"Is anyone home? Hey, is anyone home?"
"They should be there, the doors are all open."
"Why is no one answering?"
"Shout louder."
"Let's just go in and call out. We won't go inside; we can just stay in the yard."
...
Unlike Yun Youliang, Yun Youtian usually disliked scolding his family members in front of outsiders. So, as soon as he heard someone shouting outside and heard what sounded like a commotion, Yun Youtian immediately stopped what he was about to say and just glared at Yun Wansheng.
Originally, Yun Youtian wanted to go out and take a look by himself. But he thought that if he left, Yun Fusheng and Wang Xuemei wouldn't be able to take care of Wang Shufen. So, he had already stood up, but he sat back down and said to Yun Fusheng, "Fusheng, go and see if there's anything wrong."
Yun Fusheng nodded, stood up and walked outside. As soon as he stepped outside, he froze.
Why are there so many people outside my yard? What do they want?
Shall we fight?
That shouldn't be the case... There's no one in my family who would cause trouble.
Could it be that we've found the wrong person?
Who cares? This is my own doorstep, I'm not afraid of them!
Yun Fusheng composed himself, looked at the people at the gate of his courtyard, and asked loudly, "What do you want?"
"Hey, right, something's up."
Someone answered Yun Fusheng, and then a group of people rushed into the courtyard, startling Yun Fusheng, who was waiting for an answer from the people outside. He asked nervously, "What... what do you want?"
Upon seeing this, the people outside quickly said, "Hey, young man, don't be nervous. We just wanted to ask if anything happened at your home today?"
As they were talking, someone else chimed in, "Right, right, isn't there something wrong with someone in your family?"
"What's wrong? What are you talking about?" Yun Fusheng asked, somewhat puzzled.
The people outside started talking all at once.
"They're asking if anyone in your family is acting strangely."
"Yeah, it's not hard to understand. Are you just not going to tell us?"
"Young man, don't be afraid. We're not bad people. We're just... curious. So... tell us, please."
...
Hearing the incoherent chatter of those people, Yun Fusheng became even more bewildered.
Seeing Yun Fusheng's completely bewildered expression, someone finally couldn't hold back any longer. Pushing aside the people next to them, they shouted, "Hey, you people can't even speak clearly! Look at how you've left this young man confused!"
"Young man, don't pay attention to them. They can't even speak clearly. Come on, let me explain it to you."
"Here's what happened. You know He Xiangu, right? The one from Qiqiao Town, the one who claims to be the 77th reincarnation of He Xiangu. She said that in your Changle Town, there was a daughter-in-law who offended and insulted the elders in her family. As a result, she was caught by some kind of celestial being, well, I can't quite explain it, but it was a celestial being. Seeing her disobedience and unfilial piety, the celestial being got angry and sent down some kind of punishment, making her suffer the punishment of a thousand needles piercing her brain, for a full forty-nine days."
"It sounded so mystical, of course we didn't believe it. But then, the old lady He Xiangu told us to come and see for ourselves. Since we had nothing else to do that day, we came together."
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