70 A Warm Cloak (1/2)

The next morning, Xue'er went downstairs to see that the guests were already sitting there and eating the breakfast of thick rice porridge and freshly steamed buns.

She noticed that the guests who had shown up last night were already down here eating as though they were in a hurry to leave.

For the first time, she carefully studied the two young people who did not seem to be older than twenty years of age.

The young woman dressed in a floral patterned cotton blouse with a light sap green skirt, and the young man dressed in dark green coarse clothing.

No matter how Xue'er saw it, they somewhat looked like lovers, if not for the strange and awkward silence between them.

Owner Chao came, bringing a bowl of rice porridge, which Xue'er received and found a spot on a table not far from the two people.

Because the inn was small with only a few sets of tables and chairs, this did not seem out of the ordinary.

As Xue'er was eating, she could not help but allow her eyes to wander over to the two people. Looking at them was like looking at a puzzle that she tried to solve, but could not, and she would continue until she solved it herself.

Thankfully, they did not seem to care about the little girl who gave them a smile when they looked toward her direction.

It seemed that they worried more about what they planned to do and could care less about a child who was watching them.

But the young woman gave Xue'er a few coppers, and said: ”Buy yourself something for the new year.”

Such a sentence confused the little girl's mind.

[I am not in need of money, but... thanks?]

The young woman's voice was cold, but there was something about it that made her accept.

Xue'er looked at the two figures as they left the inn. Her hand still holding the copper coins given to her.

Once they left, she turned toward owner Chao and ask: ”Who were they?”

Owner Chao shrugged and said solemnly: ”I never ask my guests who they are.”

Fair enough, as an owner of an inn, one would not ask too many questions to their strange guests.

Xue'er soon got over it, as she pocketed the copper coins and made her way to Huo momo's embroidery shop.

As she entered, she saw Huo momo come at her, in a tearful manner.