Meizi sighed. "No matter what, it's not our place to say anything. Liu'er's mother probably wouldn't be happy about Liu'er being sent back by the Tang family, either."
The two fell silent, lost in thought as they watched the peach blossoms dance before them. They stayed that way until Zhao Qing came trotting over with a small basket and shouted, "Sister Juhua, Sister Meizi, are you done resting? It's time to get back to work."
They looked at each other, smiled, and then got up to continue gathering wild vegetables.
When the sun was high in the sky, Juhua and the other two went their separate ways home. As she reached the gate to her courtyard, she saw Liu Yunlan heading to the river to wash vegetables, with little Hulu strapped to her back in a cloth carrier and a basket in each hand.
