By the time Shen Mingzhi reached Jiang Family Village, the last light of day had faded from the sky.
He walked to his brother-in-law’s home and knocked. It wasn't Jiang He who answered, but his father, Jiang Bowen.
“Mingzhi! What brings you here so late?”
Jiang Bowen was a man nearing fifty, his hair already threaded with grey.
“Uncle Jiang,” Shen Mingzhi said, catching his breath. “My dad hunted two big wild boars up in the mountains. He
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