It can be inferred that the narrator feels happy seeing the neighbors leave their homes because then he can go and pick up things they left behind that may be useful to the narrator.
A narrator is a person who tells a story from their own point of view.
The narrator may or may not be in the story but their tone definitely will affect how the reader experiences the events that are being described.
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