ranslated by Coke
Edited by Joh
Miao He told the shopkeeper that he and Yang Dalang had recently climbed into the mountains, and every time that they had dug a dangshen, Miao He would stealthily hide it in another basket right away. He reasoned that he just wanted to make a new cotton-padded jacket as a present for Yang Dalang’s birthday after he had saved enough. He saved lots, and when he thought he had enough, he immediately pulled out the concealed dangshen to sell it all at once this time. Moreover, he also warned the shopkeeper to keep it hidden from Yang Dalang by all means!
“Ai ah, I made fun of you just now!” The shopkeeper let out a laugh after he listened. “How sweet is this little husband to Dalang.”
Miao He had to show that he was not bluffing, so he looked at him sternly. “Shopkeeper, stop making fun of me. I’m in a hurry.”
“Good, good, okay. This shopkeeper moves fast. Moves fast.”
“Also, don’t tell Dalang. You can’t tell until after his birthday!”
“Why, ah? If you’re planning to give this, then Dalang would certainly inquire,” The shopkeeper said, still in the mood to tease.
“I, my sewing skills are terrible, that’s why I have to buy it elsewhere, but I don’t want Dalang to know.”
“Hehehe, so that’s the case. Okay. This shopkeeper will certainly help you keep your secrets. But, your sewing skills still must be practiced ah. Every man always prefers to wear clothes made for his own family and show them off. Like my mother-in-law, her stitching is so poor and crooked, but then so what? How could I feel even the slightest dislike? It’s all about the kind feelings and intention, so I must definitely wear it!”
With this short advice, Miao He was compelled to appreciate the woven clothes worn by the shopkeeper in an almost shady line. When the money was exchanged over, it actually totaled up to a tael and eight dimes of silver! The shopkeeper also praised him for the magnificent quality of his dangshens. When he finally walked out of the shop, Miao He let out a deep sigh of relief!
At last, this was the most anxiety-inducing and troublesome thing that he had accomplished!
After all, the plan to trade dangshen for silvers was unceasingly going through changes depending on the surrounding conditions.
Initially, Miao He conjectured he could only formulate a way today after he observed the situation of the town, and he would just use silvers to pay someone to speak with the shopkeeper, informing him that there was a bundle of dangshen for sale. Once the hired person arrived at the entrance of the mountain pass, he would disguise himself as he carried out the transaction. Miao He had originally planned about the thought of dressing up, so he would pretend to be a woman with a birthmark on her face which couldn’t be seen clearly due to the veil that married women usually used when they go out of their courtyards. Moreover, he reasoned that he didn’t want to go to the town in the first place. As for the other women’s clothing, it shouldn’t be difficult to find an effective excuse to ask for a set of old clothes from Miao Heniang. Since she was still waiting for the promised one silver tael in a month.
However, it didn’t even cross his mind that the shopkeeper could be someone who didn’t know himself and didn’t seem to have heard of the original host’s past deeds.
So Miao He tentatively said, “I’ll try to dig more with Yang Dalang in the future.” Unexpectedly, the shopkeeper didn’t even flick an eyebrow after hearing this sentence. This probably meant that Yang Dalang had never once told the shopkeeper before whether he entered the mountains alone or with a companion. Otherwise, the shopkeeper should be surprised. After confirming this, Miao He’s story would be more and more smooth and believable as the days would go by.
This was actually the perfect alignment of the perfect time, place, and convenience of people!
Even more surprisingly, the pharmacy he went to was actually located between the oil shop and the cloth shop. In addition, he had to thank Miao Min for taking part in the accomplishments today.
“Brother He! You actually arrived first instead. Yi, isn’t Yang Dalang together with you?”
When Miao He’s soul returned from a tour in the sky, only to discover that he had already stood inside the cloth store where Miao Min only had entered just now. Miao He blinked. “Dalang is waiting for the oil at the oil shop, and he’ll probably come later.”
Miao Min immediately leaned forward and whispered, “Ai, I was at the Dahe restaurant just now, and I saw Yuan ge! Many people were talking and grouping around him, and there were also some well-dressed gong zis mixed in. Did you happen to see Yuan ge?”
“No. I’ve been waiting here for the whole time,” Miao He clarified.
Miao Min’s eyes slightly shimmered. “It just so happens that Yang Dalang is not here, and my mother is still occupied with matters next door. How about I accompany you to take a look? Just say that I have something missing, and I have to look for it—”
Miao He instantly cut him off, “As long as you can hit the oil, then don’t squander it. Today is all about your business. If you don’t continue on choosing the clothes just as planned, then Dalang and I will have to go back first.”
“But Brother He, you seriously just—”
Hearing the words of concern, Miao He did not know why, but he smelled a hint of pity.
Miao He emphasized, “Really, I don’t need it!”
With this unforeseen dismissal, Miao Min sighed sincerely and said earnestly, “That’s okay too. My mother said that things will be different after marrying and you have to adapt and be accommodating of the other party too. If you have already gotten over the past, then I’ll definitely support your decision.”
Miao He was unable to comment on this, so he quickly pivoted on his heels and said to deviate the topic, “Hurry up and choose the clothing ah. I can see that there are too many, and it’d probably take a lot of time choosing.”
“En! Liang ge said that I could choose whatever I like, and don’t mind about the price too much.” The tradition here was that the man would pay for whatever fabrics the bridegroom’s family were fond of, such as Xifu fabrics, and the woman’s or the ger’s family would take care of the stitching, so it was only natural for Miao Min as he said this. He also added, “My mother has asked me to choose the inexpensive ones, saying that before the new ger comes into the household for marriage, it’s better to establish an upright and well-behaved figure to make me more attractive and likeable.”
Thinking that these words meant nothing deeper, Miao He nodded in agreement. “Your mother is right. Just choose ba.”
However, Miao Min showed reluctance. “Brother He, when you got married, which fabric did you pick up?”
Miao He couldn’t recognize it through the memories. The original host neither catered nor tried to have a deep impression of Yang Dalang in his mind, let alone mind the color and kind of clothing he was forced to wear. But Miao He didn’t want to mention this matter. So he just randomly pointed at the red cloth he first caught sight of. “It looked like this.”
The attendant who had been stealthily following and eyeing the group of Miao He the moment they entered through the door, immediately popped out of nowhere beside them.
“Hey, this little brother has a genuinely good pair of eyes! This fabric really matched your skin tone. It’d be absolutely eye-catching and beautiful when you wear it. Really no flaws would be seen! But if you choose Xifu, there is actually a much better cloth on the shelf! At the bottom of the red cloth is tailored with gold treads, which looks more festive and expensive enough! That piece of exquisite cloth can really bring out the best of the looks of the little brother against the skin. Do you want to try it? There are also ready-made long dresses available, so you can try them on!”
In every cloth shop, what kind of people were most well-received by the staff? Besides the rich who naturally ranked first, the second was the people who bore exceptional looks. As long as you looked good and were willing to try on a few outfits, then those originally plain and mediocre fabrics could come out eye-catching by two or more folds. Usually, many customers who came to those stores bought several things due to falling for this pragmatic sales scheme.
Someone who was as good-looking as Miao He, with a fair complexion and a pair of large round eyes in a small face, would be immediately noted upon by the store’s waiter.
Miao He shook his head quickly. “It’s not that I don’t want to buy, but it’s the cloth that this brother wants to choose.”
Miao Min, who was misidentified, felt a little uneasy. The scene just now was just like when he was neglected and ignored in the past, and everyone’s gaze was focused on Miao He. He couldn’t help but complain in his heart for this unequal treatment. ‘Miao He had already gone through wearing happy clothes, such as for weddings, but why does this waiter hasn’t remember him?’
The attendant also reacted quickly, trailing his sight to Miao Min, and smiled at him. “Hey, I initially thought that my brother was too young and not too old. I didn’t expect it to be small-eyed, so I was wrong! Hehe, if it’s this little brother who’s wearing it, then this cloth is definitely suitable! It’s festive and young ah!”
The clouds looming inside his heart dissipated, and Miao Min finally felt happy hearing this. “En… this one has gold threads. How much for the price?”
The shop’s attendant immediately responded, spitting his saliva all over. “Compared with this extravagant handiwork, this gold thread, and this material- this piece of cloth is not really expensive! Only fifteen cents of silver taels per foot! If you want to buy more, then I can ask the shopkeeper to come over and save a fraction!!”
{T/N: the attendant used 小的 xiǎo de which means ‘I’ used when talking to a superior}
Since the gers’ physique was fairly similar to that of a woman’s figure, their piece of clothing could be made entirely using six feet of plain fabric. However, wedding clothes were different. There were more cascading layers, and the outfit would take about an eighth foot of cloth in the end. If one foot of cloth was fifteen cents of silver taels, then an eighth foot of cloth would cost them a tael and twenty cents, which was quite expensive.
Around this time, Miao Minniang also led her daughter into the store.
Seeing the large and small tarpaulin bags they were carrying and their considerably happy expression, it could be said that they have bought a lot of things just now. This scene was pretty different compared with the original host’s memories which held the impression that Miao Min’s family was poor. But perhaps, since the eldest brother was going to get married, they were willing to spend so much.
When Miao He’s train of thoughts came to an end, Miao Min had already engaged in an argument with his mother. “I-I think that this cloth is good, no other cloth is as bright as this! What do you want me to think about it again?”
“No, one taels and twenty cents are too expensive!! You want to buy this, but do you want to drink the northwest wind within the first year of being betrothed to Miao Liang?! You are already so old, and you have to be able to properly manage a house! The words I speak now, do you think that no one would care about your matters after you marry?!”
“But Liang ge said that I can pick whatever I like. Sure, what mother said is right, that my choice would reflect on my husband’s family. But, if I select those that are too cheap, Liang ge will genuinely be angry. Other people regard things, such as wedding clothes, to be linked with the economical status of the person. And if I choose this, then it will make people think that he couldn’t bear the silver.”
“But one taels and twenty cents are really too expensive! Or, let’s just choose the middle one. Like this one with bright red stripes, isn’t it pretty?”
“I still like this piece with gold thread.” Miao Min kept touching the cloth. He had looked at it for a long time now, the more he looked at it, the more his fondness grew, and he couldn’t bear to let go.
The attendant in the shop also jumped in the heated conversation and backed Miao Min up. “This auntie, he can only buy wedding clothes once in his life. Besides this shop, you cannot find others in the village. If you regret it in the future, then you will regret it for the rest of your life! Since his little ger likes it so much, how about letting him fit on the ready-made long clothes to try it out?”
“A-niang, please? If we only cut seven feet, and our family would still secretly add some money, then wouldn’t it be almost the same?” Miao Min pleaded and added, “Just now, Brother He also said that this is beautiful. His vision, A-niang doesn’t believe it?”
When those words entered her ears, Miao Minniang’s face turned even worse, then she unexpectedly snapped her head and rushed at Miao He.
“It really is you! I wanted to know whether it was because of your words!! Otherwise, how could Brother Min, who is a good ger, have the audacity to choose such an expensive cloth? So greedy! How could you carry such an ill-intent heart? After marriage, you rebelled against the customs, became a disgrace, and now you want Brother Min to also accompany you and influence him?!”
Miao He, who once received a strike of scolding again, felt aggrieved. And Miao Min was feeling antsy, so he stepped in but didn’t acknowledge that he had created something out of nothing. “A-niang, what are you saying?! Brother He didn’t mean that!!”
As luck would have had it, Yang Dalang also arrived at the entrance of the cloth shop, carrying big and small bags.
‘The piercing voice just now, I’m afraid that the whole shop has heard it clearly and lovely,’ Miao He thought.
As soon as Miao He lifted his eyes, it immediately connected with Yang Dalang’s, making him a little embarrassed.
Thinking about just not for himself, he should also say a few words for Yang Dalang’s sake. Miao He remarked, “Aunt Yun misunderstood. I didn’t choose this one because I was afraid that if I am here and made choices, I’d make a lot of mistakes, so I didn’t run off on my own.”
With this said, there was a slightly fat-looking married woman, who was also postponed from browsing in the store due to this ruckus, couldn’t help but said, “Yes, this aunt, just now saw that this little ger didn’t say anything to this piece of cloth.”
The people residing in the town naturally spoke a few more words than the people in the village. It was because they pay keen attention to literature and art, thus they weren’t so candid and direct. However, the curses scared the rest of the customers in the store. This particular married woman didn’t have the heart to watch it further, so she intervened and added her words.
This situation was replaced by Miao Min’s mother’s face flushing red with embarrassment. Because if it wasn’t for Miao He’s string of embellishment, which didn’t even happen, then the strand of words she spouted would all belong to her family’s ger!
However, Miao He wasn’t interested in staying further and watching everyone having red faces. Even the attendant of the cloth shop was embarrassed at this ruckus. After giving a smile at the kind woman, Miao He quickly walked towards Yang Dalang standing, who still stood at the door. “It’s okay. Let’s go.”
Miao Min finally realized that he seemed to have messed up something, “Brother He, wait! I am not, no, I just—”
But Miao He resolutely turned around and waved his hand. “Choose well.”
When he reached the door, Yang Dalang was carrying things with both his left and right hands, and the total weight of those wasn’t light. But as soon as Miao He neared him, he transferred all of the things he was holding on his left into his right hand and offered it to hold Miao He’s.
It looked like he was using this action to imply to everyone that he liked his little ger and was willing to protect him at all cost.
He didn’t care what others said.
ranslated by Coke
Edited by Joh
Miao He told the shopkeeper that he and Yang Dalang had recently climbed into the mountains, and every time that they had dug a dangshen, Miao He would stealthily hide it in another basket right away. He reasoned that he just wanted to make a new cotton-padded jacket as a present for Yang Dalang’s birthday after he had saved enough. He saved lots, and when he thought he had enough, he immediately pulled out the concealed dangshen to sell it all at once this time. Moreover, he also warned the shopkeeper to keep it hidden from Yang Dalang by all means!
“Ai ah, I made fun of you just now!” The shopkeeper let out a laugh after he listened. “How sweet is this little husband to Dalang.”
Miao He had to show that he was not bluffing, so he looked at him sternly. “Shopkeeper, stop making fun of me. I’m in a hurry.”
“Good, good, okay. This shopkeeper moves fast. Moves fast.”
“Also, don’t tell Dalang. You can’t tell until after his birthday!”
“Why, ah? If you’re planning to give this, then Dalang would certainly inquire,” The shopkeeper said, still in the mood to tease.
“I, my sewing skills are terrible, that’s why I have to buy it elsewhere, but I don’t want Dalang to know.”
“Hehehe, so that’s the case. Okay. This shopkeeper will certainly help you keep your secrets. But, your sewing skills still must be practiced ah. Every man always prefers to wear clothes made for his own family and show them off. Like my mother-in-law, her stitching is so poor and crooked, but then so what? How could I feel even the slightest dislike? It’s all about the kind feelings and intention, so I must definitely wear it!”
With this short advice, Miao He was compelled to appreciate the woven clothes worn by the shopkeeper in an almost shady line. When the money was exchanged over, it actually totaled up to a tael and eight dimes of silver! The shopkeeper also praised him for the magnificent quality of his dangshens. When he finally walked out of the shop, Miao He let out a deep sigh of relief!
At last, this was the most anxiety-inducing and troublesome thing that he had accomplished!
After all, the plan to trade dangshen for silvers was unceasingly going through changes depending on the surrounding conditions.
Initially, Miao He conjectured he could only formulate a way today after he observed the situation of the town, and he would just use silvers to pay someone to speak with the shopkeeper, informing him that there was a bundle of dangshen for sale. Once the hired person arrived at the entrance of the mountain pass, he would disguise himself as he carried out the transaction. Miao He had originally planned about the thought of dressing up, so he would pretend to be a woman with a birthmark on her face which couldn’t be seen clearly due to the veil that married women usually used when they go out of their courtyards. Moreover, he reasoned that he didn’t want to go to the town in the first place. As for the other women’s clothing, it shouldn’t be difficult to find an effective excuse to ask for a set of old clothes from Miao Heniang. Since she was still waiting for the promised one silver tael in a month.
However, it didn’t even cross his mind that the shopkeeper could be someone who didn’t know himself and didn’t seem to have heard of the original host’s past deeds.
So Miao He tentatively said, “I’ll try to dig more with Yang Dalang in the future.” Unexpectedly, the shopkeeper didn’t even flick an eyebrow after hearing this sentence. This probably meant that Yang Dalang had never once told the shopkeeper before whether he entered the mountains alone or with a companion. Otherwise, the shopkeeper should be surprised. After confirming this, Miao He’s story would be more and more smooth and believable as the days would go by.
This was actually the perfect alignment of the perfect time, place, and convenience of people!
Even more surprisingly, the pharmacy he went to was actually located between the oil shop and the cloth shop. In addition, he had to thank Miao Min for taking part in the accomplishments today.
“Brother He! You actually arrived first instead. Yi, isn’t Yang Dalang together with you?”
When Miao He’s soul returned from a tour in the sky, only to discover that he had already stood inside the cloth store where Miao Min only had entered just now. Miao He blinked. “Dalang is waiting for the oil at the oil shop, and he’ll probably come later.”
Miao Min immediately leaned forward and whispered, “Ai, I was at the Dahe restaurant just now, and I saw Yuan ge! Many people were talking and grouping around him, and there were also some well-dressed gong zis mixed in. Did you happen to see Yuan ge?”
“No. I’ve been waiting here for the whole time,” Miao He clarified.
Miao Min’s eyes slightly shimmered. “It just so happens that Yang Dalang is not here, and my mother is still occupied with matters next door. How about I accompany you to take a look? Just say that I have something missing, and I have to look for it—”
Miao He instantly cut him off, “As long as you can hit the oil, then don’t squander it. Today is all about your business. If you don’t continue on choosing the clothes just as planned, then Dalang and I will have to go back first.”
“But Brother He, you seriously just—”
Hearing the words of concern, Miao He did not know why, but he smelled a hint of pity.
Miao He emphasized, “Really, I don’t need it!”
With this unforeseen dismissal, Miao Min sighed sincerely and said earnestly, “That’s okay too. My mother said that things will be different after marrying and you have to adapt and be accommodating of the other party too. If you have already gotten over the past, then I’ll definitely support your decision.”
Miao He was unable to comment on this, so he quickly pivoted on his heels and said to deviate the topic, “Hurry up and choose the clothing ah. I can see that there are too many, and it’d probably take a lot of time choosing.”
“En! Liang ge said that I could choose whatever I like, and don’t mind about the price too much.” The tradition here was that the man would pay for whatever fabrics the bridegroom’s family were fond of, such as Xifu fabrics, and the woman’s or the ger’s family would take care of the stitching, so it was only natural for Miao Min as he said this. He also added, “My mother has asked me to choose the inexpensive ones, saying that before the new ger comes into the household for marriage, it’s better to establish an upright and well-behaved figure to make me more attractive and likeable.”
Thinking that these words meant nothing deeper, Miao He nodded in agreement. “Your mother is right. Just choose ba.”
However, Miao Min showed reluctance. “Brother He, when you got married, which fabric did you pick up?”
Miao He couldn’t recognize it through the memories. The original host neither catered nor tried to have a deep impression of Yang Dalang in his mind, let alone mind the color and kind of clothing he was forced to wear. But Miao He didn’t want to mention this matter. So he just randomly pointed at the red cloth he first caught sight of. “It looked like this.”
The attendant who had been stealthily following and eyeing the group of Miao He the moment they entered through the door, immediately popped out of nowhere beside them.
“Hey, this little brother has a genuinely good pair of eyes! This fabric really matched your skin tone. It’d be absolutely eye-catching and beautiful when you wear it. Really no flaws would be seen! But if you choose Xifu, there is actually a much better cloth on the shelf! At the bottom of the red cloth is tailored with gold treads, which looks more festive and expensive enough! That piece of exquisite cloth can really bring out the best of the looks of the little brother against the skin. Do you want to try it? There are also ready-made long dresses available, so you can try them on!”
In every cloth shop, what kind of people were most well-received by the staff? Besides the rich who naturally ranked first, the second was the people who bore exceptional looks. As long as you looked good and were willing to try on a few outfits, then those originally plain and mediocre fabrics could come out eye-catching by two or more folds. Usually, many customers who came to those stores bought several things due to falling for this pragmatic sales scheme.
Someone who was as good-looking as Miao He, with a fair complexion and a pair of large round eyes in a small face, would be immediately noted upon by the store’s waiter.
Miao He shook his head quickly. “It’s not that I don’t want to buy, but it’s the cloth that this brother wants to choose.”
Miao Min, who was misidentified, felt a little uneasy. The scene just now was just like when he was neglected and ignored in the past, and everyone’s gaze was focused on Miao He. He couldn’t help but complain in his heart for this unequal treatment. ‘Miao He had already gone through wearing happy clothes, such as for weddings, but why does this waiter hasn’t remember him?’
The attendant also reacted quickly, trailing his sight to Miao Min, and smiled at him. “Hey, I initially thought that my brother was too young and not too old. I didn’t expect it to be small-eyed, so I was wrong! Hehe, if it’s this little brother who’s wearing it, then this cloth is definitely suitable! It’s festive and young ah!”
The clouds looming inside his heart dissipated, and Miao Min finally felt happy hearing this. “En… this one has gold threads. How much for the price?”
The shop’s attendant immediately responded, spitting his saliva all over. “Compared with this extravagant handiwork, this gold thread, and this material- this piece of cloth is not really expensive! Only fifteen cents of silver taels per foot! If you want to buy more, then I can ask the shopkeeper to come over and save a fraction!!”
{T/N: the attendant used 小的 xiǎo de which means ‘I’ used when talking to a superior}
Since the gers’ physique was fairly similar to that of a woman’s figure, their piece of clothing could be made entirely using six feet of plain fabric. However, wedding clothes were different. There were more cascading layers, and the outfit would take about an eighth foot of cloth in the end. If one foot of cloth was fifteen cents of silver taels, then an eighth foot of cloth would cost them a tael and twenty cents, which was quite expensive.
Around this time, Miao Minniang also led her daughter into the store.
Seeing the large and small tarpaulin bags they were carrying and their considerably happy expression, it could be said that they have bought a lot of things just now. This scene was pretty different compared with the original host’s memories which held the impression that Miao Min’s family was poor. But perhaps, since the eldest brother was going to get married, they were willing to spend so much.
When Miao He’s train of thoughts came to an end, Miao Min had already engaged in an argument with his mother. “I-I think that this cloth is good, no other cloth is as bright as this! What do you want me to think about it again?”
“No, one taels and twenty cents are too expensive!! You want to buy this, but do you want to drink the northwest wind within the first year of being betrothed to Miao Liang?! You are already so old, and you have to be able to properly manage a house! The words I speak now, do you think that no one would care about your matters after you marry?!”
“But Liang ge said that I can pick whatever I like. Sure, what mother said is right, that my choice would reflect on my husband’s family. But, if I select those that are too cheap, Liang ge will genuinely be angry. Other people regard things, such as wedding clothes, to be linked with the economical status of the person. And if I choose this, then it will make people think that he couldn’t bear the silver.”
“But one taels and twenty cents are really too expensive! Or, let’s just choose the middle one. Like this one with bright red stripes, isn’t it pretty?”
“I still like this piece with gold thread.” Miao Min kept touching the cloth. He had looked at it for a long time now, the more he looked at it, the more his fondness grew, and he couldn’t bear to let go.
The attendant in the shop also jumped in the heated conversation and backed Miao Min up. “This auntie, he can only buy wedding clothes once in his life. Besides this shop, you cannot find others in the village. If you regret it in the future, then you will regret it for the rest of your life! Since his little ger likes it so much, how about letting him fit on the ready-made long clothes to try it out?”
“A-niang, please? If we only cut seven feet, and our family would still secretly add some money, then wouldn’t it be almost the same?” Miao Min pleaded and added, “Just now, Brother He also said that this is beautiful. His vision, A-niang doesn’t believe it?”
When those words entered her ears, Miao Minniang’s face turned even worse, then she unexpectedly snapped her head and rushed at Miao He.
“It really is you! I wanted to know whether it was because of your words!! Otherwise, how could Brother Min, who is a good ger, have the audacity to choose such an expensive cloth? So greedy! How could you carry such an ill-intent heart? After marriage, you rebelled against the customs, became a disgrace, and now you want Brother Min to also accompany you and influence him?!”
Miao He, who once received a strike of scolding again, felt aggrieved. And Miao Min was feeling antsy, so he stepped in but didn’t acknowledge that he had created something out of nothing. “A-niang, what are you saying?! Brother He didn’t mean that!!”
As luck would have had it, Yang Dalang also arrived at the entrance of the cloth shop, carrying big and small bags.
‘The piercing voice just now, I’m afraid that the whole shop has heard it clearly and lovely,’ Miao He thought.
As soon as Miao He lifted his eyes, it immediately connected with Yang Dalang’s, making him a little embarrassed.
Thinking about just not for himself, he should also say a few words for Yang Dalang’s sake. Miao He remarked, “Aunt Yun misunderstood. I didn’t choose this one because I was afraid that if I am here and made choices, I’d make a lot of mistakes, so I didn’t run off on my own.”
With this said, there was a slightly fat-looking married woman, who was also postponed from browsing in the store due to this ruckus, couldn’t help but said, “Yes, this aunt, just now saw that this little ger didn’t say anything to this piece of cloth.”
The people residing in the town naturally spoke a few more words than the people in the village. It was because they pay keen attention to literature and art, thus they weren’t so candid and direct. However, the curses scared the rest of the customers in the store. This particular married woman didn’t have the heart to watch it further, so she intervened and added her words.
This situation was replaced by Miao Min’s mother’s face flushing red with embarrassment. Because if it wasn’t for Miao He’s string of embellishment, which didn’t even happen, then the strand of words she spouted would all belong to her family’s ger!
However, Miao He wasn’t interested in staying further and watching everyone having red faces. Even the attendant of the cloth shop was embarrassed at this ruckus. After giving a smile at the kind woman, Miao He quickly walked towards Yang Dalang standing, who still stood at the door. “It’s okay. Let’s go.”
Miao Min finally realized that he seemed to have messed up something, “Brother He, wait! I am not, no, I just—”
But Miao He resolutely turned around and waved his hand. “Choose well.”
When he reached the door, Yang Dalang was carrying things with both his left and right hands, and the total weight of those wasn’t light. But as soon as Miao He neared him, he transferred all of the things he was holding on his left into his right hand and offered it to hold Miao He’s.
It looked like he was using this action to imply to everyone that he liked his little ger and was willing to protect him at all cost.
He didn’t care what others said.
