Capítulo 62: Chapter 62 Eating Meat

Back in the room, Madam Xie sat beside the kang bed with a vacant expression, staring blankly at Chuner lying on the bed, her thoughts inscrutable.

"Mother, you must be hungry. Come and eat."

Xuexue placed the basket on the table, setting out the dishes and calling out to her mother as she did so.

"Xuexue, you're back? Where have you been for so long?" Madam Xie snapped back to reality and immediately asked. Now, her two daughters were her life, and she could not afford any mishap.

Since hearing Old Lady Mo wanted to divorce her that evening, Madam Xie's spirit had started to drift. If not for her resolve to save Chuner's life, she might have already collapsed.

"I went to send off the village head."

"Did it take that long?"

"Yes! I had a chat with him."

Madam Xie was somewhat surprised: "You're just a little girl, what could you possibly have to talk about with the village head?"

"Mother, let's eat first. I'll tell you after we've eaten."