An hour later.
Under Wei Yanyu's complicated eyes, Wei Changtian stood up and walked out of the tea room, leaving Xu Mansion with Chu Xianping who had been waiting outside.
After sending the two people away, Xu Chengwen turned around and returned to the tea room. Looking at Wei Yanyu who was still sitting there motionless, he asked softly:
"Mother, how was your conversation with Mr. Wei?"
"..."
Wei Yanyu didn't speak, just shook her head gently.
Xu Chengwen hesitated for a moment and then whispered, "Mother, it would be too fanciful for the Wei family to want nothing."
"However, the imperial court is still on hold and this matter can still be discussed in the long term."
"Think about it in the long term...Oh, that's all we can do."
Wei Yanyu sighed softly, stood up and walked to Xu Chengwen, reaching out to straighten the latter's clothes.
"Chengwen, just now Mother was wondering...whether she had done something wrong before."
"Wrong?"
Xu Chengwen was stunned: "Mother, what do you mean?"
"..."
Wei Yanyu paused, and then said softly:
"You are about the same age as Wei Changtian. People say that he is tyrannical and uneducated. They say that you are both civil and military and have extraordinary intelligence."
"But now Wei Changtian can come to me on behalf of the Wei family to discuss important matters that determine the life and death of the family. I think his voice in the Wei family is no less important than Wei Xianzhi."
"And you..."
"Chengwen, maybe after your father died, I should have left the Xu family in your hands."
"Tell me, did my mother do something wrong?"
"..."
The sandalwood in the corner had burned out, leaving only a small pile of white ash in the incense burner.
Xu Chengwen didn't expect that Wei Yanyu would suddenly mention this matter. His body trembled slightly and he quickly lowered his head and replied:
"Mother, I know that I have many shortcomings, and I know even more clearly that it will be difficult for me to take care of the Xu family's affairs now."
"No, but I will work harder in the future. I just hope that I can relieve my mother's worries as soon as possible!"
He bowed his head and trembled.
Xu Chengwen's expression was a little frightened, not quite like a son's attitude toward his mother.
Although this should be influenced by the old society's strict concept of respecting elders and inferiors.
But it is also inseparable from Wei Yanyu's strong character.
"Chengwen, mother is waiting for that day."
Wei Yanyu took a deep look at Xu Chengwen and sighed meaningfully:
"Oh, I hope you won't disappoint mother..."
...
Ruyi Inn.
It was already noon when Wei Changtian and Chu Xianping came back.
Different from Wei Yanyu's statement to Xu Chengwen, when Chu Xianping asked "how was the discussion," Wei Changtian gave an affirmative answer.
"It's basically been negotiated, but Mrs. Wei will not fulfill her promise until that piece of information is verified."
"Um......"
Chu Xianping nodded: "It seems that we will stay in Jizhou City for a while longer."
"It's okay to wait, but we're afraid that the imperial army will surround the city and we won't be able to leave."
Wei Changtian was a little troubled: "It would be troublesome if we were trapped in the city."
"Sir, you don't have to worry too much about this."
Chu Xianping shook his head indifferently: "There are not many of us, and with Master Qin here, it will be easy to leave."
"That's fine, as long as you can leave at any time."
Wei Changtian responded casually, opened the curtain and prepared to get out of the car.
But at this moment, he suddenly remembered something.
"Brother Chu, yesterday afternoon Youjia and I met an old man setting up a chess stall on the street..."
...
In the north of Jizhou City, Luoguo Lane.
Luoguo Alley is a small alley, not too far from the market where Wei Changtian met the old man yesterday. There are about ten families living in it.
Carrying a roast chicken, a few side dishes, and a pot of soju, Wei Changtian knocked heavily on a shabby door.
"Dong dong dong!"
"Dong dong dong!"
I knocked several times, but no one opened the door.
Wei Changtian turned his head and glanced at Lao Liu next to him. Just as he was about to scold the old man for letting him go, the door of the room was suddenly pushed open a small gap.
"Well......"
Big black eyes and two small braids.
A little girl about the same age as Wei Qiaoling and Achun exposed half of her head and asked timidly: "Who are you looking for?"
Um?
This old man actually hides his beauty in a golden house, no, hides a lolita in a broken house? !
"Little girl, I'm looking for an old man who runs a chess stall. Does he live here?"
"Oh, he is my grandfather."
The little Lolita was also innocent. After hearing this, she immediately opened the door and let Wei Changtian into the courtyard.
"Suck~"
She stared at the roast chicken in Wei Changtian's hand and took a sip of saliva. It took her a while to come back to her senses, and she whispered sheepishly:
"Brother, my grandpa is sleeping..."
"sleep?"
Of course Wei Changtian didn't have time to wait for the old man to get up, so he immediately ordered: "Take me over and I'll wake him up!"
"ah?"
The little Loli opened her mouth to say something, but at this moment, an old and obscene voice suddenly sounded from the dilapidated room behind the two of them.
"No need, I'm already awake."
"Agou, please bring this young man in."
A dog?
Wei Changtian was stunned, looked around, and finally fixed his gaze on the little Loli who was looking eagerly at the roasted chicken in his hand.
"Your name is Agou?"
"Uh-huh!"
"..."
...
A quarter of an hour later.
"Bah, bah, bah~"
An old man and a young boy were sitting cross-legged on the earthen bed, eating roast chicken, while Wei Changtian was sitting on a broken chair with a missing leg next to him, dumbfounded.
Hey guys, look at the kids who are starving!
"Old man, how could you name a junior like this?"
With his legs crossed, Wei Changtian defended the little Lolita: "Agou, this is too unpleasant to hear."
"You do not understand."
The old man poured a sip of wine into his mouth and said casually: "I picked her up on the roadside a few years ago. This kind of doll needs a nickname to make it easy to support."
"That person is a girl after all. Even if she is called Ah Mao, it would be nicer." Wei Changtian curled his lips.
I don't know why, although he only met this old man twice and didn't even know his last name, he spoke without restraint.
The old man was also very familiar with himself. He glanced back at Wei Changtian, and then asked the little Loli with a smile: "Agou, how about changing your name to Amao?"
"no, do not want......"
The little Loli stuffed her mouth with chicken, shook her head and answered vaguely: "Agou sounds good."
"..."
Yes, pull it down.
Wei Changtian rolled his eyes and stopped worrying about the problem, and said casually: "Old man, you asked me to come to you yesterday, and now I'm here too."
"If you have anything to do, tell me."
"Not urgent......"
The old man continued to eat and drink, and at the same time pointed to his side enthusiastically: "Master, why don't you take off the noodles and eat some together?"
"No need, I've eaten."
Wei Changtian shook his head, but after hesitating for a moment, he took off the curtain on his face.
"Pap~"
Two chicken bones suddenly fell on the earthen kang, and everyone, old and young, looked over and stared at them, making Wei Changtian's hair flutter.
After both swallowed, Agou whispered:
"Grandpa, eldest brother is so handsome..."
"really......"
The old man nodded, wiped the grease stains from the corners of his mouth and sighed: "I have to say, I have quite a bit of the demeanor of my youth."
"Okay! With this appearance, you are barely qualified to be my apprentice!"
