Eldest Master Shi cleared his throat and, with a formal gesture, was about to speak to Zhou Dalang. Suddenly his eyes fixed themselves on the big rooster cradled in Zhou Silang's arms.
His eyes shone with excitement as he pounced forward, running his hands over the rooster's sleek feathers, asking with a look of infatuation, "Is this the big rooster you were talking about?"
The crowd from the Zhou family was taken aback by Eldest Master Shi's behavior, so much so that even Zhou Dalang was at a loss for words for a moment.
But Manbao wasn't stunned at all; she rushed over alongside Eldest Master Shi, stood next to her Fourth Brother, and also stroked the rooster's feathers. Proudly and contentedly she asked, "How about that, isn't our big rooster great?"
"Good, good indeed!" Zhou Dalang kept petting the rooster and asked, "How much are you selling it for?"
