Sighing repeatedly, the Second Uncle's wife left Zhao Jing's home.
Only after she was out of sight did Chen Wanqing return to the house.
A moment later, she and Zhao Jing came out of a room together, with Xiang'er trailing behind them.
Xiang'er chattered away, "Big Brother, are we going to First Uncle's house to get the ox-cart? At this hour, Dashan should have already taken people to the county town, right?"
Taking Chen Wanqing's hand, Zhao Jing said, "We're not going to First Uncle's house. I made arrangements with Dashan yesterday for him to take us to the county town for the day. He should be waiting for us at the village entrance now."
Sure enough, Dashan was waiting for them under the willow tree at the village entrance.
Seeing them approach from a distance, Dashan extinguished his pipe and began to untie the cart's rope from the tree.
