Huahua: [His resistance has dropped, obviously. He often sneaks off drinking with Chen Yongwang, and the three brothers invite women to keep them company. You know perfectly well what those women do.]
[He caught the virus seven days ago. Chen Yongwang has started developing blisters. Give it a little longer, and your father will start getting them too.]
Jiang Shuyue stuck out her tongue in disgust.
Luckily, her mother had been sleeping in a separate room from Jiang An lately. Otherwise, she would have caught it too.
Huahua suddenly cried out: [Look over there! It's Chen Yongwang!]
Jiang Shuyue looked toward the voice and saw Chen Yongwang sneaking into a narrow alley.
They followed close behind, hiding behind a stack of grain sacks at the entrance and poking their little heads out.
They could not make out the person hiding inside. All they could see was half the back of Chen Yongwang's head.
But they could hear everything clearly.
Chen Yongwang said, "Have you got the stuff? Give it here!"
"Money in one hand, goods in the other! This stuff is expensive. Don't you dare cheat me out of my silver!"
He took out the silver notes and flung them at the other person. After counting them, the seller teased, "This is enough to poison two oxen to death. You're not planning to use it on a person, are you?"
"You guessed right. I am using it on people! Those bastards in the Liu Family dared ruin my plans. And that fellow surnamed Jiang-he's only read a few more essays than me. What's he acting so high and mighty for?"
"He even looked down on me last night and told me to know my place and get lost. Does he think placing first in the imperial examinations makes him so