When she arrived, she noticed that the door to Ye-ge's room was locked. He was probably still on duty and hadn't returned yet.
She was about to retrieve the key from under the flower vase when she realized that there was nothing beneath the vase.
Nan Feng was puzzled. Why had Ye-ge not left the key here?
In the past, when she stored any earned silver bills in Ye-ge's room, he never took the key away. Could there be something in his room more important than money?
So Nan Feng waited outside. At that moment, Wan Jian'an's wife appeared from their house next door. Seeing Nan Feng, she politely greeted her, "Oh, you're here. It's been quite some time since we last met."
Nan Feng responded in a friendly manner, "Yes, I've been out of town recently, so I haven't had the chance to come by. Are you on your way to get vegetables?"
