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Standing on the edge of the field, Lan watched Tang Susu being surrounded by villagers, her face full of envy, but the jealousy in her heart spread like a poisonous vine.

She secretly pondered that she was no less beautiful than Tang Susu, and if she were to seduce Manager Zhong, he might very well be tempted.

Unfortunately, she didn't have the same opportunity as Tang Susu.

Lan looked up and saw Yang Houcai standing in the shade of a tree not far away.

His gaze was fixed on Tang Susu's direction, his greed undisguised.

Lan was so angry that her heart, liver, and lungs ached.

She felt that she was young and beautiful, like a tender young man. Yang Houcai was eating his own food, yet he was still thinking about Tang Susu, who was several years older than her and didn't understand men's feelings. It was really too much.

Lan Shi took a deep breath, suppressed her anger, and forced a gentle smile onto her face.

Carrying a basket full of wild vegetables on her back, she walked briskly to Yang Houcai's side and asked softly, "Brother Houcai, where's your wife? Isn't she home?"

Her tone was intimate, clearly indicating that she wanted to take the opportunity to get closer to him.

Yang Houcai's mind was filled with Tang Susu's image, and a surge of heat rose in his lower abdomen. His reason was almost swallowed up by desire.

He had been lusting after Tang Susu for several months, and had tried various methods to get closer to her, but Tang Susu had coldly rejected him each time.

Recently, Tang Susu has become increasingly dazzling, always surrounded by people, and he has no chance to get close to her.

The humiliation of being publicly scolded by Tang Susu last time left him with a burning anger inside, with nowhere to vent it.

Yang Houcai glanced at Madam Lan and said dismissively, "She took the child into the mountains to pick wild vegetables."

The implication in those words couldn't be clearer.

Lan understood immediately, and her smile deepened.

The two walked slowly toward the Yang family's house, one in front of the other and about thirty or forty meters apart, deliberately avoiding the gaze of others to prevent anyone from noticing anything amiss.

As soon as he entered the Yang family's gate, Yang Houcai could no longer restrain himself and hurriedly pushed Lan Shi onto the bed.

He was panting heavily and said bluntly, "You delivered yourself to my door this time, so I don't have any coins for you."

Lan playfully pinched his arm, her voice soft and sweet: "Look at what you're saying. I'm a widow, with no man to care for me. I'm willing to let you take advantage of me this once."

After their passionate encounter, Lan Shi straightened her clothes, a calculating glint in her eyes.

She directly exposed Yang Houcai's thoughts: "Brother Houcai, do you like that little bitch Tang Susu?"

Seeing Yang Houcai's expression change, she continued, "I can help you get her. Have you forgotten? The first time, you were the one who tricked me into going to the back mountain. As long as you listen to me, after it's all done, Tang Susu will be completely at your mercy, won't she?"

Yang Houcai frowned and said dismissively, "You can't force a relationship. I want her to be willing to follow me from the bottom of her heart."

Upon hearing this, Lan Shi was so angry that she gritted her teeth.

She was secretly annoyed. She had tried so hard to please him before, but he hadn't been willing to do it. Why was Tang Susu so special to him?

Just then, Hou Cai's wife's voice came from outside the courtyard gate: "Why is the gate open? Is anyone home?"

Lan was so frightened that she trembled all over and her face turned deathly pale.

She hurriedly put on her clothes, not bothering to tidy herself up, pushed open the side door of the inner room, and ran out.

As Houcai's wife entered the house, she caught a glimpse of a dark figure flashing past the side door, and her heart skipped a beat.

She strode into the inner room and immediately saw Yang Houcai frantically putting on his pants. The once tidy bed was now a mess, and the air was filled with a strange smell of a man and woman having sex.

Enraged, Houcai's wife roared Yang Houcai's name and turned to chase after him through the side door.

She was so angry she was trembling, wishing she could grab that shameless woman immediately.

Lan Shi hid in a nearby clump of grass, hurriedly fastening her belt.

Suddenly, a pair of large blue shorts fell off her body.

She looked down and saw that it was Yang Houcai's underpants, which had somehow gotten tangled around her body.

Lan was initially startled and threw the underwear away, but then she realized what was happening, picked it up, and a cold, sinister smile appeared on her face.

Houcai's wife chased after them to the outside of the courtyard, looking around, but found no clues whatsoever.

Villagers passing by stopped and asked her, "Houcai's wife, what's wrong? What are you chasing?"

Houcai's wife's face turned bright red, and she stammered, unable to speak.

The fact that her husband cheated on her was too shameful for her to say in public.

Houcai's wife, seething with anger, went home dejectedly.

She chased all the children into the yard, slammed the door shut, and started yelling at Yang Houcai.

The neighbors heard the shouting coming from inside the house, but no one was willing to step in and break up the fight.

It's normal for couples to argue; they usually make up afterward, so there's no need to meddle.

The heated argument gradually subsided.

Houcai's wife cried herself to sleep, then sat on the bed and sobbed uncontrollably.

Yang Houcai was extremely annoyed and couldn't help but roar, "All you do is argue about this trivial matter all day! Didn't I cheat on you because you made me angry? Look at you, you're old, ugly, and your skin is as dark as charcoal. Who would want to touch you? If you keep arguing, I'll divorce you!"

Hou Cai's wife cried so hard she almost passed out.

She had long suspected Yang Houcai of misconduct, but she never expected him to dare bring someone to her home.

She pressed him relentlessly to tell her who the woman was, but Yang Houcai gritted his teeth and refused to say.

Hou Cai wiped away her tears, her eyes hardening. She was determined to find that shameless woman and tear her face to shreds.

Houcai's wife calmed herself down, pushed open the door, and went out.

She already had someone she suspected, but she hadn't dared to act rashly.

She took a pound of freshly picked lanterns from her home and headed straight for Tang Susu's house.

When they arrived at Tang Susu's house, Houcai's wife did not go in immediately, but looked around first.

Just then, she saw Aunt Liu herding ducks home, and she quickly went up to ask, "Aunt Liu, is Tang Susu home?"

Aunt Liu didn't think much of it and casually replied, "No, she went out. I don't know where she went."

Hearing that Tang Susu was not at home, Houcai's wife's anger intensified, and she became even more convinced that the adulterer was Tang Susu.

Suppressing her anger, she saw that Tang Susu's door was open and stepped inside.

As soon as she entered the courtyard, her eyes were drawn to something under the courtyard wall.

Those were blue shorts.

These underpants were sewn by Houcai's wife herself for Yang Houcai, and she recognized them at a glance.

Hou Cai's wife instantly "exploded," rushed over to pick up the underwear, and was trembling with anger.

The chickens and ducks in the yard were frightened by her actions and flew around in all directions, squawking loudly.

Just then, Tang Susu returned from the Yang family's ancestral home, carrying four newly made wooden buckets, which she planned to take to the street to apply tung oil the next day.

As soon as she entered, she saw Houcai's wife acting crazy in the yard, and her brows immediately furrowed.

When Houcai's wife saw Tang Susu, she looked at her as if she had seen an enemy. Holding up her underwear, she glared at her and cursed viciously, "Tang Susu! You shameless slut! What are you pretending to be, a virtuous woman! You're just pretending to be a widow for Gousheng's father; you're really just trying to seduce my man in broad daylight! Today I'm going to tear that vixen face of yours off!"

As she spoke, she charged at Tang Susu like an angry hen, baring her teeth and claws.

Tang Liqiang was washing lantern seeds in the main room, preparing to make an extra bucket of jelly tomorrow.

Upon hearing Houcai's wife's insults directed at his elder sister, he immediately dropped what he was doing and rushed into the yard like an enraged cub. He stood in front of Tang Susu and shoved her forcefully, shouting, "What nonsense are you spouting! Don't you dare insult my elder sister!"

Houcai's wife was running fast, and she stepped right on a pile of duck droppings.

With Tang Liqiang's push, she slipped and fell face-first into the mud with a "thud".

Soon, the courtyard was surrounded by villagers who wanted to watch the spectacle.

Yangqu Village is known for its love of gathering to watch exciting events, and this kind of "big news" involving adultery attracted everyone's attention even more.

Men who were working in the fields and women who were doing housework all put down what they were doing and gathered around.

The area outside the Tang family's courtyard was completely blocked.

The villagers started asking questions all at once.

"Houcai's family, what's going on? Why are you arguing with Tang Susu?"

"Yes, then tell me, what exactly happened?"

Some people defended Tang Susu, saying, "I don't think Tang Susu is that kind of person. Could you be mistaken?"

Hou Cai's wife slumped to the ground, completely powerless, yet she still stubbornly insisted that she hadn't made a mistake.

She held up the blue underwear in her hand and emphasized to the crowd, "Look! I made these underwear myself for my man! I found them in her house. If she didn't seduce my man, who else could it be?"