After Xie Liangchen saw the Fierce Fire Oil Cabinet, she spent her days tinkering away with Chen Yongyi, making "ding ding clang clang" noises.
Old Mrs. Chen secretly went to see it a few times. No matter how wide she opened her eyes, she failed to spot any difference between the new one and the old one, nor could she fathom why a wooden box required so much effort.
Alas, she's getting old, never imagining a wooden box could involve two large yellow oxen.
Every day, Tie Dan and his mates eagerly awaited the wooden box to be completed so that they could stand tall and go buy the oxen.
"You never know the cost of firewood and rice until you manage a household," Old Mrs. Chen muttered to herself, beginning to ponder where to build the cattle pen.
"This plot won't do; when the weather warms up, a courtyard will be built here. When there's business in the village, people can discuss it here."
