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"This woman, after the wedding night, didn't want to be with your brother anymore."
"She ran off to hide in the mountains but was brought back."
"She jumped into the river and was rescued."
"She hanged herself and was saved."
"Later, she became obedient and docile out of fear."
"But her belly has never shown any signs of movement..."
My mother's words left me deep in thought.
I remember when I left home, my brother and Pingping were very affectionate.
How could this happen...
My mother continued.
She went on and on, saying a lot.
I summarized it:
My mother wanted them to get married for the sake of having grandchildren.
But after three years of marriage, Pingping still hadn't gotten pregnant.
My mother became anxious.
She took Pingping to the hospital for a check-up.
The doctor said my brother was incapable.
My mother didn't believe it.
She thought there was something wrong with Pingping.
So she searched everywhere for folk remedies and forced medicine on Pingping.
One bowl after another of medicine was given.
Yet Pingping's belly still showed no signs of movement.
My mother got furious.
She came up with a plan.
This method can be considered the pinnacle of human ingenuity.
She found someone to "poke" Pingping.
My mother's idea was simple and straightforward.
Yet it was also clever.
They chose Egret Bay.
This place was where my brother and Pingping had their first date.
It was also where my brother met his demise.
My mother and my brother were hiding behind a grass hut at Egret Bay.
They were waiting for Hu'zi.
Hu'zi was the son of the Village Accountant.
He and Pingping were childhood sweethearts.
My mother had learned that Hu'zi would come to the fields at night to irrigate.
She instructed my brother and Pingping to "poke" him here.
Then, they would make things irreversible.
However, Hu'zi did not show up.
Instead, a group of Old Bachelors appeared.
Fifth Master Ma.
The limping Wang Laowu.
The blind Ma Lao'er.
Almost all the Old Bachelors in the village had gathered.
They seemed to have been summoned by some force.
Stumbling around, acting crazily.
Making muffled sounds.
I ran towards the grass hut where my brother and the others were.
My brother panicked and rushed out to stop them.
However, that group of Old Bachelors had already lost their senses.
They pushed my brother down.
Then, they crazily surged into the grass hut.
My mother knelt behind the hut, crying out in despair, "Pingping, Pingping..."
Inside the hut, there was no sound.
It wasn't until dawn that the group finally dispersed.
Pingping woke up inside the hut.
Her complexion was rosy, and she looked radiant.
She was completely unaware of what had happened during the night.
My brother was convinced that it was Hu'zi who leaked the news about Pingping's "situation."
That was what drove this group of Old Bachelors to act like they were insane.
He went to find Hu'zi.
Hu'zi's family said that Hu'zi had gone to the county town for a blind date and hadn't returned yet.
My brother couldn't understand who had let the news slip.
He suspected it might be Pingping.
But my mother said that Pingping had never left the house during the day.
It couldn't have been her.
Since that night, all the men who had been to Egret Bay fell ill with a strange disease.
Every night at midnight, they acted as if they were possessed by ghosts.
Uncontrollably, they would run towards Pingping's house.
My brother and mother kept watch over them day and night.
However, it was hard to guard against.
These people moved like phantoms, climbing over walls and through windows.
Later, even my father contracted this strange illness.
My brother had no choice but to tie him to the bed.
These people's bodies visibly withered away at an alarming rate.
It was as if something was draining them dry.
My mother sensed that something was wrong.
She asked my brother to check on Pingping.
My brother sighed and showed my mother Pingping's belly.
Pingping's belly was slightly swollen.
She was pregnant.
My mother was overjoyed and immediately went to buy meat.
Pingping's belly grew bigger by the day.
Her appetite was astonishingly large.
Even though there were constant rumors in the village,
my mother remained delighted when she saw her belly.
However, every night, Pingping would use her seductive charms.
My brother's health continued to deteriorate.
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