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Tie Niu's home was at the very end of Xiyuan Town, but even from the entrance of Xiyuan Town, it took only five or six minutes to walk to Tie Niu's place—a low bungalow nestled within a small courtyard, which was his family's home.
The courtyard was cluttered with firewood and various other items. Passing through the courtyard, Ye Chenfeng and Mao Kangping followed Tie Niu into the house, where a man who appeared to be in his fifties or sixties lay pale-faced on the bed. Tie Niu introduced him, "My benefactor, this is my father."
Ye Chenfeng had not expected Tie Niu's father to be of such an old age. Tie Niu seemed to be about the same age as Ye Chenfeng, yet if his father were any older, he could have been Ye Chenfeng's grandfather.
"Tie Niu, what are you shouting about?" Tie Niu's father asked in a weak voice, not even opening his eyes.
