Qingyuan Village had barely twenty households in total, sparsely scattered, and news rarely traveled quickly. On the road, Changsheng’s mother happened to run into Qinglian as she was discarding medicine…
Cui Wuyang sent trusted men all the way to Cangxi to arrange the aftermath, but they could not find Miss Biao’s body. After some investigation, they concluded that she was…
By nightfall, Luoyan even wanted to take Third Sister back to her room, saying she was afraid the cat would catch a chill. Zhuyun firmly refused, quoting Jia Yufang’s words:…
On the first day of school at the elementary hall, Qinglian arrived, leading a dark-skinned girl, introduced as her sister, Qingcao. Qingcao was shy by nature, her fingers calloused from…
The sun was at its peak when Luo Yan slipped away from her grandmother and followed Zhu Yun toward the east side of the village. The mountain wasn’t steep, but…
Zhu Yun did not walk far; instead, he went across the street from the teahouse and stood with his arms crossed under the shadow of the signboard. The bustling morning…
“Weren’t you supposed to have recovered? Why are you feeling so bad at night?” Jia Yufang asked. Zhu Yun didn’t want to respond. Just now, Luo Yan had wiped scented…
As dusk approached, Physician Liu led two burly men into the village. Near the Jia family gate, they first heard a “kachi kachi” sound. Taking a few more steps forward,…
Zhu Yuntang (or Zhu Yun) beckoned with a finger. Luo Yan obediently leaned close to his ear and heard him say coldly, “Keep making noise, and I’ll throw you down.”…
With a new playmate, Luo Yan no longer lingered in bed. By the third crow of the rooster, she was up and dressed, eagerly setting off to find Zhu Yun.…
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