In the crowd, a middle-aged man stepped forward. He was dressed in coarse clothes, with his pants rolled up high and his feet covered in mud, evidently just returning from the fields.
"I wonder where you noble guests come from? And where are you headed?" the middle-aged man asked with an honest smile.
Long Rui frowned and asked, "And you are?"
The middle-aged man quickly replied, "I'm the village head of Chen Family Village."
"Sorry to disturb your village. We are just passing through, and we're too tired from the journey, so we'd like to rest here for a night. Tomorrow we continue our journey. Could you kindly prepare a room and some food for us? We will pay you then. Is that alright?"
"Of course, of course. We are delighted to welcome noble guests to our village. No need to worry about Silver; our rural offerings aren't worth much, haha..."
The village head cheerfully led them into the village, with all the villagers following along to watch the excitement.
