Translator: NekoCat
Editor: PricklyLily
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"Oh, what brave thing did you do?"
Gu Chunzhu put the broken basket aside and sat on the wooden pier to listen to An An.
"Second aunt came today but An An and brother didn't let her in." An An's little chin lifted, imitating Gu Chunzhu's tone. I told Second aunt what Mother told me "Be good at home, don't let anyone else inside."'
Gu Chunzhu laughed out loud.
Qiu shi must be so frustrated her nostrils smoked.
She gently pinched An An's cheek, "the clever little ghost knows how to look after the house, but you must be bored since you can't play outside. Next time, take the lock on the mahogany box and lock the door."
She thought of her dowry. The silver hairpin has been pawned but there's still a lock on the mahogany box. It would be better to use it to lock the door instead.
Thinking of this, she took the lock on the mahogany box and placed it on the wooden door, so as not to forget it again.
Xiaocheng stared at the lock and Chunzhu asked, "what are you thinking? This is your home, Xiaocheng can also speak his mind."
His Little hand pinched the hem of his pants, he pursed his lips and said,
"The lock should be used for money."
The kid looked dull, but he was actually clever.
Gu Chunzhu patted his little back and said, "the most important thing is to lock the door first so that others can't get in. Your mother has already put the money in a very safe place."
When combined, the money they earned for selling game and her hairpin added up to 5 silvers.
She wrapped it in oil paper and hid it at the edge of the hut, she dug a hole and covered it with soil. If a thief entered, he/she would not come to this dirty hut.
Also, Gu Chunzhu's recent earnings of 100 copper plates were stuffed in a mouse hole.
"Is Xiaocheng Niang at home?"
A voice came from the door.
Gu Chunzhu touched Xiaocheng's face, this kid's face was very smooth, it matched An An’s baby fat face.
Gu Chunzhu was pleased to hear this address. People in the village call every woman using their child's name in front.
She hurried to open the door and saw the person who sold her shrimps yesterday.
Gu Chunzhu counted the bowls of shrimp and settled the money.
Several of them came one after another and Gu Chunzhu took note of them.
Suddenly, she saw Qiu shi not far away, Qiu looked at her with daggers in her eyes.
Gu Chunzhu saw her pulling a shrimp seller. She went out to have a look and heard her saying: "sister-in-law, my cousin also sells river shrimps. If that woman doesn't accept yours, then sell them to us. It's also three coppers per bowl. A fair price."
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