Chapter 395: If I Had Known Today, Why Bother in the First Place?
It wasn’t until the sun streamed into the house that she seemed to wake up as if startled, not bothering to comb her hair or wash her face, she bolted outside.
Everyone in the village had gone to work in the fields by now, and there weren’t many people around, at most a few elderly or children at home preparing meals and looking after the house.
As Song Chunhua ran past like a madwoman, some perceptive old folks saw her and shook their heads, thinking, "If only she had known this would happen, why did she do it in the first place?"
Song Chunhua, out of breath, made it to the Wang Family’s field where she had been yesterday, only to find it had already been cleared and not a soul was in sight.
When Hong Hua’s mother saw Song Chunhua coming, she shouted from a distance, "Hey, isn’t that Aunt Chun Hua? What’s the matter? You sold your son for one hundred taels yesterday and still think it’s not enough, and now you want more money today? I tell you, Aunt Chun Hua, one mustn’t be so shameless, you know? Yesterday, you signed the contract in front of the Lizheng and the Clan Leader, you aren’t having second thoughts now, are you?"
Song Chunhua’s face turned deathly pale, and she trembled, not knowing what to say.
People in the neighboring fields looked over and began pointing and whispering amongst themselves.
However, Hong Hua’s father, fearing that something might happen to Song Chunhua that could be blamed on his family, decided to intervene.
He pulled Hong Hua’s mother aside: "Enough, tone it down."
Hong Hua’s mother pursed her lips, snorted, and fell silent.
With kindness in his voice, Hong Hua’s father asked, "Aunt Chun Hua, is there something troubling you?"