Huang Cuilan found it amusing. She said that the second family was very slick, loved to chat and be lively without delaying earning work points. She herself couldn't manage that and had worried several times, her heart pounding with anxiety.
The weather was gradually getting colder, and now the men who were coming and going, except those out to spread fertilizer and dung, were working everywhere. They had no choice but to rush before the ground froze, making tremendous efforts to tidy up the fields. This way, when spring came next year, they could plant more crops and everyone could get more rations.
