Before dawn had fully broken, Shen Zhiwen came to pick up Shen Yunfang.
Upon seeing the high pile of quilts on her bed, he was a bit stunned.
It was Shen Yunfang who explained that she had wrapped some of her belongings inside, which made Shen Zhiwen nod in understanding.
After one last check around the house, Shen Yunfang picked up the four hens by her feet and followed in Shen Zhiwen's footsteps to Uncle Shen's house.
After handing the chickens to Auntie Shen, she then climbed onto the horse carriage that had been waiting at Uncle Shen's doorstep all along.
Auntie Shen was a woman in her forties who still possessed a certain charm. In her youth, she had been considered the belle of the surrounding villages. Her daughter, Shen Yunfeng, had inherited her mother's beauty, which had allowed her to marry into an official's family in the county.
