Chapter 356: Chapter 356 Widow Chapter 356: Chapter 356 Widow The woman who was speaking leaned in close, with a gossipy air, and said, “Heard he went with Crooked Mouth a few nights back, took advantage of the dark and windy night, and tried to steal some pork from the Li Family. Who knew, not only did they fail to steal any pork, they even bumped into a ghost, and now look, he’s scared sick, running a high fever in bed and talking all deliriously.”
Upon hearing this, several women immediately responded with disdain, “That Erlaizi, always stealing chickens and dogs in the village, everyone really despises him. I think getting sick from fright serves him right. Who asked him to go and steal from others?”
“Exactly, exactly.”
Everyone nodded in agreement, “He’s just a rotten apple in our village, disgusting to everyone.”
“Deserved, for sure, but, do you think it’s true that there’s a ghost in Aunt Li’s manor?” the woman asked with a gleam in her gossipy eyes, looking around at the group excitedly.
“You believe what Erlaizi says?”
“Right, right, Erlaizi’s words are indeed untrustworthy. Don’t go spreading these baseless rumors around! If Aunt Li hears about it, you’ll have it tough,” one woman reminded the group.
Despite being a widow, living alone and scarcely interacting with others, Aunt Li had been a fiery person when she was young. Known for her feistiness in Mo Family Village, and with a substantial family wealth, nobody dared to provoke her. But after her husband passed away, she began to change, distancing herself from the villagers and living alone in her mansion. Still, no one dared to provoke her, because with wealth comes influence. All it took was a word from her, and the village head would be ready to stand up for her.
At these words, everyone nodded in agreement. The village head of their village had a reputation for integrity, and he liked to support the underprivileged. He felt sympathy for Aunt Li’s solitary life and, since she was one of the leading families in Mo Family Village, the village head would surely take her side in any matter.
Just then, one woman saw Xuexue and Big Bull coming over with farming tools on their shoulders and quickly put on a smiling face, “Big Bull, Xuexue, are you two coming back from the fields?”
“Mhm!” Xuexue nodded. She had overheard their conversation and knew that Erlaizi had been scared sick by Xiao Taohong.
The women’s attention immediately shifted to them, and they said, “My oh my! The spring plowing’s already done; fooling around now won’t do any good. The crops you plant now won’t yield anything.”
Xuexue: “We’re not planting crops.”
The moment the women heard this, they laughed, “Giggle…! Now that’s something new. If farmers aren’t planting crops, then what are they planting?”
“We’re planting fruits and vegetables.”
“Heard those are difficult to grow and take care of. Better not plant them and save yourselves the time,” they said.
Big Bull immediately retorted, “Not at all. My wife is naturally smart. If she plants them, she definitely can make them grow.”
Everyone laughed knowingly. The whole Mo Family Village knew how fond Big Bull was of Xuexue. Not only were they inseparable, but he also listened to her in everything, so no one voiced any objections. In their minds, they thought, it’s true—last time, they laughed at Xuexue about the garlic sprouts, but she actually managed to grow them and made a tidy sum of silver. Now they even built a manor, quite a luxurious one at that. The rest of them could only look on enviously.
“Indeed, Xuexue, if you really do manage to grow them, you’ll have to bring us aunts along when you get rich!” one woman said.
“Of course, of course!”
Xuexue smiled, nodded, and walked away with Big Bull.