It was already night when Chang Xile and Chang Yu returned to the inn, and Chang Xisheng couldn't help but wonder when he saw Chang Yu sweating profusely but with an excited face, "Where are you going, so happy?" ”

Chang Yu has always been moody, but today he does not hide his feelings, which shows that he is very happy.

Chang Xile came to today's events one by one, and Chang Xisheng was amazed, "Our Tiger Master is really powerful, you can make so many famous people by casually playing a game, tsk, this bow is a good guy at a glance, let's call Tiger Master is really a little lucky star." ”

Wang Dali saw the bow in Chang Yu's hand, and his heart was very itchy, men always have no resistance to these things.

"Can I touch the bow?"

Chang Yu handed it over generously, and as soon as Wang Dali got it in his hand, he felt that this bow was not bad, but it was just ...... It took the most effort to pull away a little bit.

Chang Xishou said with a smile: "Dali, you have been living a good life in the house these days, why is your strength gone, and you have eaten so many good things in vain." ”

Wang Dali's forehead was sweating, and it was only difficult to pull it halfway, let alone get it full.

"Don't talk about the wind and coolness, this bow has at least three stones, and you can't even pull it."

Chang Xishou didn't believe it, but he could hear that Chang Yu had been using this bow to contact him today. It was taken over, and sure enough, the strength to eat milk was only a little bit stretched, far inferior to Wang Dali.

"Good fellow, no matter how you make this bow, you can't pull it open."

Chang Xiqing and Chang Xisheng both took turns to try it, and only then did they know the strength of this bow.

Chang Xisheng said in disbelief: "Our Tiger Master has been practicing with this bow this afternoon?" ”

"yes, I asked him to change it without that much effort, and he wasn't happy yet."

Chang Xile sighed, although he knew that Chang Yu was born with divine power, he was still young and not fully developed, and it was not good for him to grow up with too much weight. But Chang Yu insisted on using this bow, no matter how much he persuaded him, this was the first time Chang Yu didn't listen to him.

Fortunately, the boss only taught the movement today, and he didn't need to pull away all the time, so he didn't keep exerting force, but it was still enough to choke. Anyway, let him hold it like this all day, and his arms are so sore that he can't move when he sleeps at night.

Although Wang Dali knew Chang Yu's ability, he couldn't help but doubt, "Can this little bit really pull away?" ”

Chang Yu glanced at him, took the bow back, and struck the bow with a posture as if he had pulled the bow very easily.

Everyone took turns to try it and knew how difficult it was, and they were immediately shocked when they saw this.

"This is also a god, if you don't become a general, it's a waste!"

"But isn't it, at such a young age, we have trampled a few of our big men underneath, how will we get it in the future."

Chang Yu raised his chin slightly, obviously proud in his heart, but his expression was amazing.

Chang Xile smiled, but no longer let him draw the bow, "Practice here today, be careful that your arms are sore tomorrow." ”

Chang Yu obediently put the bow behind him and didn't let anyone else touch it again.

In the evening, Chang Xile also asked the shopkeeper to fetch a basin of hot water and use a towel to wrap his arm, for fear that if he tried too hard today, he would be uncomfortable the next day.

But these worries were unnecessary, Chang Yu didn't have anything to do the next day, and he got up early in the morning and started practicing there. At this time, his little face seemed to glow, and he knew how much he liked this thing at a glance.

After Chang Xile and the others finished breakfast, Chang Xile, Chang Yu and Chang Xisheng planned to go to Gao Yuan, while the others continued to wander around the mansion to find out the situation here, and when the time came, they would come back and summarize the news they had obtained together to make plans for the future.

Although Father Chang gave them Gao Yuan's former address, after so many years, the mansion has already changed dramatically. Today's Pumpkin Mansion is four or five times larger than when Daddy Chang was there, and the previous houses have been knocked down and new houses have been built, and no one can be found for a long time.

Fortunately, there are all kinds of businesses in the house here, and there are many shops that are responsible for inquiring about it, which are quite large-scale.

As long as you can get the name and some information of the other party, it is not difficult to find out.

This is also due to the strict household registration management in the prefecture, which stipulates that the name of the person living there, including the number of heads of livestock, must be written on the door of each household. If another member of the family dies, the name is crossed out, and if a child is born, it must be filled in.

If someone borrows a house, it must be registered at the same place as the sub-district office, and the check-in time and check-out time must be clearly registered. If an outsider lives in the house for a year, he or she can enter the household registration here.

In this way, we will be able to accurately grasp the population of urban residents and have a deeper understanding of the situation of the floating population. If something illegal happens, it's easy to find out what is going on.

Although there are some people who do not follow such rules, generally speaking, ordinary people do not dare to deceive and all act according to the rules.

It is precisely because of this that it is easy for these bags to inquire about the information of residents, and it is not too difficult to find people. In particular, they still have their previous addresses, although they have changed a lot over the years, but there are still traces to follow, so Gao Yuan's current address was found on the same day. It's a lot of money, but it's worth it.

Regardless of whether Gao Yuan can help or not, Daddy Chang is very concerned about this old friend who has not seen him for a long time, and he wants to know the current situation of the other party. With that alone, they had to do their best to find people.

The place where Gao Yuan lives belongs to the wealthy area of Fuli, and as soon as he walks here, he clearly feels different from other places.

It's very quiet, and unlike the shops on the first floor of the downtown area, which are all facing the street, it's bustling but noisy. It's all walled high, so you can't see the scenery inside, and there aren't many people coming and going.

"This should be the place, right?" Chang Xisheng saw a plaque at the door of a family that said Gao Jia.

Chang Xile went to the door and looked at the sign with the names of the occupants written on it, on which were the names of Gao Yuan and the servant An Xing.

"It should be here, it's just ...... Uncle Gao seems to live alone, and he doesn't seem to have children? ”

Chang Xisheng said: "If this person is Uncle Gao, the person who inquired about the news said that Uncle Gao has never been married, and he has no children under his knees, only this servant has been serving by his side." ”

This situation is rare here, and unfilial piety is three, and no queen is great. Especially Gao Yuan has small assets, if there is no descendant, there will be no one to inherit his property after a hundred years. Even if people here are lonely and widowed all their lives, most of them will adopt a child to send them to old age.

According to the point of view here, Gao Yuan is like this, and the evening scene can be described as very bleak, even if he is rich, he still makes people feel very pitiful.

Chang Xisheng knocked on the door, and after a while, a man in his thirties opened the door and saw that they were a little puzzled, "Who are you looking for?" ”

Chang Xisheng bowed his hand, "May I ask if this is the Gao Yuan family, who was called the King of Crickets back then?" ”

The person who opened the door frowned, and said in a bad tone: "You are looking for the wrong one!" ”

As he spoke, he was about to close the door, but Chang Yu took the first step against the door, so that the person who opened the door couldn't close it.

The person who opened the door was obviously stunned, and he didn't expect that his strength was not as good as that of a child about ten years old.

Chang Xile stepped forward, "We don't mean to offend, we just want to inquire about our former friends for my father at home." My father's name is Chang Rong, from Taoyuan Village, Daoxiang County, I don't know if this uncle can ask if your master knows each other? ”

"Taoyuan Village Changrong?"

"Yes, yes, it's my father."

The expression of the person who opened the door softened, and he looked them up and down, "Come in." ”

Chang Xisheng and Chang Xile's eyes lit up, I'm afraid it's eight to nine!

The person who opened the door was the servant An Xing, he led Chang Xile and the three of them into the door together, as soon as they entered the door, there was a screen, and after bypassing, it was a small courtyard of forty or fifty square meters. The small courtyard is very elegantly arranged, and there are a few green bamboos planted in the corner, and there are many bonsai.

Chang Xile was just swept like this, but he saw tomatoes planted in a bonsai! He wasn't sure at first, but when he looked closer, he realized that he wasn't mistaken.

Chang Xile suppressed the excitement in his heart, he has always liked to eat tomatoes, whether raw or cooked, but unfortunately there are no here. I never thought I would meet here, and the moment I saw it, my mind immediately flashed with scrambled eggs with tomatoes and fish in sour soup......

It wasn't until someone came out of the house that they came back to their senses.

The visitor looked about forty years old, and although he was middle-aged, his face was still beautiful, and his face was not very healthy white. And it's very thin, weak and can't help the wind, and the bones of the body are not very good.

"You are Brother Rong's son?"

This is in line with what Daddy Chang said before, Gao Yuan did call Daddy Chang that way in the past.

The three of them hurriedly stepped forward to salute, and Chang Xisheng said: "Yes, I am the second oldest in the family, this is my fifth and sixth brothers, my father knew that we were coming to the house, and specially told us to come to visit you." ”

Gao Yuan looked at the tall Chang Xisheng in front of him, and he could still find Chang Rong's appearance from between his eyebrows, and couldn't help but sigh, "I didn't expect that thirty years have passed, when your father left here, it was about your age, and now his sons are so old." ”

"Before we left, my father still talked about the past, but it was inconvenient to come to the house, otherwise he would have come to catch up with you." Chang Xi Sheng said.

Gao Yuan's expression was faint, "Back then, he said that he would not come back to the mansion, I thought there would always be a chance, but I didn't expect him to be iron-hearted." ”

"Now that the canal is being overhauled, it will be very convenient to get back and forth when the ship is opened. At that time, if Uncle Gao wants to catch up with my father, he can take a boat. ”

Gao Yuan shook his head, "I can't go to this body, cough, cough." ”

An Xing, who had been paying attention to the situation here, hurriedly stepped forward and handed him a pill, with a look of concern, but Gao Yuan pushed it away.

"It's okay, it's just that I'm a little excited to see the son of the deceased."

Chang Xile and Chang Xisheng glanced at each other, although they could see that Gao Yuan's body was not good, but this condition was even worse than imagined.

Chang Xisheng said: "Uncle Gao, what's wrong with your body?" ”

Daddy Chang told them about Gao Yuan, Gao Yuan was obviously in good health back then, and he was younger than Daddy Chang, and now he is only in his forties, it is the time when he is in the prime of life, and he is living a good life, why has he become so weak now.

"It's just an old problem, it's not a big deal, it's just that it's not convenient to go far away."

Chang Xile and Chang Xisheng saw that he didn't want to mention more, so they didn't ask any more.

"Uncle Gao, you don't raise crickets now?" Chang Xile asked.

An Xing Fangcai's attitude is obviously not like mentioning it, but Daddy Chang said that Gao Yuan raises crickets not only to make money, but also because he likes it very much, so he can raise them very well. Because he raised these crickets like sons, and took care of them more than anyone else.

But as soon as these words fell,

Gao Yuan's body was obviously stiff, and An Xing's face was not very good, which made people feel very strange.

"It's been a long time since I raised it."

Gao Yuan obviously didn't want to mention it, so Chang Xile and Chang Xisheng didn't want to inquire anymore. After all, although he and Daddy Chang are friends, they are completely strangers to them.

But since the mention of crickets, Gao Yuan's attitude has become even colder, and after a few idle words, Gao Yuan is obviously overwhelmed. Seeing this, Chang Xile and Chang Xisheng didn't bother anymore, put down the gifts they had prepared before and left.

Gao Yuan didn't stay long, only let them come over when they left the mansion, and didn't say anything else.

As soon as Chang Xile and the three of them went out, An Xing closed the door firmly, isolating the two sides, and did not want others to enter.

Even Chang Yu felt the coldness of Gao Yuan's master and servant, the door was closed, and he couldn't help but slam towards the door.

Gao Yuan's current attitude is completely different from what Daddy Chang depicted before, Gao Yuan in Daddy Chang's mouth is a very gentle and enthusiastic person, the relationship between the two is very good, and it can be said that they wear the same pair of pants. I didn't expect that this was not the case at all, don't say that it is difficult to ask Gao Yuan for news, and even say a few more words. What he said just now was basically polite words, and Gao Yuan didn't really want to know about Daddy Chang's recent situation.

"Is this really what Dad said about Uncle Gao? Is it that Dad is old and can't remember things clearly? ”

Chang Xisheng looked at the closed door with a puzzled expression, this was too different from what they thought. Although the other party didn't say anything unpleasant, it was just an ordinary greeting, but the alienation in his tone couldn't be hidden. The servant's attitude towards them was even more cold, and as soon as he went out, he immediately closed the door, as if he were afraid that they would go back again.

Chang Xile was also puzzled, "Decades have passed, and people will always change." Moreover, Uncle Gao is still sick, and when people are sick, their temperament is easy to change. ”

Chang Xisheng nodded, "Fortunately, we have found the way of the Shen family, otherwise we wouldn't know what the situation was when we came to the mansion, and we encountered this cold reception, I am afraid that we will be very hit." ”

"It's just that I don't know how to mention it to my father when I go back, and I can't hide the thoughts he missed when he mentioned Uncle Gao's words before. But Uncle Gao is not like this, I am afraid that his affection for my father has long faded, and my father must know, I don't know how sad it is. ”

Chang Xisheng frowned when he heard this, "This kind of thing can't be hidden, let's come back before leaving, and then see what Uncle Gao has to do, and then think about how to tell my father." ”

"That's all there is to it." Chang Xile thought of something and said, "Brother, do you say that Uncle Gao's temperament has changed because it has anything to do with raising crickets?" Otherwise, why would their attitude change when they mention it? ”

"Let's go back and check it out, Dad must be very curious to know how Uncle Gao is doing recently. If I only talk to my father about today's events, I am afraid that my father will be sad, and he will definitely feel that there is something hidden. Dad's temper, if he came to the house on impulse, it may not be. ”

"Well, it's good to look it up, I also think there's something hidden behind this. It's just that if you really can't find out, forget it, you have to do business in the future, and there are many opportunities to come and go, so you can go to see him often. Maybe he just didn't know us well, but the more he interacted with, the better he might be. ”

Chang Xisheng went to the place where he had inquired about the news before to inquire about Gao Yuan that day, and it still didn't take much effort to roughly know what was going on.

This thing was quite famous at that time, about three or four years after Chang Dad returned to his hometown, Gao Yuan's reputation for raising crickets became more and more famous, and many rich and noble families asked him for crickets.

But this fame is big, and things are coming, and there are many people looking for him, so it is inevitable that there will be people who are out of tune. There was a rich kid who bought crickets from Gao Yuan but lost the fight, and went to find Gao Yuan's stubble in a fit of anger, but Gao Yuan was tortured fiercely, so he got seriously ill. Although the rich kid's family settled it with money, and the rich kid also came to apologize in person, Gao Yuan's body was very bad.

He also has no intention of raising these gadgets anymore, and has been in simple terms all these years, and has rarely contacted the outside world. There were also people who wanted to ask him to go out of the mountain, but he didn't care how much money the other party contributed, or verbal coercion, he was unmoved.

And Gao Yuan's body bones are really bad, and he can't take care of himself, let alone take care of this little thing. So gradually no one beat his idea, and many people have forgotten about such a person.

But after all, Gao Yuan was also famous in the past, and it can be regarded as a legend of him in the rivers and lakes, and later crickets all said that he was not well raised and violent, and everyone would think of such a person at this time. Nowadays, fighting crickets is still very popular in the house, so everyone in this industry knows him.

Naturally, it is easy for those who inquire about the news to find out what happened in the past.

Chang Xisheng sighed: "Without a backer, it's like a rootless wanderer, and I can't help myself." ”

Gao Yuan is a powerful person in the mouth of Chang Laopa, but when he really encounters something, he has no power to fight back.

Chang Xile was also very embarrassed, no wonder Gao Yuan and the slave had such strange expressions when they heard about raising crickets, thinking that the shadow caused by this incident had not disappeared until now. As for why he was cold to them, maybe after encountering a great disaster, and after staying at home for so long, it was difficult to get close to people.

"If my father hears this, he will be sad."

Father Chang treated Gao Yuan as a younger brother, and he had always wanted to persuade Gao Yuan to go back to the village together because of his own crimes, but Gao Yuan was unwilling, so he no longer insisted. The two places were too far away to communicate, and communication was extremely difficult, so they lost contact with each other.

Although Daddy Chang has always been uneasy, he has always felt in his heart that Gao Yuan is capable, and he must have a smooth life, otherwise he would not let them go to Gao Yuan to inquire about the news when they go to the house, where do they know that things backfire.

"Dad has been through so many things, and there is nothing he can't figure out."

Chang Xile nodded, although Father Chang is just a rural villager and has not done much, but he is a ruthless and transparent person with the wisdom of a farmer.

It's a pity that he couldn't ask Gao Yuan about the origin of the tomatoes, and the food in his mouth was gone.

The day of eating the world and fighting vegetables in Qingfeng Restaurant came soon, and Chang Xile and a few people arrived at the food world early to prepare to have a look.

When Shen Baili saw them, he hurriedly stepped forward to greet them and led them into the best room to watch the battle.

"In the past few days, my family has used dogwood sauce and cumin to think of a new dish, which tastes so strong that it will win a full house in a while!" Shen Baili said excitedly.

Chang Xile smiled, "If that's the case, our dogwood sauce business will also be good in the future." ”

"That's absolutely no problem, I've been making a lot of delicious food out of your stuff for my family these days, and they've all praised it. It's only been a few days since I ate it, and now I don't feel strong enough if I can't taste it. My family usually mouths the most, but this time they applauded, which shows that this thing is very attractive. Not only that, but the fans you have made, my daughters especially like it. None of the things you brought this time are enough for our family to eat, and when you go back this time, I will order someone to pick up the goods. ”

Chang Xile and several people were very happy, and Chang Xisheng said: "If this is the case, it would be great!" We've saved a lot of them before, and now we're running out of places to put them. ”

"I'll talk to you in detail after I'm done, I'll be able to get a lot of orders for today's competition, and you should remember to get it out quickly." But it's okay to say, things have to be the same as this time, and I'm a person who doesn't care about business feelings, just good and bad things. ”

Chang Xisheng responded: "That's nature. ”

"Hmph, only talk about business and don't talk about affection, you really have no conscience for black charcoal." Pei Qingyun walked in in a crescent white robe, like a fairy who had fallen into the mortal dust, which made people's eyes shine.

Shen Baili just wanted to roll his eyes, "This is my territory, what are you doing here, don't disturb my distinguished guests." ”

"Can you control where I Pei Qingyun want to go? If you have the ability to go to your grandmother to complain, remember to cry a little miserably so that no one sympathizes with you. If people are ugly, they have to work harder. ”

Shen Baili snorted coldly, too lazy to pay attention to him, "Now let you be proud for a while, how miserable it will be if you are happy for a while." ”

Shen Baili snorted, "This is also what I want to give you!" ”

The two of them are obviously not small, and they are both people who can marry wives and have children here, but they can fight like children.

Chang Xile and Chang Xisheng knew what the relationship between the two families was, so they turned a blind eye like everyone else. The two men were arguing, completely ignoring the fact that there were other people present.

It wasn't until the game was about to start that the two stopped.

Pei Qingyun said very proudly: "I got a new seasoning this time, it must be something you have never eaten before, no matter what new dishes you create this time, it can't be compared with my unique taste." ”

Shen Baili raised his eyebrows, "Oh? I'm afraid I'll disappoint you, but I've got a new flavor of spice, and it's not just one but two. ”

Pei Qingyun didn't think so, "Hmph, it's still hard to talk about it now, and it will make you lose convincingly." ”

Shen Baili smiled, "Then wait and see." ”