Balzac and the Little Seamstress (paragraph 3)

The two boys travel down the mountain to the Little seamtresses village like they were asked. But Luo had a big attack of malaria and the Little Seamstress puts him to bed as soon as they arrive. That night four old women come to sit around Luo, one with a bow and arrow. The bow and arrow was to keep evil spirits away. I think the women were supposed to be scorcerors or something that were supposed to magically cure Luo. They start to fall asleep and the narrator has to tell a story to keep their eyes open. It was surprising when Luo, being as sick as he was, says the closing line to the story and adds so much emotion to the story. I think that Luo and the Little Seamstress were really falling for one another because in the end the narrator says that he thought he saw the seamstress kiss Luo. In the sixth chapter four eyes, the two boy's old friend, is introduced as well as a secret suitcase that he has. Four eyes seems to be a very flighty and frightened individual, and when he is asked about the suitcase he tries to disuade his friends of their interest in its contents. The two boys eventually guess the contents of the suitcase are in fact banned books. I think Four Eyes is so afraid because he is terrified of the Red Guards and the punishments that follow from possessing banned material. The two boys carry Four Eye's load of hod down the mountain for him and in return they get a small book by Balzac. Now they are making deals with Four Eyes to try to get their hands on some books.