Erya happily sat on the ox cart, chattering away non-stop, clearly exhilarated.
Watching the exuberant Erya beside her, Gong Ruini just wanted to sleep. Getting up early from her cozy bed was truly exhausting, and yet the little girl beside her remained so thrilled.
Gong Ruini couldn't understand. It was just a visit to a county town—what was there to be excited about?
From Gong Ruini's perspective, this county town was indeed old and shabby; so dilapidated that she didn't even want to glance at it twice.
Of course, the air was good, the water was unpolluted, and the food was safe. Gong Ruini was quite satisfied with this, given how much food safety had been compromised in the future.
Ah, safe food. Only now did Gong Ruini realize and she almost wanted to slap herself for being so foolish.
