The second watch, a plea for pink.
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"Whether there's something to do or not, we still have to work the fields!" Lady Chiang's tone was somewhat bitter as she sat on the edge of the kang bed, her feet moving involuntarily. She had her feet bound small since childhood, and although those days were not particularly good, her family didn't have any land, and the only tasks she had to do were the household chores. After marrying into the Lian Family, her mother-in-law was her own aunt, and her father-in-law was a Scholar. Her husband also studied, and she did even less of the heavy work around the house.
For her, these past few days of tilling the fields were the first time in her life.