After the women left one by one-some slinking away awkwardly, some swaggering off without a care, some blushing with embarrassment, and others smiling as though nothing had happened-the men also looked uncomfortable and told Father Ye and the others, rather awkwardly, that they would come back later.
Once the large crowd had filed out, Ye Second Sister-in-Law began cursing.
"What kind of people are they? Every last one of them acts like a beggar, coming to our door the moment they catch a whiff of something good, then openly snatching things! They make it sound so nice, saying they're helping... helping, my ass! Do I need their help? Don't I have hands of my own?"
Seeing that the people outside had not gone far, Ye Yaohua quickly tugged her arm. "Keep your voice down. They haven't gone far yet..."
"So what if they haven't? Considering they're relatives, and some are even our elders, and we all live in the same village and see each other all the time, I couldn't point at their noses and curse them. Can't I curse them behind their backs either? I'm not the one with a guilty conscience or in the wrong. Am I not even allowed to speak? I didn't curse them to their faces. Can't I do it behind their backs?"
Ye Eldest Sister-in-Law also said angrily, "They were like bandits raiding a village. The moment they arrived, their eyes were darting everywhere, wishing they could scoop everything into their arms. What an ugly display of greed. Absolutely shameless."
Still not satisfied, Ye Second Sister-in-Law planted her hands on her hips and went to the doorway to continue. "A few of them even took clothes just now. Lucky for them they ran fast, or I wouldn't have been able to stop myself from