Seeing the village head and the clan leader, Old Liu and the others visibly relaxed.
Moreover, seeing how familiar Liu Ji was with Gongliang Liao and Qi Xian, they felt that the high and mighty scholars and noble sons were not so out of reach.
Liu Ji came forward to introduce his family to his teacher and senior brother.
Old Liu and Mrs. Zhang led the younger generation to greet Gongliang Liao and Qi Xian and presented their gifts, a basket of freshly roasted chestnuts with sugar.
Gongliang Liao was quite old, but had good teeth. Liu Ji peeled two for him on the spot. The old man's eyes lit up clearly, he loved them, and asked the attendant student to keep them for him to enjoy later.
Don't be fooled by Qi Xian's youthful appearance; he was of higher seniority than Liu Ji. Jinbao and Jinhua treated him as an elder, kneeling down immediately, even the crawling Da Mao plopped onto the ground, startling Qi Xian.
