However, from the distance between Wu Zi and the door, although both of them were wearing straw raincoats, their trouser legs were also quite wet.
When the old man came out and saw Liu Yong, he said hurriedly, "I'm really sorry. I'm old and have kept you waiting for so long."
Liu Yong clasped his fists and saluted, "Thank you for being so polite, old man. I apologize for disturbing you. I hope you will forgive me."
"I'm the village chief of Dashan Village. This courtyard at the foot of the mountain was newly built by us before the New Year. Most of the other villagers are still up there and haven't moved down yet. There are plenty of empty houses. I wonder how many of them this distinguished guest would like to stay in?"
Liu Yong said with some embarrassment, "We have a large team, about 30 people, so we might need four or five rooms. Is that possible?"
"In our village, we all live on big kangs, which can accommodate seven or eight people. Four or five rooms are enough for you to live in."
Liu Yong hadn't expected them to be so lucky, and he hurriedly thanked them, "Thank you, Village Chief. What's your name?"
"Old man, my last name is Li. If you don't mind, you can just call me Old Man Li."
Liu Yong nodded, hurriedly took out a ten-liang silver ingot from his purse, and respectfully handed it to Old Man Li.
"Thank you, Village Chief Li, for your generosity. If you hadn't taken us in, we would have frozen to death on the road."
Old Man Li hadn't thought about accepting any reward. When he saw the silver Liu Yong handed over, he quickly declined, "No, no, it's just a few houses to live in. How can it be worth so much money?"
But Liu Yong insisted, "My name is Liu Yong. Village Chief Li can just call me by my first name. We are just merchants passing through, not honored guests. Besides, we are the ones who have been bothering you. How can we live in the old man's new house for nothing without any thanks?"
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