Madam Zhou didn't take the idle gossip outside to heart, believing that in such a small village, nothing could be hidden, and whether her man had come back or not would be obvious to everyone, so sooner or later they would stop talking.
But she was being too naive and underestimated the malice of people too much, what wicked and nasty things couldn't those envious of you do?
Malice often arises in the blink of an eye from within the heart.
The rumors about the changes in Wufu's family grew more and more intense, especially after the rush to plant crops was over, the idle talk became even more unpleasant.
Madam Zhou was unaware of this, having not gone to the village to buy tofu or fish since the day she spoke with Tofu Beauty, instead sending Hongyu or Liu Jin with the money to do it.
Wufu was also oblivious, having taken on an order from Shopkeeper Lin and was focused on drawing the draft.
That day, an incident occurred when Liu Jin went down to the village to buy fish.