Not long after Xiao Man returned home, Guan Ailan showed up, just as promised, with a small cloth bag of corn flour. She also brought Mo Linghui with her. Mo Shuixia had a lot of chores at her house; to be able to go into the mountains with everyone tomorrow, she had to work frantically today to get it all done.
Her neighbor from the back, Jiang Xuehua, came over to fetch water. When she found out what they were up to, she quickly filled her water vat before running over to join the fun. Of course, she wasn't just there for the spectacle; she wanted to get her hands dirty. An opportunity to learn was an opportunity to master a skill that would surely come in handy one day.
