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In the early hours of the morning, a loud snap resounded by Manbao's ear, but she had grown immune to such noises lately and simply turned over to continue sleeping.
Ms. Qian, worried about her due to the continuous heavy rains, had moved her back to the small bed partitioned by a bamboo screen these past two days. Perhaps it was the knowledge that her parents were nearby, but Manbao soon fell into a deep sleep, clutching her quilt.
However, it wasn't long before someone was banging on the Zhou Family's front door, and fearing they wouldn't hear, the visitor shouted, "Uncle Jin, Dalang, hurry and open the door!"
Zhou Dalang, Zhou Erlang, and Zhou Sanlang all stirred in their rooms. Zhou Dalang, somewhat muzzily, responded and groped his way in the dark to open the door.
Manbao got up rubbing her eyes, and saw her father also wrapping himself in clothes and heading outside, prompting her to ask in groggy confusion, "What's happened?"