The Farm Girl and the Executioner (Rebirth) 77p1

Chapter 77: Everyone Is the Same p1

Old Madam Jiang had originally come to the village entrance to wait for them to return. Now that they were back, she didn’t stay. She called out Ping’er’s new name, “Huaiyue—Jiang Huaiyue—your big sister is back. Aren’t you going to go home quickly—”

Hearing this, Ping’er quickly abandoned her little friends and ran over.

Old Woman Hao heard this and was so angry her nose was almost crooked.

Seeing this, the others all snickered.

Lin Shuang led Ping’er by the hand and walked in front. Old Madam Jiang followed with her stooped body and her hands behind her back, not forgetting to nag them about why they had returned so late.

Jiang Huaizhen led Jing Lei and followed behind at a leisurely pace.

The villagers who were cooling off followed the family of four with their eyes until their figures disappeared into the twilight, then reluctantly looked away.

“Little Jiang is so good-looking.”

“I heard that she was born into a good family. Her parents were also a handsome couple. Later, something happened, and she was abandoned by her family, and then she was picked up by Jiang Gui. Otherwise, with Jiang Gui’s rough arms and neck, how could he have given birth to a daughter with such looks?”

“Old Madam Jiang is so lucky. She didn’t have to do anything and just picked up such a beautiful granddaughter.”

“She just picked one up, and she picked up a lucky star.”

“Ma Guihua raised her for so many years and didn’t even know she had raised a lucky star. She almost sold her into a brothel. It would be strange if she didn’t hate her.”

“I heard that Shuang’er has been helping out at the Everlasting Peace Apothecary these few days. Someone from the village went to see a doctor and said that the shopkeeper of the apothecary was very respectful to her.”

“Tell me, who in our village can have such a good treatment? It’s really incredible.”

“Alright, keep it down. That Ma is staring at us.”

“What’s there to be afraid of her for? Her family lost a few mu of rice this time. Lin Mancang is telling everyone that he’s going to divorce her.”

“That good-for-nothing. Does he think that if he divorces Ma Guihua, Shuang’er will go back to the Lin family?”

“Forget it. Shuang’er lived at their house for sixteen years. Do you think that only Ma Guihua mistreated her?”

“That’s true. Maybe he’s just putting on a show for outsiders now. Men are really good at scheming.”

On the other side, Ping’er was holding Lin Shuang’s hand and skipping. “Auntie, everyone says my name is so pretty.”

Lin Shuang smiled. “I also think it’s pretty. Your big sister is good at naming.”

With that, she turned to ask Old Madam Jiang, “Grandma, who gave Sister Jiang her name?”

Old Madam Jiang’s expression froze, and her tone was a little unnatural. “Why do you ask so many questions?”

Lin Shuang had been with the old woman for a year and knew her reactions all too well. If Jiang Huaizhen’s name had been given by Jiang Gui or her, she would have proudly admitted it. But with this expression, it probably wasn’t them.

But since the old woman was unwilling to say, she didn’t ask.

Ping’er looked up and chimed in, “Big sister’s name is so pretty.”

Lin Shuang patted her head and smiled. “Your big sister is not just pretty in name. She’s good in every way.”

With that, she turned and looked past the old woman at Jiang Huaizhen.

Unexpectedly, the other was also looking at her. The corners of Lin Shuang’s lips curled up, and she gave the other a brilliant smile.

Jiang Huaizhen pursed her lips, turned her face away, and adjusted the saddle on Jing Lei next to her.

She was shy.

Lin Shuang turned her head with a smile on her lips and said to Ping’er, “Do your little friends envy you for having such a beautiful big sister?”

Ping’er immediately puffed out her little chest and said proudly, “Of course! They all want to come to our house to play…”

She then muttered in a low voice, “But I won’t let them!”

Big sister was hers, and Auntie was also hers. She couldn’t let outsiders cling to them.

Lin Shuang chuckled. “Our Huaiyue is a little jealous pot.”

They chatted and laughed all the way home. Lin Shuang led Ping’er in through the front door, while Jiang Huaizhen led the horse to the stable behind the house.

Although it was hot, the old and the young could not wash with cold water. The two of them had not eaten since they had left the city. Lin Shuang lit the lamp and went to the kitchen.

The fire in the stove from the old woman’s cooking in the evening had not yet gone out. She raked the ashes, added some firewood, and it was burning again.

Lin Shuang asked, “Grandma, do you want to eat some more for dinner?”

Old Madam Jiang was old and couldn’t eat that much. She replied, “I’m not a pig. I just ate not long ago. How can I eat any more?”

Lin Shuang patted the little belly of Ping’er next to her. “Then this little piglet, do you want to eat a little more with Auntie and big sister?”

Ping’er hesitated for a moment, and in the end, she couldn’t resist her craving. She said shyly, “…I can eat a little more…”

Lin Shuang suppressed the corner of her mouth to keep from laughing. “Alright. Then Auntie will cook a little more.”

The rice was already cooked and was being kept warm in the pot. She just had to cook some more dishes.

It was late, and Lin Shuang didn’t make anything fancy. She made an egg drop soup and a stir-fried vegetable dish, and that was enough.

After Jiang Huaizhen had taken Jing Lei to the stable, she added some fodder and mixed in some beans. Then she went back to the house to prepare the pig feed. But she had to wait until they had finished eating before she fed the pigs, so that if there were any leftover soup and dishes, since it was hot and not good to keep them, she could give the pigs an extra meal.

By the time she was done, Lin Shuang had also finished cooking.

The dishes were brought to the main hall, where it was ventilated.

Ping’er also moved a small stool and sat down.

“Is Auntie still going to the city tomorrow?”

Lin Shuang replied, “I’m not going tomorrow. I’m going up the mountain with your big sister to look for herbs.”

Old Madam Jiang was sitting at the door, cooling off. Hearing her say this, she couldn’t help but ask, “Why don’t you have to go? Is the clinic’s business done?”

Lin Shuang was afraid that the old woman would worry, so she didn’t tell her what had happened at the clinic today.

“Doctor Xue is back, so I don’t have to help for now.”

“Then can I also go and dig for herbs tomorrow?” Ping’er asked.

“It’s a long way. I’m afraid your little short legs won’t be able to keep up.”

“…When can I grow long legs?” Ping’er frowned.

Jiang Huaizhen said, “When you’re as big as Dongzhi, you can go.”

Ping’er bit her chopsticks and thought for a moment. “I can be as big as Sister Dongzhi next year, right?”

Lin Shuang chuckled.

Old Madam Jiang said coolly, “Next year and the year after, and then another three years, and it will be about right.”

After dinner, it was already completely dark.

After cleaning up, the water on the stove was already hot. Jiang Huaizhen brought two buckets of warm water to the separate bathhouse outside for the old woman. Ping’er was still small and washed herself in a large basin outside.

After she had taken care of the old and the young, the two of them also took a bath and went back to their room.

Jiang Huaizhen, as always, prepared the clothes for the next day before she went to sleep.

There were not just the two of them in the family, so the time they had alone was especially precious. Lin Shuang clung to Jiang Huaizhen, wishing she could become a part of her body.

But Jiang Huaizhen was thin-skinned and would not take the initiative to be intimate with her. Most of the time, she had to take the initiative.

Lin Shuang didn’t mind. She would take the initiative. It wasn’t like she would lose a piece of flesh.

But just as she reached out to wrap her arms around the other’s slender waist, Jiang Huaizhen suddenly said, “Do you want to know how I got my name?”

Lin Shuang’s chin was resting on her shoulder, and her breath was filled with the faint scent of soapberry from the other’s hair, mixed with her body scent. She asked with interest, “How?”

“My mother gave it to me.”

“Then Huaizhen must also like the name your mother gave you, right?”

Jiang Huaizhen was silent for a moment. “It’s alright.”

“How did Uncle Jiang know your name was Huaizhen? Did you tell him?”

Jiang Huaizhen shook her head. “At that time, I only had a nickname. My mother gave me a full name, but they didn’t like it, and no one ever called me by it. When my mother was on the execution platform, she looked at me one last time and called me by this name… Father heard it at that time, and when he brought me back, he kept this name for me.”

The character “Zhen” represented loyalty and constancy. All of Dong Hanyan’s wishes were in this name.

Lin Shuang’s arms instantly tightened, and she wrapped them around her waist. “Huaizhen is a good name, and you are a good person.”

“It’s alright. I’ll dote on you from now on.”

Jiang Huaizhen held the hand that was wrapped around her waist and said “alright.”

Hearing her, Lin Shuang’s heart was filled with love. She rubbed her cheek against her back and asked, “When we went up the mountain to make charcoal, the grave near the charcoal kiln, you said it was your mother’s grave. So did Father bring her back later?”

“Yes. After Father brought me back, he saw that I was always crying and not talking after I woke up. A couple of days later, he went to the mass grave, found a mat, and rolled her up and brought her back.”

After Jiang Gui had buried Dong Hanyan, he had had Jiang Huaizhen kowtow in front of the grave, and only then did the child stop crying. But she still didn’t talk. Later, she had followed Old Madam Jiang for over a year before she had slowly started to speak.

Lin Shuang’s heart ached. She let go of her hand, turned her over, moved closer, and kissed her on the lips. “You’ve suffered. I only regret that I didn’t come to you sooner.”

A hint of a smile finally appeared in Jiang Huaizhen’s eyes. “How old were you then? You were still in your swaddling clothes.”

Lin Shuang raised her chin. “I don’t care. I could have still been with you even if I were small.”

With that, their heads were pressed together, and Lin Shuang said softly, “When we have the family memorial service later, I also want to go and pay my respects to our mother.”

Hearing this, Jiang Huaizhen looked up, her eyes wet as she looked at her.

Lin Shuang was a little shy and was about to bite her. “You don’t agree?”

Jiang Huaizhen said softly, “How could I not agree?”

Her mother had said before not to give her whole heart away, but she… Huaizhen tried her best to suppress this thought. She knew that Lin Shuang was different. She was not her biological father. She was not anyone. She was just herself.

After snuggling for a while, they went to bed, holding hands.

Just as she had put down the mosquito net, Lin Shuang moved closer.

The weather was very hot, but she couldn’t bear to part with Jiang Huaizhen.

She thought that they would have to be intimate every night.

She was a little regretful that she hadn’t gotten together with Jiang Huaizhen in the winter. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have to be sitting in a mosquito net, sweating, and kissing.

In fact, she had all sorts of different plans every night. For example, today, she really wanted to trick Jiang Huaizhen into rubbing her.

Every time they were intimate, that place would get so swollen.

Lin Shuang had not experienced it before, but she was not a fool.

Having lived for so long, she of course knew that there were two places on a woman’s body that could not be touched. But between lovers, it was precisely those two places that had to be touched.

But as for how to touch them, she would have to try it to know.

But Jiang Huaizhen was very serious. Things had to be done one by one, and a single thing had to be done to the extreme. And now, she had been sucking on her tongue for half an hour.

She didn’t even know how to move to another place.

Lin Shuang was so weak from her sucking that she was drenched in sweat.

And the place below was also wet.

She knew that when she was aroused, that place would produce water. She looked at Jiang Huaizhen, who was squinting her eyes and tilting her head, still diligently attending to her, and she also wanted to know if the other was the same as her.

So she turned over and pressed her down, taking the initiative.

She sucked on her tongue.

She didn’t forget to say in her ear, “Jiang Huaizhen, the clothes you were wearing today were so beautiful… next time, I want to do you when you’re wearing those clothes…”

With that, she sucked hard.

Jiang Huaizhen, with this, her heart jumped, and her soul was about to leave her body.

She held her waist tightly and let out a soft hum.

The natural charm of a woman was completely released with these two hums, and it flowed into Lin Shuang’s ears.

Lin Shuang’s whole body instantly tensed up, and her breathing also became rapid.

“Huaizhen… Huaizhen…”

She didn’t forget to reach out and hug Jiang Huaizhen, feeling the back of her underpants.

The sticky and silky feeling brushed past her fingertips.

Everyone is the same.

Lin Shuang was now satisfied.

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