Xiangyun was basking in the sun in the yard while tearing the yellow leaves that fell from the trees to pieces, trying to exercise the sensitivity of his fingers.
Mrs. Zheng had just finished sweeping the yard and brought out a bowl of rice milk from the kitchen. She saw fragments of withered and yellow leaves all over the ground, and then looked at her daughter's concentrated look. She was speechless for a moment.
Ding Maoshan and Aunt Ge rushed in at this time.
Qing Niang had applied herbal medicine all night and was currently removing the gauze. From a distance, only two eyes were exposed, which looked like rice dumplings. Ding Maoshan was stunned in place.
On the way here, he always felt that Widow Qian's words were exaggerated. This woman often blew pillow wind into his ears and tried to flatter Qing Niang in her words.
Not only did he not dislike the jealousy among women, but he felt a sense of accomplishment in being sought after.
Before stepping into the Lin family's door, he didn't take Widow Qian's words at ease, thinking it was just a mosquito bite or a small scratch.
As soon as he entered the door, he saw Qing Niang with her face covered in white gauze, which shocked him.
Is it really that serious?
While Ding Maoshan was observing Qingniang, Qingniang was also observing him.
Seeing the panic in the other person's eyes, Qing Niang felt disgusted and couldn't wait to remove the gauze.
As the circles of gauze fell to the ground, Qing Niang's face was revealed in front of everyone.
The sound of two rapid gasps was extremely clear in the yard.
On the red and swollen cheeks, all the facial features were swollen and faintly bloodshot, squeezing the originally beautiful eyes and nose into an ugly state.
Ding Maoshan resisted the urge to vomit and quickly turned his eyes away. The disgust in his eyes did not escape the sight of everyone present.
"How did it get like this? How long will it take to recover?"
Mrs. Lin glanced at him and said coldly: "It's hard to say, it could be three or two days, it could be a lifetime..."
"For a lifetime?" Ding Maoshan screamed sharply, his lips trembling in shock.
On the contrary, it was Aunt Ge who comforted Qing Niang with heartache: "Good girl, don't be afraid. Let's treat it slowly and we will find a solution."
Qing Niang has always had a good relationship with Aunt Ge, and she knows that she sincerely cares for her. Her mother-in-law is a good mother-in-law, but her son is a bastard who cannot be married.
She squeezed out two tears: "Aunt, the wedding is in two days. How can I get married with this face?"
Aunt Ge: "It's okay. Once you cover your head, others can't see it. When the time comes, you can send it directly to the bridal chamber..."
"Mom! How could she enter the bridal chamber looking like this?" Ding Maoshan became anxious and shouted to stop her.
He didn't want to have nightmares in the middle of the night if he looked at this Yaksha face one more time on his wedding night.
Aunt Ge pinched her son, and when she saw that he looked unlucky, she felt extremely angry.
In her heart, Qing Niang was one of the best girls in the village. Marrying someone based on her son's character would be a waste of money, but her own son failed to live up to expectations.
Aunt Zhuang's face darkened: "Since Maoshan doesn't want to marry, let's postpone the wedding."
Aunt Ge waved her hands quickly: "No, no, no, we finally decided on a date. The neighbors and relatives have notified us. Now that we have changed the time, those who don't know think something has happened to our family, and they are just talking about it..."
Before he finished speaking, Ding Maoshan interrupted: "If people know that I married an ugly guy, the Ding family will really be criticized. Where can I put my face? I must not be laughed to death by my relatives and friends!"
Originally, he didn't like women with Qing Niang's temperament. She was cold and emotionless. She either had a straight face or looked like a virgin. She had been engaged for three years and didn't even hold hands with her.
But she is really beautiful. There is no girl in the ten miles and eight villages who is more beautiful than Qing Niang. Sometimes when he stares at that face, an evil fire spreads in his lower abdomen. He and Widow Qian have been in bed with each other several times, he thought to himself. It’s also Qing Niang’s face.
Now tell him that the bride's face is ruined, so what kind of marriage will he have? Marry a Yaksha face and go back to provide for her with a heart of ice?
Aunt Ge couldn't stop her son's words, so she could only apologize to the banker's mother and daughter.
But Aunt Zhuang's anger seemed to be ignited by the word "ugly", and she pointed at Ding Maoshan's nose and cursed.
"Do you still have any face? No one in the village knew about your affair with Widow Qian. They were all chewed up. Only then did they remember that considering their reputation, you don't want to marry my daughter, and I don't want to marry my daughter to you! Looking at us, we don't know. What are you thinking, do you want my Qingniang to be taken advantage of, unless I die!"
Aunt Ge was so anxious that she was covered in sweat in the middle of the winter. Seeing her son standing like a pillar and not talking, she wanted to take a hammer and crack it open to see what was inside his head.
Her parents ordered a matchmaker, but she knew she had to persuade Aunt Zhuang first.
"Sister, what do you mean by this? When Qingniang marries into my family, I must treat her as my own daughter. Maoshan is an ignorant bastard, but aren't men the same when they are not married? When they have a wife and children in the future, , I naturally felt relieved.”
When Aunt Zhuang saw this, she knew that Aunt Ge might not know that her son had given birth to an illegitimate child.
Just as he was about to break through the window paper, he saw Mrs. Zhang rushing to the door of the courtyard at some point, and sneaking in a woman who was peeking at the door.
With a sound of "Ouch", Widow Qian dropped her head and covered her abdomen with both hands, glaring at Mrs. Zhang viciously.
Mrs. Zhang clapped her palms and raised her eyelids: "It turns out to be a girl from the Qian family. I'm sorry, I thought she was some little thief with no eyes." Seeing Widow Qian cover her stomach, she laughed and said: "I fell down and squatted down, why? Are you holding your stomach? Are you feeling uncomfortable?"
He stepped forward to help her up, but Widow Qian flicked her arm, staggered to her feet, and ran towards Ding Maoshan with twisted steps.
"Maoshan, please say something, she almost hurt our son!"
Ding Maoshan's face turned dark and he could only try his best to push away the body that was pressing against him. His eyes were so panicked that he didn't dare to look at everyone.
Aunt Ge saw that Widow Qian had a bulging belly, and she didn't understand anything.
She slapped her son on the face: "Beast, your father and I will have your reputation ruined for the rest of our lives by your hands!"
Ding Maoshan held back his anger and said nothing, but Widow Qian jumped up first to resist.
"Why do you beat him? Mao Shan and I are in love. What happened to having children? When you are old enough to have a grandson, you should be happy to go to the temple to fulfill your wish, but you beat your son here. Are you crazy?"
Aunt Ge's veins jumped when she heard this, and she slapped the woman's face again with her backhand.
"Without a matchmaker and a hidden pregnancy, you still dare to give birth to a child? What a dream! It's impossible for our Ding family to want the child in your belly. If you want to give birth to the child, you can raise it yourself and I can't care about it. But you want him to enter Ding?" It’s absolutely impossible at home!”
Widow Qian was slapped on the head, but she was not afraid at all when she heard Aunt Ge's words.
Although she didn't show her pregnancy, she stood beside Ding Maoshan with her hands on her waist and the other hand protecting her stomach.
"I'm pregnant with your own son. Why can't I enter the Ding family? Do you want this ugly monster to be your daughter-in-law? I asked the doctor about it. Qing Niang's symptoms are obviously poisoning. Even if she gets better in the future, Toxins will inevitably remain in the body, so even if you give birth to an ugly child, if it is a stupid one, you won’t have anywhere to cry.”
Ding Maoshan was pretending to be dead. Hearing this, he grabbed the woman's hand and said excitedly: "Which doctor you asked, can you believe it?"
"Of course it's Doctor Wang from Baohe Hall in town. Can I still lie to you?"
Seeing Ding Maoshan's hesitation, Widow Qian guessed that he probably believed it.
Sure enough, the next second I heard him murmuring to himself: "That can't be wrong, it can't be wrong."
Aunt Ge was heartbroken, knowing that the marriage between the Dingzhuang family was completely ruined.
He looked at Qing Niang regretfully, then at the proud Widow Qian, and let out a long sigh.
I originally thought that Qingniang would be able to cure her incurable son after her marriage, but now it's better...
That's all, the Ding family is unlucky, so let him bear the debt caused by his son.
"Sister Zhuang, I don't have the face to ask you to forgive my useless son. Things have already happened. I can't pretend not to have seen it. The marriage of the two children is better... let's just let it go."
Ding Maoshan couldn't ask for it.
Widow Qian was successful and her face became even higher.
Aunt Ge felt that she was sorry for the dealer, and her attitude was extremely low.
"It's my son who is unlucky. Qing Niang is a good child. This time it's my family's fault. If anything happens in the future, if my family can help, just say it!"
At the end of the sentence, Aunt Ge's voice choked up. She really couldn't let go of Qing Niang.
When Aunt Zhuang saw this, she couldn't help but shed tears in the corners of her eyes. She was more upset because of her daughter. Even if they wanted to break off the engagement, it was their banker who had to speak out.
Just as he was about to argue, Qing Niang stopped him.
At this moment, Qing Niang wanted to laugh out loud, but her face was still light, and outsiders could even feel a sense of sadness when looking at her.
Only Xiangyun, who was closest to her, wanted to raise the corners of her mouth to the sky when he saw her. He suppressed his emotions several times before he could control his emotions.
The divorce of the Dingzhuang family soon spread to everyone in the village.
Uncle Yu came forward and the new village chief Cao Tongguang presided over it. The two families exchanged Geng Tie and returned the tokens exchanged by the men of the two families when they were still alive.
The dealer returned all the five taels of gift money, a pair of silver bracelets and a roll of cotton and linen sent by the Ding family.
Aunt Ge felt sorry for Qing Niang and wanted to keep the cotton and linen cloth.
Unexpectedly, Ding Maoshan snatched her away: "What are you doing for her? You might as well make me two pairs of clothes."
Widow Qian echoed: "That's right, the remaining material will be reserved for our son to use as a swaddling clothes." She touched the linen cloth with her hands, but stared at the silver bracelet on the table without blinking, and the greed in her eyes was evident. .
The onlookers of the villagers have started to point and point. The money-loving widow is a thick-faced person. She knows that what she has in her stomach is the foundation of her life, and she doesn't care about other people's comments.
Unexpectedly, Aunt Ge looked at her coldly for a moment, turned around and knelt down towards Uncle Yu.
Aunt Ge was also a fierce person when she was young. After marrying the old village chief, she has been well treated by the villagers. Uncle Yu also respects her on weekdays.
Suddenly he knelt in front of him, causing Uncle Yu to stand up quickly and help him: "Sister, if you have anything to say, just say it."
There were tears in the corners of Aunt Ge's eyes, but she held her hands tightly, kneeling on the ground and refusing to get up.
The villagers who originally thought there was no excitement to see and were about to leave, all stretched their necks to wait for the next step.
"Dear elders, the old woman did not teach her son well and raised a useless thing. She committed adultery with the widow before marriage and produced a bad son.
I know that everyone is unwilling to pursue these two immoral bastards for the sake of the late old man, but as long as I live, I cannot watch the Ding family being humiliated, let alone let this prostitute get her way. "
Uncle Yu's heart skipped a beat and he couldn't believe it: "What do you mean?"
Sure enough, the next second I heard Aunt Ge's voice: "Family has family laws, and clan has clan rules. When the old man was still alive, he also dealt with cases of husband-carrying and stealing. There is no reason why my family is special. How we handled it back then, we will do it now!" "
Widow Qian was smiling just now, thinking about the beauty of wearing the bracelet on her hand, but now she felt as if someone had poured cold water on her, and she was frightened.
Ding Maoshan's hand shook and the material fell to the ground, with a look of disbelief on his face: "Mom! I am your biological son!"
The villagers, who had been watching with great interest just now, all gasped when they heard this.
