Chapter 11: The Sin of Gender 11
Inside the room, Mrs. Wang lowered her voice unhappily and said to the village chief, "What are you thinking? How could you agree with the second lady's idea? You know how troublesome that old woman from her family is. If she finds out, neither the second lady nor her mother will have a good time!"
The village chief took the tobacco pipe hanging from his waist, filled it with tobacco, lit it with a flint, and took a deep puff, exhaling two streams of white smoke from his nose.
"I know about it, but this isn't as simple as you say. Even if the second lady and her mother comply with everything Old Chen wants, they still don't have a good life. They suffer hardships and exhaustion day after day, and that old woman looks down on them. This isn't something the second lady and her mother can change by putting up with and complying with Old Chen."
Taking another puff of smoke, the village chief tapped the tobacco pipe and continued, "The few families in the village who occasionally help the second lady and her mother are kind-hearted, but no matter how kind, if they always give without return, it's fine for a short period. However, over time, anyone would feel uneasy.
The second lady and her mother want a better life, and they need the support of the villagers! Relying on Old Qin's family is not enough. If it weren't for people like Aunt Hao watching over them and helping, who knows how Old Chen would have tormented the second lady and Mrs. Bai!
It's rare for a young girl like the second lady to be more understanding than anyone else, not stingy with food, and knows how to repay kindness. She handles things more openly than any of the adults in that family.
Now that she's shared this meat, it's entirely her own gesture of kindness. Those who receive her things will naturally be pleased, at least feeling they didn't help a thankless person, and will be more willing to lend a helping hand in the future.
Although the second lady will inevitably get scolded when she goes back, this wild boar was her own catch. Even if Old Chen is unhappy, she can't do anything to her. In the long run, it's only beneficial for the second lady!"
After hearing the village chief's words, Mrs. Wang understood, pondering her husband's words carefully, and said, "It's indeed true. Not to mention others, just take me as an example. Although I used to give her things, not expecting a child's return, it was because I felt sorry for her. She could work as hard as an adult, yet couldn't even get a full meal; it wasn't easy on me.