Huo Sining felt that this Granny Jue was like wearing a veil of mystery, and as soon as she lifted it, the secrets would be unraveled one by one.
Upon returning to Third Auntie's stilted building, Huo Sining carefully examined it from all angles.
One could step directly from the balcony onto the wooden planks to reach the second floor.
Such stilted buildings used to be common in the Miao Village. According to Third Auntie, every girl in the Miao Village had her own room, often located in the stilted building with an outside wooden ladder leading to it.
Miao girls didn't have the same restraints or reservations as Han women. They could climb down the ladder at night to play and frolic with friends or quietly sneak a girlfriend or even boyfriend into their room. The Miao people were bold, and such behavior, seen as daring among Han people, did not attract much gossip.
