"During the disaster relief, weren't there many grown men who did the same? If merely teaching them how to plant potatoes leads to gossip, then maybe it's better not to teach them at all. But I think the farmers only have their minds on how to fill their stomachs and wouldn't harbor any vile thoughts."
Zhang Xiaoying rebuked them with just the right amount of force.
The two men became somewhat embarrassed.
The taller one hurriedly said, "Doctor Zhang, that's not what I meant. It's just that where there are many people, some will talk nonsense..."
"Those who just want to eat their fill won't talk nonsense. Only those who have eaten too much and are bursting at the seams are idle enough to have itching tongues."
"Uh, that makes sense. Why don't we do as Doctor Zhang suggested before? We'll go back and report, and let Master Xu visit the prefectural city next season?"
"But if the Prefectural Magistrate blames us, what should we do?"
