Early in the morning, Yuan Chun finished her meal, strapped on a basket, and instructed Geng Dalin and his wife, "Don't leave the house, don't go anywhere, just stay home and watch over the children and the house."
Geng Dalin looked worried, "Mother, it takes more than three hours to reach the county town. Let me accompany you."
Yuan Chun glared at him, "In this natural disaster and drought, she's a woman at home, protecting so many children, have you no heart?"
"Mother, there's no one else coming to our village, what's there to be afraid of."
Yuan Chun smacked him on the back of the head, "You fool, just because there's no one in the village doesn't mean outsiders won't come by. If a stranger wanders in and sees only a woman and a bunch of kids at home, all the food in the house will be gone."
