"Then… how about half price? The little kids don't take up much room," the village chief pleaded.
The Shopkeeper said impatiently, "Alright, alright, alright."
The village chief mumbled to himself, taking ages to figure out how many Copper Coins he owed.
Just as the Shopkeeper was about to ask how many people were in his family, Gu Fei spoke up from the side. "Grandpa Chief, your family has six adults and two children, plus a bucket of water. That will be one hundred and forty cents."
The village chief stared at her in astonishment. "You know how to do arithmetic, girl?"
"Is that calculation correct?"
The Shopkeeper glanced over at Gu Fei. "The girl's right. It's one hundred and forty cents."
The village chief handed over a string of one hundred cents, counted out forty more, and quickly called his son to go fetch the water.
Gu Zhang looked at Gu Fei. "What are the arrangements for our family?"
