Why was the crofter so talkative and friendly with the peddler?

The crofter was the lonely fellow who lived on his own in a little grey cottage. He had no wife or children, no one to give him a company. So, when one day peddler went he at doorstep asking for a night shelter, he was happy to find someone to talk to him after a long. With this, he forgot about his boredom and monotonous life and mixes him up talking with peddler. This is the reason he was so talkative and friendly with peddler.