Lin Lan came out of the old lady's house carrying two packs of brown sugar, two bottles of liquor, salted eggs, and zongzi. She also packed the fatty pork Li Xiangyang had brought into her back-basket, said goodbye to Lin Yuezhen, and headed to Yang Liying's house with the basket on her back.
After paying her back, the two sisters-in-law walked toward Yang Liqun's house together.
Lexing Team was divided into three smaller squads, and the third squad was the farthest from the city.
The old couple of the Yang family had originally married all three of their daughters into the same production team. Part of the reason was that the conditions near the city were better, but it was also so the sisters could be nearby to look after their youngest brother.
They walked along a water channel for over an hour, then turned right onto a raised path between the fields. The path was just wide enough for two people to walk side-by-side.
