Yang Zhen declined the waiter's "kindness" and went straight to Aunt Fu. At this time, the bell of the city tower just rang, it was Youshi. Yang Zhen followed Aunt Fu and left the restaurant.
Yang Zhen wanted to give the silver coin to Aunt Fu, but Aunt Fu refused to accept it. Yang Zhen couldn't help it. He happened to see a grocery store on the road, so he went in and weighed two kilograms of salt, which cost him twenty copper coins. He also remembered that the drinking bowl at Grandma Chen's house yesterday was also rotten, and he spent another ten copper coins. I bought four bowls and tied them with ropes. Aunt Fu understood what he meant and stopped him for a few words. Seeing that Yang Zhen had already spent the money, she gave up, but there was a smile on her face.
Yang Zhen is also very happy. He can finally repay those who care about him and treat him well, although the return is still very meager.
When they arrived at Aunt Fu's house, Grandma Chen was also very happy to see Yang Zhen. She took his hand and asked if he had eaten yet. Yang Zhen replied that he would leave the city. She took out another pancake, and Yang Zhen was not polite, took one and ate it.
Yang Zhen narrated what happened in the box while eating.
Hearing that Yang Zhen was going to be adopted by the Zhao family, Grandma Chen was happy and a little sad at the same time. She hugged Yang Zhen's head and sobbed, saying repeatedly that it was not easy for this child and she hoped to meet a good family. This made Yang Zhen quite embarrassed, and it was difficult for her to struggle, so she had to let the old man hold her.
Aunt Fu gave some advice, saying that the Zhao family was one of the largest families in Shuyang County and had always had a good reputation. The old man also smiled widely and asked his wife about the situation of the Zhao family. Although she had heard of the Zhao family and knew it was a big family, she was not as well-informed as Aunt Fu, who worked in a restaurant.
It happened that Yang Zhen also wanted to know what others thought of the Zhao family, so she followed Aunt Fu to listen to her story.
…
Aunt Fu's first words surprised and delighted Yang Zhen——
"The Zhao family is the largest immortal cultivating family in Shuyang County..."
"There are hundreds of monks in the Zhao family alone, and among them there are dozens of immortals who can fly into the sky and into the earth. The old patriarch of the Zhao family is the immortal with the highest cultivation level in our county, and has blessed Xuanyang's peace for hundreds of years. The Zhao family also has a An ancestor, I heard he is also a great figure in Yunxiao Sect..."
"Almost the entire county in Changshan County below our Shuyang County belongs to the Zhao family. There are countless spiritual mountains and fields..."
Aunt Fu told Jiazhen everything she knew, and Yang Zhen's heart was filled with excitement. This Zhao family had such strength, and she had found a big leg. As for whether we can hold it on our lap, well, we are people who work honestly and don't want those crooked things.
Aunt Fu was talking enthusiastically, but Granny Chen next to her looked increasingly ugly. Suddenly Grandma Chen slapped the stone table, interrupting Aunt Fu's narration.
"Nizi! How do you know so much about those immortals? Did that thief Fugui tell you!"
The old man was very angry, and Yang Zhen was also shocked. This was the first time he saw Grandma Chen getting angry. Aunt Fu was even more confused by the scolding.
"Really?" The old man slapped the table again, not as hard as before.
"My uncle told me..." Aunt Fu lowered her head and replied.
"I don't have a nephew who is a thief!" The old man was furious. "When did he tell you this?"
"It was that time last year when he was getting married and came to my house to invite you. Grandma, you were taking a rest, so I asked him to sit in the yard for a while, and he picked out these interesting things to talk about..."
"Oh." Grandma Chen lost a lot of her anger. That time Chen Fugui wanted to get married and wanted her, an elder, to attend. She resented what he had done, and not only did she not go, she also scolded him. Of course she remembered this.
"Did he come to our house again later?"
"I've been here a few times, each time carrying gifts. I followed your instructions and didn't let him enter the house, and I didn't confiscate anything from him."
"Well done!" the old man praised his daughter-in-law, "We can't afford someone like him, and we don't have any relatives like him. If he comes back in the future, just throw him away!"
"But..." Aunt Fu glanced at her mother-in-law and said cautiously, "He is also an immortal after all, why should we offend him? Brother Zhen, if he can work harder, maybe he can come back sooner."
Hearing her daughter-in-law mention her son, Grandma Chen sighed and became depressed, "Children and grandchildren will have their own blessings. Where Zhen'er is, the ancestor will definitely keep him safe and sound."
Listening to the conversation between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, Yang Zhen had a strange feeling: Grandma’s nephew is actually also a cultivator of immortality! What kind of person is this Chen Fugui? What on earth did he do to make the old man so angry?
Seeing that both of them had lost interest in talking, Yang Zhen quickly said goodbye. Grandma Chen suddenly came over and treated the guests a little too slowly. She quickly apologized to Yang Zhen and asked Aunt Fu to send Yang Zhen out of the city like yesterday.
Yang Zhen couldn't refuse, so she had to go out with Aunt Fu. After a few steps, he exited the alley and met a tall man walking over.
The man bowed to Aunt Fu, glanced at Yang Zhen, and said with a smile: "Where are you going, sister-in-law? Is my aunt at home?"
Aunt Fu quickly said a blessing: "My mother-in-law is at home, but... my mother-in-law has told you not to disturb me."
It turns out that this person is Chen Fugui! Really talking about Cao Cao, Cao Cao is here. Yang Zhen looked at this man curiously and found that he looked majestic, tall, and had a very good appearance.
Chen Fugui lifted the rattan box in his hand and sighed: "My aunt is old and has a bad stomach, so I asked your siblings to cook some millet porridge. This is not ordinary millet, it was just sent by her mother's family. If you put some spiritual rice in it, it can strengthen the stomach and nourish the body of the elderly, which is of great benefit. How about you help me persuade my aunt, even if it is her nephew-in-law's heart? "
When she heard it was Lingmi, Aunt Fu couldn't help but clicked her tongue and almost wanted to agree. Thinking of the attitude of my mother-in-law just now, the old man had a bad temper, and taking it would only make her even more angry, so I had to shake my head apologetically.
Chen Fugui tried to persuade her a few more times, but when Aunt Fu refused to accept it, she had no choice but to give up. Before leaving, he pointed to Yang Zhen and asked whose child this was and what his name was. Aunt Fu only said it was called Xiao Shitou, and she hesitated about the others.
Chen Fugui smiled, touched Yang Zhen's head, and left.
…
Before leaving the city, Yang Zhen stopped by the pawnshop she entered this morning and bought a piece of coarse cloth for twenty copper coins. The pawn shop has half of its floor dedicated to selling overdue or dead used goods.
Outside the city, he saw the iron pillar waiting here. Tie Zhu was standing in front of a tea shed at that time, looking sluggish. Only when he saw Yang Zhen did he perk up and smile.
Yang Zhen rushed over and hugged Tiezhu tightly. Facing this ugly boy who was half a head taller than him, he told him about his experience in the drugstore. Tie Zhu was a little embarrassed and said that the money at that time was only enough to buy two doses of medicine, and he did not see any improvement after taking it. Yang Zhen woke up two days later, and he never thought that it had anything to do with the medicine.
"So this medicine is still effective. I almost blamed the doctor wrongly." Tie Zhu said with a smile.
Yang Zhen saw that Tie Zhu was probably hungry, so she shared some food brought from her grandmother's house on the way. The two of them walked and ate, and soon they came to the mountainside that was overgrown with weeds and dense trees. Looking back through the gaps in the branches, you could also see the path walking down the mountain.
The two learned the lesson of being ambushed yesterday and looked around cautiously as they walked.
Just like this, when she turned back and looked down, Yang Zhen's face changed.
There was actually someone following him, someone he just met!
