After her afternoon nap, Ji Huan took Dabao to the Hu Family's home to return their dishes.
The moment she stepped into the courtyard, she heard a commotion from the main room. Inside, she found all the families who had partnered with them on the new venture.
After returning from their stalls, they had heard that the Cao Family had actually dared to come and cause trouble. Every one of them was filled with righteous indignation.
They had all learned the trade from the Hu Family and were in this together, so naturally, they had to back them up. Besides, they were all from the same village; how could they let outsiders come and run rampant?
But being angry was pointless. The troublemakers were already gone.
They had wanted to come and comfort Widow Xie sooner, but by then it was noon. With the morning's farm work mostly done, everyone was used to taking a short nap after their meal, so they had all agreed to come in the late afternoon instead.
