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Chapter 154: You Can Afford Tea Eggs
Young Master Liu sat in a daze under the locust tree where old man An often sat, swinging a willow branch he picked up from nowhere in his hand.
Young Master Liu was meditating, thinking about something, thinking about how he had arrived at the border of Jinling when he woke up in Jinling City. There was only one cry of "Heavenly Sword" in the remaining consciousness, and then there was no more. He flew directly from Murong Shan's plump arms into the air and fainted.
Why did you faint? It seemed that he had been knocked unconscious by a strong air wave. When he woke up, he was lying in the thatched hut. Although he did not suffer any major injuries, his body was soaked in water and was in disarray.
Young Master Liu wanted to shout to the sky, "You are provoking someone, can't you just live a peaceful life?"
They are all from time travel, others are either marquises or kings, and the worst one is a county magistrate. I don’t have such big ambitions. I just live my own small life in a down-to-earth manner, earn my own small money, and hold myself in my arms. Why is it so difficult for my little Yunyun to tease her little Yingying?
He slammed the willow branch in his hand to the ground, and Young Master Liu looked ferocious: "Grandma, don't let me know what the Heavenly Sword is, otherwise I won't be done with you, and I will send you thousands of miles away. You Do you think you are Master Fei?"
Young Master Liu was alone by the river fuming. An Gou'er, wearing coarse linen clothes, came over with a chipped porcelain bowl in his hand: "Brother Liu, you have some fish soup. If you drink a few more bowls, your body will be fine." .”
Liu Mingzhi collected himself and turned around. He looked at An Gouer, who had a dark complexion and was malnourished but had a simple aura. He chuckled and said, "Jiang He, thank you for your hard work. Have you eaten?"
An Gou'er held a porcelain bowl in one hand and scratched the back of his head with the other and smiled Burmesely: "Eat, I've already had the porridge. Brother, just call me Gouzi. You are the only one in the village who calls me Jiang He, so I'm not used to it." "
Liu Mingzhi took the fish soup from An Gou'er. To be honest, the fish in the Qinhuai River was good, pure wild yellow croaker, but An Gou'er's skill in making the soup was a bit unsatisfactory. There was only a fishy smell, and there was no trace of it in the soup. The seasoning didn't even have a bit of salt, it was fishy and astringent. Wash and peel the fish, remove the scales and internal organs, put it directly into a crock pot and cook the soup until it is cooked.
Liu Mingzhi endured the discomfort in his sense of taste and forced himself to drink a bowl of fish soup. He had seen the food of Old Man An's family. An Gou'er said it was porridge, and the porridge was just a few grains of rice pops floating on top of clear water. , they themselves are not willing to eat fish, but they are willing to make soup for themselves.
Liu Mingzhi secretly saw An Gouer and An Xin chewing fish bones for a long time that had no minced meat. At that time, Liu Mingzhi realized that the delicacies he had eaten before were not as heavy as this bowl of fish soup. No comparability at all.
Sighing secretly, Liu Mingzhi suddenly started to blame himself, complaining that he always brought banknotes with him when he went out because he disliked the burden. Now that the banknotes were soaked and broken into pieces, it was hard to see what they looked like. If only he could bring a few taels of silver with him. .
"An Jianghe is An Jianghe. You are already thirteen. It is disrespectful to call you by your nickname again. If someone calls you a dog in the future, just tell them that your name is An Jianghe. An is the one who has settled the world and Anbang. Jianghe is Rivers and rivers are like rivers and rivers.”
An Gou'er laughed shyly: "Hey, brother's words are different from those of us country bumpkins."
Liu Mingzhi patted An Gouer on the shoulder: "Don't worry, you will be like big brother in the future. You can proudly tell others that your name is An Jianghe. This is the promise that big brother gives you. Let's go and see your grandfather." .”
"Hey, listen, brother."
Liu Mingzhi and the two walked together to the thatched house. An Xin, wearing coarse linen clothes, stood in front of the door of the thatched house and poked his head inside. After hearing the footsteps, he stood aside like a frightened rabbit: "Brother, Brother Liu."
Liu Mingzhi asked kindly: "Isn't the doctor out yet?"
An Xin nodded: "No, but it's coming soon. Brother Liu and grandpa will be fine, right?"
Liu Mingzhi was stunned for a moment, thinking of Old Man An's tuberculosis. He was afraid that it was hopeless, but he still comforted An An: "Don't worry, your grandpa is a kind man and nothing will happen to him."
An Xin nodded heavily and took the porcelain bowl from Liu Mingzhi's hand: "Brother Liu, I'm going to wash the dishes."
An Gouer staggered for a while: "Brother Liu, the fishing net has been repaired. I'm going to catch more fish and sell them to Grandpa to get medicine. Grandpa will trouble you later."
"Be careful and don't go too far."
"Hey, I know, brother Liu, don't worry."
Not long after An Gouer left, a doctor with a goatee emerged from the thatched hut. Liu Mingzhi hurriedly stepped forward: "Doctor, how is the old man?"
The doctor looked at Liu Mingzhi complicatedly and shook his head: "The tuberculosis is severe, and coupled with malnutrition, my body may not be able to hold on. It will only be the next day. Let's prepare for the funeral."
"Doctor, think of another way. Just tell me what medicine you need."
The doctor sighed and shook his head and left: "The medicine and stone are useless."
Liu Mingzhi got into the thatched hut with a complicated expression. His vision went dark, and he slowly got used to it. Old An was half lying in the weeds, bloodless: "Old man, how are you feeling?"
When Old Man An heard the sound, he opened his cloudy eyes and saw Liu Mingzhi grinning: "Brother Liu, why did you come in?"
He helped Old Man An sit up and said, "An Xin went to wash the dishes, and Jiang He went fishing. The doctor told me to take care of you. As long as you have a good rest, you can go fishing again in a few days."
Old Man An sighed: "The old man knows what he is like. He has been alive for a few days, but he just can't worry about these two children. First he lost his father, and then he lost his mother. Following the old man, I have suffered and suffered. The old man has no ability. , I have been busy for half my life and have not left anything for his brother and sister. If the old man dies, how will they live?"
Old Man An sighed, but his cloudy eyes looked at Liu Mingzhi with an expression of eagerness and expectation. He could tell that Liu Mingzhi was from an extraordinary background. Apart from anything else, he couldn't even afford to buy one of the robes he was wearing in his whole life. , he hopes Liu Mingzhi can give his grandchildren a way to survive.
Liu Mingzhi grabbed Old Man An's hand and put it in his hand: "Old man, don't worry. From now on, brother and sister Jiang He and Anxin will be my biological brothers and sisters. As long as I, Liu Mingzhi, can eat them, they won't be hungry."
After hearing Liu Mingzhi's promise, Old An relaxed his mind and said, "Brother Liu, Nao Nao, please help the old man sit under the old locust tree."
"Old man, you are like this"
"There are only a few days left. If you don't sit down, you won't have the chance to sit down."
Liu Mingzhi didn't know what to say, so he supported Old Man An and walked towards the old locust tree.
Old Man An was panting and sitting under the old locust tree, looking at the river in the distance, quietly lost in thought: "It's time for your good grandson to come back."
"Hurry, be back soon."
Old man An raised his dry tobacco bag again, and Liu Mingzhi did not stop him. Instead, he carefully loaded a pot of tobacco leaves for him and lit the tobacco leaves.
Old Man An leaned against the old locust tree: "Brother Liu, you think we poor people have been busy for half our lives and have never tasted anything good. Why are we so busy every day?"
"Of course it's for the happiness of our children and grandchildren."
"The happiness of children and grandchildren, why is there such a simple request?"
With a clang, Old Man An's pipe fell to the ground. His pupils had lost their energy, and his deep eye sockets were staring at the Qinhuai River with a trace of reluctance on his face.
Liu Mingzhi closed his eyes and sighed fiercely, and touched Old Man An's dull eyes with his hands. After arranging the funeral arrangements for his grandchildren, he finally couldn't hold on any longer. Unfortunately, An Jianghe hadn't returned from fishing yet.
Liu Mingzhi stood under the old locust tree with his hands behind his back and looked at the turbulent Qinhuai River: "Old man, a person lives a lifetime, and the grass and trees fall, there must be some goals. You are right, what is the purpose of people living? I don't know about others, Liu Mingzhi promises you that the people of Dalong Dynasty must be able to afford tea eggs."
"I promise."
