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Several washing women covered their mouths and chuckled secretly.
Su Qingyue wasnât someone to mess with. As she put down the wooden bucket filled with clothes, she picked up a small stone and flicked it with her finger. The stone shot out and hit Liu Xiaohongâs heel.
Liu Xiaohong, who was squatting by the river and enthusiastically hitting the âlittle person,â felt a numbness in her heel and fell forward.
Splash! She fell into the river, still holding the stick she used to hit the âlittle person.â
âOh! She fell into the river?â Su Qingyue pretended to be surprised, âTruly, troublemakers have their own retribution.â
âHa haâ¦â The women laughed heartily.
Wang Cuihua laughed the loudest, âThe troublemaker fell into the river. Letâs see if she still dares to be treacherousâ¦â
Liu Xiaohong couldnât swim. She floundered in the water a few times.
Fortunately, she knew that the river wasnât deep because her cousin Liu Xianglian had fallen into it before. She stood up, water reaching her chest, and coughed violently, choking on several mouthfuls of water.
Ding Erâs wife asked, âHow did Liu Xiaohong, who was fine just now, fall into the river?â
âWho knows.â Another woman picked up the conversation, âItâs said that hitting a âlittle personâ is like hitting a ghost. Itâs easy to get haunted, so donât do it randomly⦠Maybe she was pushed into the river by a ghostâ¦â âReally?â Several women were frightened.
âAnyway, donât hit âlittle personsâ randomly.â Wang Cuihua continued, âLiu Xiaohong brought it upon herself. If she doesnât learn her lesson, she might drown in the river next timeâ¦â
After hearing this, Liu Xiaohongâs face turned pale, and she didnât dare to provoke any ghosts or spirits. She quickly climbed up from the river and ran away without even washing her clothes, her face still white.
Two other women who were washing clothes also left in a hurry after finishing quickly, scared. n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
Ding Erâs wife didnât care, âAre there ghosts in broad daylight? I think Liu
Xiaohong just fell into the river by accident.â
âMaybe.â Su Qingyue took out the dirty clothes from the wooden bucket and placed them on a stone by the riverbank. âWeâve run out of soap pods at home. Iâm going to pick someâ¦â
âI have plenty here.â Wang Cuihua handed her a large bunch of soap pods, âNo need to go. Here you go!â
âThanks.â
âYouâre welcome. They donât cost anything anyway. The village has lots of soap pod trees, so we can pick them whenever we want.â
âOkay.â Su Qingyue began washing clothes as well.
She scooped a large bucket of water from the river and poured it over the pile of clothes. After repeating this twice, all the clothes were wet. She initially intended to squeeze the soap pod liquid out with her hands, but since everyone else was using a stone, she decided not to show off so blatantly.
So she also found a stone to smash the soap pods into a liquid paste. âWooâ¦wooâ¦â The little bastard stood on the bank, making dog barking sounds.
Wang Cuihua looked back, âHuh? Where did this little dog come from?â
âOh, itâs a little mongrel dog.â Ding Erâs wife also said, âThis dog is so young; it must have been weaned not too long ago. Its fur is ugly⦠I wonder whose dog this isâ¦â
Many families in the village had dogs, so one little dog didnât draw much attention. The women who were still washing clothes glanced at it, exchanged a few words, and didnât bother with it anymore.
Su Qingyue said, âItâs mine.â
She didnât mention that it wasnât a dog, but a wolf.
If the villagers knew the little bastard was a wolf, they would probably not tolerate it. It was better not to mention it for now.
âSo itâs yours.â Wang Cuihua said, âThis dog is quite ugly. If you like dogs, Qingyue, I can catch you a better-looking one. My maternal familyâs dog just gave birth to puppies, much better-looking than this one. She gave birth to a litter of four. When the puppies are weaned, Iâll go catch one for you..â