Sun caused his servant to pay for the drinks, and, taking Li Chia by the hand, accompanied him as far as the junk.

These are working hours, and all across the mesa one sees the women whisking seeds of chia into their spoon-shaped baskets, these emptied again into the huge conical carriers, supported on the shoulders by a leather band about the forehead.

" Then Sun ordered his servant to come with him, sheltering Li Chia under a large parasol.

The ma-ma frequently ordered her to send her lover away; then, seeing that the young girl was indifferent to her commands, she tried to exasperate Chia with stinging words, hoping thus to compel him to depart.