Chapter 272: Mr. Zhang Visits His Sister 1
In the early morning, Mr. Zhang woke up and couldn't fall back to sleep. He lay on the kang in the east room. Underneath was a soft mattress, and he was covered with a warm and fluffy cotton quilt, while beside him was the gentle snoring of his wife.
In the darkness, he seemed to see his elder sister, Zhang Dan Ni, curling up her frail body, trembling as she resisted the cold. Her head of white hair stood out starkly against the old dark cotton quilt.
Mr. Zhang had complex feelings towards this elder sister—pitying her misfortune, resenting her lack of ambition. A weak mother had raised timid children, which was the misfortune of that family and the consequence she brought upon herself.
