"What is this about 'representing the Old Master to recognize kin'? By the tone, it seems like a servant or estate manager from a wealthy family, and they are looking for Bai Lu, which is quite strange. Bai Lu is of considerable age, where would he have relatives to recognize? Don't all his relatives live here in Fengye Village?"
Visitors should be treated as guests, be they genuine or not, it is necessary to ask them directly and clarify the matter.
Bai Lu told a member of the younger generation at home to open the door, only to see a middle-aged man standing outside. He was indeed dressed like an estate manager of a wealthy household. Behind the man followed a young servant, leading two tall horses, indicating that both had arrived on horseback.
In the village, horses were exceedingly rare; even the horse carriage that Bai Ruozhu's family used upon return had attracted onlookers, and these tall horses used as mounts attracted the attention of many village children.
