Guo Dong was awakened by a strange "thump thump thump" sound.
She opened her eyes in confusion and finally pinpointed the source of the sound—it was a bird stepping on the security window, pecking at the thick blue glass inside.
In the village, people liked to use colored glass for building their houses, after all, with an entire courtyard full of sunshine, there was absolutely no need for the transparency that comes with lighting—aunt Lianhua's curtains were even those plastic printed roll-up blinds!
Guo Dong had forgotten yesterday to roll that curtain only halfway up.
Luckily, the forest was right behind her, and underneath was a layer of fallen leaves of unknown depth. Any slight movement would make a big noise, so she wasn't worried about anyone peeking into the house.
But this bird, with its sharp beak tapping on the glass thump thump thump, she didn't know what it was about, but its rhythm was so unique it woke her up...
Wait a second!
