Soon, Ma Hehua finished washing the dishes and came out. She cleaned the stove and swept the floor before leaving.
Seeing that woman sitting on her stool made her unhappy. Not only was she dirty, but she was also impolite. She looked so weak and frail, she really disliked her.
They found another chair, and Ma Hehua lay down contentedly. The three members of the Ma family gazed at the stars in the sky, the surrounding air eerily silent.
It was nine o'clock, and they were getting ready for bed.
"It's getting late, we're going to close up and go to bed. You should leave!" Ma Hehua yawned and said impatiently.
The woman froze. It was completely dark. Where could she go? There was a deserted village all around! There was nobody there. She was scared. She didn't want to leave.
Seeing that she didn't move, Ma Hehua didn't have the good temper of her mother and daughter. "Don't stay at my house. We've been generous by letting you stay for a few hours. Don't push your luck!"
"Where...where can I go? But I have nowhere to go! Could you...?"
"No! My family doesn't accept dirty things of unknown origin," Ma Hehua interrupted her.
thing?
Tang Xueli was stunned. She was a human being! How could she be called a dirty thing?
Seeing her confused look, Ma Hehua said directly, "Didn't you notice? Look at your feet."
Tang Xueli glanced at it, puzzled, and that one glance made her heart stop beating.
"How...how come I don't have a shadow?" she said, her lips trembling, her heart filled with fear, her face showing a hint of panic.
"You're asking me? Who should I ask? Look at yourself! You have such a big hole in your chest, and you're all filthy when you come to my house. Who are you trying to insult? Get up and leave."
Ma Hehua grabbed her, pulled her up, threw her out the door, and then slammed the door shut.
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