Early the next morning, Yang Liying told Zhao Dehai where she was going and headed to Lin Lan's house.
When she reached the courtyard gate, she saw it was ajar. Pushing it open, she found Lin Lan hanging up laundry and smiled. "You've already finished the washing so early!"
"Third Sister-in-law, come in and sit for a bit." Lin Lan smiled, hung a bag of roasted broad beans on a bamboo pole, and went to get a stool for her to sit on.
Wu Shufen walked to the kitchen doorway and beamed at the visitor. "Liying, you're here!"
Yang Liying stood up and smiled politely. "It's a rare pleasure to see you, Auntie! You don't often come by."
Wu Shufen chuckled. "Not at all. I'm running around every other day."
The two exchanged a few pleasantries. By the time Lin Lan had finished hanging her laundry, the two sisters-in-law were heading toward Niu Bei Mountain together.
