On this trip, they brought three chickens, all small roosters raised by their family that year. They were not large but had tender meat.
In the evening, they stewed one, and Wang Liansheng went out to buy several braised dishes and brought back a bottle of wine. The two brothers, who hadn't seen each other for a long time, shared a pot and chatted incessantly about things at home, talking until almost nine o'clock before dispersing.
In the evening, Ling Chengyan invited the second sister-in-law to stay at home, letting Wang Liansheng accompany the second brother-in-law to stay at the guesthouse.
The two brothers, after having a few cups of wine, walked off warmly shoulder to shoulder.
Xiaoyu and Xiao Xing also went inside to rest, and Hong Liang was placed on the small bed in the outer room.
Ling Chengyan coaxed Shi Tou to sleep, casually chatting with the second sister-in-law.
