Liu Yunlan couldn't help but smile, thinking Juhua was scared because of the coffin in the front room. She comforted her, "There's nothing to be afraid of. The people holding the wake are still there. Besides, Great-Aunt doted on us the most. She would never try to scare us."
Juhua didn't dare tell her what had happened earlier, afraid it would scare her so much she couldn't sleep either. She only asked whether people really had spirits after they died.
Hearing her question, Liu Yunlan simply turned over to lie on her back. She sighed. "Of course there are. When a person dies, their soul doesn't wander far for the first few days. It just circles their own house. When my grandmother died..."
