She stroked her daughter's hair lovingly and said, "Take Fang Zi with you. She's still young, she can't stay cooped up in the village. Bring your sister along and let her see the world. "
Both of them would remain in the mountains, but she really wanted her son and daughter to leave this godforsaken piece of land and venture into the world. Surely, she did not want her children to work on the measly vegetables and live a hard life as farmers for the rest of their lives.
They could not help their children much in their future, but she was willing to let them free, instead of trapping them in this insignificant provincial village. If the village was developed and the standard of life improved in the future, they could always come back if they wanted.
