Even without Shen Jiahe's reminder, Shen Weimin recognized his second brother Shen Wei'an's voice the moment he stepped through his own front door. He could even hear what he was saying.
They were good words.
The east room was already full of people.
Mr. Shen and Mr. Shi sat at the head of the kang bed. Squeezed tightly across from them were Xu Qiguang, Shen Mingquan who had rushed back, and his brother Shen Mingqiang, who had arrived a step ahead of him.
Down below the kang bed were Shen Wei'an, Shen Jiahe's younger brother Shen Jiale, Shen Xiaosi, and a few children he had brought along, including Zhuangzhuang. They were all discussing the recent changes in the Provincial City and the county seat.
Grandma Shen had already gone to the west room across the courtyard to rest. Keeping her company were her daughter-in-law, He Peiyin, and two of her granddaughters-in-law, Xu Xiaojuan and Yang Xiaolin.
