The house was tidy and clean, and they didn't need to busy themselves cleaning it. Having walked around inside out, they went to the town market to shop.
They bought Spring Festival couplets and paper-cut for window decorations, along with many fireworks and firecrackers, all in preparation for the New Year.
Alexander saw kerosene lamps for sale at the market and found them novel, purchasing two. He also found handmade cloth shoes interesting and, measuring against his own size, bought several pairs.
He squatted in front of the stall, carefully making his selections with meticulous care, endearingly cute like a big boy.
Purple watched him, feeling that this moment was exceptionally good.
They bought many things and went home, then put up the paper-cuts on the windows, followed by the Spring Festival couplets after that.
