Qin Yao and Liu Ji were covered in dried mud, looking filthy beyond description.
The horse and carriage weren't much better, although they had been cleaned by the stream before entering the town, they still needed to be thoroughly wiped down now that they had settled.
Having money makes things easier; a hundred cents were given to the innkeeper, and the waiter assisted with cleaning the carriage and the horse.
This also included the hot water for Qin Yao's family to bathe.
Like owner, like horse, Old Huang was now a horse that loved cleanliness. Normally, it was quite irritable when strangers approached. But knowing it was about to bathe, it obediently let the waiter tie it to the post outside the back door for a wash.
While Old Huang was enjoying itself, Qin Yao and her husband each took turns bathing their children.
Having been on the road for so many days, they've long been drenched in sweat.
