Chapter 386: Doubts_1
"Back then, there were several men in the village who were fighting to marry her, and she seemed undecided, so it just dragged on. Later, rumors started circulating in the village, saying that this woman was a curse and that anyone involved with her would die. It wasn’t long before the men who were always around her died, their bodies first rotting away and eventually turning into black water, leaving no skeleton behind."
Xi Yu had mentioned these kinds of deaths to you earlier. Thinking of this, you immediately asked, "What happened then?"
"Just when everyone truly began suspecting she was the source of the disaster, she actually became pregnant." The middle-aged man took a puff of his cigarette and after exhaling, he shook his head with a sigh, "At that time, having a child out of wedlock was a big deal in our village. The family that had taken her in was also afraid of gossip, so they kicked her out of the house. However, the old village chief was kind-hearted, and after persuading everyone, they eventually agreed to let her stay and even found her a place to live in. Although the house was a bit dilapidated, it could still keep out the wind and rain."
"Who is the father of the child?"
"No one knows." The middle-aged man shook his head. "What’s unbelievable is that the little girl actually stayed in her mother’s womb for a whole thirteen months. When she was born, the sky was dark and the wind was so strong it could uproot trees, as if heaven itself was furious."
The more it was like this, the stronger your curiosity became.
"Did anything else happen in the village after that?"
The middle-aged man pondered for a moment, then shook his head, "No, after Little Qinniang was born, the village returned to peace. Although everyone tried to avoid her and her mother, things were fairly quiet."
"If the old village chief had already given them a house back then, why can they only huddle in a shed like this now?"
The middle-aged man glanced around and whispered to you, "That’s the current village chief’s doing. Before Miss Wu came, that house was always for the mother and child. After Miss Wu arrived, the village chief had the house demolished, and had a two-story building erected in its place, turning it into Miss Wu’s private domain. Now, aside from someone cleaning it regularly, nobody goes there."