This deal was settled, and the initially agreed upon income of one hundred thousand taels became twenty thousand taels.
Having shrunk fivefold in an instant, Qiao Xiaomai and Tong Sanlang still wore smiles on their faces, especially Qiao Xiaomai. On the way back to the village, she hugged one of Tong Sanlang's arms and leaned on his shoulder, her face beaming with contentment, "The feeling of doing a good deed every day is truly wonderful!"
"It is quite nice," Tong Sanlang nodded in agreement.
Imagining those villagers sitting on warm, live kang beds and mentioning Qiao Xiaomai's name, he couldn't help but allow the corners of his mouth to widen into a smile.
That picture was indeed beautiful.
"Hey, I say... oh shit!" Qiao Xiaomai started to speak with laughter in her voice, but it suddenly turned sharp and even increased in volume, "I've got my period!"
It felt like something was gushing out down there, a feeling all too damn familiar!
Tong Sanlang "..."