The plans of Chu Manduo and his wife are temporarily a mystery to everyone, but the eldest, Chu Mandun, is truly anxious.
How could he not be worried?
Today, it's up to him and his wife to, ahem, find some meat.
So, halfway through the afternoon work, Chu Mandun handed the hoe over to his wife and whispered, "I'm going to take a look in the mountains. If the team leader asks, just say I went to the latrine."
The eldest sister-in-law was used to it—there wasn't a single diligent soul in the Old Chu Family, and slacking off was a common occurrence. Otherwise, how could a grown man earn only seven or eight work points a day?
In this village, other strong laborers earned at least ten, or even twelve points.
