The Edible Women

Author：Mei Xiao

1

When I was 18 years old, my father sliced a piece of meat off my leg.

Then, he ate it.

He wore a wretched, fawning smile on his face as he chewed while saying, "Thank you. Thank you."

I touched the wound on my leg and felt that he was a demon.

2

The place where I was born was called Alenville, and it used to be a well-known cancer village.

At its peak, two-thirds of the villagers had cancers of various types and stages.

The government came to investigate and determined that the problem was caused by the river in the west village.

That was our village's lone water source that could be used for irrigation, but it had long been polluted and turned black.

The government said, "River water treatment is a lengthy process. It's impossible to achieve immediate results. Please do not panic or worry."

However, thereafter, no one came to ask about it again.