Chapter 14
As Longgen slipped out of Chen Tianming's cornfield, the sun was nearly setting. Shirtless, he carried a bundle of corncobs, with two fish tucked into his waistband, heading home.
He savored a delicious meal of turtle and softshell, chomping on roasted corn, feeling on top of the world. Life's fair after all, he thought. First, it gave him impotence, then hit him with a thunderbolt. An orphan with no parents, but now his crotch was bulging, and beauties were throwing themselves at him.
Night fell, and the store had no more customers. With her sister visiting, Shen Lijuan closed up early and sat inside watching TV.
There was supposed to be an outdoor movie tonight, but the projectionist didn't show, so they were stuck with the TV. The village had few televisions—only the officials had them, and among regular folks, just Shen Lijuan and Li Xiaofang's families. Shen Lijuan's was bought with the tens of thousands her late husband's parents left, used to open the store and get a TV.
Back then, people flocked to her place—some to watch TV, others because every guy wanted a shot at Shen Lijuan. But she wasn't one to mess with. She chased them off, one by one. She even ran off Chen Ergou, before he was married, with a kitchen knife.
Now, things were much quieter.
"Lihong, you still haven't told me why you ran away from home," Shen Lijuan said, cracking sunflower seeds.
Shen Lihong twisted her slim waist, her big tits jiggling, tugging at her collar and rolling her eyes. "Sis, why do you gotta make it sound so bad? You think I'm just a troublemaker?"
"Aren't you? When have you ever spared Mom and Dad any worry?" Shen Lijuan pressed. "Spill it. Did you fight with Erniu?"