Coming down the mountain, Shen Xin glanced to the west.
In the darkness of night, the endless mountain peaks crouched on the Earth like great beasts. As far as the eye could see, there was only the faint twinkling of stars in the sky.
They returned with Zhou Er'feng.
Upon seeing his wife, Xu Erleng went up and gave her an earful.
Zhou Er'feng hid behind Guo Jin, still muttering the name "Er Feng."
Guo Jin stopped him, chiding, "Alright, that's enough. I told you a long time ago to buy a three-wheeler. It'd be easier for you to get to the villages, and you could bring Er Feng with you to keep her from getting lost."
Xu Erleng mumbled that it was easy for him to say; he barely made any money, and it was a struggle just to put food on the table.
Only then did he offer a round of thanks.
