The woman with her hair in a bun was somewhat displeased. "How can you talk like that, young lady? We're only doing this for your own good. If it weren't for your kind face, we wouldn't have said so much, and besides..."
The people around quickly chimed in, "That's right, young lady, what they said isn't wrong. Kids these days don't take marriage seriously. Getting married so young means you'll regret it later. They're only after your youth. Once you're older and they kick you out, they can find another young woman and have a son, which is fine, but if it's a girl, they won't want her. How can a girl with a child have a good life? Is there something wrong with the person wearing a mask today? You…"
Just then, Zheng Shuang and her friends noticed that Mingxiu was missing and quickly turned back to look for her. They overheard the two talking and, seeing Mingxiu's dejected expression, immediately scolded her, "Aunt Gui, what are you saying? Can you shut your mouth? This is my friend. Besides, your son is such a grown man, yet he has no self-respect and is still breastfeeding. Who would want him? Don't talk nonsense. Get out of here. If you bother my friend again, I'll tell the village chief."
Seeing Mingxiu's dark expression, he quickly changed the name back.
When the two women next to her saw Zheng Shuang coming, they shrank back a little. Zheng Shuang was the first college student in the village. She had gained a lot of experience outside and could help the villagers avoid some detours. Therefore, the village chief valued her opinions. Especially now that she had returned to start her own business, she could increase the village's income a lot. So now the villagers respected her. If they really complained to the village chief, they would be in big trouble.
"Shuang girl, we didn't mean it. We just thought this girl looked kind, so we wanted to introduce her. We're all from the same village, why be so rude?" the woman with her hair in a bun said.
"Hmph, Aunt Gui, don't think I don't know what you're up to. Let me tell you, this idea is impossible and will never come true. You'd better go back right now. If I find out about this again, I'll tell the village chief directly. Be careful, or the village chief will kick you out. If it affects the development of our village, I'm afraid the whole village won't tolerate you." Zheng Shuang threatened directly.
"Alright, alright, I won't say anything more. I really just wanted to speak up for him, but look at all your expressions. Shuang girl, I think you've been out for too long and your mind has become wild. You don't respect us elders at all," said the woman with her hair in a bun.
Zheng Shuang rolled her eyes. "Alright, that's my friend. She just said she's married. What are you saying to her? Besides, do you even know her?"
After Zheng Shuang finished speaking, she immediately pulled Mingxiu and the others away. Once they were a little further away, Zheng Shuang apologized to Mingxiu and the others, saying somewhat embarrassedly, "I'm really sorry, Mingxiu. People in the village are all like this, all talk and no action, and there are some very unreasonable people too. If you go out in the future, don't walk around here alone, okay? In a couple of days, I'll have to talk to the village chief again and make sure everyone is more aware of this. Otherwise, if something like this really happens, the whole village might be ruined."
Mingxiu nodded. She said she wasn't scared at all. Although these people kept pulling at her and talking to her, they didn't seem to have any ill intentions and didn't dare to do anything to her, but it was still quite annoying.
"You scared me! I just heard him say that, and I was terrified. Mingxiu, aren't you scared?" Sun Xue said, patting her chest.
"Yeah, I'm scared too. My God, how can there be such a person? They've already said they're getting married, and they're still dragging the other person along talking about this and that. We all need to stick together tightly from now on, no one can be separated from anyone else, understand?" Wu Qianqian quickly added.
Ming nodded. Although he himself wasn't afraid, he was worried that others might encounter the same situation, so they decided to stick together and go on their way.
The group strolled around the market for a while longer. Although the events they had just experienced had left them in a bad mood, it had to be said that there were indeed some very unique and beautiful things to see. Since Mingxiu herself wasn't particularly bothered by the situation, their spirits gradually lifted after a while, and they began enthusiastically browsing the stalls.
In the end, everyone bought a lot of things. Although they would buy some things when they walked around the village, it was never as complete as what they had at the market.
The group grabbed a quick lunch outside and didn't go back for a proper meal. They stayed out until the evening when they finally headed home.
Mingxiu and Sun Xue stayed here for a few days and offered many suggestions on how to improve their dormitory management. Of course, they also spent most of their time exploring the surrounding scenic areas.
The weather was still quite hot today. There was a stream not far from Zheng Shuang's guesthouse. The water in the stream looked crystal clear. Since Zheng Shuang had bought a lot of camping equipment, the group packed up and went to the stream to collect water.
Mingxiu was holding a huge watermelon in her arms, preparing to put it in water to cool it down before eating it.
In the past few days, Xi Chen has taken care of things at home and buried his parents. The company has been urging him to leave, so Xi Chen could only leave Xiao Xing and Xiao Yuan at Zheng Shuang's house, leave some money, and set off.
Sun Xue and the others also learned about what had happened to Xiao Xing and Xiao Yuan, and they all felt very sorry for them.
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