Two students followed him through the main courtyard gate.
Manman slowly and carefully stepped on the stairs, one hand holding the stair railing and the other carrying a bag of garbage. Each time she finished throwing out the trash, she would walk back and forth in the shaded areas of the courtyard, as if taking a stroll.
When she reached the trash can, she tossed the trash and clapped her hands.
Ma Shunhe, wearing a janitor's cap, had been hovering near the trash can. Hearing the thud near the trash can, he quickly lifted the brim of his cap to look over and, sure enough, saw Manman.
Manman, with her hand on her waist, stretched out her hands and feet under a nearby shady tree, breathing in the fresh air outside.
