As soon as Si Jiuyue stepped out of the communal sleeping quarters, she saw that the Qian and Zhang families were also staying right next door.
A faint sense of puzzlement stirred in her heart.
How had they suddenly changed their tune and become willing to spend money to stay at a post station? Just as she was wondering about this, the granddaughters of the Qian and Zhang families walked out of the bailiffs' room. The two fifteen- or sixteen-year-old girls returned to their families in silence, the corners of their eyes stained with tears, their legs spread wide apart as they walked.
Chapter 29