The following day, after a simple meal, they went to the patriarch's house to borrow an ox cart and went straight to town.
They met the Huang mother and daughter on the way, who was going to town to deliver embroidery work.
The two of them had initially wanted to just ignore them.
However, when Mrs. Huang saw them, she greeted them warmly. "Chengrui, are you two going to the town to buy stuff?"
Gu Chengrui had no choice but to reply to them. "That's right. Aunt Huang, you are...?"
"You all know the situation at home. I am going to town to get some embroidery work to supplement the family's income." Mrs. Huang replied with an aggrieved expression.
Gu Chengrui did not agree with what she said and complained about the Gu family together. Instead, he said, "That's good. Since we're going the same way, let's go together."
After that, the ox cart slowly came to a stop.
