C1 Injury

As night fell, the lights of every household in Hu Family Village were turned on.

My name is Hu Jian, from Hu Family Village. I live with my sister-in-law.

Because I was the only one living at home with my sister-in-law, Shao Jie, there was unavoidably much gossip outside. I was young and not very sensible, and my sister-in-law had never complained before.

"Sister-in-law, how did you injure your shoulder?" I asked nervously as I watched my sister-in-law walk in with the fresh vegetables I had just picked.

Shao Jie is my sister-in-law and my only family member. She is also a famous beauty in the village, neither fat nor thin, tall and slender, even dressed in ordinary clothes she still has the temperament of a citizen of the city. Her skin is white as snow, her facial features are very delicate.

The sister-in-law with the embroidered eyebrows looked even more charming.

There was a coal mine near our house, where all the men worked, and then the mine exploded and all the men, including my cousin, died. The mine owner fled with the money overnight. My father and cousin died for nothing. They didn't even get a single cent.

My mother, too, died of grief the following year, leaving me alone.

I was only 12 years old that year, and my sister-in-law was only 16 years old. Just like that, we lived together, in a blink of an eye, five years had passed, and I gradually began to understand at the age of 17.

"Sister-in-law, how could you be injured? Who bullied you? " I looked at my sister-in-law's injured appearance and asked sorrowfully.

"It's alright, I fell on the ground just now. It's fine." Seeing my concerned look, my sister-in-law tried her best to squeeze out a smile even though she was gasping for air from the pain.

"I'll go get the wine." I turned around to rummage through my drawers to find medicinal wine. I was so distressed that I was on the verge of tears.

"It's fine."

I knew that my sister-in-law was afraid that I would be worried, so I hurriedly searched for the medicinal wine. I hastily passed it to her. "Sister-in-law, bring … the medicinal wine."

"Hmm …" The moment my sister-in-law took it, our hands touched, and my body violently shook twice.

Sister-in-law's hands were very thin and slippery, not at all like a woman who came from a family of crops. It was hard to tell if she was well-maintained or innately so, even compared to the women in the city.

I didn't feel anything until a few days ago, when I saw the village widow Liu and the village head hugging each other in the bracts. I happened to pass by that day and saw everything clearly. From that moment on, it was as if a seed had begun to sprout in my heart.

So men and women can still be like that? It seemed that Widow Liu was very comfortable. Even though the Village Chief was tired and out of breath, he still worked hard. From that moment on, I began to understand some of the matters between men and women.

These few years, Sister-in-law was the subject of all the men's imaginations in the village. As long as the women in the village were not around, they would inevitably talk about Sister-in-law.

When I saw my sister-in-law blushing, I was jolted awake. I was already an adult and my sister-in-law's injuries were on her shoulders. If I were to apply medicine and wine, I would have to take off my clothes. It wouldn't be convenient for me to stay here.

"Sister-in-law, I'll go out first. If you need anything, just call me." I said, and walked out.

"Don't go, come back!"

"Huh?" I stopped abruptly.