"No need, the village head gave us time off," Huang Youfu said cheerfully.
Thinking of the few days of rest, Huang Youfu was in high spirits. He even wanted to take a trip to town to eat something decent and, while he was at it, pick up a package from home.
"Time off?" Song Zhishu asked, puzzled. "Why did I hear from the villagers that we wouldn't get a break until the ground was frozen solid and couldn't be tilled anymore?"
Although it was cold now, it wasn't yet the time for the ground to freeze.
"You don't know the half of it. Here’s what happened..."
Huang Youfu quickly explained the situation.
Upon hearing it, Song Zhishu knitted his brows, and Gu Qingya even remarked, "Feudal superstition. They're just putting on an act."
Chapter 209