Chapter 27 - 26: Finding Trouble (Part 1)
"It’s much warmer here than over there; in winter over there, you dress like a bear. I’m used to it, so I’ll help you in the shop for the next few days. You and Mom should rest well."
"There must be snow over there. I’ve never seen snow since I was a kid. I really want to see it," said Han Yi, who is local to this city.
"There will be a chance. Before coming back this year, the teacher told me to help serve meals in the canteen next year. That would cover my living expenses for a month. When there’s a chance next year, I’ll take you and Mom for a tour in the big city."
"Hmm."
It’s almost the end of the year, and the street market gets busier by the day. Their family business is also doing better than usual.
Thankfully, my older brother is back to help. Otherwise, Mom and I wouldn’t have managed.
On the sixteenth of the last lunar month, just as they were busy at midday, eight or nine people rushed into the shop.
Without saying a word, they drove out the customers and started smashing things with wooden sticks in hand.