This young woman completely ignored him, didn't even glance at him, and walked past him.
Logically speaking, this is exactly the result he wanted, but why does he feel so uneasy?
Thinking this, Mu Zitao stopped and turned around, coughing a few times.
The young woman didn't react at all. He coughed loudly a few more times as if possessed. Should he hear him this time?
However, the young woman still showed no sign of stopping, while all seven handsome bald men turned around and looked at him without exception.
"Mother, look, that young master is coughing, isn't he?" Tian Shu whispered a reminder.
That's so obvious. He even stopped and stared at his mother. He just wanted to chat with her, didn't he?
The children recognized him; he was a customer from the steamed bun shop the previous afternoon, who had been with Uncle Yuefan.
Distracted, Hong Xiaoduo didn't stop or turn around; "He must be sick because he's coughing. We should stay away from him quickly. It would be troublesome if he had a respiratory infection, a viral infection, or the flu."
Tian Shu and the others were taken aback. Their mother had said a lot, most of which they didn't understand, but they did understand one thing: the person coughing might be sick, and if they were close to him, they could get infected, which would be very troublesome!
"Yes, listening to Mom won't be wrong." The children glanced at Mu Zitao in alarm, then sped up and ran ahead.
Mu Zitao had excellent hearing, so he heard every word they said. He was overwhelmed by a mix of shame and anger. Before he could finish experiencing this complex feeling, what happened next almost made him vomit blood in the street.
"A donkey?" the young woman exclaimed in surprise. Then, just by looking at her rapid pace as she ran towards the donkey pulling the cart across the street, one could tell that she was extremely excited.
They ignored him completely, yet were so excited about a donkey pulling a cart!
She did this on purpose, deliberately trying to humiliate him. What was wrong with him? Had he gotten his head stuck in a door? She was walking right towards him, and he pretended not to see her and turned away. Who did he think he was, caring whether a young woman looked at him or not?
Why did he suddenly have a brain fart and stop to cough on purpose? What was his purpose? Was he trying to get her attention?
If she cared, she wouldn't have pretended not to see it!
So much so that a general who became famous at a young age is now less than a donkey in the eyes of a young woman. Isn't he just asking for trouble and humiliating himself?
Seeing their mother so interested in the donkey by the roadside, Tian Shu and the others followed and stood aside to watch.
"Mother, do you really like donkeys?" Kaiyang asked curiously.
Hong Xiaoduo shook her head: "Guess?"
Tian Shu noticed that her gaze wasn't just on the donkey, but also on the vehicle itself. He had a vague guess in his mind, but wasn't sure, so he kept quiet.
The man driving the donkey was a middle-aged man. He was just about to kindly remind the young woman watching his donkey to keep an eye on the little bald boys and be careful not to get kicked by the donkey, when he saw his wife, who was seven months pregnant, come out of the shop. He quickly went forward to help her onto the donkey cart.
The young woman looked at the several handsome, bald boys with delicate features and felt curious, but the man urged her to hurry back before sunset and not to delay any longer.
The donkey cart had gone quite a distance, but Hong Xiaoduo was still standing there watching.
That's right, she wants to buy a donkey cart.
With no safe place to settle the seven children, she had to continue taking care of them. She wasn't afraid of walking herself, but she couldn't bear to see the little ones suffer as well.
During their casual conversation, Tian Shu mentioned that he had been begging with that villain, traveling everywhere on foot. When Kai Yang and the other younger ones got tired, the older ones took turns carrying them.
The only time someone would stop to rest is when the wicked person gets tired and wants to rest.
Whenever Hong Xiaoduo thought of that scene, she wanted to go back to the place where she first met them and kill that villain.
Enjoying reading historical novels doesn't mean you know a lot about prices in ancient times, as prices varied from dynasty to dynasty.
However, she knew that the means of transportation in ancient times were nothing more than horse-drawn carriages, oxcarts, and donkey carts. As for sedan chairs, they were disregarded and not considered.
She also knew that horses were very important in ancient times because, given the low level of productivity in ancient society, riding horses was the fastest means of transportation, and they were the only way to transmit messages most of the time.
Therefore, having enough horses, and fast enough, was crucial for the postal stations, because the timeliness of a message's delivery could have a huge impact.
For kings, nobles, and high-ranking officials, the quantity and quality of their horses also reflected their noble status.
Horses weren't a big deal for ordinary people. They had oxen for plowing and donkeys for carrying goods; they could afford to buy them but couldn't afford to keep them. Moreover, even wealthy and powerful families who kept horses had to brand them and register them with the government.
Horse-drawn carriages are too expensive and ostentatious, while oxcarts are stable but slow. Therefore, for Hong Xiaoduo, the only option for transportation is a donkey cart.
After thinking for a moment, I took the seven little ones directly to the clothing store.
When the aunt saw them, she quickly put the cloth hats she had sewn overnight on the children.
All the hats were made of light blue cotton silk. When the little bald boys put on these hats, their already good-looking faces appeared even more delicate, like students from some academy.
The aunt, not minding the trouble, called over an embroiderer from the backyard to help adjust the size of the hat.
Since the kids all have bald heads, hats aren't suitable for going out; they'll blow off if the wind gets too strong.
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