Third Grandma thought of Gu Daya running away with Qi Panzi, and felt so stifled that she cried.
Back when Daya ran away, she didn't dare tell Dashan and the old man the truth. Instead, she said Ms. Pan wanted to sell Daya off and she didn't want to be sold, but there was a peddler who was decent and took a fancy to Daya. Daya was also willing to go with him, so she decided on her behalf to let Daya follow the peddler back to his hometown to marry.
If she hadn't said so, everyone within ten miles and eight villages would know Gu Daya eloped with Qi Panzi!
If Gu Daya ever came back, she wouldn't even be able to enter the village. She would be cursed to death.
Even though she had spread the word that she had arranged for Gu Daya and Qi Panzi, people still gossiped about Gu Daya behind her back, calling her shameless, not preserving the dignity of womanhood, and running off with a peddler.
