"Lin Guang, you're back?"
"Yes, Mrs. Liu. I just got back. Why is my courtyard so clean? Did my Second Aunt help me tidy up?"
"We're neighbors. After I finish my work in the fields, I just give your yard a sweep when I'm cleaning my own. You've been gone for over a month. If no one looks after the house, it'll get full of cobwebs, and it can get damp and unsafe."
"Oh, I see. Thank you, Mrs. Liu. I have a box of pastries here. Please take it home for you and the children to share."
"Oh, I couldn't possibly."
"Please, take it. It's just a small token of my appreciation."
"I... alright then. I'll thank you on behalf of the children. Oh, right, I should tell you, Liu Lishi and his whole family moved away. The whole village drove them out. It serves them right for being so ungrateful."
"What?"
