The next day, the 15th of the eighth lunar month, mid-autumn in Shengjing.
Early in the morning, the fragrance of osmanthus wine wafted through West Street.
Du Changqing and Ah Cheng arrived earlier than usual. Du Changqing wore a robe of apricot-yellow with a round collar and an embroidered sash, while Ah Cheng was clad in a tender yellow short garment with a round collar. Both had deliberately put on new autumn clothes and stood under the plum tree at the entrance, looking like two vibrant osmanthus branches in full bloom.
Lu Tong and Yin Zheng came out of the shop. Du Changqing first hesitated to comment on Yin Zheng's lilac-colored skirt with pick-up stitches; however, when Lu Rou emerged afterward, his gaze lingered on her half-worn deep blue cotton skirt and didn't move away.