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Chapter 171 The Peasant Who Couldn't Have Children (Qi Yuan)

In the spring of 1978, admission notices arrived one after another. Many graduating high school students and educated youth were overjoyed to see their notices. Qin Shou and Chen Bailian, seeing that they hadn't received any of the last batch of admission notices, finally gave up hope.

Having spent over ten years in the countryside, the couple was busy having children and had long since abandoned their books. In those ten years, they had completely forgotten their past knowledge, not to mention that they were busy dating during their school years and didn't care about studying at all.

In less than two months, no matter how much last-minute cramming was done, it was of little use. All they could do was watch as others left Hongqi Village with laughter and joy.

"Dad, Mom, we're hungry." Seven-year-old Qin Xuejun and Qin Hongmei tugged at their parents' sleeves and looked up, followed by five-year-old Qin Xiulan and three-year-old Qin Aidang and Qin Jianguo.

At this time, ten-year-old Qin Yaohua and nine-year-old Qin Lüju were still in school.

Just by looking at the number and age of the children, you can tell where these two people's minds are focused. So, it's really not the university's fault that they didn't get into university.

"Go cook." Qin Shou sighed, his disappointment evident on his face.

As the educated youth returned to the city one by one, Qin Shou and Chen Bailian finally became anxious. However, the fact that they hadn't been able to go back to the countryside for ten years showed that neither of them were favored or capable at home. Otherwise, they wouldn't have wasted ten years of their lives in the countryside.

The couple kept writing home and finally received a reply.

But it wasn't what they had imagined. The two had been away from home for ten years, and there was no place for them in the house anymore. If they went back, they probably wouldn't even have a place to stay. If they brought seven children with them, it would be even more difficult.

Unbeknownst to Chen Bailian, the Qin family had included another letter with their letter to Qin Shou.

One day, Qin Shou said he would accompany Chen Bailian to the river to wash clothes and reminisce about the past. Chen Bailian finally smiled along the way, and Qin Shou walked beside her carrying a large basin of clothes.

The village women teased him a bit when they saw him, but little did they know that a dozen minutes later, Qin Shou would return alone, while Chen Bailian's body would have already drifted far away.

Qin Shou returned to the city alone, leaving his seven children with a family in the village. The person who adopted the seven children was Liu Ruyan. Ten years ago, when Qin Shou first arrived in Hongqi Village, Liu Ruyan took a liking to the fair-skinned and scholarly Qin Shou at first sight.

But Qin Shou wasn't blind; why would he choose a dark-skinned village girl over the fair-skinned Chen Bailian?

Unable to win Qin Shou's heart, Liu Ruyan tried every means to entangle herself with him, but failed. Instead, she created various opportunities for Chen Bailian and Qin Shou. Before long, the two were discovered embracing each other, their clothes disheveled.

In those days, promiscuous relationships were taboo. To avoid being criticized, the two got married and soon had their eldest son, Qin Yaohua.

At that time, Liu Ruyan was still filled with self-blame, but when she learned that Qin Yaohua was already in Chen Bailian's womb, she realized that the two had already had a relationship.

From then on, Liu Ruyan was devastated and obeyed her parents' wishes to marry the original owner of the body.

The original owner was that honest man. Now, he has been married to Liu Ruyan for seven years but has not had any children. Unable to bear the gossip from the villagers, Liu Ruyan and the original owner went to the town hospital to check on the substitute.

Little did they know, Liu Ruyan had managed to switch the two people's test results, and soon the whole village knew that the original owner was impotent.

The original owner was taciturn, dull, and uninteresting, and could not attract Liu Ruyan at all. Now that Qin Shou had entrusted her with a child, Liu Ruyan fantasized about marrying into the city in the future, so she made the decision to adopt Qin Shou and Chen Bailian's seven children.

In those days, it was not easy to have enough to eat, and with seven more mouths to feed, people said that a half-grown boy could eat his father out of house and home.

To prevent his seven children from starving, the original owner worked himself to the bone every day, secretly going up the mountain to hunt before dawn and returning home after dark. He spent very little time at home each day, so he wasn't very close to his seven children.

But the original owner thought that as long as he raised these seven children, someone would surely take care of him in his old age and see him off when he died.

Little did they know that children born to others can never be truly tamed.

Later, all seven children became successful, but none of them cared about the original owner, that old geezer.

Liu Ruyan was taken to the city early on, leaving the original owner alone in the countryside. Due to years of overwork, she was over fifty years old when she got up in the middle of the night and lost her balance, falling headfirst to the ground and never breathing again.

The body was discovered by the neighbor's son. He called Liu Ruyan and others, but no one came back to handle the original owner's funeral. Finally, the village discussed it and each family contributed a few people, and then the original owner was given a grand funeral.

After that, the villagers never saw Qin Yaohua and the others again until the village's land was requisitioned, at which point someone claimed the original owner's last share of the inheritance as the original owner's children.

Raising a child is out of the question, and Liu Ruyan needs to be driven out of the Qi family as soon as possible. Qi Yuan doesn't want to keep such a troublemaker at home; she's just too annoying.

Qi Yuan hurried home, took a bamboo basket, and headed towards the river. If the village aunties and grandmas saw him and asked him anything, Qi Yuan would honestly say, "I heard there are fish and shrimp around, so I'm going to try them out."

In those days, every household was struggling to get enough to eat. As soon as they heard about fish and shrimp, everyone would rush to the riverbank, afraid that if they were a little late, they wouldn't be able to catch any.

Qi Yuan walked slowly, and soon the main group rushed ahead of him. As they approached the river, Qi Yuan heard a commotion, something like "Murder!"

Qi Yuan's lips curved slightly upwards, then he quickly smoothed it out, joining the villagers who were watching the drama unfold as they gathered around.

Only then did they see Chen Bailian lying on the ground, her face pale. A kind old woman was pressing on Chen Bailian's chest, while Qin Shou was being forced to kneel on the ground, offering no resistance.

After a while, Chen Bailian spat out a mouthful of water. After confirming that she was still alive, she burst into tears.

When the village chief arrived, some people wanted to take Qin Shou to the town to report to the authorities, but Chen Bailian stopped them. Later, no one knows how they negotiated, but the matter of Qin Shou murdering Chen Bailian was dropped.

Not long after, Chen Bailian returned to the city alone, while Qin Shou stayed in Hongqi Village with his seven children.

Seeing that Liu Ruyan was rarely home and was always sneaking around taking things out of the house, Qi Yuan knew that Liu Ruyan was going to see Qin Shou again.

Tsk, aren't they afraid she'll become the next Chen Bailian?

Seeing Liu Ruyan constantly nagging him at home annoyed Qi Yuan, so the next day, when Liu Ruyan went out with a small bag of malted milk powder, Qi Yuan's lips curled up again.

"I'll beat you to death, you shameless slut! I haven't even divorced Qin Shou yet, and you're already doing this kind of thing in my house!" Chen Bailian shouted loudly, and since the house wasn't soundproof, soon a lot of men, women, and children gathered in the Qin family's courtyard to watch the drama unfold, peering through the windows and pointing at the three people inside.

As soon as Chen Bailian entered the room, she took away their clothes. As a result, the two were now barely clothed and could only huddle under the covers, enduring Chen Bailian's beatings and scoldings.

"Chen Zhiqing, lift the covers! Let us see what these shameless men and women look like!"

One of the reckless people shouted into the room, and Chen Bailian actually heard it. She threw off the quilt, revealing her two white bodies.

When the village chief arrived, he saw that it was Qin Shou who had caused all this trouble. He really wanted to drive him out of Hongqi Village, especially when he saw that Qin Shou's lover was actually Liu Ruyan. He wished he could parade the two of them through the streets.

At Liu Ruyan's urging and the Liu family's pleading, the two divorced after Liu Ruyan paid Qi Yuan a sum of money.

No sooner had Chen Bailian and Qin Shou obtained their divorce certificate than Liu Ruyan and Qin Shou obtained their marriage certificate, thus binding them together forever.

At the entrance of the town government, Chen Bailian and Qi Yuan exchanged a glance, their smiles barely contained. If Qin Shou and Liu Ruyan hadn't been behind them, Chen Bailian probably would have already pounced on Qi Yuan, begging to be petted.

"Go take care of your business. I don't want the Qin family to end up in a bad way." Qi Yuan said in a low voice, then turned and left. The aroma wafting from the state-run restaurant he had just passed made Qi Yuan's mouth water.

Xiao Bai, also known as Chen Bailian, glanced pitifully at Qi Yuan's back before turning around and walking in the opposite direction.

It's all that Chen Bailian's fault. She choked on the water and died. No matter how we tried to save her, we couldn't. Otherwise, I could have stayed by my master's side. I missed such a good opportunity. But I'm happy to be able to serve my master.

After Liu Ruyan left, Qi Yuan tidied up the house inside and out, and the whole courtyard was transformed. As for the door lock, it had naturally been changed long ago.

Living alone, one should do whatever is comfortable. Everyone said that Qi Yuan had become increasingly lazy after the divorce, and even refused to work in the fields. Not long after, it was heard that Qi Yuan had found a job in town and would become a proud worker in the future.

Now no one said Qi Yuan was lazy anymore. Everyone said it was a good thing Qi Yuan got divorced, and that Liu Ruyan was a jinx, and whoever she married would be unlucky.

The Qin family was in constant chaos. Qin Yaohua and Qin Luju were already quite grown up, so they naturally understood what was happening in the family. However, they never considered that their father wanted to kill his wife in order to return to the city to find a rich woman. They only thought that it was all because of Liu Ruyan, the wicked woman who seduced their father.

The younger ones didn't know anything, and they just did whatever the older ones told them to do. Liu Ruyan lived in misery every day. She asked Qin Shou for help, but Qin Shou ignored her completely, drinking and getting drunk every day and not doing any work.

She couldn't hit them, she couldn't scold them, and she still had to take care of the seven children's food, drink, clothing and other necessities. But Liu Ruyan was still very happy. After all, she had cherished the children in her heart for more than ten years. When her wish was finally fulfilled, she would naturally be excited for a while.

It wasn't until she heard that Qi Yuan had become a worker, and saw Qin Shou drinking himself into a stupor every day, speaking incoherently, never washing his face or shaving his head, and always looking smelly and filthy, that Liu Ruyan remembered Qi Yuan's goodness again.

She repeatedly blocked Qi Yuan's only way back to the village, trying to get back together with him, but Qi Yuan ignored her and avoided her.

"Qi Yuan, even a day as husband and wife is worth a hundred days of kindness. We've been married for seven years, there must be feelings between us. I was wrong, please forgive me..." Liu Ruyan once again stood in front of Qi Yuan. Unlike before when she stood far away and flirted, this time, Liu Ruyan spread her arms and stood in front of Qi Yuan. As she spoke, she tried to grab Qi Yuan's arm, but Qi Yuan took a few steps back and dodged her.

"No, men and women shouldn't touch each other. I don't want to be charged with indecent assault." Qi Yuan's resentful look, as if he wanted to stay far away, stung Liu Ruyan's heart. Liu Ruyan rolled her eyes and stopped going forward. She ran her hands through her hair, scratched it for a while, then placed her hands in front of her chest and pulled down one sleeve, revealing half of her fragrant shoulder, looking like she had been molested.

"Help! I've been assaulted!" Liu Ruyan shouted loudly, her eyes filled with triumph as she looked at Qi Yuan.

Unexpectedly, Qi Yuan pointed behind her, his smile deepening.

Liu Ruyan had a bad feeling. When she turned around, she saw a row of villagers surrounding the city. In the middle were Qin Shou and his children, who were all looking at Liu Ruyan as if she were something dirty.

"Why is it your family again? You've caused trouble several times in less than six months! If you cause trouble again, I'll kick you out of Hongqi Village!" As soon as the village chief arrived and saw Liu Ruyan and Qin Shou, he immediately felt a terrible headache. What kind of village has troublemakers every day, and it's always the same person?

"Yes, village chief, I understand. I will definitely keep her in check and prevent her from embarrassing herself in public." Qin Shou gritted his teeth and pulled Liu Ruyan's arm as they walked home.

Several children followed, their faces flushed, showing they had some sense of shame.

"What's wrong now? Has that girl from the Liu family regretted it again? You know, she can't stay single forever, can she? How am I supposed to explain this to my sister and brother-in-law after I die?" the village chief asked as he stepped forward.

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