Thinking of this, Wu Dongsi nodded in agreement and asked Pei Qin how much sweet potato she had planted and the condition of the field, saying he would also like to go and see how the sweet potatoes were doing.
Shen Songming knew he was taking it seriously and didn't say much more. He simply stood up and signaled Pei Qin with his eyes to leave. He had a lot of grievances he wanted to vent to someone.
But they didn't get a chance to talk on the way because Sun Lizheng had joined them.
Sun Lizheng had been holding back the whole way, wanting to ask Shen Songming what his identity was that could make the County Magistrate pay him such attention. Listening to them talk familiarly about sweet potatoes and the various ways to eat them, Sun Lizheng restrained himself from asking.
