Having made up his mind, he got up and dressed, while sending Little Hongtang to call Zhou Datong out.
By the time he had put on his shoes and socks, a POP sound came from the side room opposite, and soon Zhou Datong emerged, covering half of his face.
Complaining to Hu Ma, he said, "My Brother Ma Zi, next time can you just call me directly?"
"In my dream, I met a sweet little lady, and just as I was about to kiss her, she turned around and slapped me..."
"Isn't that a good thing? Saves you from getting too excited in your dreams!"
Hu Ma suppressed a laugh and said seriously, "I called you out for something important."
"I need to go out for a bit to take care of something, not sure when I'll be back, so you'll need to manage tomorrow's matters in my absence."
"Solve what you can, and if there's something you can't handle, go to the inner courtyard and find the old shopkeeper. If he asks where I went, just say I went out for a small task and will be back within a day."
