Everyone turned to look at the small gourd in Zhao Yuan's hand. Soon, however, many began to shake their heads, while one person asked curiously, "Kid, what do you want that little gourd for?"
Of course, Zhao Yuan couldn't tell them the truth.
He had already prepared his story and replied immediately, "Nothing, really. I just think it looks nice and wanted to find another to make a matching pair. This one was a gift, and my friend said they bought it at the Earth God Temple in Jiantai Village. But I only found out after I arrived that the temple has been torn down."
The coal miners didn't suspect a thing from this half-true, half-false story.
Nowadays, people collected all sorts of things, so collecting small gourds wasn't strange at all.
"Well, what a coincidence. I have a little gourd right here. I found it when they were tearing down the Earth God Temple. Take a look and see if it's a match for yours."
