When the two people walked closer, it was revealed to be an old man with a seven or eight-year-old child.
Their clothes were clearly very thin, and their lips were blue and purple from the cold, shivering continuously.
The old man walked up to Qi Quanjin, who was standing at the front, and instead of kneeling, he bowed, with the child beside him mimicking the bow.
The old man spoke with a trembling voice, "Sorry to bother you. I wanted to ask if my little grandson could warm himself by your fire. I won't follow."
Not kneeling immediately was certainly not moral coercion, and only requesting to warm the child by the fire put Qi Quanjin in a difficult position.
Rejecting would seem too heartless.
But if he agreed, surely others would follow and beg the same.
Qi Quanjin couldn't decide for a moment and instinctively looked at his wife.
Though everyone listens to him now, he actually listens more to his wife.
There's no choice as his wife's methods are numerous!
