Chapter 35: A Human Mind Outwits a Dog’s Mind
Xifeng was the same. She hadn’t talked much to Shen Meng recently. After her son went out to play, he surprisingly brought back a bag of dumplings for her. Gao Gao repeated what Ming Liang had said, and the couple was very happy, knowing in their hearts that Shen Meng had truly changed for the better and would live a stable life from now on.
"Head of the household, Zhenping’s wife is raising four children alone. Aunt Sanjin is not as nice as people say. When you’re not busy, why not help Zhenping by delivering some firewood and fetching some water, right?"
Lu Yongjun nodded again and again, taking the dumplings from Gao Gao and feeding one to Xifeng.
"Ah, I understand now. You eat first. Wake up our daughter too and let her eat a couple; Mingyang’s mother has given us so much. It’s clear that it’s meant for our whole family to eat. Quick."
"Alright."
A meeting was held in the threshing ground. The tense autumn harvest had ended. After delivering the public grain to the storage, the remaining grain was to be distributed. There wasn’t much to be distributed this time; the bulk came at the end of the year.
Starting today, Shen Meng planned to go out. She slung a dustpan over her shoulder, leading Ming Kai with one hand and holding a grass-cutting shovel in the other. Ming Fang also followed behind them wearing clean clothes.
They hadn’t walked far when Wu Xianglan, munching on pumpkin seeds, leaned against the wall and called out to her.