By the time they left the Liu Family's house, it was already noon. They hadn't eaten or had so much as a sip of water, and they'd even gotten into a fight.
At this hour, the ox-cart heading back was already gone.
Xue Yue was a little hungry. She glanced at Mrs. He and thought, 'Forget it. I won't mention food. Let's just head back.'
They walked for nearly two hours under the midday sun to get back. Xue Yue was famished, and the long walk had left her completely exhausted.
Upon returning home, she quickly mixed a bowl of powdered milk and ate two peach pastries. Without bothering to cook a meal, she went straight to the kang bed to lie down.
Back at the old house, Mrs. He lay down as soon as she returned, not saying a word.
It wasn't just sadness over Erya being given away; it was, more profoundly, disappointment in He Yun.
