Chapter 172: Persimmon
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After thinking it over, she still felt uneasy and admonished for a long while. Then she added, "The weather’s gotten hot, and you have to walk such a long mountain road. You mustn’t overheat. Why doesn’t Laosi bring a tube of water for you to drink? The persimmons in the vegetable garden should be ripe by now. How about I pick a couple for you to quench your thirst on the way?"
It was only for Wang Yongzhu that she was willing to part with them.
Ever since arriving, Wang Yongzhu had never ventured into the vegetable garden. Though she had previously enjoyed stir-fried green persimmons with chili, which were sour and appetizing.
On hearing Old Granny Zhang’s proposal, she became interested.
Following behind Old Granny Zhang, she went to take a look in the vegetable garden.
The Wang Family’s vegetable garden was situated behind the Wang Family’s home, with a small door leading out from the yard to about an acre of vegetable plots.
Peasant families relied on their vegetable gardens all year round.
Most households tended them with great care.
The diligence of a family’s housewife, her ability to farm and manage daily life, can usually be discerned from the state of their vegetable garden.
The Wang Family was full of diligent people, except for the former Wang Yongzhu.