The mule cart quickly entered the county town, winding through a maze of streets before stopping at a household's front door.
The door to the house was wide open, and Xiu, Yanru's maternal aunt, was eagerly awaiting their arrival at the front door. Seeing the cart pull up, she immediately rushed over. "Oh my, Yanru is back!"
Jiang Erlang helped his young niece off the cart, assisted his wife to dismount, and then began to unload the gifts.
Two bolts of fabric, four boxes of pastries, two jars of wine, and eight kinds of gifts in total – all neatly packed, not one too many or too few.
"Auntie," Yanru paid her respects to her aunt, and introduced Yingbao, "This is Uncle's daughter Yingbao. She is here with us, and later she will be visiting the County Government to meet the official."
Yingbao bowed to the inn's matron, "Hello, Auntie."
"Good, good." Xiu, seeing her smile spread across her face, hurriedly took her hand and said, "Let's go inside and chat."