Back at home, Lian Shouxin, Wu Lang, and Xiao Qi all sat on the kang bed, while Lady Zhang and Lian Manman opened the cabinet to prepare the items for Lian Shouxin and Wu Lang's travels.
Lian Shouxin needs to go to the pasture in the west tomorrow, while Wu Lang will go to the county town. Xiao Qi isn't going anywhere; he will stay home with Lian Manman and Lady Zhang to arrange the New Year's festivities.
"When we were leaving, the Old Master wanted to see us off into the fields. I noticed his movements weren't as nimble as before," Lian Shouxin said after a pause.
Everyone nodded at this; they've all noticed that Old Master Lian's health was declining day by day. It was precisely because of this that they were so upset today.
