Gu Yumei's face was flushed with color, with excitement far exceeding her shyness.
"Looks like it might work out," Mrs. Chen glanced at Gu Yumei and said discontentedly, "Look at how thrilled you are. Can't you be a bit more reserved?"
Gu Yumei suppressed her smile and lowered her head without speaking.
Mrs. Chen, holding a small copper cup that measured one tael, scooped two cups of cloves into a small cloth bag, then continued with another small cloth bag, scooping in another two cups of cloves.
Previously, when they prepared spice blends, they used iron scales to weigh them, which was quite a hassle. At the end of June, when Master Qi from the Prefecture came to collect goods, he brought them a box full of small copper cups.
