After the three young wives finished their work shifts, they didn't idle about; aside from eating, they spent their time visiting neighbors and gossiping. By the next morning, the rumors about Zhang Jiang's family had taken on a new shape.
The mud in the main riverbed hadn't been fully cleared yet; it was expected to take another two or three days. Early in the morning, Li Baoying ate her breakfast and headed to the river embankment, finding a spot to start working. The topic of the day remained the goings-on at the Zhang Jiang household.
"I heard that yesterday, Zhang Jiang's wife forced Jinlin's mother to claim her child hadn't been beaten?"
Chapter 25