After who knows how long, another little boy came running out, holding up his pants, but this time he didn't rush to the outhouse. Instead, upon seeing the big bundle that had mysteriously appeared in the courtyard, he first froze, then loudly called out, "Uncle, Aunt, come out quick, someone left something at our place!"
Lin Jiazhong and Lady Ma were awakened by his shouting, shuffling outside in their shoes to see what was the matter, and even Lady Yang from the North Room joined them.
The three of them stared at the bundle in the courtyard, dumbfounded. At first, they had misunderstood the child's cry, thinking that something thrown away meant someone had tossed something into their yard, and Lin Jiazhong even scolded Lady Ma, blaming her for forgetting to latch the door again.
But when they went out, they realized the 'dropped something' didn't mean tossed away; it was genuinely left behind.
