Seeing this, Feng Qingqing quickly scrambled to her feet and hurried toward the courtyard gate. No sooner had she opened it than she saw a middle-aged man carrying a six- or seven-year-old boy, followed by a middle-aged woman. It was this woman who had been knocking.
The woman’s surname was Gao, her given name Gao Zhilan. Feng Qingqing had met her a few times while working in the fields; she was not one for talk, preferring to simply keep her head down and work.
Feng Qingqing ushered them into the courtyard, sensing the child was in trouble. The two adults were clearly anxious, and Gao Zhilan spoke as they walked:
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