In the afternoon, Qin Xi did not return, which worried Li Xianglu somewhat, but she also knew that overthinking wouldn't solve anything. She was fairly familiar with the county town, so she first went to the big cafeteria and had a bowl of wonton soup, then bought ten meat buns to take back.
It was past eight o'clock when Li Xianglu finally heard footsteps. She quickly ran to open the door and saw Qin Xi striding toward her room. The guest house in the county was a large courtyard with brick buildings front and back; their rooms were neighboring each other. Qin Xi, behind him, carried a large black cloth bag, and he was covered in dirt.
Seeing this, Li Xianglu hurriedly welcomed him in but dared not close the door; she left it wide open and then poured some hot water into the basin of cold water.
