The ratio was completely off. Because of this, she had to change her plans for the day on the fly. She scrapped her original morning trip to the commune and decided to go to the Provincial City instead.
After picking and choosing, she packed the perishable and overly abundant items—like eggs and freshly picked persimmons that hadn't yet been made into jam—into a straw-lined basket.
Then, aside from a trip to the "outskirts of the back mountain to gather firewood" and back, she stayed obediently at home, not even taking a single step outside until after dark.
Her good behavior was so convincing that Old Mrs. Xu started to worry she'd go stir-crazy, so she had no choice but to agree to let her go to Chaoyang County the next day to deliver some vegetables to Doctor Tian and her mentors.
Of course, Old Mrs. Xu didn't forget to have her bring a portion of the vegetables to Shen Mingquan and his wife, too. And just like that, Xu Changqing had the excuse she needed.
