Zhao Yan had written ahead to inform Madam Chen that he would be returning today. He had imagined that she would surely have a table full of home-cooked dishes waiting for him; having not tasted food from home in nearly two months, Zhao Yan found himself quite nostalgic for those flavors.
According to his plan, arriving in the village at high noon meant he would likely run into very few people. At that hour, everyone would probably be home taking a nap, and no one would have any interest in coming out to bake in the sun.
They already spent enough time under the sun while working.
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