"Sorry, did I scare you?" Gudong got up instinctively and left the dining table, but the kind landlord still ran out and gave Gudong a box of meals filled with meat and vegetables, smiling as he said, "I don't mind your appearance, as long as you work hard, you can come to my house to eat every day. Be sure to come and work again tomorrow."
"Thank you." Gudong accepted the lunch box, nodding with gratitude.
But after he finished eating alone by the river, two laborers who had seen Gudong during the day took away the mask on his head and threw it into the river.
They wanted to see Gudong's true appearance, but upon doing so were shocked, cursed a few times "unlucky," and left quickly.
Gudong retrieved the mask from the river, just about to put it back on when he saw his reflection in the water and froze: "Must I wear this mask to live among people? I'm human too..."
Thinking of this, Gudong forcefully threw the mask away and left, laughing.
The next day.
