After selling the dried persimmons and collecting the second payment, Zhao Gao bought a batch of eggs and salt, then hurried home.
With the current state of the world so unsettled, home was the only safe place. Zhao Gao drove the ox cart at full speed, kicking up clouds of dust along the road. Life, it seemed, was destined to be turbulent. Fortunately, he didn't run into anyone on the way back, which let Zhao Gao finally breathe a sigh of relief. These days, one could never be sure if a person was a fellow villager or a refugee, and he felt it was better to avoid them entirely.
Upon finally reaching home, Zhao Yan helped unload the eggs and salt. Zhao Gao then took the ox to graze; he had to return the beast to the Village Chief today, and he needed to make sure it was well-fed first, or he wouldn't be able to answer to him.
Chapter 139