Chapter 23: Chapter 23 The Hypothetical Enemy

Luo Qiao had also agreed to buy twenty chicks from her, saying they would meet at the small grove at the commune crossroads the day after tomorrow at noon to make the transaction. They would also be priced at eight cents each. As for the piglets, the person said they would look around since they were not easy to find. After agreeing on this, the two parted ways.

After leaving the commune, she gathered the ten ducklings in the grove ahead into her space before briskly walking toward the village.

As she neared the village, she came across a donkey cart stopped on the side of the road, surrounded by several men and women. Luo Qiao arrived to see Sun Haitang also standing there.

She approached and asked, "Auntie Haitang, why are you standing here?"

Sun Haitang replied, "I didn't go to work today. I went to the county instead, and now the donkey cart has broken down just as I arrived here. Where have you been?"