The children were also upset. They loved playing in the river during summer. The water wasn't deep, and even five or six-year-olds could play there without fear of drowning. It was the perfect spot.
But now, they felt disgusted and didn't want to go there anymore.
Very angry!
The river was where they washed their clothes. After such a disgusting event, they didn't want to wash there for a while.
Old Lady Fan stripped down and spent two solid hours washing in the river, yet she still felt a stench all over her body.
The entire Fan family was cloaked in dense gloom. Everyone stood in the yard, the summer air filled with unbearable stench. It wasn't just their family; even nearby neighbors could smell it. Naturally, someone brought up what happened in the afternoon.
Why should they, the neighbors, have to suffer just because your family messed with a widow?
Old Lady Fan might be a shrew, but that didn't mean others were pushovers. Several women stood at the door, cursing loudly.
