“Margo, Su Ya, I'm back!”
I shouted again, but still no response. I started to worry—had something happened? But the door showed no signs of forced entry, and peeking through the crack, the courtyard appeared undisturbed. Everything looked normal.
However, I didn't see them in the yard, and the clothes hanging out to dry were gone. They might be inside the tree hollow and didn't hear me. I quickly used my spear to knock on the bamboo door.
*Tap, tap…*
Still no answer. The door was locked from the inside, and I couldn't open it from outside. I could only knock on the door again with my spear.
*Tap, tap…*
*Tap, tap… Tap, tap…*
This time, I knocked harder, longer, and louder. If they couldn't hear this, they'd have to be deaf. Still worried they might not hear, I shouted:
“Wives!
