Adrian Hawthorne had arrived yesterday, but the boxcar hadn't, so he'd waited an extra day in the city. The boxcar got in today, so he, Winston Lowell, and their group hauled the goods back. He had just returned, carrying a sack of cloth. He and Goldie Thorne would go get the rest tomorrow.
"Mr. Hawthorne!"
Tang Xiaonan called out happily, finally relieved. She offered him the piece of stinky tofu she'd just taken a bite out of. When she saw the half-eaten piece, her face flushed red, and she wanted to pull it back, but Adrian Hawthorne had already taken it. He really was hungry.
Without a second thought, Adrian Hawthorne ate the piece of stinky tofu Tang Xiaonan had bitten into. It tasted pretty good. He then took two skewers of rice cakes from Jim Thorne and polished them off in a few bites. His stomach finally felt a little better.
"You guys going to town?"
"Yeah. Phoenix Golding went to meet her lover. We're going to catch them in the act!"
