When they returned home, the sun was already close to setting.
Old Granny Zhang had been waiting since noon at the courtyard entrance, not worried about the little rabbit pups, who were accustomed to the wilderness of the mountains and forests.
The only one she was concerned about was her eldest daughter, who had never been up the mountain, and she had no idea how she might be doing.
From afar, she saw Ming Zhu's large figure come into view and hurriedly called out to Lady Jiang, who was cutting pigweed in the yard, "Zhuzhu's back, those at Laosan's House, how can you be so inattentive, go and pour a cup of water for Zhuzhu, sweeten it with two spoons of brown sugar, to sweeten her mouth!"
Lady Jiang cheerfully agreed, put down her knife, washed her hands, and mixed a bowl of thick brown sugar water for Ming Zhu, leaving it on the table to cool.
Old Granny Zhang didn't even bother to inspect the basket, urging her daughter to drink the brown sugar water first.
