At the grain shop, they didn't even dare to take a second look at the yellow rice, black rice, and white flour. The prices were outrageously high, and there were actually bugs wriggling in the grains. Having never seen such a scene before, they both shuddered inwardly.
The two hastily weighed out a large bamboo basket full of chaff, bought some coarse salt, and dashed back toward the city gates.
Little did they know, in the short time since they had entered the city, the Gu Family had already erupted in an uproar over their actions.
Ever since they had been seen lining up to pay the entrance fee, the daughters-in-law of the Gu family had been swarming around Li Cuicui.
"Mother, why did Old Seventh and his wife go in?"
"Exactly! What are they going in for? If they needed something, they could have just asked someone else to bring it out for them. Why waste all that money?"
