The women who were washing clothes in the river had already finished washing their clothes and were talking about new things in the village as they walked. The children who were herding the sheep also led them slowly home, their pockets filled with sour and sweet dates. The people who worked in the fields stopped working. Some drove tractors home, while others resisted farm tools and walked home, sweating profusely and soaking their clothes. In no time, the chimneys of each household emitted wisps of cooking smoke, and the symphony of pots, bowls, and pans echoed in the kitchen. The aroma of food wafted out of the courtyard, onto the streets, and into the distance. After dinner, some elderly people came out of their homes one by one, squatting together with cigarette packs to talk about the past and present, the Cowherd and Weaver Girl, the Three Kingdoms, and Liu Bei. At this moment, a crescent moon was faintly hanging in the night sky.

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