The city was bustling, filled with people who had come in to buy goods for the New Year. All sorts of vendors were everywhere.
Xu Qing rarely had the chance to visit the city, and everything she saw was a novelty. After walking for a bit, her hands were already full: candied fruit skewers, a ghoulish mask, a pinwheel...
Xu Yang bought her everything she wanted. Only when both of her hands were completely full did the two of them begin to shop for their own New Year's supplies.
Cured ham, peanuts, melon seeds, glutinous rice...
In the end, they had so much they couldn't possibly carry it all, so they found a flatbed cart to haul it home.
In the blink of an eye, it was New Year's Eve. The Liu Family let their Tributors go home for the holidays, to return on the third day of the new year.
Xu Yang woke early. After breakfast, he took Xu Qing up the mountain to pay respects at their mother's grave.
