The task was to hoe weeds in the sesame fields—considered light work. Yuanchun had been assigned a one-acre plot, which was her quota for the day.
She was quick and efficient, and could finish the weeding in three hours. However, when she was halfway through, a major deadbeat showed up.
"Yuanchun, working all by yourself is so boring; you don't even have anyone to talk to. Let me help you hoe the weeds and keep you company. We can get to know each other better. My mother says she likes you and wants you to be her daughter-in-law. As long as you agree, I promise I’ll never make you work in the fields again. I’ll treat you like an ancestor and keep you at home. How about that?"
Chapter 117