After returning home, Lin Qiao took a broom and swept the rotten leaves under the jujube tree, piling them next to the tree roots, and finally poured half a bucket of vegetable wash water on them. Then she went to water the few clumps of wild green onions growing at the corner of the wall.
Only after doing this did she take a piece of charcoal and start working on a pattern on the table in the main room, rubbing and drawing, her hands blackened, but she finally settled on a design.
She dropped the charcoal, got up to fetch water to wash her hands, and unintentionally glanced outside the courtyard, where she saw an old woman holding something, standing and looking at the Song Family's door.
When their eyes met, the old woman flusteredly turned around and took a few steps away.
Lin Qiao found it a bit strange, but didn't think much of it. She went back into the main room and started embroidering on a square cloth.
