The new governor of Anxi arrived one day at noon. By then, Manbao and the others had already been in Xizhou for four days, during which time they were at their laziest. Mr. Zhuang, pitying their fatigue from the journey that caused them to lose weight, didn't assign them any lessons.
As a result, Manbao and the others stayed in bed, not waking up until almost lunchtime.
Even Yin Huo was influenced by them and slept in for quite a while.
Changshou, who had calmed down after the first day's chaos, now followed his master's routine — sleeping when his master slept, rising only when there was movement from his master's bed, and getting himself ready before heading to the kitchen to fetch hot water.
Indeed, when he returned with hot water, Yin Huo was still reluctant to get out of bed.
As he took out clothes to assist his master in dressing, he found a reason for him, "It's too cold in the Western Regions."
Yin Huo nodded in agreement.
