Chapter 77 - Chapter 68: Midnight Singing

Grandpa hitched the ox to the cart and had Xiao Man wait on board. He took a bamboo canteen to the inn up ahead to fill with water. When he returned, he was holding a warm kraft paper bag. It contained large steamed buns. The inn steamed a large batch of these buns every day for its guests. Private street vending was not yet permitted, so only people who were in the know would go to the inn to buy them.