The villagers were not about to indulge the Gao family. They jeered, "If you dare to do it, don't be afraid of people talking! To sell your own daughter as a concubine to some old geezer—you’re a cold-hearted mother."
"That’s right! Even Master Hong is too old for her, how could you have the heart to let your daughter serve a man old enough to be her grandfather? I suppose money really does move people’s hearts."
Mrs. Yuan was driven mad. With a few sharp shrieks, she began wildly swatting at the crowd with a long broom, trying to silence their wagging tongues.
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