Following Aunt Wang along the shortcut, in just a moment, they arrived at the gate of the courtyard. It was indeed just as Aunt Wang described, an ordinary small yard, not large in area, with some distance between the neighboring courtyards on both sides.
Aunt Wang knocked on the door, and an elderly man with white hair and a kindly face emerged. The person had an ancient book in hand and appeared to be well over 70 years old. He wore clean clothes without any patches, and his complexion was ruddy, not at all like someone struggling financially and needing to sell a house. The old man seemed very healthy and not hard of hearing, looking quite surprised to see them standing outside the door.
The old man asked curiously, "Mr. Wang, are you showing them the house? Didn't you bring any womenfolk along to have a look?"
