On the second day of my visit to my hometown, Mr. Jiao was still resting in the morning. He hadn't had much rest lately; at school, he had to pay attention to students and was busy with research projects. The drive back home was also tiring, but once he arrived, he relaxed completely and, for once, had a good night's sleep.
Early in the morning, many people in the village were already up, with only some children and a few who had returned home from work outside still resting in their houses.
Although Zheng Tan was still a bit sleepy, Little Youzi and Jiao Yuan were up, saying they were going to help Old Sir Jiao in the orchard. Zheng Tan figured he had nothing else to do and might as well go along to see; Jiao Ma and the grandmother were busy preparing for the New Year's goods inside, and Zheng Tan couldn't be of much help there.
