frightfiction Chapter 243 A rabbit doesn't eat the grass near its burrow
Chapter 243 A rabbit doesn't eat the grass near its burrow
Finally, around the corner, two old men were smoking and chatting. "Why are you out so late? Your daughter-in-law won't let you smoke again, will she?"
"Hmph, you're no different. Damn it, they say our tobacco leaves are suffocating." Another old man was also indignant.
The two old men huddled together and sighed, "That's right, if we had properly filtered tobacco, we wouldn't need to burn these tobacco leaves. If you're so capable, buy me some good tobacco!"
The quick-witted Zheng Xiangqian hurriedly stepped forward and handed each of them a 'Xiangsi Bird'.
The two old men looked them over, smelled the cigarettes, and then, reluctant to smoke them, tucked them behind their ears.
The old man on the left asked, "Young man, where are you from? What are you doing here?"
"Oh, I'm here to attend the wedding at the Gan family's house in the village ahead. I'm the bride's cousin. Why are all the lights out so early tonight? I heard there are rabbits to catch in the countryside during winter, that's why I came..." Zheng Xiangqian rambled on. There was indeed a wedding in the village ahead. On the way here, Zheng Xiangqian was bored and asked the villagers who gave him directions over a cigarette. Now it came in handy.
"Oh!" The two old men relaxed. "You must be a city kid? You need a snowy day to catch rabbits!"
"Oh, sir, do you have anything fun to do around here?"
"There's nothing fun to do, I'll just wash up and go to bed tonight!" another old man said.
“That’s so boring, old man. Do you have any interesting stories to tell? Let’s chat. Look, I brought a bottle of good wine with me. I was planning to drink some to warm myself up since it’s cold on the mountain. But I don’t need it now. How about we find a place to chat and help me pass the time?” Zheng Xiangqian shook the bottle of white wine in his hand.
“That’s great! Come on, let’s go to my house for a drink, it’s not far ahead, just by the roadside.” And so Zheng Xiangqian started chatting with the two old men. One of them was surnamed Lan, and the other was surnamed Lei, and they were related to Lei Ming by blood, though their relationship was more than five degrees of kinship.
After chatting for a while without getting to the point that Zheng Xiangqian was interested in, he became a little impatient and said with a wink, "Gentlemen, tell me something interesting." Then he offered the two old men cigarettes.
"This is exciting news, Lao Lei. You tell us about your brother..."
"He's not my brother, he's a beast!" Old Lei said angrily.
Zheng Xiangqian quickly refilled his wine glass, and Old Man Lei picked up his glass and took a sip. "Young man, you must know shame and have manners. Otherwise, your whole family will be disgraced and the scandal will spread for miles around."
"That's right, that's right. Tell me what happened, so I can learn a lesson too."
"Alas, like father, like son. What a pity for such a good woman as Zheng Shujuan!" Upon hearing his aunt's name, Zheng Xiangqian became even more attentive, offering her cigarettes and pouring her wine.
Old Man Lan also took a sip. "Yes, it's true that Zheng Shujuan marrying Lei Laogui was like a beautiful flower stuck in cow dung. Alas, who would have thought that he, who was once so refined and educated and attended a private school, would be such a scoundrel? After his parents passed away, he completely indulged himself, spending his days chasing after women. He squandered the family fortune, then squandered Zheng Shujuan's dowry, and... he even set his sights on his eldest daughter-in-law."
"Oh my god, this...this is so shameless! Isn't that just like Jia Zhen in 'Dream of the Red Chamber' 'cheating on his wife'?" This is outrageous! Father-in-law and daughter-in-law?
"Who says otherwise? Even rabbits don't eat the grass near their burrows! His eldest daughter-in-law is a slut too. She was lured into bed by her father-in-law with a few coins. And besides..." Old Man Lan left the conversation in suspense.
He took a deep drag on his cigarette, then slowly exhaled a smoke ring. Under Zheng Xiangqian's expectant gaze, he said slowly and deliberately, "I heard that his eldest son's daughter might be his."
"Ah!" Zheng Xiangqian was dumbfounded. "You mean the granddaughter becomes the daughter, and the daughter becomes the younger sister?"
"That's right, everyone's saying it with such certainty. But there's no way to verify it. I've heard that even if you go to a big city for a blood test, you might not be able to figure it out, since they're all close relatives!" Old Man Lan said enthusiastically, while Old Man Lei puffed on his cigarette, feeling utterly ashamed!
Zheng Xiangqian was a little dizzy, "Then...does his eldest son know?"