The petite figure in the apricot-yellow long dress on the bed hurriedly got off the bed, put on her shoes, and walked to the large pear blossom-patterned wardrobe at the foot of the lacquered black bed. She squatted down and pulled open the bottom drawer.
After rifling through it for a while, she found a small round key with a long handle.
Next, she took out a roughly four-foot-long hooked stick from the edge of the wardrobe, ran to the bedside, unbothered by the dirt, and began fishing under the ancient bed.
It took her two or three tries, but finally, she hooked it and dragged it out.
Everyone saw that it was a square, lacquered red box, about eight inches wide and long.
Made of top-quality wood, the box was intricately carved with lifelike plum blossoms, secured with a small lock adorned with traditional cloud patterns, exquisite and delicate.
