She was just about to go out when the old woman entered the house, holding a bowl—the food she had struggled to get for them to eat.
They collided suddenly, and the bowl flew out of the old woman’s hand, hitting the floor. The bean cakes inside scattered across the ground.
Because of the overwhelming frustration in her chest, the old woman burst into tears. Crying, she said:
“Do you know the hardship I went through before getting this bean cake for you? They insulted me despite my age and my grey hairs before they finally agreed to give it to us, because it was on credit. And you just let it fall to the ground…”
She couldn’t even finish her words because of the pain.
Husanna froze, her whole body going cold. She had not done it consciously; she wasn’t even in her right mind moments ea
