Old Granny Zhang made her presence felt once more under the large locust tree at the village entrance, checking the position of the sun, she realized it was almost noon.
Although it was the slack season for farming now, the Wang Family's finances were comfortable lately. With Wang Yongzhu earning money from selling Yellow Pine Mushrooms and adding the ten taels of silver returned from calling off an engagement, Old Granny Zhang generously allowed Lady Jiang to prepare porridge three times a day—a way to fill the belly without consuming too much grain.
So, glancing at the sun, Old Granny Zhang knew it was time to go home and take out her share for cooking, as Lady Jiang at home was waiting to put the rice in the pot.
Thus, she dusted off her clothes and stood up, "Time has gone by quickly; I need to get back home to cook. I'll be leaving first."
