"Here it is, Rosemary!"
After walking for about twenty minutes or so, Karen dropped Rosemary off at the older woman's home.
"Auntie, are you home?"
Before she reached the front door, Karen was already outside shouting loudly for the older lady, who was soon seen coming out from inside the kitchen room.
"It's Karen, come in and sit down!"
As soon as Karen entered the courtyard, the older woman greeted her with a stool.
"Auntie, no need to work, I'm almost back to cooking, Uncle asked me to send Rosemary back, her hand was pecked by my hens, so Uncle let Rosemary come back first!" Karen looked at the older aunt and said with a smile.
Once the older woman heard Karen say that the hen had pecked Rosemary's hand, she hurriedly put down what she was holding and went to Rosemary's front, grabbing her jade-like hand to look at it.
"Aiya, look at such a beautiful hand pecked by this hen, it's all bruised and purple!"
"Auntie, I'm fine, it's just a small injury, I'll be fine soon!" Seeing the aunt's eyes full of heartache, which made Rosemary's heart very sorry.
If it were not for your own whim to catch that chick, you would not have let the chicken peck, let alone upset Uncle and Aunt.
"I don't know how your uncle brought you up, I'll have to talk to him about it when he comes back, he's getting irresponsible!" The older aunt said more and more angry, see her now this look, can't wait to fight with uncle immediately.
"Auntie, it's really not my uncle's fault, it's my fault for not taking good care of Rosemary, so don't be angry!" Karen saw that the aunt was very angry, afraid that the uncle would be scolded when he came back later, said in the side.
"Auntie, don't be angry, it's just a few pecks from the chicken, isn't this normal in your area?" If the aunt really quarreled with the older lady over this matter, then she would really be guilty.
In fact, Rosemary is right, in the countryside inside this kind of thing is indeed no big surprise, but when I think of the two of them only easily back from the ghost gate there, naturally is not willing to let them in the injury.
When they were first brought back, Wilson's foot was broken and Rosemary was lying cold by the river, still pregnant with her baby, and at that time he wondered how deep the hatred was that made someone throw them into the river and leave them to fend for themselves.
Several times I wanted to ask them what was going on, but I swallowed my words for fear of touching their wounds.
"Well, the aunt is not angry, you should be more careful in the future, fortunately today is to the chicken pecked a few times, if it is to the dog bite, then it will be trouble, you know?"
"Got it auntie, I'll pay attention next time!"
Seeing that the older woman was not pursuing the matter anymore, Karen spat her tongue at Rosemary, stood up and said, "Auntie, it's getting late, I'll go back first!"
"Good, then I won't keep you for dinner, go back early and cook for your father!"
"Then I'm leaving!" After saying that, Karen headed outside.
Looking at Karen's departing back, the older woman sighed softly and said, "Poor kid!"
Rosemary was about to ask about Karen when she heard Wilson calling her from inside the room.
"Auntie, I'll go in first and check it out!" With those words, Rosemary was already walking towards the room where Wilson was staying.
Just as she walked in, Rosemary saw Wilson leaning back on the bed, his eyes on her the whole time.
With him staring at her like this, Rosemary felt a sense of being caught in an adulterous relationship!
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