The women all returned inside to continue their discussion about childbirth, while the men gathered in the outer room to talk, moving from the topic of horse carriages to horses, and from horses to raising livestock. Lin Yuan worried that Xia Zheng might not be accustomed to these rural men's topics of conversation, so she deliberately listened by their side for a while. Seeing that he wasn't the least bit tired of their company and actually got along quite well with everyone, she finally felt at ease.
Just as she decided to head to the kitchen to see how things were going, she saw Lin Changqing alone, thoroughly inspecting the new furniture in her home.
Lin Yuan smiled and knew that since Lin Changqing had learned carpentry, he'd become almost obsessed, showing a burning curiosity for all sorts of exotic things.
She approached him, patted Lin Changqing on the shoulder, and laughed, "Brother Changqing, what are you looking at?"
