Axiang thought to herself that this silly lump was truly foolish; they had shared a bed for so many days, yet he hadn’t even embraced her or anything. It was as if he really regarded his wife as merely a person to sleep with.
“Silly Lump, do you ever think about… wanting a little baby?” Axiang asked.
It was just the two of them in the house, and it was nighttime; she had nothing left to fear.
Silly Lump thought of children and immediately beamed with joy; he too wanted to have a child. Grandmother had said that sleeping together would result in children, and he had been looking forward to the day when Axiang’s belly would swell.
“So we should have a child?” Silly Lump said.
Axiang thought to herself, to have a child, you don’t take initiative, and you’re waiting for me to make the first move?
“Silly Lump, to have a child, you need to take off your clothes, do you know that?” Axiang asked again.
Silly Lump didn’t know, but since Axiang said that clothes needed to be removed, he took his clothes off.
After all, it was summer and it was quite hot.
…
The next day, Axiang struggled to get out of bed. She didn’t want to get up, but thinking about the vegetables in the vegetable field needing watering and the rice in the fields that required checking, how could she not get up?
She was very tired, but Silly Lump, on the other hand, seemed even more energetic, lively and vigorous. He wouldn’t let Axiang carry the burden, so she had no choice but to follow behind him.
In the morning, there were quite a few people watering the vegetables in the vegetable field, mostly women, and these women were the most experienced. They saw the way Axiang walked and seemed to glimpse something, so a group huddled together to discuss: “Look at how Axiang is walking. Obviously, she’s weak. It couldn’t have been last night in the…”
“Definitely, just look at Silly Lump’s foolishly happy expression. Last night Axiang must have given in to him.”
“In my opinion, when a man and woman are left alone, something is bound to happen. But the two of them were pushed to this point, they might as well just get married.”
“Do they even need to get married at this point? One with no parents, the other with a mother like no mother, as long as they live together, that’s enough.”
“…”
The villagers gossiped amongst themselves, and when this talk reached Zhao Datu’s ears, he felt unpleasant.
Having suffered those seven days of cruelty, Axiang no longer belonged to him. Any thoughts he had about her from now on would be filthy. During those days, Aunt Zhao busily sowed rumors about Axiang while arranging marriage prospects for Zhao Datu. But which girl in the village wanted to marry Zhao Datu now? He didn’t fancy girls from other villages either; no matter who he saw, he always felt they weren’t as good-looking as Axiang.
That idiot really got lucky.
And to blame himself too, why force her using such methods?
…
The affairs between Axiang and Silly Lump had been the topic of heated gossip among the villagers for a while, but now things had gradually calmed down. After all, every family had their own lives to live, and living their own lives was the main concern.
But not long after the calm, the village started to buzz with excitement again.
The affairs between Axiang and Silly Lump had been the topic of heated gossip among the villagers for a while, but now things had gradually calmed down. After all, every family had their own lives to live, and living their own lives was the main concern.
But not long after the calm, the village started to buzz with excitement again.
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