Ever since the day Jiang Shouyi scolded him, Wang Anfeng had begun to gradually restrain his behavior.
Although he still went up the mountain to chop wood as before, he no longer dragged the wood directly to the center of the village. Instead, he chose the cover of night when no one was around to deliver it to the home of Wang, the innkeeper of Great Liang Village. The only people Anfeng was familiar with in the village were Libo, Mr. Jiang's family, and Wang, the innkeeper. Mr. Jiang had just arrived, and Libo was a laid-back man, leaving only Wang Hongyi able to help him sell the wood.
Initially puzzled, Wang Hongyi burst into laughter upon understanding the reason and agreed, with a tone full of gratification.
It was said that Wang, the innkeeper who normally disliked drinking, carried a jug of fine Huadiao wine to Mr. Jiang's door that day, and the two conversed and laughed for several hours before departing.