A dilapidated courtyard with mud walls, the center of which is three dilapidated earthen houses. Their roofs are thatched with straw. There are two more dilapidated earthen houses on each side of the main house. Besides these few rooms, there is nothing else in the courtyard, looking bare and desolate.,The east bedroom was filled with cries, but these weren't the usual wails of a child. They were stifled sobs, laced with a deep, heartbreaking sense of grievance that tugged at your heartstrings.,Before the words could be spoken, footsteps sounded outside the door. Before anyone entered, a concerned voice came in first.。