The little girl looked at Ye Shuang's full basket, then looked down at her own almost empty basket, and for a moment she didn't know what to say.
The Li family clearly didn't plant much wheat, so how come there are so many ears of wheat in the field? And those ears of wheat seem to have grown legs; Ye Shuang can pick up several as long as she bends down, but she can't find a single one even when she looks carefully with her head down and bending over.
"Speechless now, huh? You're just a freeloader and you still have the nerve to talk about others? Shuang'er, let's ignore her. Come on, my family just got a huge sweet melon today! I'll treat you to some!"
As the sun rose higher, Li followed Ye Shuang to the old tree by the field, the same old spot where Ye Shuang and her friends had made their promise.
Now, the area under the tree is filled with villagers who have come to cool off and rest for a while. Everyone is sitting under the tree chatting and laughing. When the children on the swings saw that Ye Shuang had arrived, they quickly made room for her: "Shuang'er, come and play."
Ye Shuang didn't want to sit on the ground, so she agreed and sat on the swing. Just as her friend was about to push her, another friend called out to her, "Shuang'er has been in the sun for so long. What if she gets dizzy from being pushed like this? Shuang'er, quickly eat a melon to cool off."
Actually, the weather wasn't hot at all, even though it was already autumn; it was even a bit cool. But as soon as Ye Shuang arrived, all the friends who used to like to hang around her naturally started to gather around her again.
And those melons and swings were just excuses for them to stay by Ye Shuang's side.
A moment later, the mother and daughter also came over. Seeing Ye Shuang surrounded by all the children like a star, they scoffed and said, "She's already so seductive now, who knows what kind of vixen she'll become in the future!"
One of the friends overheard this clearly and turned to the woman, saying, "Auntie, we came back late that night, and I think I saw a man enter your room?"
These words immediately silenced the surroundings. You must know, this woman was a widow who had remained chaste for decades in the village. She was the kind of woman in the village who could even have a chastity archway erected for her!
Everyone looked at her suspiciously and began to whisper among themselves.
"No wonder we never lacked food, even though we only grew such a small amount of crops. So that's how it is!"
"Ah, it's not like the village won't let her remarry, why does she have to do that kind of thing?"
"Some women just love this kind of thing. Humph, keeping their chastity? Their homes are practically brothels now!"
"What kind of good girl can a woman like that raise? I bet that little girl is just like her mother."
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The growing clamor of discussion left the mother and daughter with nowhere to hide.
Ye Shuang watched the fleeing figure and sighed slightly. It was a pity for that little girl; she probably didn't have many days left to live. She was destined to face this death she had brought upon herself.
Standing next to Ye Shuang, Zhao Tangtang seemed to sense something and looked at the little girl. She whispered in Ye Shuang's ear, "Sister Shuang, there's no need to sympathize with people like this. They brought it on themselves."
Ye Shuang nodded slightly. That's right, she didn't need to pay too much attention to people who were trapping themselves in their own traps.
She took the melon from her friend, took a bite with a smile, and exclaimed in delight, "This melon is so sweet and delicious!"
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