How the news spread and who started it all, no one could say for sure. Sister You only remembered that their family had to open their store in winter, unlike other farming households who could laze about during winter, they still had to wake up at five or six every day, yet it couldn't prevent a mob of people from banging on their shop's door, like going into battle, pounding on their small shop's rolling shutter door.
Sister You and her son Shen Dongdong sat up with a start. Brother Shen, who was sleeping on the outside of the bed, slid off, pulled on his pants, half tucked the coat sleeves, and went down to see what was happening.
Sister You was cautious, grabbed her son Shen Dongdong who was about to get off the bed and said: "Stay here, don't go out, don't go anywhere, got it? Mom's going down with Dad to check the situation. If you hear someone coming upstairs, lock the door immediately."
