It's a sweltering summer day.

At the easternmost end of Taohua Village, a black guide dog with a limp lay lazily in front of the farmhouse door, waiting for its master's call.

"Zhang San ge, Bao er urinated on me, can you come into the room and help me change my clothes?"

A soft voice came from inside the house, causing Zhang San, a blind man who was washing his clothes in the courtyard, to stiffen.

The person in the house is his childhood friend, Li Ergou's wife, Lin Xue.

As her name suggests, she was a beautiful young widow, but she was completely paralyzed and unable to even care for herself.

Two months ago, Zhang San, who became depressed after being blinded by a jealous rich second generation while tutoring the school beauty, returned to Taohua Village from the Magic City Hospital after taking a leave of absence.

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Only he, the blind man, Li Erdog's wife, and their children were desperately rescued from the fire by Li Erdog. All their families' parents perished in the flames.

Li Erdog ultimately passed away due to his severe injuries, despite the best efforts of medical staff.

Li Erdog's wife, Lin Xue, was rescued but was struck on the spine by a falling roof, resulting in complete paralysis.

Zhang San has always suspected that the fire was deliberately set. Because of his blindness, his ears and nose are more sensitive than those of ordinary people. When Li Erdog rescued him, he smelled gasoline.

He is just a blind man, and Lin Xue is paralyzed. There's no way to find clues.

After taking care of the two funerals and Lin Xue's hospitalization treatment, they had spent all their savings.

This morning, they were simply unable to afford the medical expenses. Zhang San, with no other choice, had to take Lin Xue, this orphaned mother and child, back home from the hospital to care for them.

A blind man, a cripple, a three-month-old baby, plus a lame guide dog made up this not quite family.

"Zhang San, are you outside?"

When Lin Xue didn't hear Zhang San's response, she called out again. This brought Zhang San back to reality from his sorrow and memories.

"Little Black!"

Zhang San called out to the guide dog at the door, and the guide dog, Xiaohēimǎ, limped over to Zhang San and led the way.

The shirt on Lin Xue's bed in the house was wrinkled and had a large wet patch, clearly from a child who had just peed on it after lying down.

Totally paralyzed, he couldn't even move his fingers. It was impossible to get dressed on his own, so he had to call Zhang San from outside to help him change and wash his clothes.

Zhang San, led by his guide dog, arrived at Lin Xue's bedside.

He first put the child to sleep properly under Lin Xue's direction.

Then, he brought a clean set of clothes and carefully helped Lin Xue change out of her soiled garments.

Because Zhang San couldn't see, there were inevitably some parts that made both of them feel embarrassed.

A friend's wife should not be trifled with. Out of respect for his friend, Zhang San did not have any ulterior motives towards Lin Xue.

Although Lin Xue could lie in bed, she didn't have the same composure as him. Although she was completely paralyzed and had no feeling, her mind raced at the thought of a man other than her husband changing her clothes. Her heart beat faster involuntarily, and her face flushed all the way to her neck.

This outfit can't be changed, and it's already completely paralyzed. If I get another illness from wearing this outfit, what should I do?

Fortunately, Zhang San was blind and couldn't see anything, which eased some of the awkwardness.

"Alright, I'll take this clothes to wash and then ask Xiao Hei to go to the convenience store to buy some eggs back. I'll make egg custard for you to replenish your energy!"

After with difficulty taking off Lin Xue's clothes on the snow, Zhang San sighed in relief.

Then, under Xiao Hei's guidance, she took the clothes out to wash them.

Lin Xue, lying in bed, watched Zhang San slowly walk out of the room with the corner of her eye. Tears streamed down her face uncontrollably.

After her husband and in-laws passed away, she called her family. However, as she needed a large sum of money for treatment, her family ruthlessly abandoned her.

Now, she has not only lost her husband but also been abandoned by her parents. Only Zhang San, the husband's childhood friend, is willing to take in the mother and daughter.

Zhang San is blind and needs to be taken care of himself. Now, with his son added to the mix, who's also a huge burden, it's even more difficult. It's hard to say how long he can keep this up.

He might abandon both of you, mother and child, someday!

If I weren't still concerned about leaving something behind for Old Li's family, I would have committed suicide long ago.

Even now, he secretly made up his mind that once his children were taken care of, he would bite his tongue and commit suicide, so as not to cause trouble for Zhang San Ge any longer.

Zhang San took Lin Xue's clothes to the yard and threw them into the bucket to soak. Then, he took out ten yuan from his pocket which he had borrowed from Qin Lingling, the village flower, that morning. He asked Xiao Hei to go to the village grocery store with it in his mouth to buy eggs. He continued to wash his clothes.

Under a banyan tree not far from Zhang San's house, a sleazy man with two beads in his hand saw Xiao Hei walk out with money and immediately jumped down from the tree. He tiptoed into Zhang San's house.

This man, Zhang Heng, is the son of the village chief of their Taohua Village. Because he has pimples all over his face, he is called Zhang Mazzi.

Even when Lin Xue had just married into Taohua Village, he had already harbored a lustful desire for her.

Lin Xue is not only young and beautiful, but her figure is also curvy and graceful. After giving birth, she doesn't feel fat at all, and she's even more attractive than those so-called internet celebrities online.

However, because Li Erdog's father was the village head, he didn't dare to openly confront Lin Xue before. Now that both Li Erdog and his village head father have passed away

This scoundrel immediately developed a perverse interest in Lin Xue. Knowing that Zhang San had taken Lin Xue back from the hospital, he stealthily climbed up to the large banyan tree not far from Zhang San's house and waited for an opportunity.

Seeing Little Black run out, he knew his chance had come.

While Zhang San the blind man was washing his clothes in the yard, he stealthily slipped into Zhang San's house and made his way to Lin Xue's room.

When he saw the helpless Lin Xue lying on the bed, his heart skipped a beat. He knew the rumors were true, Lin Xue was paralyzed. But this not only didn't dampen his mood for a moment, but also spared him the worry of Lin Xue resisting.

Thinking about this, Zhang Mazizi turned the door from the inside and locked it.

Lin Xue heard the sound of the door closing and thought it was Zhang San coming in to get something.

A difficult, slight turn of the head revealed that it was Zhang Mazizi, the notorious lecher in the village. She was startled and pricked up her ears.

"Zhang Mazzi, what are you trying to do? If you dare come here, I'll call Zhang San ge!"

Lin Xue subconsciously wanted to move Zhang San, who was washing clothes outside, away to scare Zhang Maz.

"Zhang San is blind, and even his dog is lame. So what if he comes?"

"Snow, Li Erdog, that kid is dead. Zhang San, that blind man, can't rely on you for anything. You should still follow me, I will take good care of you!"

Lin Xue's piercing gaze only fueled Zhang Mazhao's desire, and he approached Lin Xue with a sly grin.

Zhang San, who was washing clothes outside the yard, heard Lin Xue's voice coming from inside the house and was greatly surprised. He immediately ran along the wall to Lin Xue's room.

This is Zhang San's house where he lived from childhood to adulthood. Even without a guide dog, he could quickly reach Lin Xue's room by feeling the walls.

In the room, Zhang Mazizi had already arrived at Lin Xue's bedside. Because it was summer, Lin Xue was wearing very light clothing. Just her fair skin outside was enough to make Zhang Mazizi's blood rush to his head, making his eyes almost pop out.

In the midst of Lin Xue's angry shouts, Zhang Mazzi slowly withdrew his filthy hand from loosening Lin Xue's clothes.

Just then, the already aging door was kicked open by Zhang San, who was furious. He rushed straight to Lin Xue's bedside.

Seeing victory within reach, Zhang Mazhi was thwarted by Zhang San, his face contorted with anger and surprise.

"Damn it, you blind bastard, you dare to ruin my business! I'll kill you today!"

Zhang Mazizi spoke as he circled around Zhang San from behind, grabbed his neck, and slammed Zhang San's forehead hard against the sturdy wooden bed. Zhang San instantly suffered a head wound that began to bleed.

However, this also aroused Zhang San's.

"Ah!"

After shaking his head a few times, Zhang Dajiao let out a loud roar, which startled Zhang Mazizi.

Just as Zhang Mazizi was momentarily stunned, he turned around, his hands clamping onto Zhang Mazizi's neck.

Fei Xiao Li Erdog died to save himself. He would even risk his life to protect Lin Xue and her mother!

With such a belief, Zhang San became extraordinarily brave and fearless.

Zhang Mazizi hadn't expected to be killed by a blind man. A strong feeling of suffocation came over him.

In a hurry, he reached into his pocket and took out the pair of black and white antique beads that someone had given to his father.

Zhang Mazizi didn't even think, grabbed the two beads and smashed them hard into Zhang San's head.

Zhang San, after being struck in the head, felt his world spin and he became lightheaded. He gradually loosened his grip on Zhang Mazo's hands.

Zhang Mazizi kicked him back several steps with one foot, and he leaned against the wall before he could steady himself.

His hand, which was braced against the wall, just reached the light switch. He was instantly electrocuted, his hair standing on end and twitching uncontrollably.

"Cough, cough! " After Zhang San, Zhang Mazzi threw the black and white beads stained with Zhang San's blood onto the ground, then covered his mouth and coughed incessantly.

Zhang Mazzi didn't notice that the two beads he had thrown away quickly merged together after being stained with Zhang San's blood. Then, they transformed into a faint ray of light and flew into Zhang San's forehead before disappearing.

Zhang San's original unceasing twitching suddenly fell silent.

Both Zhang Mazhao and Lin Xue thought Zhang San had been electrocuted to death.

Zhang Mazizi's face turned as pale as a sheet.

"Zhang San Ge, if you died, what will Bao'er and I do?"

Zhang Mazizi was awakened by Lin Xue's sobbing cries and cast his gaze once more upon Lin Xue on the bed.

"Whatever, no one's here anyway. Let's just take care of her first and talk later!"

Although Zhang Ma Zi was terrified after accidentally killing Zhang San, seeing the alluring Lin Xue so close, he couldn't bear to just run away.

He gritted his teeth and walked towards Lin Xue, whose face was full of determination.

(Editor in charge：meaning for novel)