Chapter 88 - 70. Farewell_3
He curiously asked, "With all those injuries, why are you sweeping the yard in the middle of the night?"
Wu Hongbiao said with a smile, "There are some rat bones and bloodstains in the yard. If someone comes to visit the shop and gets frightened, it might cause unnecessary trouble for the owner."
"You seem to be in a good mood?" Chen Ji inquired.
Wu Hongbiao said with a laugh, "Let me tell you some good news. I met Si Cao today, and it turns out he’s not out to kill us. Moreover, he’s arranged for someone else to get us out of here. We can return to the Jing Dynasty by tomorrow evening!"
Chen Ji hummed in response, "Is it reliable? Or could this be a trap to lure us out and kill us?"
Wu Hongbiao paused his sweeping, pondered for a moment, and said, "It should be reliable. Today, when he pulled me into the alley, I was prepared to die, but he didn’t lay a hand on me... If he wanted us dead, he wouldn’t have to go to all this trouble."
Leaning against the doorframe, Chen Ji slowly sat down on the threshold and spoke softly, "Do you miss your homeland?"
Wu Hongbiao leaned on his broom, standing in the yard. While gazing at the moon, he longed, "I do miss it. I was taken to the cold camp for harsh training when I was twelve and never had the chance to return home to see my parents. This time, I should be able to visit."
He reminisced, "Back in the village, when autumn came, we would pick pears from the trees. The tasty ones were sold in the city, and the less enjoyable ones were kept to make frozen pears. The variety we used for frozen pears was sour and astringent. My grandmother called it the ’dog-choker,’ but somehow, once it was frozen outside, it became delicious... Strange, isn’t it?"