"Hey! Here they come!"
Gu Chengyu lifted the cloth curtain from the window and looked out at the courtyard. A middle-aged man dressed in indigo coarse cloth stepped out from the house.
When he reached the courtyard, he seemed surprised by the number of carriages, astonished beyond measure.
He quickly opened the courtyard gate, "Uncle Hua, what's this?"
"Oh! These are noble travelers wishing to lodge at your place. You see, please do them a favor, they can't make it to the next town in time."
Old Man Hua, although keen to earn some Silver, was not stingy with offering shelter to travelers, even if they had no Silver. When traveling afar, who hasn't encountered some inconvenient times?
Gu Chengyu descended from the carriage; the man was the village chief, and since he wished to borrow lodging, he shouldn't put on airs from the carriage.
