The Fair Maiden of a

Today, it seemed like a storm was about to break. Thinking of that dilapidated house with a roof but no real protection from the elements, Su Yunduo felt a wave of helplessness wash over her.,Once again, she hoisted the basket on her back. Su Yunduo put away the ache in her heart, shook her head and pursed her lips. Facing the cold wind, she bowed slightly, quickening her pace a little as she walked, somewhat unsteadily, along the country path.,Thinking of her bedridden scholar father, her weak pregnant mother, and her younger brother who was still young, Su Yunduo couldn't help but smile faintly at the thought that tonight she wouldn't need to drink water to fill her stomach and could sleep soundly without having to get up in the middle of the night to urinate.。