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Two days later, in the evening, a man with a face full of stubble pushed open the gate of Yinhook Alley and walked in.
Startled, Du Runiang, who was drawing water in the courtyard, let out a scream and was about to chase the man out with her broom when she heard his hoarse voice cry out, "Aunt Du, it's me."
"Yuan Bao?!"
Du Runiang's eyes widened in disbelief, and it took her a good while to come to her senses, "How did you get to look like this?"
"Aunt Du, don't ask so much for now, just get me something to eat," Yuan Bao said as he walked to the well, drew a bucket of water, and started drinking deeply after submerging his entire head.
Xiao Ruo, who was listening to Fong Yi's lecture, heard the noise and came out just as Yuan Bao lifted his head out of the bucket.
Xiao Ruo let out a "ha", "Yuan Bao, I wouldn't have guessed you had this rugged side."
If she hadn't just heard his conversation with Du Runiang, she couldn't have recognized him at that moment.