Chu Ju's House
“When spring came, the paddy would be flooded and the rice planted again. As we worked in the field, it saddened me to see how easily Han Na tired. If she stood up suddenly, she became dizzy and I would have to steady her. Though I begged her to leave the work to me, she would not return to the house and would only rest for a bit in the shade of the bamboo.
The rains had long since ended and the weather was pleasant. I often looked at the hills and wondered how Ling’s orchard was doing, for it w...as cooler there, and then one day Han Na said, “It is time to visit the Zhangs.” Han Na was not one to accept charity. Though the Zhangs’ gift of wheat flour was kindly meant, the gift weighed on her. “I must take them something in return,” she said. After that she fell upon our fattest chicken and imprisoned it in a basket.
I washed my hair, leaving it fall to my shoulders with no ponytail.
Han Na looked at me with surprise. “Now you are more a young woman than a girl,” she said.MoreLess
The rains had long since ended and the weather was pleasant. I often looked at the hills and wondered how Ling’s orchard was doing, for it w...as cooler there, and then one day Han Na said, “It is time to visit the Zhangs.” Han Na was not one to accept charity. Though the Zhangs’ gift of wheat flour was kindly meant, the gift weighed on her. “I must take them something in return,” she said. After that she fell upon our fattest chicken and imprisoned it in a basket.
I washed my hair, leaving it fall to my shoulders with no ponytail.
Han Na looked at me with surprise. “Now you are more a young woman than a girl,” she said.MoreLess
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