Just as the Ding family was ruminating over their poor move and contemplating how to rectify it, a rumor, started by a beggar's mouth, was already spreading. The gossip detailed the story of how the Ding family acted like the treacherous wolf in the parable of Dongguo and the Wolf, ungratefully betraying those who had shown them kindness.
By the time the Ding family got wind of the news, it had already become the talk of the town. After all, the incident in front of the candied fruit shop had many common folk as witnesses, and naturally, word spread from one to ten, and ten to a hundred.
But was this enough?
Of course not.
Old Mrs. Ding had provoked Old Mrs. Qin into having a stroke, so a cause would naturally result in an effect.
