The next day, before dawn, Kang Li and Luo Yanqing arrived at the four-walled courtyard. They knocked repeatedly on the ring, but for a long time did not hear Old Man Xiao's voice. Without thinking too much, Kang Li pushed the courtyard door open, only to find that it was not fully closed, merely resting together, seemingly with a latch inserted from inside.
"Grandpa Xiao!"
Entering the yard with Luo Yanqing, Kang Li raised her voice to call Old Man Xiao, but there was still no response from the old man.
"You go check Grandma Yu's room, and I'll look in Grandpa Xiao's room, maybe he's not up yet."
Luo Yanqing glanced at the wing room where Old Man Xiao lived and softly said to Kang Li.
Kang Li nodded: "Okay."
Before she entered the main room where Old Lady Yu used to live, Luo Yanqing's voice came through: "Xiao Li... come over here!"
