After realizing Xiao Feng and Sun Shijie weren't sent by the authorities, Old Donkey rearranged the cargo on the donkey cart, freeing up two spots to stretch out their legs, and gestured for them to sit.
"Crack!"
With a flick of the whip in the air, the donkey cart began to move, "clip-clop, clip-clop."
"Old Tie, how long does it take to get to the village by cart?" Sun Shijie asked.
From the front, Old Donkey replied, "Normally, it takes about two and a half hours, but it rained heavily yesterday, so the roads are slick. If we go slowly, it'll take at least three hours.
Oh, by the way, even though I call Tiebushan my cousin, my surname isn't Tie; it's Jin. My parents died early when I was a kid, and my family was poor, so I had to marry in and became a live-in son-in-law.
I've been driving a donkey cart for half my life, so those who know me gave me the nickname Old Donkey."
"Surname Jin?" Xiao Feng suddenly asked, "Is your full name Jin Zhongzhao by any chance?"
