The next day, just as the sky began to brighten, Mother He had her husband and son hitch up a cart piled high with green plums. She had specifically borrowed this cart from the Village Chief; without it, there would have been no way to transport several hundred catties of plums in one go. Xingshui Village was an hour’s journey from the Prefecture City, even at a brisk pace. Given the heavy load today, it would certainly slow them down, which was why she had roused everyone so early.
She would have no objection to the father and son returning home to nap once they had sold the plums and collected the silver.
But for now!
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