But the oxcart was only so big, so the two of them had nowhere to hide.
Especially Yang Wanqiu, although these people did not name names, everyone could tell that they were talking about her, but she could not refute them, since they did not mention her name.
So Yang Wanqiu could only sit there and get angry.
When Yang Wanqiu did these things, she was determined that no one would know about her past after she returned to the city.
And indeed, she had become bolder after what happened with Shen Wenge, thinking that as long as she was careful, no one in the village would find out.
But only today did she realize that what she had done had not been hidden from these bumpkins in her eyes. On the contrary, she was like a clown, and what she thought was a secret was known to everyone, and not just one person.
This realization sent a chill down Yang Wanqiu's spine. Although she wanted money, she didn't want to gamble away the rest of her life.
She also longs for a beautiful love and marriage, and wants to meet a man who truly loves her, just like Chen Shuning and Gu Xinyi.
How did things turn out this way? Why is it that even though she has memories of her past life, her life is not as good as Chen Shuning's? In her past life, she was loved by a man like Gao Hongyuan for her entire life.
In this life, when she first discovered that Gao Hongyuan liked Gu Xinyi, she was happy and even gloated, wanting to see how Chen Shuning's life would be without Gao Hongyuan's protection.
Who would have thought that Chen Shuning had some incredible luck, and after losing Gao Hongyuan, she actually met He Chaoyang, who was even more outstanding than Gao Hongyuan.
However, because of her rebirth, Yang Wanqiu became more and more convinced of karma and retribution. She dared not confront Chen Shuning, whose luck was so good that she was furious. So, although she was extremely jealous, she dared not get close to Chen Shuning anymore.
Because every time she went to cause trouble for Chen Shuning, she was the one who ended up getting hurt.
She blamed Shen Wenge's incident on herself for causing trouble for Chen Shuning, which led to such a big problem for herself.
So it's not that she didn't want to cause trouble for Chen Shuning, but that she didn't dare.
This is also why she, who actually hated Shen Hongmei, agreed to let her stay at her place; she wanted to use Shen Hongmei as a weapon to deal with Chen Shuning.
The people around Yang Wanqiu did not let her off the hook because of her silence; instead, they started discussing her even more enthusiastically.
Although Chen Shuning disliked Yang Wanqiu, he wouldn't take advantage of her misfortune at this time.
He had no choice but to turn to He Chaoyang and start chatting, "Brother He, how did you usually spend the New Year? Were you in the army or at home?"
Although He Chaoyang didn't like Yang Wanqiu either, he couldn't say anything. He was originally thinking of finding a topic to talk to Old Yang about.
Now that his wife had spoken, he was naturally more willing to chat with her, so he told Chen Shuning about the interesting things that happened during the Spring Festival in the army in the past.
The oxcart had barely left Hongqi Town when snowflakes began to fall from the sky.
Seeing that He Chaoyang's shoulders were soon covered with snow, Chen Shuning quickly lifted the blanket to wrap him up as well.
He Chaoyang's attention was always on Chen Shuning. When he saw her lift the blanket, he reached out to stop her and wrapped the blanket tightly around Chen Shuning again.
He Chaoyang assumed Chen Shuning wanted to get something, so after wrapping him up again, he smiled and said, "Just stay put. I'll get you whatever you need. It's windy right now, so don't let it blow on you."
Looking at He Chaoyang, who was earnestly wrapping himself completely in the blanket, Chen Shuning said with a wry smile, "I know it's windy right now, so I wanted you to cover yourself with a blanket too."
Chen Shuning took out a double quilt, which was very popular at the moment and had been influenced by her. It was big enough for two people to share, so Chen Shuning thought that He Chaoyang should also share it.
Most importantly, she had just secretly stuffed two heat packs under her buttocks, and now her buttocks felt warm and cozy. She wanted to stuff two more for He Chaoyang as well.
But the oxcart was full of people, and she was afraid of being discovered without a blanket to cover herself.
However, He Chaoyang didn't know that he thought Chen Shuning could be wrapped up tightly in the quilt by herself, so that there would be no draft. But if there were two people, it wouldn't be so tight.
So she immediately refused: "No need, you wrap yourself up properly, I'm not cold."
He Chaoyang raised his wrist and glanced at his watch. It wasn't even two o'clock yet, but the sky was already overcast, like five or six in the evening. With snowflakes swirling in the air due to the strong wind, visibility was already extremely low. If it got any later, it would be even more difficult to travel.
With some concern, he turned to Old Yang, who was driving the cart, and said, "Grandpa Yang, it looks like this blizzard isn't going to stop anytime soon. We need to speed up, otherwise the road will be even worse when it gets dark."
Old Yang knew this all too well, but he was too kind to the ox and couldn't bear to whip it too hard.
But the old man also knew that He Chaoyang was right. If they waited until dark to travel, not only would the ox suffer, but the people on the cart would also be in danger.
So, steeling himself, he raised the whip and lashed the ox's back. The old ox, in pain, quickened its pace and began to trot along the snow-covered road.
The roads were slippery with snow, so Old Yang had to concentrate on maneuvering the reins and controlling the oxcart.
The others on the oxcart heard the conversation between the two and stopped talking, looking at Old Yang with worried expressions.
"Uncle Yang, it's just a bit windy, why are we going to travel at night?"
Normally, when we return to the village, it will be dark by then, but we won't have to travel at night. People from Heilongjiang Province know how dangerous it is to travel at night in this kind of weather.
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