After leaving the mill, Zhao Dong did not return home immediately. Instead, he took a detour to Carpenter Wang's house. Carpenter Wang had already made ten tofu frames, so Zhao Dong took them back with him.
Carpenter Wang promised to deliver the remaining nine sets later that night.
By the afternoon, all the tofu frames and wooden tubs had been brought back, and Sun Mei had already begun to scrub them in the courtyard.
Zhao Dong, on the other hand, was soaking the soybeans needed for the next day.
These past two days, Zhao Dong and Sun Mei had been incredibly busy. Zhao Zhitong saw it all, so she was exceptionally well-behaved today.
Since she was too young to help out with anything substantial, all she could do was fan her parents, bring them tea and water, and cheer them up with her endearing words.
Otherwise, she would just sit alone on the little stool by the door, staring blankly into the distance.
