This is no exaggeration. Old Wang, the village elder, was forcibly fed a bowl of water made from burnt paper talismans after talking in his sleep for several nights; Wang Ermazi, who learned to speak Hokkien in the county town, was tied to a pillar and sun-baked for three days after returning to the village and uttering just a few phrases. He was believed to be possessed by a ghost.,“Mother, oh, it hurts, it hurts! I'm not a child of two or three anymore,” Zhu Ping’an cried for mercy, his chubby little hand clutching Chen’s arm, tiptoeing to lessen the pain.,“Sister-in-law, no boy child is truly not rambunctious, it's better to be tough. Don't scold little Zhuzhi.” Zhang shi, the third aunt, who was washing dishes by the well in the courtyard, looked at Zhuzhi with a hint of envy and persuaded Chen shi to calm down. Chen shi was only just thirty years old, but she had only one daughter, Zhu Pinyu, who was a year younger than Zhu Ping'an. So she envied Chen shi having two sons.”。