Around 5:30 the next morning, Jiang Lai got up to wash up. In the early autumn morning, the water in the vat was already a bit cold on the hands. Jiang Lai noticed Liu Shuping, who was feeding chickens in the courtyard, and after casually wiping his face, he walked over to help her carry the watering bucket.
"Why are you up so early? Your brother went to the next village to sell saplings and hasn't come back yet."
"Couldn't sleep, so I got up. You do your watering, I'm just idling otherwise."
"You girl... at last, you've become sensible."
Jiang Lai had always been quite filial, but being young, she liked to be mischievous and got angry easily. Because she was the youngest, her parents didn't have high expectations for her, which eventually made her develop a spoiled and dramatic nature.
Halfway through the watering, Jiang Qu also woke up.
