The northern night sky already twinkled with cold stars.
As the night deepened, the dew became heavier.
Granny Lei, worried that the children at home might catch a chill and fall ill, waved her hand dismissively, "Alright, that's enough for today. It's dark now, let's head home."
The family then stopped their work one after another.
Granny Lei supported Ruo He back across the field ridges.
With the advent of darkness, Ruo He found her vision growing blurrier, though tonight, at this hour, it seemed she could see a bit clearer than usual.
Everyone moved the bundles of Geng Grass they had cut to the field borders.
They had only cut the Geng Grass but had not yet stripped the Zizania. They planned to transport it all back home before stripping it, as the leaves could also be dried and used as fuel.
Moving the Geng Grass was a physically demanding job, and that task was left to the strongest members of the Ruo Family; Ruo Shui, Ruo Zhou, and Ruo Jiang.
