Ancient Village: Snake Sister-in-Law

After my elder brother’s early death, my sister-in-law Cuichun raised me through hardship and supported me through college. To me, she is like a mother. After graduation, I gave up a city job and returned to my hometown—both to help develop it and to take care of her. Skilled in herbal medicine, she is especially known for curing snake bites, earning her the name ""Snake Sister-in-Law."" Yet as a widow, she attracts unwanted attention from local troublemakers and faces gossip and scorn from village women. When I come back, I stand by her side—fending off aggressive neighbors, shameless in-laws, nosy women, and peeping men. But soon, rumors about her and me begin to spread, filling the village with whispers and judgment."

After my elder brother’s early death, my sister-in-law Cuichun raised me through hardship and supported me through college. To me, she is like a mother. After graduation, I gave up a city job and returned to my hometown—both to help develop it and to take care of her. Skilled in herbal medicine, she is especially known for curing snake bites, earning her the name ""Snake Sister-in-Law."" Yet as a widow, she attracts unwanted attention from local troublemakers and faces gossip and scorn from village women. When I come back, I stand by her side—fending off aggressive neighbors, shameless in-laws, nosy women, and peeping men. But soon, rumors about her and me begin to spread, filling the village with whispers and judgment."