The night gradually faded, and the sun slowly rose from the horizon. When the first ray of sunlight broke through the night sky, the eldest grandson also opened his eyes. This is a habit he has carried over many years, a habit he brought from his past life to this life.
Changsun looked at the sleeping Chuli who was still beside him. He stood up gently. After a simple wash, he started to light a fire and cook. The tight life made the two of them barely able to eat. He took out the steamed buns from who knows how long ago and heated them up. I cut a small piece of bacon about the size of my thumb and took two simple bites. Then I left some for Chu Li and put it on the table. I left a note telling Chu Li that I was going for a walk and asked her to get up and eat by herself. The eldest grandson went out.
It was still early, and there were not many people on the street. Morning jogging was a habit developed by the eldest grandson in his previous life, but his current frail body meant that the eldest grandson did not have the physical strength to run.
Yes, the eldest grandson at this time is no longer the eldest grandson three days ago, or in other words, the eldest grandson at this time has a broken Chang Sui living in his body.
The eldest grandson recalled his past life. In his previous life, he was named Chang Sui. He was an orphan. He was abandoned at the gate of the orphanage when he was still a baby. The director named himself Chang Sui. It was simple and unpretentious, hoping that the weak baby at that time could survive.
Chang Sui left the orphanage at the age of eighteen and joined the army as a soldier. He worked hard for more than ten years and trained in the special forces for five years. Finally, because of his withdrawn personality and arbitrary actions, he had to take off his military uniform and leave the army.
After leaving the army, Chang Sui stubbornly refused the job assigned by his unit and insisted on going into business. After experiencing constant failures, Chang Sui finally made his way in the business world and created a legendary business myth.
Just when people were marveling at this legendary man, this young and promising corporate director committed suicide by jumping off the building of the business empire he founded. He was only thirty-five years old.
Until Chang Sui ended his life, no one understood the loneliness in his heart.
The lonely soul has gone through a long journey, and it seems like a lifetime ago and a moment ago.
The broken "Chang Sui" appeared in Changsun's body for unknown reasons. The two broken souls were intertwined. When he woke up, he could no longer tell who he was.
Three days have passed, and the eldest grandson still has difficulty distinguishing between his past and present lives. Whether he is the "Chang Sui" in his previous life or the "eldest grandson" in this life.
It wasn't until last night that the eldest grandson saw himself clearly. What he thought was the end was actually just the beginning. He was no longer the "old man" in his previous life, nor was he the "eldest grandson" of yesterday, but a brand new eldest grandson, a complete eldest grandson.
Everything is a new starting point.
As he walked thinking about it, the eldest grandson had gradually left the boundaries of Lishan City. The eldest grandson turned back and looked at the majestic Lishan, confirming once again that this was a world different from the previous life.
The reason why Lishan is called Lishan is not only because of its magnificence and majesty, but also because the whole mountain's shape is like the word "Li". There is a slender canyon between the two mountains. At the end, a horizontal mountain range cuts off two parallel mountains like a natural chasm, forming a "Li" character.
Lishan City was named after Lishan Mountain. The entire city was built against the mountain. The majestic city wall was like an incisor biting the strategic terrain. Lishan City was the natural back of the city, making the entire city easy to defend and difficult to attack.
The slum where Changsun lives is ten miles away from the city wall. Although it is still within the boundaries of Lishan City, it is no longer protected by Lishan City.
The poor are always marginalized, no matter where they are, but in the slums here not even robbers are willing to visit.
It had been a while since the eldest grandson saw him coming out, and it was already completely bright. He decided to get up and walk back. Although he didn't go far, the eldest grandson was already a little exhausted.
Changsun understands that training is not something that can be accomplished overnight, so he has no regrets.
When the eldest grandson walked back to the slum, there was no one on the street. In order to make a living, people in the slums usually go out with their whole families. Idle people like Zhangsun are rare in the slums.
Back home, Chu Li had already gone out, and there was a note left on the table, which was left by Chu Li. It probably meant that he had not seen his grandson come back for a long time after dinner, so he had to give up in the end. She even said innocently that after eating breakfast cooked by her eldest grandson for the first time, she felt full of energy and that she would definitely be able to work double-duty today.
The eldest grandson shook his head with a smile on his face. In his previous life, he had no relatives or friends, but the appearance of Chu Li in this life made the eldest grandson feel a warmth that he had never experienced before.
With nothing to do, Changsun decided to go to Lishan City for a walk.
Although in the eldest grandson's memory, he grew up in Lishan City, the current eldest grandson has not yet seen with his own eyes the city where he grew up. Moreover, as a new arrival, the eldest grandson also wants to use his own eyes to understand what this world is like. Different so that you can plan for the next step.
There are not many people on the road from the slums to Lishan City during the day. Only in the early morning and evening will people from the slums pass by.
The road was also made by people from the slums with their feet. It was not easy to walk in the barren mountains. The eldest grandson felt a little exhausted after walking for a while, so he found a random place to rest.
Nan Hua and Nan Ding were the servants of Mrs. Hua in the Changsun Mansion. At this time, they were walking on the road from Lishan City to the slums.
Nan Hua looked at the tattered clothes on his body, and then looked at Nan Ding next to him who was dressed like a beggar. He couldn't help complaining: "Imagine that we, the two noble people from Sun Mansion, are dressed in such tatters and have to go to the Rat City." The slums that you don’t want to go to are really bad luck for eight lifetimes.”
"Shh, keep your voice down, don't let anyone hear you." Nan Ding looked around carefully.
"Be careful. There will be no one in this place where a bird doesn't poop." Nan Hua was carefree and showed no intention of restraining himself after hearing Nan Ding's words.
However, Nan Ding seemed to be convinced by Nan Hua's words, and couldn't help complaining: "Yes, who made our lives miserable."
Nan Hua reminded Nan Ding of these words. More than three months ago, the two of them were suddenly summoned by Mrs. Hua. Under the envious eyes of their companions, they had the opportunity to hear Mrs. Hua personally lecture them for the first time in their lives.
But when the two of them came out of Mrs. Hua's room with such a mission, the gloating looks in their companions' eyes made Nan Hua angry just thinking about it.
It turned out that more than three months ago, Mrs. Hua sent two people to a slum outside the city to secretly monitor her eldest grandson without being discovered by the eldest grandson. Because they were monitoring rather than protecting, the two had no choice but to dress like poor people.
"You're not the eldest grandson of this good-for-nothing. You can't go anywhere but this slum." Nanhua, who had nowhere to vent his anger, had no choice but to vent his anger on his eldest grandson.
"Nan Hua, how dare you say this to the young master." Nan Ding, who was timid by nature, was frightened by Nan Hua's words.
"Humph, young master? Now the little girl Chu Li still recognizes the eldest grandson as the young master. You have been spying on the eldest grandson for the past three months. You may not know what is happening in the house." Nanhua sneered.
"What happened at home?" Nan Ding asked quickly.
"Because the eldest grandson cannot practice cultivation, the elders in the family have always opposed the eldest grandson becoming the heir. However, with the family head's love for the eldest grandson, the position of the eldest grandson's heir has never been shaken. Recently, the family head's health has become worse and worse. Three months ago The family once again discussed deposing the eldest grandson as the heir. This time the family head was vague and did not object. Because of this, the eldest grandson ran away from home in anger and came to this slum. If the eldest grandson is deposed, the heir will naturally fall to Mrs. Hua’s son. On the head of the eldest grandson. Mrs. Hua sent us to monitor the eldest grandson just to keep the position of the eldest grandson and not let the eldest grandson cause any trouble." Nanhua said.
"There are still things like this, then... wouldn't it be settled once and for all by just killing the eldest grandson?" Nan Ding pondered after listening to Nan Hua's words.
"Hehe, I didn't expect that our timid Nan Ding could come up with such a cruel idea." Nan Hua said with a sly smile.
Nan Ding blushed when Nan Hua said this. First, he was a little embarrassed to be said by Nan Hua, and second, he didn't expect such vicious words to come out of his own mouth.
"I said the same thing at first, but one time I heard from a man in the house that the reason for not killing the eldest grandson was because it was a bad idea. Although the head of the family did not object to the abolition of the status of the eldest grandson's heir, even if it was abolished, he would still be the grandson of the head of the family. If there were any After three long and two short days, who can bear the anger of the head of the family? On the contrary, it is the safest way to let the eldest grandson give up on himself. As long as the eldest grandson continues to be exiled like this, the position of successor will naturally belong to the eldest grandson. Our task is to monitor the eldest grandson and don’t let him What kind of trouble did he make before Changsun Jue took the position of heir?" Nanhua explained.
Nan Ding looked like he suddenly realized it, and then sighed: "Oh, I didn't expect there to be so many intrigues..."
"Wherever there are people, there will be struggles, so we servants must follow the right master and be smart..."
As they talked, the two of them drifted away. After the two of them left, a figure emerged from the dead grass on the side of the road that they had just passed. It was the eldest grandson.
Changsun calmly brushed the dead grass off his body and shook his head helplessly.
"As he said, wherever there are people, there will be intrigues. Even if you want to find a place to take a rest, you will hear such annoying news." Changsun smiled bitterly.
The two of them were Mrs. Hua from the Changsun Mansion and servants of Nangong Hua. The eldest grandson is the temporary heir to the eldest grandson mansion.
The current head of the Changsun Mansion is Changsun Wentian, his grandfather, and Nangonghua is Changsun Wentian's wife who remarried eight years ago, and is his nominal grandmother.
Thinking that these eldest grandchildren were not in the mood to go to Lishan City anymore, I decided to get up and go back, thinking about what I should do next.
In the evening, Chu Li came back happily, not showing any signs of fatigue.
"There isn't much food at home, so I just used the leftover vegetable leaves you picked yesterday to stir-fry something." The eldest grandson sat at the table. There was a plate of vegetables and two bowls of porridge on the table. The lives of the two of them were really tight. It was the leftover vegetables that were picked yesterday and was meant to be thrown away, and the porridge was just a few grains of rice floating in the clear soup.
Chu Li looked at the food cooked by Chang Sun on the table and was so shocked that she couldn't speak. In the eight years of serving his eldest grandson, Chu Li had never seen his eldest grandson cook.
Thinking of this, the recent unfamiliar eldest grandson made Chu Li feel warm. For a moment, he couldn't bear to think about why his eldest grandson had changed like this.
Chu Li came back to his senses with a mysterious expression on his face, "Master, guess what I brought back."
Changsun looked at the mysterious look on the back of Chu Li's hands, couldn't help laughing, and shook his head.
Chu Li sat down at the table and put what he was holding on the table. It was half a roast chicken, wrapped in paper.
"Today I was carrying rice for the owner of an inn in the city. When I was about to leave, I saw the boss carrying half of the remaining roast chicken that the guests had eaten. I asked the boss if he wanted to throw it away and if he could give it to me. The boss agreed. Give it to me." Looking at Chu Li's happy expression, it was as if he had eaten half of the roast chicken.
"eat together."
"Yeah." It seemed that he was familiar with Changsun's changes in the past two days. Chu Li did not refute Changsun this time.
The two of them ate leftovers and roasted chicken, but they seemed to be eating the best delicacies in the world.
In this way, two teenagers and girls aged 12 or 13 lived a poor but simple and satisfying life.
At night, at Changsun's repeated insistence, Chuli made an exception and lit half a candle. Seeing that Chuli's hands and shoulders were covered with scratches from moving rice, Changsun tore his only clean clothes into strips. Cloth strips were carefully bandaged for Chu Li.
Thinking of the young master's preoccupied look while eating, Chu Li asked, "Master, are you worried about something?"
Changsun finished bandaging Chu Li seriously and looked up at Chu Li. Through the light, he could see the sincere concern in Chu Li's eyes.
"Don't go to work when you get up tomorrow morning. Let's go home."
