Splendid peasant girl busy farming

Chapter 11873

The next day, at the crack of dawn, Sixi's eldest uncle, Sixi's youngest uncle, Sixi's mother, and Sanxi, carrying a basket and three bundles, quietly left the village while most people were still asleep and there were few people on the roads.

But at the village entrance, they encountered several villagers who had gotten up even earlier than them.

Among these people were old men and women who got up early to collect manure, strong men who went to the pond to fetch water, and village women who squatted by the pond at the village entrance with basins and buckets, vying for so-called good stones to wash clothes.

When the old men and water carriers encountered Sixi Niang and her group, they didn't find anything wrong with it. Some even greeted them as they passed by.

"Si Xi Niang, where are you all going so early in the morning?"

Si Xi's mother had a stern face, and she had an old blue cloth tied around her head to cover her head, both to block the wind and to hide her face.

Her two exposed eyes were filled with anger and displeasure. Even though she had them all covered up so tightly, these villagers really had no sense of propriety. Why did they have to greet her like that?
"Going to the county town to take care of some business!" The eldest uncle of Sixi, who was walking at the front, was older and more experienced. In addition, he had been visiting Sixi's relatives in Changping Village for more than 20 years and was already familiar with most of the people in Changping Village.

Even if you can't recall the names of all the people immediately, you'll still recognize their faces.

"Are you going to see Sixi's father and Daxi and Erxi?" The man carrying water stopped and asked again.

Sixi's uncle sighed and nodded.

The other person also raised his hand to wipe non-existent sweat from his forehead and said, "It's good to go and see what's going on. We all believe that Sixi's father and the others are honest and law-abiding villagers. Logically speaking, they should have been arrested by mistake."

Sixi's uncle opened his mouth, wanting to say that this was a trap all along, and that they had just made a mistake.

Sixi's father and his family lack vision, are short-sighted, and like to calculate small things. But if you asked them to do bad things, I doubt even the whole family, father, sons, and brothers, would dare to do it together!
However, some things can be said, while others should be said with caution, because there are some people that they cannot afford to offend.

Especially after visiting the Luo family yesterday and personally experiencing the oppressive power of authority, he understood.

They really do have servants, and these servants are all very arrogant. Moreover, they have more than one servant. In addition to the arrogant servant who is like a steward, there is also a burly, strong man who can lift him and Sixi's mother, both of whom weigh over 100 pounds, at the same time.

Besides these, they also have other forces that they cannot see.

What Uncle Sixi is most annoyed about right now is that his sister and brother-in-law have provoked such a 'evil force'. So at this moment, when faced with the water carrier's words, he just smiled awkwardly and didn't reply.

Just kidding. You can't judge a book by its cover. Who knows if this seemingly honest and kind-hearted water carrier, who looks so sympathetic and trusting towards their family, will turn around and go and tell the Luo and Yang families on them?
If they truly cared about the Sixi family, why, after a day and two nights since the incident, have they faced the blatant indifference of the village head and several elders? As fellow villagers, why don't they stand up and speak up for them? Why don't they join forces to exert public pressure on the village head and elders?
To put it bluntly, everyone is afraid of the power of the Luo and Yang families, and only dares to gossip behind their backs. That's all.

Uncle Sixi had no interest in talking to the 'kind-hearted' villager carrying water. Just then, Sixi's mother, who was following at the back, impatiently stomped her foot and said, "Brother, let's go, don't delay us!"

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Uncle Sixi bowed to the villagers carrying water, and the four of them continued on their way. As they passed the pond embankment, the two women who had come to wash clothes early in the morning had already noticed them.

Although these women were also filled with curiosity, they didn't greet and ask questions like the water-carrying men did.

They not only won't ask questions, but they'll also deliberately turn their faces away, making an evasive gesture.

This characteristic exists not only in Changping Village, but also in the surrounding villages around Mianniu Mountain. It is an unwritten rule, and it is unknown when or from whom this rule, or rather, this "old saying," originated.

It is said that if someone is going on a long journey early in the morning, or going to see a doctor, take an exam, or do something very important, and the first person you meet on the street is a man, then congratulations, your mission should be successful.

Conversely, if it's a woman, then I'm sorry, she might fail...

This claim, at its core, is a feudal superstition disguised as metaphysics, and has absolutely no scientific basis whatsoever.

Tragically, the powerful force behind the advocacy and belief in this doctrine, and the active and strict implementation of it, is none other than the women of all ages from the surrounding villages.

They spread the word... They really looked down on themselves and belittled themselves.

Therefore, the women washing clothes by the pond just now turned their faces away to avoid the water. This was a subconscious action, and it also revealed their ignorance and backward thinking.

It wasn't until Sixi's mother and her group crossed the pond and walked onto the official road leading to Qingshui Town that the women couldn't help but start chattering.

"Did you see that? That woman with her face wrapped in a handkerchief was Sixi's mother. She was probably afraid we'd recognize her, so she turned her face away. But little did she know that with her wobbly gait, we could see right through her no matter how she was covered up!"

"Exactly, people in the same village see each other all the time, you'd recognize them even if they were burned to ashes."

"Besides, Sanxi is here too, and so are her two brothers from her maternal family. We're not cowards, how could we not recognize her!"

"Hey, what do you guys think? It's so early in the morning, the fog hasn't even lifted yet, where are they headed?"

"Is there even a question? Her family came over with lots of bags and packages. It's probably because something happened at home, and her brothers came to take her away to avoid the storm!"

"No, no, they're not newlyweds. They can't just take her back if something happens. She's been married for decades. Her parents aren't even around anymore, are they? Would her brother care if she lives or dies? Even if he did, his wife wouldn't stand for it. She'd rather rot in her husband's family than let her die!"

The women spoke very bluntly. If they lived in the future and learned to use their phones to watch short videos and drink toxic chicken soup for the soul, they would sigh and say: "Once a woman gets married, she has no home. She can't accept her husband's family, and she can't go back to her own family. Please love yourself well for the rest of your life."

"I think they're heading towards the county town, probably to visit someone in prison." Among the women, one with a sharp head and a bit of intelligence was slowly washing the clothes in her hands, analyzing the situation as she spoke.