"I don't quite understand what Miss Song said. Anyway, that's what it means. The villagers never drink water from the river valley. They usually look at the well to eat. Look, you are just talking. The ginger soup has become cold, so hurry up while it is hot. Drink it clean so that you can sweat, cover yourself with a quilt and sleep, and you'll be fine the next day."
After Tang Dayang left, everyone went back to the wing. Yue Guanchao was about to go out when Song Siyuan stopped him quickly: "Do you think this old gentleman is pretending to be blind?"
Yue Guanchao's eyes widened with strange expressions and he said teasingly: "Ah... well, Song Qianjin, there's nothing wrong with you, I know you're very scheming, you have to doubt even a blind old man!"
"Yue Guanchao, don't be so talkative, I'm telling you the truth." Song Siyuan motioned him to look at this wing room. Decades have passed, and the furniture on display has never changed. The cabinets, mirrors, tables, chairs, and benches have the charm of old things. The quaint atmosphere may be due to the diligent cleaning and repairs. It looks neat and clean, but you can tell at a glance that there are things that have aged a lot.
She then picked up the quilt spread on the kang, weighed it and smelled it carefully: "Even the quilt doesn't have a musty smell. It can be seen that the quilt is often made of new cotton."
"In such a big house, such a blind old man can clean up the yard so well. Do you think he may be really blind? Even if he really wants to clean up, he can't see anything, and he can't do everything in such a good way."
Yue Guanchao looked around and realized that the situation was indeed as she said, and her attitude gradually corrected: "Song Qianjin, how do you know that he pretended to be blind on purpose? Maybe he has relatives in a nearby village and comes to visit every once in a while. Him, clean up the yard and stuff for him!"
Song Siyuan reminded: "What you said is possible, but if it is the first case of pretending to be blind, I feel that this old gentleman is not simple. Everyone has left, but he is pretending to be blind in an abandoned village, with an absolute purpose Not simple, definitely not the stubborn temper Tang Dayang said, there must be another reason."
"Yes, this old man is indeed not simple. From what Tang Dayang said, it was this old man who dispelled the soul mist, which allowed him to save his life."
Yue Guanchao thought for a moment and his eyes lit up, "No, let's try tomorrow to see if he is really blind or pretending to be blind. If he is pretending to be blind, it will be fun."
"Brother, what are you two doing? If you don't come out quickly, Tang Dayang will ask you to come out for dinner."
The two heard Yue Erpao's soul calling outside the house, so they had to temporarily suppress their curiosity and follow the others to the front yard to eat.
In the kitchen, Tang Dayang was helping Old Man Tang make a fire to cook. The stove hole was filled with dry firewood, which crackled and crackled, making his face turn red. A large pot was smoking, and thick firewood rice was pouring out. aroma.
"I'm a blind old man in a remote country, and I don't have anything good to entertain you. I caught a few pheasants in a cage a few days ago, and I just took them off to make you a stew and pancakes."
After saying that, Old Man Tang opened the lid of the pot. After the steam dissipated, the chicken in the pot was cooked until it was greasy. There were also yellow corn tortillas stuck to the side of the pot. He tremblingly picked up the big porcelain basin and scooped out all the chicken. , took the steamer, picked up the pot stickers and put them on the pancakes, and put the white porridge next to it, and then asked Tang Dayang to send these things to the north room.
Mountain game animals travel thousands of mountains and eat hundreds of grasses, so the meat is the most tender. This pheasant doesn't have many seasonings. It is already very fragrant after just a slight meal. With the corn tortillas that are burnt on the outside and tender on the inside, one bite will make you lose your teeth. Rice porridge is a perfect match.
They ate happily around the stove. With food in their stomachs, the chill in their bodies quickly dissipated.
After everyone had eaten and drank, Yue Guanchao looked at Tang Baoguan, picked up the chopsticks and gradually approached his eyes. When he came close to the eyeballs, the old man immediately held his hand and sighed: "Young man, you don't need to test me, the old man is indeed blind."
"Since you can't see, how can you be so good at cooking? These are not things that a blind person can do. You can even know when someone is approaching you with something."
Seeing him holding Yue Guanchao's hand tightly, Song Siyuan became confused about his words.
Old man Tang explained earnestly: "Woman, there is an old saying that practice makes perfect. I have been blind since I was middle-aged. Thirty or forty years have passed. I have explored every corner of this house. Of course I can be familiar with things. As long as I know the things The position remains unchanged and I can fully support my life by myself."
"These things are all given by people in the villages at the foot of the mountain. They come to me to touch bones and tell fortunes. I don't charge them. I only ask them to give them wheat, bread, dried meat and other things. They can save them and eat them. I also I can build a cage and make a trap, and it’s no problem to catch a bird or something.”
"This is the wisdom of poor people."
After hearing these words, Song Siyuan regretted mistaking the old man, and softened her attitude: "Mr. Tang, don't mind. It's because Yue Guanchao is afraid that you are pretending to be blind, and he wants to try you."
"Okay, Song Qianjin, you are really good at it."
Yue Guanchao decided to suffer the loss of being dumb.
Yue Qingshan looked at Tang Baoguan and said with a guilty tone: "Brother Tang, don't be like a gangster. He has no sense except for being reckless. I heard from nephew Dayang that your move was caused by the soul mist. You blind man, please introduce to us what the soul mist is. If you lose your eyes, you will be blind."
