He Ting's hometown.
At the entrance, there were many traces of rotten cabbages and rotten eggs, and some even splashed feces into the yard, because many villagers thought that He Ting would humiliate them in this village and tarnish the reputation of the village. They wanted to drive He Ting away.
Now those rumors had almost been claimed to be true by those who gossiped about it. And everyone thought that He Ting must have done something illegal outside, so that she would be retaliated on by others.
Looking at the trash in the yard and even the stinky shit, He Ting sat feebly at the door of the hall. Since her husband died, people had said that there was something wrong with the widow's door. If any man appeared in her house, people would say that she had stolen a man.
After He Ting learned about these taboos, in order to maintain her reputation, she did not contact any men i n the village or allow any man to appear in her house. But even so, she still could not stop those people from gossiping.
Those words lingered in He Ting's mind like a curse. She had no choice but to go out to work. She even spent money and rented a house in order not to hear any gossip from the villagers.
He Ting didn't want to come back this time unless she had no choice. But without a job, where could she go?
"He Ting, for a woman like you to mess around outside, you still have the face to return to the village and bring shame to the entire village."
"Get out of here. Don't tarnish the reputation of our village. We don't want to live in the village with such a slutty bitch like you."
"You really don't know how to be ashamed. I don't know how many men you have seduced outside. Who knows if there will still be anyone coming to make trouble for you? What if it gets us into trouble?"
"You evil witch, get out of here."
Outside the door and outside the courtyard, the sound of cursing could be heard continuously. He Ting could only cover her ears, pretending that she had heard nothing.
This was her home. How could she leave here? Even if she escaped for a moment, she had to come back.
Moreover, those people outside the door were not qualified to drive her away!
"Here comes the village chief. Here comes the village chief."
"Village Chief, hurry up and think of a way to get He Ting out of our village. Otherwise, the entire village will be shamed by her."
"You can't let such a shameless woman stay in our village."
Yang Fu was a big-bellied middle-aged man. He had heard about He Ting. In the past, he was very interested in He Ting, but he didn't know that He Ting was unwilling to submit to him. He had long wanted t o find an excuse to retaliate and threaten He Ting, but he had never had a chance.
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