Editor: Henyee Translations
Bian Yuanzhi looked up and saw his mother walking in with a flushed face.
She was carrying a bag in her left hand and a basket in her right. No one knew what was inside.
His face lit up and he quickly ran over. âMother, youâre finally back.â
Gu Dafengâs smile widened. She patted her sonâs head forcefully and said to Gu Dajiang and Gu Yundong, who had also walked out, âBrother, Yundong, here. This is meat. Cook this for dinner.â
Gu Dajiang stopped in his tracks and frowned slightly. âWhat happened to your throat?â
Gu Dafeng coughed lightly. Her throat was indeed very uncomfortable, and her voice was hoarse.
Gu Yundong had already guessed it. She must have shouted so hard that her throat was damaged.
Sigh, she should have known. She had forgotten to remind her.
Unexpectedly, Eldest Aunt was so honest that she insisted on shouting until she could not.
âMy throat is fine. Iâll just drink more hot water.â Gu Dafeng waved her hand indifferently. She was full of energy now. What was a throat? She didnât even know.
Gu Yundong walked forward and took the basket from Gu Dafengâs hand. She removed the cloth covering it and realized that other than a piece of meat, there was also a pot of flowers. It must have been given to her by Xiao Yuan and her daughter.
âThis meat should weigh two catties, right? Aunt, is your business good today?â
Gu Dafeng chuckled. Seeing that Bian Han had already been carried out by Lu Sheng, she mysteriously walked to the central room and took off the bag on her back.
âLet me tell you, my business is especially good today. Iâve sold more than half of the wooden carvings.â
As she spoke, she opened the bag and everybody saw that there were only a few wooden carvings left inside. They looked quite small.
Immediately after, Gu Dafeng searched around her body and took out a cloth bag. Then, she opened the cloth bag and took out a money bag.
The money bag was quite heavy. With a light knock, it clanged. One could tell that it was filled with copper coins.
Gu Dafeng opened the cloth bag excitedly and poured out the copper coins inside.
With a clatter, copper coins covered most of the table.
A few children at the side exclaimed, âWow, so much money.â
Gu Dafeng said proudly, âI earned 700 copper coins today. There are so many people in the prefectural city. When I sat in the market and shouted, many people came over. Moreover, theyâre all quite rich. Other than a few people who bargained a few times, the others bought what they liked.â
She looked very emotional. âItâs just that the vendors beside us are working too hard. Their voices are really loud. Itâs not easy for everyone to live.â
Gu Yundong was speechless.
Eldest Aunt, donât do this tomorrow. Someone would say that she treated the flower and bird market as a vegetable market.
However, the others agreed with Gu Dafeng. The children had already started counting the copper coins.
Only Gu Dajiang frowned. âTheyâre loud, but youâre shouting too? Then you donât have to use so much strength, right? If youâre like this, you wonât even be able to speak tomorrow. How can you sell wooden carvings?â
Gu Yundong laughed dryly. Father, youâre wrong. Itâs not that Eldest Aunt is following others to shout, but that others are following her. This is all caused by Eldest Aunt.
Gu Dafeng felt as if she had been struck by lightning after hearing Gu Dajiangâs words. Thatâs right, she was too excited just now and forgot about this.
If her throat was damaged, how was she going to do business tomorrow?