"Hey... you idiot, are you possessed by evil spirits? You're actually going against all the villagers just for an ugly girl?"
"She's definitely possessed by an evil spirit. Besides, I don't believe this ugly girl is capable of saving your little flower."
“…”
Erlang ignored the villagers' gossip and welcomed Shu Jiaying onto his boat.
As if nothing had happened, he asked, "Big girl, what are you doing going to town so early?"
Shu Jiaying first looked up at the villagers' hostile eyes, feeling a little puzzled, but she still chose to ignore this unfriendly attitude.
She answered Erlang sweetly, "Uncle Erlang, I want to go to the town and sell the herbs I picked in the mountains yesterday at the pharmacy.
Oh right... Is Xiaohua's stomach still hurting? Can she get up normally now?"
"Xiaohua..."
Erlang was about to speak when bursts of laughter came from the cabin.
"Hahaha...did I hear you right, ugly girl? You're just a wild girl from the mountains, how would you know what 'herbs' are?
I advise you to go back and apologize to your parents and ask them to take you in again, otherwise one day you will starve to death in the mountains and no one will know.
"Uncle Tao, it's useless for you to persuade her. She made a clear break with her parents in front of Granduncle Yang. Now, even if she kowtows a hundred times in front of her parents, it will probably be of no use.
I think this girl is crazy because of poverty, huh... and she still wants to sell herbs?
I'm afraid the owner kicked her out before she even entered the pharmacy."
When Aunt Gu heard what Zhang Gouzi from the village said, she immediately showed an expression that this was the case.
With a stern face, she advised, "Ugly girl from the Shu family, although what Brother Gouzi said may not sound nice, honest advice is always unpleasant to the ear. You should go back quickly. Don't embarrass yourself in Fengyun Town. Otherwise, with your appearance, everyone will know that you are from Guangming Village, and we will definitely be embarrassed along with you."
"I……"
Listening to these people's sarcastic remarks, Shu Jiaying wanted to stand up and retort, but before she could open her mouth, she was stunned and could not stand.
Erlang stood in front of Shu Jiaying and said in a protective manner: "Uncle Tao, Zhang Gouzi, Aunt Gu, and everyone present...
I think you are bored because you have eaten too much or what?
You all get up early and go to bed late. Aren’t you going out just to make a living?
I say... who made the rule that only you are allowed to go out to support your family, while Jiaying deserves to wait at home to starve to death?
We are all from the same village, and I don’t want to say anything too harsh, but there is one thing I just want to advise everyone: Why should poor people make things difficult for poor people?
Alright… that’s all I have to say. Anyone who wants to take my boat can sit tight. If anyone wants to get off… I, Erlang, will not stop them.”
"Erlang, why do you talk like that..."
Dissatisfied with Erlang's tough attitude, Aunt Gu, who was about to speak, was stopped by Chunxi who was sitting next to her.
Chunxi winked at Aunt Gu, and Aunt Gu immediately understood that if she continued talking, she would definitely be the first to be kicked off the boat.
Glancing at Shu Jiaying with disgust, she reluctantly sat back in her original seat.
Most of the villagers on the boat were there to watch a good show, but when they realized there was nothing to watch, they all fell silent.
Erlang glanced at everyone indifferently, then pulled Shu Jiaying to sit near the bow of the boat. Worried that Shu Jiaying would be sad after hearing those unpleasant words, he comforted her in a low voice.
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