The market was even busier than she had imagined, with a variety of trinkets and snacks for sale. Shen Mingzhu, visiting this rural market for the first time, found everything fascinating.
As she wandered, Shen Mingzhu glanced back to see Yang Lizhen and a few young women her age standing on the street corner, chatting and laughing. Her elder sister-in-law, Du Juan, was buying vegetables at a stall, carrying heavy loads in both hands, which seemed quite strenuous.
Shen Mingzhu walked over to Du Juan. "Elder sister-in-law, call over the second sister-in-law to help carry some."
With a glance toward where Yang Lizhen was, Du Juan smiled and said, "Forget it, she rarely gets to see her friends, let her chat. I can manage."
Hearing this, Shen Mingzhu didn't say anything more, bending over and preparing to help Du Juan with the big cabbage.
As soon as she lifted it, wow, it must have weighed at least ten pounds.