The evening glow was already painting half the sky red. After changing into a white shirt and army green pants, Shen Weimin worked up his courage again and again, finally grabbing his things and setting off from Xiangyang Team.
'But is this outfit, the one the old man suggested, really appropriate?' He decided to forget about it. If his future father-in-law threw him out, he'd blame the old man and demand he find him a wife as compensation.
This was also the busiest time of day for the production team. After a long day, the wheat drying on the threshing ground needed to be winnowed, and what was ready had to be brought into the granary.
The threshing ground in Baizigou was sure to be bustling with people. Shen Weimin planned to walk past it with his four traditional gifts before heading to the Xu family's house.
