Over there, Aunt Zhang and Shen Cuilan had already made it to the ridge of the farmland.
Spring had just begun, and the weather was nice. Despite the mere fifteen-minute walk, both of them were drenched in sweat.
At that moment, Chief Ma was sitting under a tree, chatting with a few people.
Seeing Aunt Zhang arrive, he greeted her with a beaming smile.
"Eh? Auntie, your family hasn't farmed for many years now, so what brings you here today?"
Aunt Zhang was an elder in the village; half of the people there were her juniors who all had to call her 'Auntie.'
When she heard Chief Ma addressing her, she wiped her sweat and her expression darkened.
"If I didn't come, Chenzi would be drowned by other people's salivas!"
Pian Ran was like her own daughter, and Gu Chen was good to her too, always bringing her food, and now they were almost like family.
Being someone who always spoke her mind, she just couldn't pretend she hadn't heard the bad things people were saying about Gu Chen.