Indians, especially the men, were not very willing to open their hearts to outsiders.
Even if they were filled with anticipation towards the new wealthy arrival, they couldn't directly express it; they could only convey their welcome through slightly awkward and simple actions after receiving a signal from Old Ruby.
Several Indian women took the initiative to help set up the tents with efficiency, causing Butcher who was watching to doubt whether the tent-pitching skills he learned in the military were even real.
Most of the men voluntarily headed to the dock to start unloading the goods.
Quida, who had been directing work at the dock, saw this group of people only now showing up and began to scold and loudly call them to work.
The last to remain was a middle-aged Indian man named Wayne Dort, with greasy long hair and a face bearing the marks of hardships...
