Muniang relayed the whole story to Mrs. Lin without purposely withholding anything, and it took Mrs. Lin quite a while to come back to her senses.
Mrs. Lin said in disbelief, "Erliang has always been extraordinary, able to fight tigers and bears; I never imagined he would actually be a general!"
Muniang replied, "Mother, it's best if just our family knows about this, let's not spread it around. Not to mention the unusual stir it would cause in our village, those villagers are all gossips. Once the word gets out, our connection to Erliang could bring trouble upon us."
Mrs. Lin was alarmed, "Why would it bring trouble? Erliang is a general, not a bandit!"
"Have you forgotten how he came to our family? He was assassinated, a tall tree catches the wind. Some people want to deal with him, and he returned this time to resolve the matter, so let's not publicize Erliang's situation and unnecessarily add to our own worries."
