From a distance, Yang Wan could vaguely hear them talking—
"How come we never noticed there was such a beautiful woman in our village before? Look at her face, even though it's a bit dirty, it's so smooth and delicate. If you could just take a bite of it, wouldn't it be even more tender and delicious than the pork belly we eat during the New Year? Hahahaha..."
"What do you mean by 'pork belly'? Can't you speak properly? Do you think your wife is pork?"
"If she became my wife, hehehe..."
These men looked to be quite old, but their appearances were rather questionable, and some even had obvious physical defects.
They're either blind in one eye, or they have birthmarks or scars on their face.
It seems this must be an old bachelor from the village.
Yang Wan lay there, unable to utter a single word. The group of old bachelors hurled filthy insults at her for a long time. Seeing that Yang Wan did not resist, and did not even raise a stick to beat her like the young widows in the village, they became even bolder and said even more vulgar things.
It was like spewing filth from his mouth; it was utterly foul.
Seeing that Yang Wan didn't move at all, as if she was lying there letting them bully her, the old bachelors boldly climbed over the wall and leered into the house.
One person led to two, three... and more and more people climbed over into the yard.
Yang Wan's heart jumped into her throat.
She had been to the countryside before. In those days, education was not widespread, and many people's ideas were ignorant and barbaric, and they didn't even have much of a concept of the rule of law.
Such a person is truly capable of anything.
She's so sick she can't even move. What if they really...
Yang Wan had heard many stories about the fates of women who were abducted to the mountains, and her heart pounded faster and faster.
Grandma Yao came in from the doorway. Perhaps because she was hard of hearing, she didn't notice the people who had climbed over the wall. She was smiling as she walked towards Yang Wan'e, intending to give her some water.
Yang Wan nervously glanced at the old lady, then looked outside.
The old lady was stunned for a moment. Although she couldn't hear, she could clearly sense that Yang Wan's emotions were off.
She followed Yang Wan's gaze and looked outside—and immediately understood what was going on.
The old woman flew into a rage, grabbed a broom from the corner, gritted her teeth, and lashed it at the people in the yard, swinging it wildly.
Several bachelors cried out "Ouch!" and started cursing.
"Damn it, she actually hit me! That damned deaf old woman, we're from the same village, how could she be so ruthless!"
While hitting people with a broom, the old woman also banged on the large water vat in the yard with a stone, making a series of sounds.
This was a signal from the elderly woman and her neighbors seeking help.
Over the years, the neighbors have felt sorry for the old lady because she is deaf and has difficulty living, so they told her to make a sound if she needed anything, and someone would come to help immediately.
Over the years, whenever something happens at the old lady's house and makes a noise, the neighbors will immediately drop what they are doing and rush over to help.
Upon hearing the noise, many neighbors rushed over.
Seeing that things were not going well, the old bachelors dared not stay any longer and quickly scattered and ran away.
The old lady stood at the door with a broom for a long time, then walked around the house with her neighbors to make sure everyone had left. Only then did she breathe a sigh of relief, thank her neighbors, and hurriedly go back inside.
As the old lady walked into the house, she couldn't help but sigh, raising her hand and gesturing frantically at Yang Wan, her face filled with anxiety.
The old lady was holding a bowl of medicine earlier, and her purpose was quite obvious, which is why Yang Wan could barely guess it.
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