The two turned around and found that Lin Nuo had walked behind them without them knowing when, and it was unknown whether he had heard what they said.

Zhang Xiu looked a little embarrassed, "Nono! Are you going to play with Xiaoxiao?"

Lin Nuo smiled, didn't answer her, and changed the subject: "Auntie, were you talking about Xiaoxiao just now?"

“…”

Qiangqiang's mother and Zhang Xiu looked at each other, thinking that Lin Nuo had heard what they said, and the expressions on their faces became even more embarrassed.

Zhang Xiu thought about Qin Fang's lost money and asked, "Have you found the money you lost?"

Ten dollars is not a small amount of money. If I don’t find it, I don’t know who I will suspect next time.

"No." Lin Nuo shook his head and said meaningfully, "Xiaoxiao said that the money came from selling snails, but you all went to sell snails today. It's obvious whether snails can be exchanged for money."

Qin Fang was in a state of panic the whole afternoon yesterday. She only found out this morning that the snails could be sold for money. She was regretting it when she heard that she hadn't sold a single snail.

If Lin Aiguo hadn't stopped her, Qin Fang would have gone to Lin Xiaoxiao's house to make trouble again.

Qiangqiang's mother said, "If it were you, I'd just call the police."

"Aunt, there are some things I don't know whether I should say or not." Lin Nuo looked around with an expression as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.

There aren't many entertainment programs in the village, so people just like to chat about family matters. Seeing Lin Nuo's expression, Qiangqiang's mother and Zhang Xiu suddenly wanted to listen more.

"We are not outsiders, how can it be spread out?"

"That is, is there anything you can't tell us?"

"Xiaoxiao seems to have met someone recently..." After saying something that could easily lead to misunderstanding, Lin Nuo quickly added, "Maybe I misunderstood."

Qiangqiang's mother and Zhang Xiu looked at each other, as if they knew some big secret. Just as they were about to ask again, Lin Nuo found an excuse and left.

The older women in the village are like this. Even though it is clearly a rumor with no evidence, they act as if they have seen it with their own eyes and are sure that Lin Xiaoxiao is having an affair with someone behind her back.

"That damn girl, how old is she, and she's already learned how to seduce men."

"That's right, selling snails is just an excuse."

"We were all deceived by her."

The two men were sure that Lin Xiaoxiao had cheated on them, and they walked away cursing at her.

…

Since no one sold the snails, no one went to touch them, and the river became as calm as before.

Lin Rui was afraid of meeting acquaintances when selling snails in this town, so for the next two days, he went to Li Town to sell snails.

Lin Xiaoxiao did not go with them. When she came back from washing clothes at the river, she discovered that the women in the village looked at her with strange eyes, as if she was a pile of manure and would stink if they touched her, and their faces were full of disgust.

Lin Xiaoxiao returned home with doubts, and saw a man wearing a straw hat standing at the door. The straw hat was as big as a small umbrella. Before she asked who he was, the man said.

"I'm here to get the snails."

Lin Qinghua?

Lin Xiaoxiao's mouth twitched, "Why are you dressed like this?" If I didn't know, I would have thought you were here to cause trouble.

"It's too hot outside."

Wouldn't it be even hotter if I covered myself like this? Lin Xiaoxiao opened the door and casually asked, "Why didn't you come that day?"