"You fox spirit, get away from me, you're filthy!" Liu Cuirong scolded angrily.
She found this woman so disgusting, she felt like throwing up...
The gazes of the onlookers also focused on Sister Hua, wondering what she was up to.
"You've been divorced, haven't you?" Sister Hua asked with a smile.
Liu Cuirong was so furious her nose was almost crooked, she really wanted to smash the large fruit in her hand onto the woman's face.
"What business is it of yours whether I've been divorced or not? What do you think you are..." Liu Cuirong spat as she spoke.
Sister Hua wiped the spit from her face and calmly said, "Since you've been kicked out, why are you falsely accusing Er Man of abandoning his wife and child?"
"A woman wouldn't be so cruelly divorced by her husband unless she was truly unbearable. This shows how unbearable you were in their Yun family!"
Kicked out, yet she still had the nerve to make a scene outside.
How thick-skinned could she be?
"You... you're so cheap!" Liu Cuirong cursed in exasperation and raised her foot to kick Sister Hua.
The latter nimbly dodged and looked at the crowd, "Everyone has heard it, she's the wife chased out by the second son of the Yun family. It's likely her character is corrupt, she's both wicked and lazy, which is why her in-laws didn't favor her. There's no such thing as abandoning his wife and child..."
Upon hearing this, the onlookers erupted in another wave of discussion.
"I think so too. The Yun family is a prestigious family, and their youngest daughter is quite capable. They wouldn't do something so wicked!"
"Of course. Second Master Yun's wife is known for being cunning, lazy, greedy, and useless at everything. She's just not a good person."
"She deserved to be divorced. If she had been filial to her in-laws and taken good care of Er Man, she wouldn't have been kicked out. She deserved it."
"..."
Sister Hua's few words had completely reversed the situation.
Liu Cuirong's face turned crimson with shame, wishing she could find a hole to crawl into.
"You, you all shut up..." Liu Cuirong stamped her foot, her voice cracking.
The onlookers ignored her, continuing their 'buzzing' discussions.
Yun Er Man glanced deeply at Sister Hua.
This woman had quite a way with words. No wonder when they were in the widow village, those village women followed her to abduct men...
This was precisely why Yun Er Man felt resistant.
How many men had Sister Hua abducted over the years?
He felt a hint of disgust.
Liu Cuirong felt she had no face left to live. She picked up a large fruit and took a bite, glaring at Yun Er Man and saying, "Yun Er Man, I'm telling you, as long as I have a breath left, you won't have a good life. Ptooey, you disgusting couple..."
After speaking, she sulkily returned to the steamed bun shop.
Lu Shi and Liu Cuijin hadn't returned from selling pigs yet. In a few more days, when Liu Cuirong's few copper coins were gone, she might even dare to sell the steamed bun shop.
Seeing that there was no more excitement, the onlookers dispersed.
"Er Man, let's go!" Sister Hua said with a smile.
Yun Er Man glanced at her and hardened his heart, "Don't follow me..."
He planned to travel overnight, hoping to deliver the letter to the prefect's mansion as soon as possible.
His sister had been abducted by human traffickers, which was more terrifying than disappearing in the mountains.
He dared not delay even a moment.
Sister Hua pursed her lips and smiled, "Okay, I won't follow you. I'll wait for you at your home!"
Yun Er Man: "..."
Was she determined to cling to him?
"You won't find my home!" Yun Er Man said expressionlessly.
Sister Hua stroked the head of her horse. It was a strong, large white horse, majestic and even taller and more handsome than a bay horse...
"Didn't those people just say, the second son of the Yun family in Dashui Village? It shouldn't be hard to find, right?" Sister Hua said with a half-smile.
Yun Er Man's temper flared up, "No, what do you want? It's not hard to find women in this world, but there are plenty of men with two legs. Can you stop clinging to me..."
They had only met once, why was this woman so persistent?
Actually, when Sister Hua saw Yun Er Man's bad attitude, her face twitched, and she almost gave up.
But seeing that he had just divorced his wife and was currently single, wasn't this a heaven-sent opportunity?
From now on, she wouldn't have to be a concubine. Marrying into the Yun family would make her a proper wife...
"Do you dislike me?" Sister Hua asked.
Abducting men and dragging them to bed bound hand and foot, the reputation would indeed be bad if it got out.
It was like being a female bandit.
Yun Er Man pondered for a moment before murmuring, "Tell me the truth, how many men have you had before?"
This was what he cared about the most...
Sister Hua chuckled, looking at Yun Er Man, "If I say I've only abducted you, would you believe me?"
Believe you? Not a chance.
Yun Er Man would never believe her.
Sister Hua wasn't ugly. As long as she tied a man up, how many could resist?
A muffled thunderclap sounded in the sky, and after a moment, sparse raindrops began to fall...
Sister Hua pointed to a shed not far away, "Let's go there to take shelter from the rain, and you can tell me more about myself!"
Yun Er Man touched the letter in his embrace.
Traveling overnight was fine, but galloping in heavy rain, even if he didn't get sick, the risk factor was too high.
"Then hurry up and tell me!"
So, the two led their horses under the tea shed. A waiter brought a pot of hot tea and a plate of pastries...
"I was married once, but I don't have any children. My husband was a drunkard, always half-drunk. As soon as he got drunk, he would hit me."
"Later, when the border was at war, the government conscripted soldiers from our village, taking almost all the men."
Sister Hua took a sip of tea and continued, "And so, we women waited in the village for three years, but not a single man returned alive..."
"The village needed to farm, and there were many elderly and children to support. Although we could endure hardship, no one could do the heavy work."
"With not a single man in the entire village, how could life go on?"
"So, I gathered the young women in the village and went out to abduct men to be husbands, as long as the elderly and children in the village wouldn't starve..."
Upon hearing this, Yun Er Man twitched his mouth, "So how many men have you had?"
Listening to her story, that widow village was indeed quite pitiful.
But they shouldn't go out abducting people.
Aren't there men who are not lustful in this world? Why didn't they just hold a marriage ceremony?
Abducting people was too extreme...
Sister Hua sighed, "Only you!"
"Huh?" Yun Er Man was completely bewildered, "Can you tell me the truth, don't lie to me!"
"I'm not lying, it's really only you!" Sister Hua said seriously.
"Wh-why? What about the other men you abducted?"
"They were all ugly, with monkey-like faces and sharp mouths. They weren't good-looking, and I didn't bother with them!"
Yun Er Man: "..."