When they arrived at the place in town to get off, Wang Zhi tugged on the rope around the ox's neck to bring it to a halt.
Seeing they had reached their destination, Zhao Yan nimbly jumped off the ox cart. He then reached out to pull down his back basket, struggled to hoist it onto his shoulders, and walked away without looking back, not even sparing Lady Jin a single glance.
He decided to let Lady Jin stew in her own anger; after all, it was her own foolishness that led her to seek out a scolding. Grievances had their sources and debts their debtors—if she had a grudge against Mrs. Li, she should have gone to Mrs. Li, not tried to demand attention from him.
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