Adopted Husband.

Summary

In a room, Hong Ti and Fu Duan Yun discussed topics related to husbands while Ning Yi prepared dinner. During the meal, Fu Duan Yun displayed some coherence in her thoughts but remained confused about her current situation. After eating, she left, reminding Hong Ti to take care of her new husband. Hong Ti and Ning Yi noticed the only decent house in the village belonged to Fu Duan Yun, who lived alone. Hong Ti shared that Fu Duan Yun had lost her husband and mother-in-law during a famine and had gone mad afterward. Despite her condition, she managed to farm and care for herself, but her life was filled with hardships. Hong Ti recounted how a lame man had cared for Fu Duan Yun for two years until he was killed by an outsider. Hong Ti expressed her conflicted feelings about Fu Duan Yun's state, pondering whether she was better off in her madness. The conversation shifted to Hong Ti's role as Ning Yi's master, and they shared a moment of intimacy before deciding to return to work. As they left, a figure waved at them from the hillside, seemingly unaffected by misfortune.

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