Old Man Gao had already walked back into the yard, lit up his old smoking pipe, and resumed puffing away.
Everything seemed as usual, but upon closer look, one could see that the furrows on his forehead were deeper than before.
With a heavy puff, he turned to glance at Old Lady Gao, who was swearing angrily around the chicken coop, and a flicker of annoyance arose in his heart, "Get back inside the house, don't let me hear another peep out of you."
Instantly, the yard became quiet.
Old Lady Gao stood still for quite a while before she dared to speak, only when she saw Old Man Gao continued lying there with his eyes closed did she slowly approach, "Old man, our hen along with the freshly laid egg are gone!"
