When Fang Yingqiu first heard her father-in-law’s suggestion, she felt a bit embarrassed. Everyone else was working; should she and the others really go out to play? Just as she was about to decline, Si Jiuyue spoke up, saying she intended to go out and have fun today too. Seeing her Fifth Sister’s enthusiasm, Fang Yingqiu no longer refused.
The boys had all followed Si Beishu to the fields to work that day. Si Jiuyue had already told her father that she had mixed medicine into the water vat; all they needed to do was use watering cans to sprinkle the water evenly over the sweet potato leaves. Si Boyan listened carefully, reminding her as she left not to get too caught up in playing and to make sure she went up the mountain to check on things as well. She smiled and agreed.
Once everyone had decided, Si Jiuyue told her sisters-in-law to change into their favorite clothes. She also prepared several kites so that Daya and Erya could have a proper day of play. As they were talking, Madam Zhang arrived with seven or eight young wives and girls in tow.
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