He Village was not large, only a few scattered households. Some families lived on the hillside, others at the foot of the mountain. Perhaps due to the terrain, the houses were always built some distance apart. The houses in the village were all very simple, constructed with timber. The better ones had two or three rooms, while the poorer ones were just small huts. Xie Ruyan's home was one such small hut.
Tang Ye had never seen Zhiqiu's father and guessed that something must have happened to him, with Xie Ruyan raising Zhiqiu alone. Such a sensitive matter was not something Tang Ye would inquire about. There was no need for him to ask too much, and he didn't know how long he would stay in He Village; he figured he was just passing through.