The people on the mountain were now preparing to head back home for dinner. When they noticed Zhou SiLang carrying a hoe up the mountain, many chuckled and said, "Hey, SiLang is working so hard, planning to pull an all-nighter?"
"Youth is a good thing. Look at that enthusiasm."
"Zhou Si, how much winter wheat does your family plan to plant? I see that over the last few days, your brothers have dug up quite a lot of earth. And today you're even coming up with a hoe..."
Zhou SiLang responded to everyone with a beaming smile, but once inside the mountain, he didn't go to find Zhou ErLang. Instead, he led Manbao deeper, where those two pine trees were very close to the deep forest, and at this point, there was almost no one around.
Some people saw Zhou SiLang and his sister heading there and paid no heed, for it was common at this time for people entering the mountain to either dig roots or collect leaves.
