The village chief hurried over when he heard the news and, seeing that the crowd had dispersed, quickly grabbed someone and asked, "Is everything alright? Has everyone left?"
"Yes, we were waiting for you village officials to sort things out, but now it's as cold as a dish of yellow flower vegetables!" Old Lady Li gave him a piece of her mind and headed home.
Only after everyone had left did Yang Erdan help Yang Yonghua back to their house.
As soon as they entered, they ran into Zhang Laozhan, who had just come out.
Upon seeing Zhang Laozhan emerge, Yang Yonghua unleashed all the anger she had pent up: "You useless thing, I was nearly ruined by the gossip of the entire village while you hid inside like a turtle, and now you come out when everyone's gone! What are you doing out here?"
Zhang Laozhan was Yang Yonghua's live-in son-in-law, who, being poor and from a family with many brothers, had always struggled to find a wife.
