Chapter 107

With a slam of the outer gate, Jiao Bai walked in carrying two towering, six-tiered food boxes. In those days, food boxes were handcrafted by carpenters—thick, heavy, and built to last. Add in the steaming soups and dishes inside, and a single box weighed at least sixty or seventy catties. Jiao Bai was not particularly tall, and if he tried to carry them by hand, the boxes would have dragged on the ground. He had no choice but to extend both arms straight out, suspending the food boxes in mid-air.