Chapter 8:
More than half of winter has passed, and my brother suddenly brought a woman back from outside.
The woman was thin and weak, trembling in fear, and my brother embraced her.
She said her name was Youcao .
My mother and my brother exchanged glances, and I knew they had the intention of raising pigs again.
When Youcao went to change clothes, my brother made a call with a smiling voice, whether he didn't notice or didn't care, I didn't know.
'A new pig? Of course, we must do this business.' 'As long as you're not afraid, it'll be fine.' Youcao stayed in our house like this, and my mother happily prepared dinner, while my brother held her hand, showing concern.
It was a familiar scene.
Especially during dinner, Youcao instinctively passed the meat dishes to her side, a familiar gesture.
Neither my brother nor my mother noticed anything wrong.
Youcao stayed in my brother's room at night.
Early the next morning, with blushing face, Youcao leaned on my brother's shoulder as he introduced her.
'Xiaoxiao, this is your sister-in-law, quickly greet her.' When my brother introduced her, he didn't mention 'new' sister-in-law, naturally concealing the existence of the original sister-in-law.
Anyway, we are not in the village, and no one would expose his lies or know that he once had a wife.
He didn't have any other intentions when he said that, but I trembled all over.
Because that person was sister-in-law, she had returned! Sister-in-law patted my brother's shoulder and calmly adjusted her clothes.
But I saw it.
Her clothes were slightly disheveled by my brother's gesture, revealing a bright red mark on her body.
The mark was not large, like a red plum blossom, or like a small cat's paw.
Just like that, perfectly placed in the middle of her collarbone.
Seeing that I had no reaction, my mother pushed me aside, a smile on her face as she held sister-in-law's hand.
'Youcao, the moment I saw you I felt that you and our Qiangzi were destined.
Don't worry, our family will definitely treat you well!' Youcao, Ruonan...
Suddenly, I felt enlightened.
Sister-in-law had never concealed her identity since her return, and the name she chose separated the characters of Ruonan.
It wasn't Youcao, but Youcao .
It's just that no one asked specifically which two characters, so our whole family didn't notice.