Wang Xing'er did not feel that she had done anything wrong. Instead, she spoke spitefully while looking in the direction of the village.
"Father, Mother, go back to the straw shed in your village first. I'll be back soon."
With that, she ran towards the big mountain.
"Xing'er, Xing'er, come back… Ahem, ahem."
The old woman could not get her daughter's attention and could only watch as she ran away.
"Sigh, this is a family misfortune."
Wang Xing'er's father sighed as he watched his daughter leave.
"Father, don't say that. She is only doing this for our family's sake," his daughter-in-law placated.
The old man looked deeply into his daughter-in-law's eyes but did not say what was on his mind.
He knew his daughter was not doing this for their sake. She clearly did not wish to live in the straw shed with many others who had the epidemic disease. That was why she wanted to bring them to her in-laws' house.
