The Town's Leisurely Everyday Life
Before the old woman could refuse, the female traveler from earlier came over to support her. "I'm heading into town anyway. Why don't we go together?"
The old woman pulled her hand away and patted her legs to show she was perfectly fine. "A Flying Device will come to pick me up in a bit."
The technology in this Sub-district was advanced enough to support this kind of convenient device. The old woman only needed to use her terminal to call for help, and a Flying Device would arrive right away. Its built-in monitor could even give her a preliminary diagnosis before determining whether she needed to go to the hospital. If not, it would take her straight home.
The old woman thanked them for their kindness and took the basket from Xu Huo.
Watching her bend over, carry the basket on her back, and head down the mountain by herself, the female traveler said, "Some old people are just like that. They don't like interacting with others, and they're not too fond of convenient devices either. They rely more on their own legs and hands."
"Don't worry. If anything really goes wrong, emergency equipment will get her to the hospital for treatment right away."
Xu Huo nodded, then asked the woman for some advice on carving fruit pits before leaving the mountaintop.
As he reached the foot of the mountain, the painted woman darted out from the side. The cats were gone, but she had several little balls of fur she had made from cat hair—her spoils.
Of course, plucking the cats' fur had also earned her the displeasure of some people. When she showed off the little fur balls, someone nearby had even muttered, "What a lack of manners."
The painted woman heard