Chapter 157

The villagers of Five Gate Village were taken aback when they saw Willow. "I must be seeing things, is that Willow? Why is she here?" "Didn't she move out? If she doesn't work, she might not even get her share of rations." "That's why, why did she insist on moving out in the first place? Now she knows it's not easy to live on her own, huh?" After all, Willow had been married into the village for over a year, and they had never seen her work, including at last year's seasonal harvest work. So, it's no wonder the villagers looked so surprised to see her. Among them, there were many traditional elders who had never agreed with separatism. They even felt a spike of satisfaction, thinking, "This disobedient little girl should learn what hard work is like." Only those who were close to Willow, like Alice and Agatha, heaved a sigh of relief, their faces showing relieved smiles. Agatha, who was here for the season's work meeting, didn’t invite Willow because she had been through a lot recently