A villager said to Er La Niang, "This wild boar is supposed to go to Su Qing's house."
"Why take it to that girl Su Qing's house?" Er La Niang flew into a rage. "My son killed this boar! Even if Su Qing helped watch over it, giving her a few pounds of meat is enough. How much more could she want? For all we know, my son probably saved her life! And as the saying goes, a debt for saving one's life must be repaid with marriage."
Er La Niang's voice was shrill, and everyone heard her loud and clear. The surrounding villagers started murmuring among themselves. Earlier, when Zhang Erlai had rushed down the mountain looking for Zhao Youcai to help carry the boar, many had heard that Su Qing was watching over it. However, they didn't know that Su Qing was the one who had actually killed it. They naturally assumed that between a young man like Zhang Erlai and a young girl like Su Qing, it must have been Zhang Erlai who killed the boar.
