"Come in! I just heard your conversation with the neighbors. Our house is simple, so please don't mind." said the woman.
Su Chenyu said: "Thank you for taking us in, auntie, but we won't stay here for free, we will pay you."
As soon as we entered the door, we could tell that this family was not doing well. The few people who were a little hungry felt embarrassed to ask the owner for food.
The woman said, "Alright! You can give as much as you like. I see you're wearing clothes that seem to belong to wealthy families, so I'll accept them. If you were poor and wanted to stay at my house, I wouldn't accept the money."
Su Chenyu said: "Aunt is right, thank you for your help."
The woman said, "I'm the only one at home. My husband and son are in the city and won't be back tonight. There are two rooms left. After talking to this young lady, you boys can squeeze into the remaining one. It will be enough for you to sleep. I'll change your quilts and give you clean ones."
Several people nodded and thanked him.
The woman said, "You probably haven't eaten yet, right? If you don't mind, I'll make you some rice porridge to fill your stomachs. It's quite tasty to eat with the vegetables I pickled."
Su Chenyu said, "I'm really sorry to bother you, auntie, but don't worry, we will pay for the food."
The woman nodded and started to get busy. Several people sat on the side and watched her open a small cloth bag filled with white rice. She was very careful not to spill a single grain.
"Auntie, what happened next door?" Su Chenyu asked in confusion.
The woman sighed and said, "It's just a hard life. You say that if we ordinary poor people have a pretty girl, we will be targeted by bad people? No one dares to stand up for us! We can't afford to offend them. The ones who suffer the most are ordinary people like us who have no money and no power!"
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