Gu Xiaoxia went to work. She told Li Long that she would render the meat left in the Big Courtyard when she came back and insisted that he leave it alone.
Gu Xiaoxia had washed the dishes too, refusing to let Li Long touch them either. It was rather nice, the two of them competing to do the chores.
Over their meal, Gu Xiaoxia had also told Li Long about Wu Shufen's situation. Li Long actually already knew that the village primary school would be closed this year, but he still showed a little surprise when Gu Xiaoxia told him.
Quite a few people had attended the feast yesterday, and there was no faulting the production team's cook. For the Li Family, eating meat was nothing unusual; they ate it every day. But for most people in the village, a feast was a rare chance to satisfy their appetites, so plenty of people had gone, making it a lively occasion.
The leftover dishes would not go to waste either. They would be poured into a large basin, with the hosts keeping most of them and each of the women who had come to help taking a small basin home.
By today's standards, those leftovers would be considered very unhygienic, but back then, they were a rare treat. After all, there were still pieces of meat to pick out. The housewives would heat up the leftovers, and the whole family would enjoy another "fine meal."
As Li Long rode back with his load, he saw the melon cart at the crossroads again, though someone else was manning it this time.
Most of the wheat fields on either side of the road had been harvested. Some of the wheat bundles had already been hauled away, leaving only stubble, while others were still