Chapter 40: A Frightening Night Even though he had gone to sleep late the previous night, Song Dalang still got up at the third watch the next morning. He had no choice. He still needed to go to the county seat to sell bamboo puppets, so he had to start early. Mei-Shi got up as well to put on her clothes. Although she was not going to the county seat today, she still had to help out with the chores before her husband left; otherwise, he would never manage on his own. Once she finished…