As the sun went down, the whole earth was like being wrapped with a bloody red plumage clothes. People busy in the farming season carried the hoes and went home in twos and threes. Because only in the Lingjiang basin was suitable to plant things, almost all the plantable land was here. So the villagers usually took the same path. And those gossipy women talked about those big things that had happened recently, like the military service thing, like the old xiucai’s second son moved out, and the freshest one that only happened yesterday—the monster of their village Ling Jingxuan bought land and livestock, and the old lady of the chief entrusted the matchmaker to make a proposal but instead got insulted…Everything could be their topic.
“Hmm…Yeah…”
“Wow…”
“What’s that noise? Sounds weird!”
“What’s going on?”
“There seems to be something behind that. There’s a strange noise…”
The villagers had to pass through the threshing-floor if they wanted to go home, as they passed by there, someone with good ears suddenly heard that behind the piled haystacks came some kind of beast’s roar now and then, but also a bit like someone’s groan due to pains. Those timid women hid behind their own man, and some villagers who were bold enough carried their hoes and approached carefully.
“Ah! Oh…”
“Pa~pa~pa~…”
Suddenly, a woman’s joyful groan mixed with a bit painful feeling sounded. Those approaching villagers subconsciously all stepped back, and then that body bumping sound mixed with a man and woman’s enjoying sound that most villagers were familiar with sounded again. Now, let alone those women, even those rough men who kept working in the field all the year around couldn’t help blushing. No one expected that someone even dared to have intercourse behind the haystacks.
“Who is so bold? It’d bring shame to our village!”
“Yeah, look who it is! How could they do something like that in a place like this? What if a girl sees it? Even if they are shameless, there should be a limit…”
“Yeah, come on, let’s see who it is…”
After shyness, it was undisguised anger. No one knew who took the lead. A lot of villagers clamored, some were really angry, and some only tried to kick up a fuss. More and more gathered. Under people’s instigation, the few men headmost walked over holding the hoes.
“Ah…”
“Hmm…”
“Gee…This is so humiliating…”
The moment they haystacks got pushed over, a man and a woman tangled up got revealed before everyone’s eyes. A slim woman with her clothes messed up was riding on a man, whose smooth and high breasts and two snow-white legs exposed in the air, and the man below was no better, naked, with pair of eyes turning red, two hands holding the woman’s thin wrist, up and down, bumping her body. Though the haystacks already got pushed over, they didn’t mean to stop what they were doing. The woman’s enjoying groans and the man’s heavy breaths got overlapped. A lot of woman turned around, face reddened, while most of those men stared at the woman’s delicate body without even blinking, and the tent between the legs immediately got set up.
“Isn’t that Ling Chenghua and Ling Jingwei? Oh my god, that is his aunt! This is so humiliating…”
“Oh no! It’s really Ling Chenghua and Ling Jingwei. He is having an affair with his own aunt under the daylight! So shameless…If this spreads out, who would dare to marry girls in our village? And who dares to marry their daughter into our village?”
“An adulterer and a slut! This is incest! What a shame! They should be soaked in the pig cage…”
“Shameless…”
After seeing who it was, the villagers instantly forget what shame was. They pointed at them who were still having intercourse while cursing. Those were acting like they didn’t any of them, the fleshing bumping sound never stopped.
“Chenghua? Jiangwei! Oh my son…”
“Damn it, what are you waiting for…Separate them…”
“Separate them quickly…”
Ling Chengcai who heard of it rushed over. The moment he elbowed in and saw the scene, he got dumbfounded instantly. After quite a while, under Lady Li’s screams, he only came to his sense and jumped over. People of old Ling family hurriedly tried to separate them, but they were like being possessed, holding each other tightly, only kept enjoying it. Those people felt both shameful and angry, only wishing to kill them with a slap!
“Ah…Jingwei, what are you doing?”
“Have you lost your mind, Chenghua?”
“Jingwei, Chenghua, what’s wrong with you? Wake up…”
“Ah~ Ling Chenghua, you shameless bitch. How dare you seduce my man?”
“Ah, help me…”
“Ling Jingwei, are you fucking insane? Let go of my wife…”
What made them surprised more was, those two who got separated immediately tried to hold anyone they touched. One shamelessly held any man and rubbed on him, while the other would did ‘piston motion’ whoever’s wife he held. The whole threshing ground fell into a total mess. Screams and deep growls were heard, cursing words never stopped. Today wouldn’t be a quiet day.
But all these seemed to have nothing to do with Ling Jingxuan and his family. From half the afternoon, all men went to Laowang’s place to pick up the goods they ordered. Not until it was dark that they came back laughing and talking. Of course they also heard about the incest thing. Except Ling Chenglong who kept silent, others all took it as a joke, saying it was karma.
At night, Ling Jingxuan asked Zhao Dalong and his whole family to stay for dinner, and asked Lady Yang (Song Gengniu’s wife) to bring the clothes and a bolt of deep blue cloth he especially bought for them.
“Brother Zhao and Han, I’m afraid I still need to trouble you for some time. Today I happened see some suitable clothes and cloth for you in the market. Though it’s only some cheap cotton cloth, I hope you can accept it.”
“No, we can’t take it. Jingxuan, compared with what you did for us, what we do for you is not even worthy mentioning. How can we take things from you? No, you put it away. Now you got more people in the family, and needs money. You keep the clothes to yourself. As for the cloth, ask Mrs. Song to make some clothes for Xiaowen and other kids.”
As always, Han Fei refused him directly. Who doesn’t want new clothes? But yesterday they just took twenty taels of silver from them. How could they take more?
“Hehe, we all have it. Brother Han, don’t try to refuse me. Hear me first. Today I have already seen Mr. Chu in town. He isn’t a tutor who opens a private school, but he is young and learned. I told him that I’ll bring the kids over. If he finds them suitable, he’d taken them in. And then, Tiewa also needs new clothes. Even if you don’t consider it for yourselves, you should consider it for the kid. Although we are that rich, we shouldn’t let the kids suffer, right? Besides, this is something expensive. Just take it as the rent for Jinghan and others.”
Speaking of which, Ling Jingxuan said so with a smile while pressing his hand. Since he already bought it, he’d try to let them take it. Everyone loves money, some is even crazy for it. But in his heart, it could never compare with a true heart. Zhao&Han couple treated him with their heart, he’d like to spend money on them. On the contrary, if it were people of old Ling family, even spending a copper coin on them was like cutting his flesh.
“What are you talking about? How about this, we’ll take the clothes you bought for Tiewa, but not that bolt of cloth. You keep it for yourselves.”
Han Fei thought for a while and resolutely picked up the two sets of water blue small clothes and pushed back all the others.
“Brother Han, stop bargaining with me. Or, I will never dare to ask for your help in the future.”
Speaking of which, Ling Jingxuan intentionally withdrew that smile. Han Fei and Zhao Dalong both froze there, not knowing what to do. Song Xiaohu and the three little buns looked at them strangely. Then Ling Wen suddenly pulled Tiewa to move forward, “Uncle Han, just take them. That’s my daddy’s heart. If you don’t accept, my daddy couldn’t sleep tonight. What if he wakes up late and can’t take us to see the tutor tomorrow?”
Speaking of the school thing, Han Fei became anxious. In their heart, a tutor had a very high status. Finally their Tiewa had a chance to go to school, they didn’t want to spoil it.
“Haha, yeah, Uncle Han, we also want to see you wear new clothes. Tomorrow we’ll all wear new clothes to see the tutor in the town. OK?”
Ling Wen rolled his eyes and decisively joined them. Tiewa who was stuffed inside moved his eyes around them, then stretched out a hand to pull Han Fei’s clothes, face blushing, “Daddy, I also want to wear new clothes.”
“You kid! How could you be so ignorant? That’s…”
“All right, Brother Han, don’t scold Tiewa. I still want to take him as my adopted son.”
Han Fei felt awkward. But before he could finish his words, Ling Jingxuan cut in. He held Tiewa up and put him on his thigh, asking while pinching his little face gently, “Tiewa, how about you be my son?”
“OK, OK! Great!”
Before Tiewa responded, the little bun already clapped to agree. The adults couldn’t help laughing, while Tiewa tilted his head to look at his daddy, then whispered with his head lowered, “I can’t be uncle Ling’s son. I am my daddy’s son.”
“Haha…”
After hearing him, Ling Jingxuan couldn’t help laughing out, while Han Fei and Zhao Dalong looked delighted, their son was small though, he still knew who was the closest to him.
“Little fool, even if you become my son, you are still your daddy’s son. Then you’d have three daddy to be good to you. Isn’t it good?”
“Really?”
Raising his head with joy, Tiewa asked, eyes glistening. Could he really be both his daddy and uncle Ling’s son? Would daddy be unhappy? Thinking of this, his little head turned to Han Fei and Zhao Dalong, while the two latters nodded with a smile. Then his little face instantly bloomed with a smile, “Forget about what I said just now. I want to be uncle Ling’s son.”
“Haha…”
Hearing his naïve words, all people in the room laughed hard. And since then, Ling Jingxuan had one more son. Then, whatever he bought for the two little buns, there would be Tiewa’s share. Even after many many years when Yan Shengrui asked for a title for his sons, he’d also ask for a title for Tiewa. A village kid who grew up in the village became the youngest duke, also became a role model that those students from poor families longed for.