The old man's guess was actually good. Thousands of miles away, in a small village in Nanjun, Zhongzhou, there was actually a person who had a similar starry night reverie as him at the same moment. If the old man knew about it, he would probably ride the wind based on his temperament.
Riding on the clouds, slapping his thighs, humming a song, extremely excited, he rushed towards the place to have a memorable friendship.
But there was one thing that the old man was wrong about. Instead of being full and stuffed with nothing to do, the so-called destined person was hungry and half-dead from hunger.
"Oh!"
When Xu Sheng woke up, he happened to see a big face approaching. He yelled and rolled down from the big bluestone in a hurry. After groaning for a few words, he looked closely and saw that it was an acquaintance.
"Li, Uncle Li" Xu Sheng quickly turned over and stood up, smiling coquettishly and scratching his head in embarrassment.
"I said, Shengzi, what's going on? Why did you go to sleep on a rock when you didn't go home?"
"Um..." Xu Sheng pinched his nose, lowered his head, and whispered: "The stars were pretty last night. I went out to watch them. Unexpectedly, I felt exhausted when I got here, so I sat on a stone and rested for a while.
My son, I fell asleep after going back and forth. Well, that’s right, that’s it.”
"You kid!" Uncle Li smiled without comment. He looked back at the yard, where a line of smoke rose.
"Shengzi hasn't eaten yet, right? Come to my house and we'll be together." Uncle Li asked casually. It didn't sound like an invitation, more like a courtesy.
"Okay, okay, let's leave quickly." Xu Sheng's reaction was quite intense, which really surprised Lao Li.
"Then... let's go." Uncle Li was a little speechless. He had never seen such an rude person before.
When the two of them returned to Lao Li's house, the meal had just been prepared. As the saying goes: it is better to arrive early than to arrive by chance. Xu Sheng secretly rejoiced, but on the surface he was extremely calm.
"Old woman," Uncle Li shouted at the top of his voice as soon as he opened the door: "Shengzi is coming home, please get an extra bowl of rice."
"Alas" someone in the kitchen agreed.
Not long after, breakfast was served. It was really simple, pancakes and rice porridge, not even a pickle. But Xu Sheng looked at it as if he had seen delicacies from the mountains and seas, such as abalone and bird's nest.
"Shengzi, I didn't know you were coming home for dinner, and I didn't even prepare any dishes. I'm so sorry." Aunt Li smiled, which actually made Xu Sheng a little shy.
"It's okay, this is good. I like to eat anything made by my aunt." Xu Sheng said with a smile, and reached out to grab the pancake.
"Huh!?" Aunt Li was obviously stunned, thinking: When did this guy Xu Sheng become so good at talking?"
"Oops!" Xu Sheng shouted inadvertently, then covered his fingers with an embarrassed look on his face.
"What's wrong?"
"Hot." Xu Sheng's voice was not loud and sounded very embarrassed.
"If it's hot, eat it slowly." Uncle Li looked at Xu Sheng and said, "No one is going to compete with you, so why are you so anxious?"
"No hurry, no hurry." Xu Sheng blew on his fingers, eager to find a crack in the ground.
Since you can’t eat pancakes anymore, let’s drink porridge. To be honest, people always need more water than food.
Unfortunately, as soon as his hands touched it, Xu Sheng understood that this porridge was not drinkable as it was also too hot.
This is really annoying. To use a vulgar and inappropriate analogy, this is like being a little restless at night and dreaming about a beautiful woman. In fact, just thinking about it, unexpectedly one actually came.
He was so excited that he took off all his clothes, and the woman suddenly said: "Well, my life is not right, just wait for two more days."
It's frustrating to death.
What can I do? I’m impatient and can’t eat hot tofu, so I’ll just wait.
For a while, Xu Sheng chatted with the Li family and the old couple, all talking old words. They were just trying to persuade him to rent a few acres of land, put down his books, work hard, and support himself.
It was because he was hungry, and secondly, he was also upset. Xu Sheng just responded with a "hmm" insincerely.
When it was almost done, Xu Sheng picked up the porridge bowl and looked at the tender and white rice grains, and was actually a little excited.
"Xu Sheng is not good, your brother is back." At this moment, a long voice suddenly sounded, echoing in the village.
"Snapped"
The bowl was broken and the porridge was spilled on the floor.
When Xu Sheng hurried home, his eldest brother, who was a whole head taller than him, was leaning at the door, laughing heartlessly. His appearance had not changed, but he had become a lot darker.
"Brother" Xu Mang has a hearty voice, but his voice is extremely desolate despite his age.
"Brother" Xu Sheng agreed, his voice was not loud, but anyone could hear that his mood swings were not small.
Five years, exactly five years. The two brothers have not seen each other since their parents passed away. Even when Xu Mang was released from prison, he did not go home to take a look. Xu Sheng thought that his brother had forgotten him a long time ago.
or no longer regard him as a brother.
"I'm sorry." Xu Yang looked at Xu Sheng, still smiling, "I've suffered so much for you these years."
"well--"
With a long sigh, Xu Sheng was speechless for a moment, with mixed feelings in his heart. After a long while, he finally spoke: "Let's go back to the house and talk."
Xu Yang didn't say a word when he returned to the room. Xu Sheng felt justified and didn't say a word. The two just sat there without farting for a long time.
"Tell me, what are you doing here this time?" After all, it was Xu Sheng who was young and had nothing to do, and was the first to lose his composure.
"Of course I want to go home and visit you, brother." Xu Yang chuckled, stretched out his hand, and took out a small package from his arms. After opening it, a bright yellow light appeared.
Xu Sheng looked at it intently and was startled by just one glance.
A few shining gold bars.
"Keep it, I'll make it up to you." Xu Yang was still smiling, but his tone was clear that he couldn't tolerate rejection.
"No," Xu Sheng composed himself, and his words were firm: "I can't bear to get it from murder and arson."
"Ha! Ha! Ha!" He looked up to the sky and laughed. Xu Ram was so happy that he almost flew into the air. After laughing for a while, Xu Sheng ignored him. Xu Ram felt bored and just said: "I knew this.
, Brother, although you are a little stupid, you are innocent. You can rest assured that the source of this gold is absolutely upright and there is no problem at all."
"Fair and aboveboard?" Xu Sheng smiled disdainfully, and then said, "Could it be that it fell from the sky?"
"Absolutely." Xu Yang lowered his voice and said, "It was given by the Xu family."
Xu family!
Xu Sheng's heart skipped a beat, and he felt horrified. When did his eldest brother get involved with the Xu family?
The Xu family is incredible. The first family in Nanjun, known as "half of the southern capital", with endless wealth and great power, is one of the best in the entire Zhongzhou. Even children and beggars are often found on the streets.
Hum the lyrics:
The first city in Zhongzhou, Nanjun,
The first family in Xu's city.
There can be one hundred thousand acres of fertile land,
There are thousands of houses and counting upwards.
The minister will hand over the minister to you,
Rich families are vying to cling to him.
Riding ten horses on the road,
Looking back, there are more than a hundred people behind me.
"Why did the Xu family give you money?" Xu Sheng was confused, then slammed the table and shouted: "Brother, you didn't rob the Xu family, right?"
"Pfft!" Xu Yang couldn't hold back his breath, rubbed his head, and said helplessly: "You really think highly of me. Besides, if I really robbed the Xu family, it wouldn't be just like this."
"That's right." Xu Sheng took a breath and said to himself with a little doubt: "Logically speaking, Xu's family is high-ranking, why shouldn't I give you money!?"
"You're looking down on me, aren't you!" Xu Yang held his head up proudly and said with dignity, "Actually, it's nothing, I just did them a small favor."
"What are you busy with?" Xu Sheng was very curious.
"Did not say"
"It's not a good thing to expect."
"That's up to you."
"Are you still going to leave this time when you come back?"
"Um"
"when are we leaving?"
"immediately?"
"Then, will you come back after you leave?"
"Maybe......"
Maybe, that is to say not sure, that is to say, there is a possibility that he will never come back. Xu Sheng grinned, as if he had a thousand words to say, but in the end he turned into one sentence: "I wish you good luck."
"Thank you very much." Xu Yang finally stopped laughing and lowered his head, unable to tell what his expression was like.
"Let's not talk about that anymore." Xu Yang raised his head, still smiling, and said softly: "I'm hungry, let's make some food."
"That" this time it was Xu Sheng who bowed his head. He was embarrassed again and said in a loud voice: "Actually, I'm quite hungry too."