Mo Yan glanced at her husband upon hearing that and saw that it was indeed quite discordant for a big man like him to be sitting among a group of women, so she found an excuse and said, "Why don't you take a stroll in the back mountain? Zhao Mu and the others should be free around this time. You can help me ask them when they plan to start their journey back home."
As for the arrangement to send retired soldiers home to visit their families, Xiao Ruiyuan was naturally aware, but since these matters had already been arranged, he suspected that his new wife was simply finding an excuse to send him away and, therefore, was not dissatisfied. Being in this situation was indeed awkward for him, and going out for a walk seemed far better, so he stood up and said, "You all continue chatting, I will go find Zhao Mu."