Chapter 15: Gathering



After dinner, Zhuangzhuang took the bowl into the kitchen and Xiaoguo followed behind, waiting for Zhuangzhuang to scream.

Sure enough, Zhuangzhuang saw the big fish in the basin and shouted excitedly, "Mom, big fish, big fish."

Xiaoguo was also very happy. Zhuangzhuang asked his mother, "Did you catch this fish?" Xiaoguo nodded.

Zhuangzhuang looked at his mother in admiration, "Mom, you are so awesome."

Xiao Guo felt a little proud. It was a great pleasure to be admired by her son. However, she still maintained her mother's composure and said, "Well, I'll take you there when I catch you."

Zhuangzhuang nodded repeatedly, and waved his little hands in the water to tease the fish. Xiaoguo took this opportunity to wash the dishes.

Xiaoguo really had nothing to do, so after dinner he prepared to take Zhuangzhuang out to play. As soon as he locked the door, he saw Mrs. Yang walking hurriedly towards the village entrance. Xiaoguo thought something had happened, so he quickly caught up with her and asked what was the matter.

Mrs. Yang stopped as soon as she saw Xiaoguo. She was out of breath because she had just run so fast. "Ha, it's you. Ha, I'm in a hurry to get to the village entrance to catch the bus. Today is the county market, so everything is half price." Before Xiaoguo could say anything, she slapped her head and said, "Hey, you said my head is useless. You want to buy seeds, right? There must be a discount. Hurry up and pack up and go to the county."

Xiaoguo knew exactly what was going on and rushed home, but what about Zhuangzhuang? Mrs. Yang said to Xiaoguo, "How about this? I'll go to the village entrance and grab a carriage for us. You go back and get the money and take Zhuangzhuang home."

Xiaoguo agreed hastily. Sister Yang asked Xiaoguo to hurry up, so she didn't stop and hugged Zhuangzhuang and ran home, saying as she ran, "Mom is going to the county to buy some things. You wait for me at Sister Yang's house. I will pick you up when I come back."

Zhuangzhuang nodded obediently. He first sent Zhuangzhuang to Yang's house, and then went home to get the money. After thinking about it, he took all the money and hurried to the village entrance to get on the bus. He breathed a sigh of relief as soon as he sat down.

The bus was packed with people. Fortunately, Sister Yang came early and saved a good seat for her. Now Xiao Guo had the opportunity to ask Sister Yang, "Isn't today a day for catching up?"

"I heard that most of the soldiers who won the battle and made great contributions were captured by our county. Look," said Mrs. Yang, pointing to a distant place, "they were awarded 50 taels of silver by the county. The county distributed the silver to various merchants, so the merchants reduced their prices to repay the man's kindness."

Xiao Guo nodded in understanding, knowing who the person was. The only person that ordinary people could not desecrate at will was the one sitting in the Hall of Supreme Harmony in the imperial palace.

Following the carriage to the county, this was the first time Xiaoguo saw such a lively scene. Neither the original owner nor Xiaoguo had ever seen an ancient market.

Looking at the people coming and going and the shouting vendors, I realized that the scenes in the TV series are not fictional. It really lived up to my expectations.

The carriage stopped at the entrance of the market and could not go any further. Xiao Guo gave a penny and got off the carriage with Sister Yang. As soon as they got off the carriage, Sister Yang asked Xiao Guo to keep an eye on her wallet. Xiao Guo nodded to show that she understood. Xiao Guo looked around curiously and saw Sister Yang was taking care of her all the time. She said a little embarrassedly, "Sister Yang, don't worry about me. Go buy it first."

"No, no, it's your first time here, it's better to have me lead you." Mrs. Yang shook her head.

Xiaoguo persuaded him again, "You must have bought more things than me. I'm just wandering around. I know the way. I'll meet you at the market entrance when the time comes."

I really want to buy a lot of things, but... seeing that Mrs. Yang is still hesitating, Xiao Guo made a shocking revelation, "With so many people here, there won't be any good stuff left in a while."


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