An Jing was inevitably startled even though she knew about Mrs. Hongxia and Uncle Yin Gen’s affair, "Drowned in a pig cage?"
"Yes!" Shi Xiaolan nodded vigorously. "They were drowned early this morning. I heard people say that Mrs. Hongxia and Uncle Yin Gen were caught committing adultery, caught in the act by Uncle Yin Gen’s wife while they were doing that thing in the house. It seems the scene was too unbearable to witness, Uncle Yin Gen’s wife couldn’t handle the shock, and started crying out loudly. When people heard Uncle Yin Gen’s wife’s voice, they rushed to see what was happening, and then, everyone found out about Mrs. Hongxia and Uncle Yin Gen’s affair."
As she spoke, Shi Xiaolan expressed her disgust, "Committing adultery itself warrants drowning in a pig cage, and Mrs. Hongxia and Uncle Yin Gen really had the nerve to do it. Now they’ve met this end, they got what they deserved."
"I also heard that now, the people of Jiuping Village are suspecting that Liu Sizi is not Uncle Liu’s son." Shi Xiaolan went on, her voice lowered as though she was revealing a huge secret, "If it weren’t for this affair, no one would have suspected anything, but with this incident, and considering that Liu Sizi seems to resemble Uncle Yin Gen, everyone started having doubts, and the rumor has caused quite a stir."
Causing quite a stir, yet your voice is so hushed...
An Jing looked up at the sky, speechless, and thought: Liu Sizi indeed wasn’t Uncle Liu’s son.
However, about the fact that Liu Sizi was Uncle Yin Gen’s son, she had no intention of disclosing it, nor would she tell Shi Xiaolan.
Just as she didn’t tell anyone about Mrs. Hongxia and Uncle Yin Gen’s affair in the past.
Firstly, because she was not a gossip; secondly, because she knew the consequences of speaking out, and she did not want to become the maker of those consequences.
Mrs. Hongxia, knowing full well that she and her husband knew of her affair with Uncle Yin Gen, still had the audacity to continue the affair without discretion. Now that they both ended up drowned in a pig cage and dead, she truly felt not the slightest guilt but rather a touch of contemplation: You bring about your own misfortune.
Actually, the situation between Mrs. Hongxia, Uncle Yin Gen, and Old Hunter Liu was :
In her day, Mrs. Hongxia was a well-known beauty, with many suitors at her door, but because Mrs. Hongxia was too picky—disdaining either for poverty, unattractiveness, or poor character—she kept rejecting until she was nearly an old maid when she finally chose Old Hunter Liu.
Old Hunter Liu was fifteen years older than Mrs. Hongxia. Initially, he had no Silver Coin to marry and was not skilled in farming, so he learned hunting from others. Fortunately, he turned out to be fairly good at it, and slowly the condition of his household improved.
Then, he caught Mrs. Hongxia’s eye.
Old Hunter Liu never thought he could marry such a beautiful woman as Mrs. Hongxia and was extremely happy. After they were married, he treated Mrs. Hongxia very well.
After the marriage, their affection for each other remained strong.
Until one day, Old Hunter Liu went hunting and did not return at night. Uncle Yin Gen, who had long coveted Mrs. Hongxia’s beauty, sneaked into her room and raped her.
Mrs. Hongxia dared not publicize the matter; a woman who was raped was considered to have no face left to live in this world, but she wanted to continue living. Old Hunter Liu treated her very well, and she loved him deeply, hoping to grow old with him.
What she didn’t expect was that from that one incident, she became pregnant with Uncle Yin Gen’s child, who was a son.