On April 29th, a partly overcast day, Zhou Ang was officially starting his new job.
Early in the morning, Zhou Cai's wife busied herself cooking and preparing meals. The laundry that had already been washed was returned, and the clotheslines were untied and taken down. After changing into his new clothes and shoes, Zhou Ang walked around the yard, getting used to them. Zhou Zihe, having fed the chickens, ran over to touch Zhou Ang's new clothes.
Her father had passed away shortly after her birth, and she had no memory of him; at this moment, she simply thought her brother looked very dashing in his uniform.
After breakfast, Zhou Cai's wife personally put the soft-soled headdress on Zhou Ang's head. Mother and daughter stood at the door, watching him leave.
From today onward, th
