Wu Shufen swatted Lin Lan playfully. "Grandma will take you. Your mom's being mean, refusing to take you and laughing at you instead."
Li Xiangyang smiled and took his hand. "Come on, Uncle will take you."
Now that he had someone to go with, Little Douzi wasn't scared anymore. He turned and ran toward the pigpen.
Wu Shufen said to Lin Lan, "Morel mushroom chicken soup is very nutritious. I'm going to the Lin family's place up ahead to buy a hen, and I'll get a rooster too for tomorrow."
Lin Lan nodded. "I'll go with you."
Wu Shufen knew she wanted to pay. "You don't need to go. Stay here and keep your aunt company!"
Wu Shufang smiled. "I'd like to go for a walk with you, too. Let Little Lan and Xiangyang stay home."
"Okay!" Wu Shufen stood up, took off her apron, and got some candy. The two sisters left together, heading for the house of their kinsman, Lin Changgui, which they had passed on their way.
