"The Song family has a younger brother; I'd like to buy some dried candy!"
“I said I wanted to buy floral fabric, and these two bolts of fabric look nice.”
"Candy, buy candy! Last time we went there, the De Kui brothers said the sugar buns were delicious!"
Several people crowded into Boss Mu's general store, selecting items to take to the Song family.
In the back room, Granny Cui rolled her eyes and muttered, "Shameless slut, seducing men everywhere."
The boss, Mr. Mu, who was serving her acorn tofu, said with a stern face, "Granny Cui, what you're saying doesn't make sense! The women in our Broken Gold Town are precious. Have you seen anyone flirting with men everywhere?"
After the tragedy, very few women remained in Broken Gold Town; they were all respectable women with families.
Granny Cui spat and pointed at the soldiers outside, whispering, "Didn't you hear those men going to the Song family? What do you mean by a young woman who hasn't married yet bringing men home every day?"
Boss Mu glanced at her sideways: "Everyone has friends and acquaintances. The young man from the Song family drinks with your son-in-law, but other people are not allowed to drink at home."
What, just because you have one in your family, does that mean everyone else is like that?
Song Liyun was a loyal friend. Even though she knew that the Xue family had bought the acorn tofu, she still let her resell it and even took the initiative to lower the price by one coin.
A couple of days ago, I heard about the nursing home from somewhere and even took the initiative to deliver food to those elderly people living alone.
They also said they would send a bowl of acorn tofu every two days from now on.
People are all made of flesh and blood. She had just arrived in Suijin Town and didn't know anyone, yet she was giving him gifts. Naturally, Boss Mu regarded Song Liyun as a member of Suijin Town.
When Granny Cui heard him say that he "had one at home," she was so embarrassed that her face turned purple.
Although Xu Yan'er and Xue Zhuang's affair happened among the migrant workers, almost no one in the town knew about it at the time, but... the people in the military camp knew!
So much time has passed, and so many people have come to eat, drink, and play cards. Some men have big mouths, so the story gradually spread.
Xue Zhuang, a man, felt no shame; in fact, he seemed somewhat proud when others talked about him.
Fortunately, there were few wives and mothers in Suijin Town, and they didn't have much of a relationship. No one went to Cui Pozi to expose her shortcomings and curse her, so she thought the matter would just pass.
At this moment, Granny Cui tried to smear Song Liyun in front of Boss Mu, but she ended up getting slapped for sticking her face out.
"Boss Mu, you, you're talking nonsense!" Granny Cui retorted, her face flushed. "She's a woman, yet she runs around everywhere without any shame, even coming to my house to drink. Isn't that embarrassing?"
My daughter is not like that; she never goes out.
"What did I say? Aren't you the one saying all that?"
You said it yourself, we're coming to your house to drink. Your house sells alcohol, so if people come here and don't drink, they'll be left with nothing!
You complain about bad business and not making money when no one comes to your door. Then people come to drink, and you say it's embarrassing. You've said everything you need to say. So what would make you satisfied?
Besides, this is Broken Gold Town, not the capital. There are no rich young ladies here. If you have any shame, you'd stay at home and not even have a chance to live.
Although this place is only a hundred miles away from the Dilu Grassland, it is still a small border town and doesn't have those fancy customs.
Women on the grasslands ride horses to herd livestock, women on farms roll up their sleeves to work in the fields, and women in business have to show their faces in public.
In short, if you want to survive, you have to put aside your pride.
Boss Mu pushed the acorn tofu toward Granny Cui and said irritably, "Take it away, I have other business to do."
He's in business, and his customers are both men and women. If women don't go out, his business will be halved.
Leaving behind the sulking Granny Cui, Boss Mu turned and walked into the shop, beaming, "Hey! What are you gentlemen looking for? I have rice, flour, cooking oil, new fabric, leather boots, and some crispy sesame cakes that I just bought from Qili County yesterday..."
"Hey! This crispy sesame seed cake, I heard it tastes pretty good!" Wang Qi exclaimed after only hearing half of it.
Sending snacks is a good idea! I can also have a few to satisfy my cravings.
"Yes, yes, Boss Mu, bring me two catties of shortbread and two catties of wine."
Several rough-looking men were buying things in a very casual manner.
Granny Cui, carrying acorn tofu, walked past the soldier with a look of disdain: "You lowly people, you bastards, you're all just bastards."
Xu Yan'er has been married for almost two months, but Granny Cui's hatred for Song Liyun is growing deeper and deeper.
Especially a few days ago, the young couple even quarreled in the middle of the night. Yan'er cried and cried, insisting on a divorce, saying that Xue Zhuang was still thinking about his old lover.
Granny Cui naturally scolded her daughter, telling her not to cause trouble for her son-in-law, and that if they really got divorced, how would she go back to her parents' home?
That's what she said, but she still felt sorry that her daughter had married at a bad price.
Although running a restaurant allows me to earn money every day, a bunch of grown men are constantly coming and going from my house.
They're saying all sorts of filthy things; how can anyone live like that?
If Song Liyun hadn't gone out and wandered off that night, Yan'er wouldn't have gotten lost, and she wouldn't have been violated by Xue Zhuang right under her nose.
And this acorn tofu, even though she knew her family was selling it, that bitch Song Liyun still handed it over to Boss Mu, letting someone else make an extra three coins for nothing.
Granny Cui returned home with a gloomy face, cursing under her breath.
As soon as she stepped into the courtyard, she saw a drunk man vomiting behind the door. The pungent, sour smell almost made her vomit as well.
"You're going to get yourself drunk before noon! You can't drink, yet you keep drinking, and now I have to sweep the floor for you!"
Granny Cui was already feeling frustrated, but now that there were already drunkards before lunchtime, and the thought of having to spend the whole day like this made her unable to hold back her curses.
The drunkard, who was feeling dizzy and disoriented, reached out and touched her when he heard a woman's voice: "Woman, bring me some water."
Granny Cui was furious. She threw down the acorn basin and started tearing at the drunkard, yelling, "Get out! Get out of here!"
When Xue Zhuang came out of the house, Granny Cui had already been pinned to the ground by the drunkard... Her clothes were disheveled, her front was wide open, and the drunkard was busy unbuckling his belt.
I'll kill you!
When Xue Zhuang saw that this drunkard dared to be disrespectful to his mother-in-law in broad daylight, he was so angry that he kicked the man away.
Wife Cui was both ashamed and angry. She got up from the ground, grabbed a wooden fork, and started hitting the drunkard, yelling as she hit him: "I'll beat you to death, I'll beat you to death! You think you can bully me?"
As the fight raged, she felt both ashamed and angry, and couldn't help but burst into tears, wondering what sins she had committed to deserve this humiliation.
The drunkard, now awakened by the pain, realized his drunken misbehavior and howled, "Stop hitting me! I'll pay you back! I'll pay you back in silver!"
Pay up!
Xue Zhuang and Granny Cui's eyes lit up at the same time.
Granny Cui looked at herself: not a single hair was missing, this money came too easily.
But when she turned her head and saw the men around her looking at her with a lecherous gaze, Granny Cui felt a chill run down her spine. She lifted her skirt and rushed into the house, too afraid to come out.
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