The shop opened for business on the tenth day of the lunar month, so on the ninth everyone returned to Zhuma Town to prepare. As soon as Lin Yuan's carriage arrived at the shop entrance, she saw a crowd gathered in front of Mo Sanniang's fabric shop across the street, which upon closer inspection turned out to be the owners of the other businesses on the same street.
"Sister Mo, what happened? What's going on?" Concerned that someone might be causing trouble in Mo Sanniang's shop again, Lin Yuan hurried over to ask.
Mo Sanniang was standing in front of her own shop with a grim face, staring at the mess inside. She was completely silent no matter what anyone said or asked, leading everyone to believe she had been shocked and were promptly consoling her in soft voices.
It was only when Lin Yuan spoke up that Mo Sanniang snapped out of her daze, turning to her with a forced smile, although that smile looked worse than a cry.
