"If the little girl likes it, eat more. This is some smoked meat I preserved last month."
The elderly lady said with a smile.
"You can make smoked meat too? That's really amazing." Uncle Ma picked up another bun.
There was no light in the room, only a dim white candle burning.
The dimness made it impossible to see the surroundings clearly, let alone the filling inside the buns.
The candle was placed in the middle of the table, and the smell of paraffin was extremely unpleasant.
Ye Ruoxue took out a silk handkerchief to cover her nose and mouth.
A'niu always felt something was off, but couldn't put it into words.
Soon, it was deep into the night, and the four of them found places to sleep in their clothes.
Ye Ruoxue leaned against the back of the chair, closing her eyes to feign sleep.
A'niu sat by her side.
Uncle Ma, being older, lay on the kang inside the room.
A'ning was invited by the old lady to sleep in the room next door.
The night was silent and still.