Chapter 20: Ride an ox cart to town
After such a delay, the sun was already high when Ding Xiang went out.
Before going out, Dingxiang told Sangua and Zhenzhu to take good care of the house and bring them delicious food when she comes back from town.
When the two little ones first heard that she was going to town, their faces showed longing.
At their age, who doesn’t like the excitement and who doesn’t like to go to the town to broaden their horizons.
Ding Xiang thought that she had something to go over this time and had to go back quickly. It was really inconvenient for her to have two children alone.
So I simply pretended not to see their expectant looks, but in order to appease them, I promised to come back and bring them delicious food, which made the two little ones smile.
Dingxiang had already asked Sangua about how to get to the town.
So as soon as she went out, she walked towards the entrance of the village, and sure enough she saw a bullock cart parked there to collect customers.
According to what Sangua said, you need to climb two mountains from here to the town.
If you go there on foot, it will take three or four hours, but if you go by bullock cart, it will only take two hours.
Many villagers choose to set off early in the morning, before it is bright, just to save a few cents in fares.
Dingxiang didn't want to walk so much, and would rather spend a few dollars.
"Uncle, is this a bullock cart going to town?" Ding Xiang stepped forward and asked politely.
The uncle who drove the bullock cart looked back following the voice. When he saw clearly that it was Ding Xiang who was talking to him, he was obviously stunned for a moment.
It's not that I was fascinated by Lilac's beauty, but I was confused by her polite language today.
At this moment, there are several women sitting on the bullock cart. They all have relatively good family conditions and can afford to ride on the bullock cart occasionally.
"I said, Old Man Li, what's wrong with you? Widow Ding's eyes were straightened when she looked at her."
What these country women like to do most is to stir up trouble and make noise.
Old Man Li's face suddenly turned red. He was an honest and arrogant man who was not good at words and was a little overwhelmed by the crowds of several women.
Ding Xiang frowned and looked at the group of booing old sisters-in-law.
"Dear sisters-in-law and aunts, my uncle is an honest man, so don't bully him."
But they didn't expect that it was okay if she didn't speak, and they became even more enthusiastic when she spoke.
A middle-aged woman with acne on her face showed her yellow teeth: "Oh, Widow Ding, we just said a word, and you feel distressed?"
The lilac-skinned woman looked at the pimple-faced woman with a dead smile and said, "Look what this aunt said, which eye of yours can see that I feel distressed? I just can't bear to see you bullying an honest person."
"Oh, I never noticed before that you, Widow Ding, can be so generous."
"This is not a matter of righteousness. I just have something to say."
The woman choked on Lilac, and since there was no one here to help her, she felt bored and simply closed her mouth.
After waiting for a while, the women sitting on the bullock cart began to complain.
"I said, Old Man Li, how long will it take to wait? The sun is so bright that I almost have a heat stroke."
"Yes, there won't be anyone around now, so we'd better leave as soon as possible."
Ding Xiang wiped the sweat from her forehead. She was almost dying of heat. There was no shelter here, and they stayed in the sun for almost half an hour.
Sure enough, whether in ancient times or modern times, this kind of carpooling is the most annoying thing.
"Okay, okay, let's go." Old Man Li took the cow's head and waved the whip.
For two hours on the road, these women couldn't sit still, so they soon started chatting again.
It's nothing more than trivial things, some talking about other people's gossip, and some talking bad about their own family members.
Ding Xiang had no intention of joining them. In fact, she already regretted sitting in the same oxcart with them.
Chirping non-stop is really annoying.
Several people chatted with each other, and finally someone noticed that Ding Xiang had not spoken, and someone couldn't help but talk to her.
"Widow Ding, are you going to town to buy fabrics again this time?" The man kept talking and actually poked her with his elbow, "I see you just bought a lot a few days ago, and you are going to buy it again.
, isn’t it too wasteful?”
Immediately, a second woman came over and said, "Yes, yes, you bought so much cloth, but I usually see Da Gua Er Gua San Gua Zhen wearing shabby clothes, but you change them every day."
You dress in patterns, but you never thought about making new clothes for a few children?"
"Sister-in-law Wang, you don't know this. Widow Ding only has herself in her heart, and her children are just like picked up in the field."
"My father is gone and my mother won't care. The children are pitiful."
Ding Xiang had a ball of fire in her heart, but now she saw them coming to make fun of her again.
If she still didn't react at this time, they would really think that she was easy to bully.
She sat upright suddenly, with a rude tone in her voice: "My children are not pitiful, so I won't worry about you. I want to close my eyes for a while, and please speak in a lower voice."
Chapter completed!