After the group had eaten their fill, they left Fangping behind to continue roasting fish while the rest tidied up and started chopping firewood.
Since they had brought the oxcart, they had to gather as much firewood as possible. There weren't any spare branches for them to collect back home, so if they wanted to stay warm in the winter, they needed to chop as much as they could.
Yuan Si had gone into the water three times, bringing up a full net of fish each time. In the end, Xiao Furen had to tell her to stop, saying they wouldn't be able to haul any more back. Only then was Yuan Si done. She contentedly put on her padded cotton jacket and squatted in front of the fire to resume eating roasted fish.
