Zhang Xiaohua tidied up the bedding on the kang, opened his bundle, took out everything he would need, then placed the bundle in the small cabinet on the kang.
Although someone had lived on this kang before, and Liu Er had only just left, everything had been neatly cleared away. Liu Er had not left anything behind, saving Zhang Xiaohua the trouble of sorting out someone else's things.
After finishing everything, Zhang Xiaohua sat on the kang and was about to take a good look around the room when his stomach suddenly rumbled like thunder. His face flushed, and he sneakily glanced at Ma Jing. Sure enough, Ma Jing was looking his way too. Seeing Zhang Xiaohua look at him, Ma Jing said with a cheerful smile, "Xiaohua, you're hungry, aren't you? Don't worry. Wait just a moment, and we'll go eat."
Zhang Xiaohua nodded. "All right."
Ever since he had eaten a little outside Misty Manor at noon, then lifted stone locks at Lotus Escort Agency that afternoon, not a single bite had passed his lips. He had not felt much before, but after drinking some water in Tian Zhongxi's room just now, he was starving unbearably.
Before long, Ma Jing climbed down from the kang, picked up a copper basin to wash his hands, and called to Zhang Xiaohua, "Come on, brother. Time to eat."
Zhang Xiaohua happily followed behind Ma Jing and walked out of the room.
The dining hall was inside the inner gates. After weaving through several inner gates in all directions, Zhang Xiaohua felt dizzy and muddled as he followed Ma Jing. Every courtyard seemed about as large as the one they lived in. Some were occupied, while others were dark and unlit. Zhang Xiaohua did not dare ask too much and merely followed