At the second watch, request for pink.
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Lady Zhang came out and saw, then glanced into the courtyard and saw Lady Zhou stepping out of the Upper Room on her tiny feet, also entering the garden.
"Nobody is crueler than you, isn't Xiuxiu your own daughter? The sky is almost dark, and you're still making her break off tobacco forks. Is this a job she can do?" Lady Zhou felt heartache upon seeing Lian Xiuxiu squatting there breaking off tobacco forks.
The so-called breaking off tobacco forks involves snapping off the small branches that grow on the dry tobacco, to prevent them from consuming nutrients and affecting the growth of the larger tobacco leaves. This job requires squatting between two rows of tobacco ridges, scraping against tobacco leaves on your body and face, and getting tobacco oil on your hands. The tobacco oil can stain one's skin with a rust-like color and carries an unpleasant odor.
