Although Cui Pingan seemed like a child who had never grown up, he was in fact already an adult, and to avoid arousing criticism, Mo Yan cleaned up an unused room in the mill, moved in a small wooden bed, and let him make do with a temporary residence.
As a dependent living under someone else's roof, Cui Pingan, despite his many grievances, dared not voice any complaints. After being chased and harried by Mao Tuan for half an hour, he was already exhausted. He took a warm bath at the Mo family home and, having changed into Mo Qingze's clothing, he returned to the mill.
Lying on the narrow and not-so-soft bed, Cui Pingan thought he would have difficulty falling asleep, but listening to the chirping of crickets outside the room, he soon drifted into slumber.
