I have to admit, the village chief’s cooking was fantastic. Xu Xiang and I ate until our lips were shiny with grease, practically wanting to lick the basin clean.
Once we were well-fed and rested, the village chief said it was too late and still snowing outside, so the two of us shouldn't leave today. We could just stay the night at his place; his son and daughter-in-law were both away in the city anyway, and their rooms were sitting empty.
Neither of us had any objections. We crawled into the room, hit the pillow, and slept straight through until the next day.
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