The key Yan Liqiang was holding had 'Tianqiao 3' inscribed on it. Similarly, there was also a wooden sign with the word 'Tianqiao 3' hanging outside this small courtyard. Hence, Yan Liqiang entered the courtyard.
There was a small two-story wooden house in the small courtyard. The lowest story of the wooden house was supported by four wooden pillars that were so thick a person could wrap both arms around each one. There were no walls between the pillars and the area was open to the air. The four pillars were surrounded by a meter-high mud wall on three sides, leaving a gap in between them. Two chicken coops piled with rice straws were placed in the enclosed area in the middle of the yard. Beside the chicken coops were a big pile of tools such as brooms and wooden buckets. Beside those four pillars were stairs that led to the second floor of the small wooden house.
At first glance, this small wooden house appeared to be quite similar to a stilt house.
