Afterward, I don't know whether they sent telegrams or wrote letters home, but on the fourth day, Zhao Erkui's wife arrived—a rather nimble-looking woman. Plain in appearance and not tall, she nonetheless had a crisp and articulate way of speaking that made her a perfect complement to Zhao Erkui.
Shen Yunfang adhered to the principle of dealing with the small before the great by, after treating Erkui's wife to a meal, explaining to her the rules and regulations of the farm. She had spent two days formulating these, not expecting they would be needed so soon.
