suddenly have this image of lwj insisting on helping an auntie with a bad back hang her laundry after getting rid of the spirit haunting in the woods behind her house.
the entire time lwj was dealing with the spirit he also saw her going to and fro with baskets of clothes and linen, grunting and pausing every now and then to massage her back. he finished dealing with the spirit (it was a very simple case really) and then went to greet her as she was sitting outside, resting before hanging up the heavy blankets. lan wangji approached her to tell her the spirit will no longer disturb her. she thanked him and told him to wait a bit as she went inside to get some of the fruits she had picked out earlier. she intended to give it to him as thanks because this handsome young master was so stubborn and refused to receive any money as compensation. when she went back out, lan wangji was still quietly waiting in the same spot. after he left, the auntie was about to get back to her chores but the basket was now empty and when she looked up, all the blankets and sheets were hung up perfectly, fluttering lightly with the summer breeze
