Chapter 51 Captain Liu, the pretty widow has her eye on you.

On the day of the militia competition, the people of Beishan Village brought out their gongs and drums early in the morning.

Beishan Village is located on a hillside. The villagers saw the militiamen before they even entered the village.

"They're back! They're back!"

"Sanzhu is holding an award certificate!"

"Beat the gong! Beat the gong!"

The pretty widow squinted and noticed that neither the village chief nor Liu Dazhuang had a smile on their faces. Liu Dazhuang, in particular, looked as if he had suffered a great blow.

The pretty widow felt a little uneasy.

As soon as the gongs and drums sounded, the village chief looked at Liu Dazhuang.

Liu Dazhuang wiped his face: "Village chief, I can afford to lose."

The village chief patted Liu Dazhuang on the shoulder: "Good, you're a real man."

Liu Dazhuang glanced back at his men. As long as Wang Xiaoman didn't step in, they had a chance to win. If they hadn't provoked him today, Wang Xiaoman wouldn't have made a move: "Train hard from now on and try to take back first place."

"good."

"Um."

The militiamen were in low spirits.

Liu Dazhuang frowned: "Stand still."

The militiamen stopped.

Liu Dazhuang: "Heads up! Chests out! Be more alert!"

After the militiamen lined up, Liu Dazhuang looked them over one by one, and only allowed them to enter the village when he was satisfied.

The villagers were surprised to learn that the militia had come in second.

The village chief said a few words, conveying the same message as Liu Dazhuang: Strive to reclaim first place. After the village chief finished speaking, everyone dispersed.

After Liu Dazhuang got home, he first helped his mother up from the bed: "Mom, are you hungry?"

"I'm not hungry. Your aunt brought me lunch. By the way, what did you guys get this year?"

Liu Dazhuang poured his mother a bowl of water: "We didn't get much this year."

The old lady took a sip of water: "Why?"

Liu Dazhuang touched his nose: "We didn't get first place this year."

"Didn't get first place?"

"Um."

"What place did you get?"

"second."

Which village came in first place?

"Red Flag Village".

The old lady thought for a moment and said, "I remember they used to be always in seventh or eighth place, how did they suddenly jump to first place?"

"They changed their captain this year. You don't know, their captain..."

On the other side, the pretty widow was carrying buckets to fetch water. As she approached the well, she overheard Wang Dazui and Sanzhu's wife chatting.

Besides his love of gossip, Wang Dazui also had a habit of petty theft, which Liu Dazhuang had caught him doing several times. "What? Liu Dazhuang can't even beat a woman? How dare he be the team leader?"

Sanzhu's wife: "I also think he is not fit to be the team leader."

The pretty widow was displeased: "Why is Liu Dazhuang so ashamed to be the team leader?"

Wang Dazui curled his lip: "He can't even beat a woman. How dare he be the captain?"

The pretty widow put the bucket down on the ground: "What's wrong with women? Women can be tough too."

Sanzhu's wife glanced at the pretty widow.

On the day of the beautiful widow's wedding, the Japanese invaders raided the village. Hearing the commotion, the villagers fled into the mountains. Unable to find them, the Japanese threw several grenades into the mountains. The widow's husband was unlucky; he was killed by one of the grenades.

After her husband died, the pretty widow's in-laws kicked her out of the village, saying she was a jinx. Her own family didn't want her to go back either. Left with no other option, the pretty widow built a makeshift shack on the edge of the village.

After liberation, the pretty widow became a villager in Beishan Village.

The pretty widow used to be beautiful, but after moving into the shack, she suddenly developed a face full of red, large bumps that wouldn't go away.

When her in-laws found out, they said she had cursed her husband to death, and that he, unwilling to accept it, had disfigured her face. They demanded that she remain a chaste widow for him.

People called her the Pretty Widow, which carried a somewhat sarcastic tone.

Wang Dazui: "Yeah. Some women are really tough. Some are so tough they've even killed their own men."

Pretty widow: "You!"

Wang Dazui puffed out his chest: "What do you mean, 'you'? Look at you, you look like a ghost. If it were me, I wouldn't be alive anymore."

Sanzhu's wife: "Exactly."

"You...you..."

Wang Dazui: "What happened to us? Did we say something wrong? Didn't you bring bad luck to your man and kill him?"

The pretty widow took a deep breath: "I have bad luck. Say whatever you want. But you can't talk about Captain Liu."

Wang Dazui: "Why can't we talk about him?"

Sanzhu's wife glanced at the pretty widow and said, "We didn't say anything about your husband, why are you in such a hurry?"

Wang Dazui: "Exactly. Liu Dazhuang isn't your man."

Sanzhu's wife: "You wouldn't have fallen for Liu Dazhuang, would you?"

Wang Dazui: "I think so. Otherwise, why wouldn't we be allowed to say it?"

Sanzhu's wife: "Don't you have a mirror at home? If not, take a piss and look at yourself. You're as ugly as a ghost, who would want you?"

Wang Dazui: "That's not necessarily true. One's a bachelor, the other a widow, who knows..."

Sanzhu's wife: "That's true. Once the lamp is blown out, you won't be able to see anything, no matter how ugly it is."

Wang Dazui: "Exactly. Pretty widow, did you two sleep together?"

The pretty widow was furious. "You...you..."

Sanzhu's wife: "If you've slept with her, hurry up and get things done. It won't look good if your belly gets too big."

Wang Dazui: "Exactly."

"You...you..."

Wang Dazui: "We're doing this for your own good."

Sanzhu's wife: "Exactly."

The pretty widow picked up a carrying pole and started hitting them: "I'll teach you to talk nonsense. I'll teach you to talk nonsense."

While dodging, Wang Dazui said, "We're not lying. You definitely slept with Liu Dazhuang. Otherwise, why wouldn't you let us talk about him?"

Sanzhu's wife tried to snatch the carrying pole from the pretty widow's hands. She tried several times but failed.

Liu Dazhuang was saying to his mother, "I think Wang Xiaoman could take me down in one move." Erniu ran in and said, "Brother Dazhuang, the pretty widow is fighting with Wang Dazui and Sanzhu's wife."

"Who?" The pretty widow had always been very well-behaved in the village. Liu Dazhuang thought he had misheard.

Erniu repeated it again.

Liu Dazhuang glared at Erniu: "They're fighting, why are you coming to me? I'm not the women's director."

Erniu looked at Liu Dazhuang: "Brother Dazhuang, you should go."

"I'm not going."

"Brother Dazhuang, they started fighting because of you."

"Because of me?"

"Hmm. Wang Dazui and Sanzhu's wife said you slept with the pretty widow, and the pretty widow started fighting with them."

"Nonsense." Liu Dazhuang stood up from his chair. "Mother, I'll go take a look."

"Go."

When Liu Dazhuang arrived, Wang Dazui and Sanzhu's wife had already snatched the carrying pole from the pretty widow's hands.

The pretty widow grabbed Wang Dazui's hair with her left hand and Zhu Zi's wife's buttocks with her right: "I'll stop you from talking nonsense! Talking about me is one thing, but talking about Captain Liu is another. What's wrong with Captain Liu not being a captain? Huh?"

The pretty widow was dealing with two men by herself and dared not be distracted, so she didn't see Liu Dazhuang.

After the pretty widow finished speaking, Liu Dazhuang's heart skipped a beat. He was always the one protecting others. Today, this little woman had actually fought with two people for his sake.

Wang Dazui and Sanzhu's wife tried to fight back, but the moment they moved, the pretty widow would exert force.

When Sanzhu's wife saw Liu Dazhuang arrive, she deliberately said, "Pretty widow, have you taken a fancy to Liu Dazhuang?"

The pretty widow said, "I told you, Captain Liu and I are fine."

Wang Dazui: "Why are you protecting him if nothing's wrong?"

The pretty widow said, "He is a hero; you can't say that about him."

Sanzhu's wife: "There are many heroes out there, why are you protecting him?"

"I……"

Wang Dazui: "Exactly. Pretty widow, just admit it."

"I……"

Sanzhu's wife looked at Liu Dazhuang and said, "Captain Liu, the pretty widow has taken a liking to you."