The next afternoon, two people in their fifties arrived in the alley, carrying a basket, and headed straight for the home of Zhang An.
After the couple had dropped their children off at Li Baoying’s house, they had locked their front gate. Seeing the lock, the elderly pair were not perturbed; they exchanged a glance and pulled a key from their pockets to open the gate.
Once inside the courtyard, Mother Zhang called out toward the house, "Yuanyuan, Fangfang! Grandma has brought you something delicious! Come out quickly!"
Chapter 29