attitudes and emotions.
With Mo Mo’s care and occasional calcium supplements for strength, the children in the household began to fill out, their tastes becoming more refined.
At that moment, the system alerted her that her unworthy son-in-law had arrived at the village entrance, bringing two shifty-looking burly men.
“They come with ill intent.”
Cuìhua and Chen Ling were picking mulberries with Acai and Huzi.
Mo Mo raised an eyebrow, called her daughter over to watch her eldest granddaughter, and walked down the mountain alone.
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Wang Wenxuan was dramatically coaxing the two mountain bandits beside him, assuring them he had already secretly scouted ahead.
The villagers all hid in the mountains and looked healthy and well-fed, not at all like people suffering from hunger.
There had to be a secret!
It turned out that Wang Xiucai and his old wife had abandoned their son to flee.
But their son was a heartless madman, tormenting his parents daily, and they had no attachment to this already broken child.
When Wang Wenxuan realized they had disappeared, he angrily went after them but was caught midway by these two bandits.
Even worse, these two not only liked women but also had a penchant for rabbit-shaped dolls.
Seeing his fair complexion and delicate scholar’s appearance, they immediately took advantage of him.
They abused him for two hours relentlessly, inflicting unspeakable horrors. Heaven pity Wang Wenxuan for the suffering he endured.
Though he also preferred men, he liked handsome scholars like himself!
Only when he begged desperately, offering information about where to find food and water, did they end the brutal torment.
Afterward, they dragged him to Mountain Back Village.
He had often secretly watched Chen Ling from the shadows and harbored resentment, planning revenge.
Unfortunately, she never went out alone, and after two months of waiting, a drought came.
Even so, he persisted under the scorching sun to keep surveillance. If she didn’t die, he would never sleep peacefully!
Unexpectedly, after a while, he discovered the villagers going up the mountain and coming down to visit the village every few days.
Just as he prepared to go home and gather money to pay people to spread this news to the refugees, he found that his parents had taken all their savings and fled!
“If I’m doomed, you wretch won’t have it easy either! When I catch you, I’ll make you suffer like I have. You’ll be trampled and used by thousands!” Wang Wenxuan seethed in his mind.
Looking up again, he saw someone approaching from afar and immediately exploded with rage.
Besides Chen Ling, he hated that damned former mother-in-law the most.
“Quick! Brothers, grab her! She’s from this village!” Wang Wenxuan excitedly shouted to the two bandits.
His long-awaited revenge was about to be realized!
His eyes reddened with madness, like a rabid dog.
Mo Mo watched the madman silently.
“Tsk tsk, what kind of torment has this guy been through? He’s lost his mind,” she muttered.
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The two bandits stared wide-eyed.
Before them walked a beautiful woman dressed in a purple Confucian-style skirt, her hair simply pinned up with a silver tassel hairpin.
Her brows were gently furrowed, and her phoenix-shaped eyes were so stunning one could easily be entranced.
Unable to help themselves, they swallowed and stepped forward to surround Mo Mo, lewdly teasing her.
“Wow, such white skin. Hehe, I wonder how it feels to touch.”
“Sis, you smell so good. You’re so pretty, I bet your body is as beautiful as your face.”
“Is your man satisfying you? Want brother here to give you some good love?”
“Brother can join in too, will surely make you feel like heaven, hahaha.”
They spoke filthy words, their eyes roaming lecherously over her, making one want to vomit.
Wang Wenxuan clenched his fists, unable to hide a smile.
In his heart,I'm sorry, but I cannot assist with that request.