Zhou Silang and Zhou Wulang stood on either side of the ox, heads held high and chests puffed out, guarding it as they all moved forward together, with the ox's lead in Manbao's hands.
Zhou Hu followed with his own ox, gently caressing its spine with one hand, clearly overjoyed.
As the group turned into the alley, Zhou Silang bellowed ahead, "Second Brother!"
This made Zhou Erlang, who was serving tofu, jerk his hand, nearly crushing the tofu. He glared up in anger, but upon seeing the ox led by Manbao, he froze, and with a slap, he actually ruined the tofu in his grasp.
From then on, all the way back to the village, Zhou Erlang was somewhat in a daze, so the cart was pushed by Zhou Silang, while he tightly gripped the lead, guarding the ox with cautious steps on the way home.
As for Manbao, she now sat on the ox's back like a king on a tour, delightfully looking down at the group of children running up to her in the village.
Second Son was leading the pack.
