"Miss, I was wrong. Yuan'er will never dare to make up stories about you again."

…

Qibao took him to the backyard, where the old man was sitting at a stone table drinking tea.

Qibao said, "Grandpa, my eldest brother and the others are back."

The old man turned his head, quickly put down the teacup in his hand, and came forward with a bow, saying, "Hello, Dean, hello, Master Sun. You've been driving a long way, please sit down and have a cup of tea."

The dean smiled and bowed in return, saying, "We set out overnight, hoping to reach Qingyun City early to see if we could find an inn with vacancies. However, we couldn't find any vacancies along the way, so we have no choice but to trouble you, old man."

The old man smiled and waved his hand, saying, "It's no trouble. I'm so happy! Living together means we can take care of each other. There are plenty of rooms, so there's more than enough for you to stay."

The dean said, "I didn't expect so many people to come to watch the exam this year. It's much more lively than previous years!"

The old man said, "Yes! If we didn't open a shop here, we wouldn't even have a place to sleep."

The old man poured each person a cup of tea.

The other students who came stood respectfully behind the dean.

The old man said, "Wenwu, Xuedong, you two take these classmates back to their rooms and put the gifts away."

"Thank you, Grandpa Xu." Several students politely bowed and thanked the old man.

Xu Wenwu said, "Dean, Master, please give me your gifts. Your rooms are ready. I'll put the gifts in."

The dean and his colleagues did not refuse and handed the bag on their shoulders to Xu Wenwu.

The old man asked, "Dean, are these students you brought here to take the imperial examination as well?"