Chapter 12: Collapse
People naturally side with the weak, feeling sympathy for them and standing up for them. Although Luo Er’s family produced such a disgrace, damaging the reputation of Kao Village, seeing how these weak and disabled people are still made to fetch water for the old woman, people can’t help but say a few words in support.
This is a common mindset, and Beisitian exploits it.
Given her current physical condition, if she had to carry these two buckets of water today, it would waste all her efforts for this month and might even cause further injury. What’s more, she simply couldn’t carry them!
Being bullied like this by the old woman, how could she not be strategic!
Beisitian wasn’t completely pretending. Although she could get out of bed and walk daily, she hadn’t walked such a long distance before. If she didn’t support herself with a stick, she might not even finish the journey. If anything happened on the way, Mrs. Qin wouldn’t be able to handle her alone.
By the time Beisitian reached Uncle’s door, her forehead was covered in fine sweat, her face ashen. Even this distance was too much for her weakened and injured body!
Mrs. Qin, behind her, didn’t feel anything while carrying two buckets of water. Hearing Beisitian panting heavily ahead and slowing down noticeably, the furrow on her brow deepened.
"You wait here for me. I’ll go in alone." With that, Mrs. Qin bypassed Beisitian and walked inside, her pace noticeably slower. Though she often came here, it wasn’t like her own home, and carrying two buckets, any stumble would be unwise.
Seeing this, Beisitian took a couple of deep breaths, steadied herself, and shouted towards the inside, "Aunt! Aunt!"
She just called out, not saying anything else to prevent those inside from pretending not to hear.