With Gu Qingyao around, the Gu family's meals improved significantly. Also with Third Uncle and Third Brother behind her, Zhou Ping behaved herself. She returned to her former life as a housewife.
The weather grew colder and in her hometown, the autumn harvest was almost over. The food was distributed earlier this year and once they got their share, Gu Yunshen sent some grain over.
Zhou Ping was even more pleased to receive the grain.
Together with Gu Yunshen's parcel came news of Eldest Uncle's family.
His family was doing fairly well in the northeast. Although the conditions there were harsher, nothing worse had happened. Gu Yunshen's letter was very discreet, but Gu Qingyao understood that her father was telling her it was safe over there and she could send some things to her eldest uncle's family.
Gu Qingyao was delighted. She could stop worrying now that she knew that Eldest Uncle's family was fine.