Chapter 1: The Wife of Brother Pillar

The woman appears very young, around twenty years old, fair-skinned, and quite beautiful

Our village is located in a remote area, and there is a path leading to the back mountain as soon as you leave the village. However, there are many small paths, all created for the convenience of hunters.

Although I was only sixteen at the time, I immediately sensed something was amiss.

I hurried towards the village entrance. By this time, it was already dark, but the entrance was still brightly lit, with many people holding torches discussing matters there

resentment, hostility, despair, desolation

How would a normal person be willing to marry a fool! Let alone a female college student from the city

After hearing this news from my father, my curiosity was piqued

They both returned to the room, and I was already feeling uneasy, so I quickly got up to eavesdrop

At that time, my psychological resilience was already low, and upon witnessing such a brutal and terrifying scene, I was momentarily completely flustered.

On the way home, I felt both anxious and somewhat happy.

The woman seen during the day was lying on a cart, a branch deeply embedded in her throat, blood splattered all over her face, and her white clothing stained with blood.

That afternoon, around 3 or 4 o'clock, while everyone in the village was busy working in the fields, I seized an opportunity to go to Brother Zhuzi's house. However, after looking around, I found no trace of Brother Zhuzi's wife.

Whenever I dream of this scene from m.hetushu.com, I always wake up from my slumber, my heart racing as I glance towards the mountains.

I vaguely heard the sound of Zhuzi's mother making a scene, probably saying something like how she knew where she got the keys, that the twenty thousand yuan was spent in vain

In other words, if I had not given her the key, she would not have run away, nor would she have committed suicide

The most crucial point is that I heard everyone discussing the matter of that key

I always feel that this matter seems to be related to what I did after school this afternoon, and I begin to feel somewhat uneasy.

In the end, everyone decided to downplay the matter, directly disposing of the body in a ravine on the back mountain, as if the incident had never occurred.

Seeing this scene left me so frightened that my hands and feet turned cold, and my body trembled uncontrollably

This is not a female university student marrying Brother Pillar; she has clearly been deceived into coming here

But before being captured, that person may have anticipated their fate and directly used a dry branch to stab into their own throat, committing suicide

A sense of panic surged within me; could it be related to that woman

My mother asked what was wrong, and then my father said to go back to the room to talk

Around six or seven in the evening, when my father returned, I noticed that his complexion was not very good

Countless negative emotions are all condensed within those eyes

Upon hearing this, I felt a chill in my heart, realizing that something was amiss.

I always dream of that woman coming back to life, deep in the mountains, wearing that tattered garment stained with blood, opening her eyes and gazing at everyone in our village, her eyes filled with resentment

After the woman rushed in, she kept shouting for help. I was quite frightened and didn't dare to say anything to her, nor did I even dare to look at her for long. I only caught a brief glimpse and noticed that she was rather beautiful.

Soon, the woman was taken away; rather than being taken away, it would be more accurate to say she was seized. It was the village chief's family who seized the woman

I am familiar with the village chief's son, whose full name is Su Zhu. The children in the village all call him Brother Zhu. Brother Zhu is a simpleton, always squatting at the village entrance drooling.

My parents secretly say that they deserve it, having a foolish son is their retribution

I returned home in a daze.

I walked towards the pigpen and then saw a raggedly dressed woman inside. This time, the other party was wearing clothes, allowing me to observe her closely

What worries me is that I fear the Zhuzi family will find out that the woman has run away and trace it back to me

The person in charge of this matter is my great-uncle, who is the highest-ranking elder in the village, and I was secretly listening nearby

On the eve of Labor Day in 2010, I was at home watching television as a first-year high school student when suddenly a naked woman rushed into my yard.

To some extent, it was I who caused her death

The death of a person is indeed a significant matter, especially when the deceased is someone who was deceived. A careless mistake could implicate the entire village.

His family was not very cautious; the key was simply placed on the table in the living room. I found it immediately. I casually picked up the key and ran towards the pigpen. When I handed the key to that woman, she was so moved that she burst into tears.

When my dad comes back, I will ask him who that woman is and why she ran into our yard shouting for help

I cannot tell if it is merely my illusion, but I truly feel as if there are a pair of eyes filled with resentment deep within the mountains

However, for the sake of caution, I still greeted her and asked if she was Brother Zhu's wife. As a result, the woman excitedly told me that she had been deceived into coming here.

My father's expression at that time was somewhat unusual; how should I put it, he looked a bit displeased. He said, who else could it be but the village chief's son’s wife, a female college student from the city

I moved closer and witnessed a scene that I would find difficult to forget for the rest of my life

The body has been brought back, right at the village entrance

How to say it, in the expression, carries a hint of fear

What brings me joy is that I feel I have saved that woman; she should not have to spend the second half of her life living in such a dilapidated and backward village, being a wife to a fool

Listening to the villagers casually settle the matter with just a few words, I stood by, completely at a loss for words.

To be honest, I was quite anxious at that moment, but thinking of such a beautiful girl suffering in the pigsty, I couldn't bear it. I ran to Brother Zhu's house to search for the key.

Is this the wife of Brother Pillar

I feel a deep sense of unease within me, as if something bad is about to happen

It is evident that she has been dead for some time, as the blood has already coagulated and turned black

The woman is simply not in a good state, wearing a huge shackle on her foot

Upon witnessing this scene, my father shook his head and uttered a word of lament.

I just remembered that I stole the key during the day and gave it to that woman

Because I saw her pair of eyes, I cannot articulate what kind of eyes they were. Even now, when I think back on it, I still feel a lingering fear.

A pair of shoes suddenly appeared at the village entrance

After a while, someone came up to call my father to go out together. At first, my father was reluctant to go, but being unable to refuse the insistence of the villagers, he had no choice but to go along with them

The person they are talking about, could it be the woman I saw in the pigpen at Brother Zhu's house during the day

My father was indeed taken by the villagers to the mountains to search.

Then that person was captured by my father and the others

I asked her if there was any way I could help her, and she told me that she hadn't eaten for several days and asked if I could get her some food

And then many people began to gather together, rustling as they walked towards the outskirts of the village

After speaking, I turned around and ran away

Those who are unfamiliar with the roads of our village, if they suddenly venture into the back mountain, are bound to get lost

Finally, just as I was about to leave, I heard a faint cry for help coming from his pigpen

At that moment, I happened to have a pack of biscuits in my pocket, so I gave it to her. After she finished the biscuits, the woman asked me if I could help her get her keys, as she wanted to escape

As for Brother Pillar's father, he is unproductive and often engages in favoritism. His mother is also a fierce woman, frequently cursing in the village every few days

In the following days, I was unable to sleep well.

I always feel that something is not quite right about this matter, especially the incident where that female college student ran to my house shouting for help; I find it suspicious

I watched as the villagers carried the woman's corpse towards the back mountain

During dinner, I heard someone in the village shouting, "Run! Run!"

Thus, in the dead of night, all the prominent figures in the village gathered at the village entrance to discuss how to handle this matter

This is simply too beautiful

And this fool actually has a wife

On the third day after the woman died, a strange incident occurred

Seeing the woman in such an excited state, I couldn't help but feel a sense of unease in my heart, accompanied by a hint of fear. I thought I might have gotten myself into a serious predicament, so I quickly told her that I was leaving and advised her to be careful.