Ministry of Civil Affairs.
When Chen Xuan and Tu Chan arrived at the entrance in a tricycle, the security guard uncle poked his head out from the window of the small pavilion and asked:
"What business do you have here?"
"Selling cicadas."
Tu Chan raised his thumb, pointing vaguely towards the tricycle's cargo section behind him.
The guard's eyes followed the direction Tu Chan pointed, landing on the buzzing giant gourd Chen Xuan was holding. He couldn't help but raise his eyebrows in surprise.
Clearly, it was his first time seeing someone catching this many startled cicadas.
"You've come too late. The time to accept cicadas has passed."
The security guard uncle shook his head in regret for the two.
So many startled cicadas could have brought in a good amount of money...
"Isn't the deadline every day 18:30? It's just a few minutes after 18:00 now..."