I am the stepmother of my son, and the little villain has changed into a little cotton-padded jacket

Xiao Ze's face didn't look very good either. He shook his head at his younger brothers and sisters, signaling them not to speak.

Then Wen Shutang pushed the door open and walked in. He glanced at the faces of the three children and said nothing for a while.

Xiao Ze looked at her face carefully, but didn't notice anything wrong with her expression. Could it be that she didn't hear it?

"I'm going to go into town. Do any of you want to come with me?"

Upon hearing this, the three children's faces changed. Xiao Wan was so scared that she took two steps back and hit her knees against the headboard. She gasped in pain.

Xiao Ze reached out to support her, then looked up at Wen Shutang, his eyes full of caution and vigilance.

Xiao Ye's face turned even paler, and he pursed his lips tightly without saying a word.

Looking at the reactions of the three children, Wen Shutang couldn't tell how he felt.

There was no expression on her face as she looked at them with a calm voice.

"I'll say it again, I won't sell any of you anymore, and I won't beat you for no reason like before, but I will punish you if you make a mistake. It's up to you whether you want to go to town or not. I won't force you."

After hearing what she said, the three children stood there in a daze, their eyes full of disbelief.

Xiao Ze frowned and looked carefully at the expression on Wen Shutang's face, as if he was trying to find a hint of lying, but he found that Wen Shutang's expression was calm and he didn't look like he was lying at all.

Xiao Ye showed a moment of hesitation and confusion on his face. He turned to look at his eldest brother and found that his eldest brother was also frowning and thinking.

He looked at his younger sister again. Xiao Wan's face was still very pale. It was obvious that she was still immersed in the shadow of being sold last time and had not yet come to her senses.

When Wen Shutang saw that no one spoke, he probably knew the answer.

"Then you three should look after the house. I will be back before dark. Don't open the door to anyone you don't know."

After giving her instructions, just as she was about to leave, a voice called her.

"I, I'm going..."

Wen Shutang turned his head to look over, and Xiao Ye took a few steps forward hesitantly.

This was something she had not expected. After all, Xiao Ye had just said that he wanted to seek revenge on her, but how could he actually follow her to the town on his own initiative?

"Okay, let's go."

Wen Shutang didn't think much about it, it was his own decision after all.

Instead, Xiao Ze coughed heavily, and Xiao Wan looked at Xiao Ye with great concern.

Xiao Ye looked back at them, said nothing, and followed Wen Shutang.

My eldest brother is injured now, and my younger sister was frightened by the human traffickers last time. No matter what conspiracy the stepmother has, let's go after him.

Wen Shutang took Xiao Ye to the entrance of the village. Da'an Village was some distance away from Qingshui Town, and the villagers usually took ox carts to go to the town.

The mother and son arrived at the perfect time. Uncle Liu, who was driving the car, saw that there was no one around and was about to leave.

Wen Shutang called out from behind to stop them.

The fare was one cent per person, so Wen Shutang took out two cents from her cloth bag and handed them to Uncle Liu, then carried Xiao Ye onto the bus and sat in a corner.

Everything was going peacefully along the way, but someone couldn't stand Wen Shutang and wanted to jump out and cause trouble.

A woman sitting at the innermost part of the ox cart glanced at Wen Shutang and Xiao Ye, snorted with disdain, then turned around and spoke to the woman next to her.

"Oh my, some people may look decent but actually want to sell children. You can't judge a person by his appearance, tsk tsk."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone in the car turned their eyes to Wen Shutang. After all, everyone in the village knew that Wen Shutang was the stepmother of three children. She beat and scolded the children every day, and a few days ago she wanted to sell her youngest daughter to a wealthy man in the town.

Wen Shutang's expression did not change. She knew the woman who was speaking. She was Xu Chunhua's mother, Aunt Wang.

Maybe Xu Chunhua was rejected by Wen Shutang and went back to complain to Aunt Wang.

Aunt Sun, who was beside Aunt Wang, laughed awkwardly a few times but did not respond to her.

"No, maybe I was just confused for a moment, please stop talking."

Aunt Sun was also Wen Shutang's neighbor and lived not far from her home. However, because the original owner was too aggressive and didn't want to deal with her neighbors at all, the two families rarely interacted with each other.

Xiao Yizhuo is an outsider and is not very familiar with anyone in the village. It was only after he married Wen Shutang that he was considered a member of Da'an Village by the village chief.

When Aunt Wang saw that Aunt Sun was not on her side, she immediately became unhappy.

"What do you mean? Selling a child is something you suddenly think of. You must have had this idea for a long time, and you sold the child while the father was not at home."

Seeing that Aunt Wang was getting more and more excited, Aunt Sun couldn't help herself and could only smile at Wen Shutang embarrassedly.

Wen Shutang also smiled back and had no intention of paying any attention to Aunt Wang.

Aunt Wang felt a little embarrassed when no one paid attention to her, so she reached out and pushed Aunt Sun twice.

"Don't talk to them, or they might sell your child too."

Wen Shutang then looked up at Aunt Wang and sneered.

When Aunt Wang heard the laughter, she glared at her angrily.

"why are you laughing!"

"If you have time to gossip here, why not take care of your daughter's marriage? I remember she will be in her early twenties after the Chinese New Year. Tsk, she is really an old maid. Be careful that no one will want her."

"You! What nonsense are you talking about! How dare you curse my daughter to never get married!"

Aunt Wang's sore spot was touched, and she immediately glared and started cursing.

Everyone in the village knew that Xu Chunhua was a well-known old maid in the surrounding villages, but no one wanted her even though she was already twenty years old.

Wen Shutang touched his earlobe out of boredom and muttered softly.

"Why use a curse? I can't get married anyway."

When Aunt Wang heard this, her eyes almost popped out of her head. She raised her finger and pointed at Wen Shutang's nose as if she was going to hit him.

Her movements were so big that the ox cart shook, and Uncle Liu shouted loudly in the front.

"Just sit still, what if you fall over?"

Only then did Aunt Wang calm down and glared at Wen Shutang hatefully.

"Don't stare at me. Be more virtuous in your words in the future. If you are virtuous enough, your daughter will be married off."

Wen Shutang's tone was sincere, as if he was really giving her advice.

The other people in the car laughed quietly when they heard this.

Aunt Wang felt her face burning as she listened to the laughter of the people around her.

"Stop laughing!"

Everyone on the ox cart fell silent, and Aunt Wang could only shut up and stop talking.

Wen Shutang narrowed his eyes and snorted in his heart, thinking that with such little fighting power, he still wanted to come out and cause trouble.

Xiao Ye sat obediently beside Wen Shutang, listening to the noise from several people without saying a word.

Well...if it was the original stepmother, she would have fought with them a long time ago, right?

It didn't take long to reach the town.

Wen Shutang carried Xiao Ye down from the car, turned around and heard Uncle Liu talking.

"Come back here and get on the bus at the latest at twilight hour. We won't wait for you if you're late."

Wen Shutang thought about it and calculated that the You hour should be around six or seven in the evening.

There are still several hours left, which is plenty of time.

She nodded to Uncle Liu and reached out to hold Xiao Ye's hand.

Xiao Ye felt a little uncomfortable when she held his hand, and felt weird all over.

"There are a lot of people in this town, you have to hold on to me, otherwise we'll get lost in the crowd and I won't be able to find you."

As soon as she finished speaking, Wen Shutang felt a small hand suddenly grasping her little finger.

He smiled imperceptibly and walked towards the street with Xiao Ye.

They passed many stalls along the way, with all kinds of small gadgets on display. Not only did Xiao Ye look around curiously, but Wen Shutang also looked here and there with curiosity.

The street was filled with the aroma of snacks. Xiao Ye looked at the wonton stall in front of him and subconsciously swallowed his saliva.

Wen Shutang noticed his little action and reached out to touch the few coins left in the cloth bag. He didn't know if it was enough, so he decided to sell something first.

Wen Shutang did not go directly to a place to sell things, but went to a clothing store. She didn't know the prices there yet, so she asked around first to avoid being cheated.

When the shop assistant saw someone coming, he came out to greet the customer with a smile, but when he saw clearly what Wen Shutang and Xiao Ye were wearing, he immediately showed a look of disgust.

"Go away, beggars, get away from me. There is nothing for you here."

Wen Shutang's face darkened. Although her clothes were not very good, she was not a beggar.

Evil capitalists, evil snobs!