For some reason, at this moment she was a little worried that the door of Li Le Wen's house might suddenly open, and then Li Le Wen would come out with a smile, politely bowing and asking her, "Sister-in-law, where are you rushing off to?"
There's always this feeling of being constantly watched, and every question is clearly layered with deeper meaning.
And though there's nothing, she always has to go through a lot of trouble to explain, fearing that a word or a misplaced emotion would make them overly suspicious.
But contrary to Shi Nian's expectations, Li Le Wen's door was tightly locked, with a shiny brass lock hanging.
Shi Nian paused slightly, bowing her head in thought: Indeed, it seemed like a few days since she last saw Li Le Wen.
Maybe because it's autumn, and the time has come for the flowers and trees to wither, the life in the mountain village started becoming monotonous and mystifying, leading the outsiders to leave one by one quietly.
