My cousin slaughtered the only old hen in the house and made a big pot of food to entertain Sang Wan.

Sang Wan was particularly touched. The country people were so simple.

"Auntie, this chicken can still lay eggs." She was embarrassed.

Now that she's here, the chicken is in big trouble.

I'm so sorry.

She came here to avoid the limelight, but people showed her great enthusiasm, treating her even more seriously than the Chinese New Year, which made her feel a little guilty.

The cousin didn't feel sorry at all and kept picking up food for her:

"Eat more. Girls need to be fatter to look good."

Seeing the mountain of food in her bowl, Sang Wan hurriedly stopped her, "Auntie, that's enough. Let Brother Awang eat more. He still has physical work to do."

"Hey, why don't I just say that I'm happy the moment I see you, and I feel sorry for you."

The cousin narrowed her eyes and smiled, and kept asking Sang Wan:

"What does Ah Wan like to do in town? Is he engaged?"

Sang Wan bit her chopsticks lightly, her face flushed with embarrassment:

"Auntie, I'm still young."

The cousin's eyes lit up: "Then there is no one left. Okay, okay, eat the food, eat the food."

Sang Wan picked up some food for her cousin and Awang as well:

"Everyone, eat more."

Awang lowered his head, his face red all the way to his ears.

He didn't dare to look up at Sang Wan during the whole meal.

His introversion and shyness made his cousin unable to bear it, and she couldn't help but beat him up:

"Why don't you talk to your sister?"

"Sister Wan is having dinner."

Awang's voice was as soft as a mosquito's. He lowered his head even lower, almost stuffing it into the bowl.

Sang Wan smiled awkwardly: "Yes, brother will eat too."

After dinner, the cousin stopped Sang Wan from helping and asked Awang to talk to her.

The two of them sat outside in the yard, staring at each other, not knowing what to say.

On summer nights, there is a chorus of frog sounds and mosquitoes biting people from time to time.

Seeing that the atmosphere was too quiet, Sang Wan took the initiative to speak: "What does Brother Awang usually do?"

"Chop wood and feed the pigs."

Awang scratched his head and said nothing more.

"Why don't you go to town and make a living?"

"I can't let go of my mother."

"Brother is such a filial child."

Sang Wan felt the same way.

She has a paralyzed old mother at home, and she is always worried about her wherever she goes.

"Sister Wan, you are tired today. Good morning, go to bed early." Awang seldom spoke to women, and he would stutter when he did.

Sang Wan was indeed tired. She had walked for a long time on her own two feet on the mountain road today, and her legs were still shaking.

The cousin cleaned up a side room, and Sang Wan didn't care and fell asleep immediately.

*

Moon stars are rare.

Sang Wan heard someone talking in a daze.

"Speak softly, don't wake her up." It was my cousin.

"Mom, this won't do." It was Brother Awang.

"Fool, this is the beautiful daughter-in-law God sent you, don't you like it?"

"I like her, but Sister Wan is one of ours. How can you treat her like this?"

"How can you marry her if you don't make it a done deal?"

"I can, I can ask her to marry me openly."

"Bah, don't you know what your family background is? You're broke and have nothing, and you still want to marry her? Look at her looks and figure, which one isn't top-notch? How can you even get her?"

"But... Mother..."

"Don't say but. Why did a girl like her come to our poor mountain village? She must have caused trouble in the town. Tonight you have made it a fait accompli. We can then catch her and she won't dare to disobey." The cousin was faintly excited.

"A forced melon is not sweet, mother, let's say goodbye." Awang turned around and was about to walk out.

The cousin pulled her back and said, "Fool! A woman will only follow whoever she gives her body to. If she wants to run away, tie her up in the house and beat her a few times to make sure she behaves herself."

"But she's our relative! I can't do it."

"Bah, what's the point of being related? She's just a bastard that Sang Jun picked up on the street. Stop talking nonsense and hurry up."

Sang Wan shuddered and became mostly sober.

No wonder she was asking so many questions so enthusiastically. It turned out she was trying to find a free bride for her son! And she wanted to force it!

What a vicious old woman!

Sang Wan suddenly opened her eyes.

The cousin held up the oil lamp and stared at her.

"You...you're awake?" My cousin swallowed.

She put down the lamp oil, held down Sang Wan, and shouted at her son:

"Quick, Awang, take off her pants!"

Sang Wan was so full of curse words that he wanted to pour them out to curse his cousin's ancestors for eight generations.

"I call you aunt, and you actually want to be my cheap mother-in-law?!" Sang Wan couldn't help but kick her.

My cousin couldn't hold him down and he fell to the ground.

"Awang, hurry up! Don't let her get away!"

The cousin hurriedly reached out and grabbed Sang Wan's ankle.

"What are you standing there for?!"

"Mom, I... I..." Awang stomped his feet and ran out, "I can't do this!"

"God damn it, how could I raise such a stupid thing like you!"

"You are going to make our family extinct!"

Sang Wan couldn't stand it anymore, so he kicked hard and pulled his foot back.

"You old woman are so vicious!"

Sang Wan picked up her bag and ran out. Awang stood in the corner of the eaves, wringing his clothes with his hands hanging down.

"I'm sorry, sister Wan."

Sang Wan glanced at him and threw a piece of silver:

"Chicken money."

Awang didn't take it and the silver fell to the ground.

"No, no, no, no need. Please forgive my mother."

The cousin came out of the wing room with a sad face, yelling at Sang Wan's back:

"You heartless girl! I killed a chicken to treat you, and you treated me like this!"

"Oh, my old hen can still lay eggs!"

"My poor chicken! If I had known this damn girl was going to run away, I wouldn't have killed you!"

"It's all your fault! You idiot!"

"You're useless! You deserve to be single forever!"

"You damned Sang Wan!"

"Mother, forget it."

"What do you mean by that..."

*

The shouting and cursing were getting farther and farther away, and Sang Wan ran out desperately.

Fortunately, she had great skills in lightness training, so she ran very far without much effort.

My cousin's scolding was left far behind, and the surroundings became quiet again.

The road was pitch black at night, with only the occasional chirping of birds. It was pitch dark in the woods.

Sang Wan could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

She sat down on the ground, gritting her teeth in anger.

I am so unlucky to have such a terrible relative! The words of the medical girl Qinghe flashed through her mind:

"People's hearts are fickle. Everyone is covered with a skin, but how can you know how many skins are there under this skin?"

Yes, what you see is human skin;

What we cannot see is the human heart.

The human heart is always the hardest to discern.

Sang Wan let out a sigh, and sweat dripped down his forehead. His clothes were soaked and stuck to his back. When the wind blew, a chill spread from his feet to his whole body.

The world is so big, where can she go?

Who else can I trust?

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