C69 A life without thoughts

Only then did Zhang Liu return back to the courtyard. She first washed her hands and face, then filled two basins with water, and placed them on stools, so that when Ming Zi and the others returned, they would be able to wash up immediately.

"Mother, are the chicks hungry? I think they're a bit wilted."

Chun Jiao had been watching the chickens playing inside the bamboo fence the entire time