Chapter 529: Chapter 529 Unclean Chapter 529: Chapter 529 Unclean In the kitchen basket, there were a few watermelons that Xuexue had picked from the watermelon field last night, intended as a gift for each of the village’s elders, letting them have a taste—after all, she and her mother still needed to live in Mo Family Village.
It never hurts to build good relationships with people of status within the village.
Moreover, watermelons were already flooding the markets of Jingshan Town.
Xiaohe Restaurant’s fame had grown significantly, attracting patrons from wealthy families in neighboring counties who came specifically to place watermelon orders.
Watermelons were selling fast and for high prices, unaffordable for the average household.
The Mo Family Village had been buzzing with talk, a mix of envy and jealousy, so when word got out that Big Bull had left, those who were jealous began to spread rumors in an attempt to find some psychological balance.
Those unable to get rich themselves resented the wealth of others.
Of course, there were also those who took advantage of the fact that the household was all female, intending to steal watermelons at night to sell in the County Town for a quick fortune. However, each person haunted by such crooked thoughts, sneaking into the fields at night, ended up being scared off by Xiao Taohong.
After scaring off several groups, no one dared to consider stealing watermelons again.
After breakfast, Xuexue carried the watermelons and visited each elder, delivering one to every one of them.
That morning, Xuexue’s fierce confrontation with Lady Li by the riverbank had already spread throughout the Mo Family Village, so when the villagers saw her, they avoided her as if she were a ghost!
This girl is too formidable; it’s better to keep a distance.
Having finished delivering the watermelons, Xuexue went straight to the watermelon field without a sideways glance, as Shopkeeper Fan’s carriage was coming, and she still had to go pick watermelons.
With Big Bull gone, Xuexue couldn’t manage everything on her own, but thankfully, Shopkeeper Fan brought a few helpers to resolve the issue.
As soon as Xuexue’s figure disappeared, the villagers began their behind-the-back chatter.
“Oh! Xuexue is quite the business hand, but she’s become increasingly fierce, not at all ladylike. Who would dare to marry her now?”
“Exactly, she’s too fierce. That’s why Big Bull ran away.”
“Oy, you women, still daring to gossip here? Didn’t you see what happened to Lady Li at the riverbank today? Better be cautious—if Xuexue hears you, it won’t end well for you,” Madam Ruan said as she passed through, returning from a visit to Lady Li’s home, overhearing their gossip and exaggerating the situation.
Seeing that it was Madam Ruan, and knowing she was on bad terms with Xuexue, they all said with dismissal, “We’re not like Lady Li, who can’t keep her mouth shut, always blurting out that Xuexue isn’t a virgin. It’d be strange if she wasn’t beaten for cursing, really, it’s Lady Li’s own fault for having a loose tongue.”
“Giggle giggle giggle….”
Madam Ruan let out a mocking laugh: “Do you know whether Xuexue is a virgin?”
Everyone shook their heads.
“That’s the point, Lady Li didn’t say anything wrong, yet she got a beating from that Xuexue girl.”
Madam Ruan paused, noticing everyone had fallen silent, and then added mysteriously, “I’ll tell you, there’s something off about that Xuexue girl. Ever since Aunt Sun entered the household, she’s changed; she used to be so meek and mild, like a little rabbit, but after biting off Aunt Sun’s ear that night, she’s become unreasonable and aggressive. I suspect she might be possessed by something unclean.”
In recent days, there’d indeed been frequent whispers in the village of ghost sightings.
Take Erlaizi, he’s encountered ghosts for the second time now, still lying in bed moaning; the doctor treating him said Erlaizi keeps shouting about a ghost.