It's practically a theft-deterrent! Anyone with even slightly less strength wouldn't be able to open this door.
Fortunately, her mother has also done farm work for years and has considerable strength, so she should be able to open the door bolt.
Wei Ziang hadn't seen it yet either, and was curious, so Xiaomi simply dragged him to take a look before continuing to the back door.
She couldn't help but complain on the way, if the back door was locked from the outside too, then there's no way out from inside, might as well wait for her dad to come back.
Luckily, her worry was unnecessary; the back door was bolted from the inside, with a latch that looked like a carrying pole, just a bit thicker.
The oil-paper umbrella was a bit old, but fortunately, it was still usable. The two of them shared an umbrella, and since they were kids, they didn't have to worry about getting wet in the rain.
