The mother and son headed home.
Just their luck.
They had just reached the mouth of the alley when they saw a group of busybodies sitting together, gossiping about the affair in Zhao Village.
In fact, it wasn't just this alley. A look around the entire county town would reveal that wherever people gathered, you could hear the story of "one girl promised to two families."
But as the story spread from person to person, it began to change. A single walk around the county town, and you could easily hear a hundred different versions.
