Whenever the season arrived, Qiao Xuan would enlist Mrs. Jia's help to gather the ripe fruits, providing her with a basket.
Strawberries remained available from March to November, and Qiao Xuan had instructed Mrs. Jia to pick them freely to prevent damage to the seedlings.
Anan and the Jia family took delight in harvesting strawberries. Whenever the siblings embarked on a picking excursion, they always invited Anan to join them, and he eagerly obliged.
Qiao Xuan even intended to arrange for them to play together more often.
However, before Shao Yunduan departed, a messenger arrived with news of a visitor at Lord Shao's ancestral home.
"Guests from our hometown?" Both Shao Yunduan and Qiao Xuan were taken aback. Guests from their hometown? If it were Shao Dalang or Shao Sanlang, they would have recognized them. Who else could it be?
Regardless of the visitor's identity, Shao Yunduan felt compelled to greet them.
