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Halfway through the journey, Joy Grandma suddenly shouted, "Shake the sedan chair three times!"
Qiao Duo'er hadn't reacted when the sedan chair started shaking violently, toppling her over. She steadied herself by reaching out for the window.
Being in a sedan chair was already bumpy enough, but to shake it three times on purpose—that was just plain torture, wasn't it? Yet this torment had a pleasant-sounding name: a tradition meant to bring good fortune and ward off evil.
Now she was just relieved she had eaten little at noon, or else she might have vomited from all the shaking.
Afterward, the sedan chair shook another two times, but Qiao Duo'er was prepared this time and didn't end up in such a disheveled state as before.
When they reached the new house and the sedan chair finally came to a stop, Qiao Duo'er let out a long sigh of relief.
Joy Grandma helped Qiao Duo'er out of the sedan chair and stuffed one end of a red cloth into her hand.
