As she spoke, she led her mother to the kitchen, picked up the rice porridge that was not yet finished, and continued eating.
Liu Fengying sat down and continued, "We don't know. Last night, her boyfriend came to her house and said he was sick and didn't want to be a burden on Yanyan, so he told Yanyan to find someone else."
Yan Yan has been busy going to the market to earn money these days. She doesn't know why her engagement was suddenly called off. She kept asking him what was wrong with her, but her fiancé wouldn't say. He just wouldn't marry Yan Yan.
"Oh dear, Yan Yan's parents are furious. They feel so ashamed. They've been scolding Yan Yan since yesterday, and they're still doing it now."
Su Xueli felt relieved for Yan Yan, who had finally escaped the tragic fate of her previous life.
But then I thought about how she would have to put up with her parents' temper again, and I felt sorry for her.
Liu Fengying said, "Look at you two, one divorced and the other annulled their engagement. Everyone in the village is talking about you two. By the way, Yan Yan heard that you got divorced and came to our house to ask where you were. I didn't dare to tell her, afraid that if the news got out, the people in our village would know that you were here and we wouldn't have peace and quiet. So I said you were at a relative's house."
Su Xueli muttered, "No wonder Yan Yan didn't come looking for me."
She then instructed her mother, "Mother, how could Yan Yan talk about me like that? Tell her to come find me. She's had enough these past few days, so it's good for her to hide here."
Liu Fengying smiled bitterly: "Look at your two unlucky daughters, sigh!"
She didn't want to talk anymore.
Su Xueli glanced at the haystack and asked, "Mother, are you going back tonight?"
Liu Fengying said, "I'm already here, why would I go back? I'll stay here with you for the night and go back first thing tomorrow morning."
Su Xueli knew it was impossible to get her mother back, so the next thing to do was to get Wei Mingshen out of trouble.
She quickly finished her meal and said, "Mom, I'm going to the toilet. Could you wash the pots and pans for me?"
Liu Fengying said, "Okay, go ahead."
Su Xueli got up and walked towards the haystack. Liu Fengying asked from the kitchen doorway, "Where are you going? The toilet is over here."
Su Xueli had no choice but to come back, saying, "I was in such a hurry that I forgot. We just moved here, so I'm not familiar with the area yet."
Liu Fengying came out again and asked, "Are you going to defecate or urinate?"
"Peeing."
"Go ahead then. I'm telling you, if you poop this time, it'll be diarrhea. You usually poop in the morning..."
Su Xueli stayed in the toilet for a while, thinking of sneaking behind the haystack to see Wei Mingshen and tell him that his mother was not leaving, so that he could take the opportunity to escape.
But she hadn't taken two steps when her mother called out to her: "Come here and take the leftovers out to feed the dog!"
Su Xueli had no choice but to agree and come back to get the leftover food and dog food.
I thought to myself, since he'll have plenty of opportunities to leave anyway, I'll just find an excuse to come out and let him go after Mom finishes washing the pots and goes back inside.
Mother was quick and efficient, and soon she had tidied up the kitchen. She took a towel from the rope at the kitchen door to wipe her hands and said, "Check if the door is locked. If it is, come inside. Mother will even teach you how to cut thatch. Your mother doesn't believe you can't learn how to cut thatch."
As she spoke, she went to the haystack to gather thatch.
"Mother!" Su Xueli screamed.
Liu Fengying was startled and turned around to scold her daughter: "You brat, you scared me to death! What are you yelling about?"
Su Xueli ran over and hugged her, saying, "Go back inside, Mother. I'll get the straw; I'm afraid it will prick your hands."
Liu Fengying pouted: "Oh, oh, oh, that sounds so filial. But your mother has thick skin and is afraid of being pricked by straw."
But as she spoke, her face still beamed with a smile as she turned and went inside.
Su Xueli clutched her chest and quietly circled around to the back of the haystack, urging Wei Mingshen to hurry up and leave. But it was pitch black all around, and she couldn't see anything.
She whispered, "Ming Shen, hurry up and leave. My mother is staying here again. Don't let her see you."
There was no sound all around.
Su Xueli waited for a while but there was still no response, so she walked towards the wall again and called out in a low voice, "Ming Shen!"
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