CHAPTER 119: 119: INDEED, I WAS TOO GREEDY (PART 2)_1

Women are born to carry on the family line, while sons are to be married out. Even if they bear children in the future, those children can only take the surname of outsiders, not considered part of one’s own family.

From a young age, he was unloved by his father and mother, but this was of little consequence, for he had an elder brother who suffered the same plight. His brother was very protective of him.

The two of them had endured much hardship from their youth for the simple misfortune of being born male. Yet, with his brother by his side, the suffering didn’t seem so harsh.

In his heart, his parents gave birth to him, but never once nurtured him; he and his brother grew up on meals provided by others. When he was hungry, thirsty, or sick, it was always his brother who looked after him. He could say he was raised single-handedly by his brother.

Until one day, when a plump woman appeared.

This woman was over twenty years older than them and with a mere string of copper coins for a dowry, just like that, by the command of their parents and the matchmaker’s words, they were bound to this woman.

What kind of woman was she?

Fierce, venomous, belligerent, and vulgar!

Their parents, caring not for their wishes, were only intent on collecting the Silver and exchanging it for grain. But perhaps there was divine justice, for they ended up purchasing moldy, old grain. After consuming it, they suffered from vomiting and diarrhea for several days and soon after, they died.

However, the brothers’ misfortunes did not end there.

The woman’s brutality took a toll on both him and his brother. But his brother always protected him, taking as much suffering in his place as possible, shielding him from many beatings and disasters.

Until one day, as he saw his elder brother covered in bruises and wounds, he collapsed.

"Elder brother, let’s go, let’s escape! Let’s not stay here, we can find some place else, change our names, and if it comes to it, we can even go to the mountains. Even if we never leave the mountains for the rest of our lives, that would be fine too, right!?"

For if they did not flee, he could foresee that one day, neither of them would endure, and they would sooner or later be beaten to death by that woman.

His brother was a simple and honest man, not quick-witted. But simple as he was, when it came to life and death, even though they were illiterate and didn’t understand many philosophies, the instinct to survive drove them to make a decision.

Yet, on the eve of their escape, a pot of old wine, a drunken woman, a corpse, a night of bloodshed...

His brother died.

In the end, he still left that place, taken away by that woman. His brother’s body was dumped by the woman into a ravine, and having committed such a bloody deed, she feared getting into trouble. If not for the fact that she saw him as meek and considerate, someone who had served her well, she might well have silenced him for good to cover up the crime.

Should he be grateful for those previous days, when his cowardice and timidity dulled that woman’s vigilance?

After his brother’s death, he wandered with the woman until they settled in this village not long ago. He had been looking for an opportunity to strike, but he also remembered his elder brother’s dying words.

Survive, survive well, survive no matter what!

He was very cautious in his actions; he wanted to avenge his brother, but he was sure his brother would not want him to lose his life to hatred, which would be against his brother’s final words and Xin Yuan.

So, he continued to search for the right moment to act.

He waited patiently, lying in wait.

His only advantage was youth; the old woman was over twenty years his senior, and he had all the time in the world to slowly exhaust the woman.