The sister-in-law couldn't give birth to a son in the end.

She wailed in the room for a few moments, and then there was no sound.

Soon, my mother's angry voice came, "Where's the child? Why didn't you bring the child out? This damned thing, taking the person away and taking the child with it!"

My mother used to be a midwife in earlier years, and she knew this was the worst situation. The daughter-in-law was gone, and she couldn't give birth to a child.

My brother lit a second cigarette, got up, and glanced at the person on the bed a few more times. He didn't stop until he was sure that the person on the bed had finally stopped breathing.

"A good daughter-in-law, unable to give birth to a son!"

"She ate so much meat for nothing. It would have been better to raise a pig!"

I stared at my sister-in-law on the bed, her face pale, clearly resembling a paper doll!

The sister-in-law's body was carelessly dragged off the floor and thrown into a pre-dug pit. There was no tombstone, and covering it with dirt was their greatest mercy to her.

My mother said, "With a mother-son duo, they will probably encounter misfortune. Yao Guang, go to the temple and get a talisman for safety. While you're at it, make a few paper dolls to ward off bad luck! I've seen too many strange things, use the paper dolls to block the misfortune!"

My brother frowned, somewhat reluctant,

"Just a woman, is it necessary?"

My mother slapped him, "You idiot! There are plenty of strange things out there. If she's not satisfied, she might come back one day to claim your life!"

Only then did my brother start to feel scared.

He went out to seek a talisman for safety and make paper dolls.

My mother stayed at home, holding the son she had previously given birth to.

"Fu Bao, be good, Fu Bao, grow up quickly. Grandma will find you a daughter-in-law..."

But my mother wasn't holding a son in her hands at all. It was clearly a paper doll!

Moreover, my mother became increasingly strange. Her limbs became extremely rigid, her face turned pale, just like the appearance of my sister-in-law before.

She brushed past me, and there was a strange odor of paper dolls on her body.

She supported her legs with a bamboo strip, and her flesh and blood turned into a white paper.