Their home is located halfway up the mountain. It is built with large bluestones. It has been weathered for who knows how long. Some of the cracks have been blocked with smaller stones and wooden boards, leaving it mottled with signs of vicissitudes of life.
It was past noon, and there was no smoke coming out of the stone house. Only a girl about the same age as Qin Lanshang was washing clothes outside. There was a small pond behind the house, filled with clear mountain spring water. However, it was late in the season and the water was very cold. She struggled to carry a bucket of water and was about to pour it into the wooden basin when she heard the thin man shouting. She looked up and saw a stranger. She loosened her grip and the bucket fell down, splashing water all over the floor.
She was probably very shy because she rarely saw outsiders, so she quickly hid in the house, only sticking her head out to carefully spy. The old man tied the donkey to the stump, wiped the sweat from his head, and shouted: "Xiu'er, don't hide, hurry up and pour a cup of hot water for the guest!"
The girl shrank back with a cry of "ah", and soon came out with a pot of hot water and a few old bowls, but she still looked timid. Seeing that the girl's hands were shaking when she poured the water, Finn Ye winked at Qin Lanshang, but the eldest lady was just a girl in vain, and her heart was as rough as a man. She racked her brains and could only come up with a very stupid consolation: "Don't be afraid, we won't eat you."
Finn Ye: ...
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