knocked lightly on the door, and after a long time, an old man in his sixties limped out of the wall and saw Nian An standing outside the door at a glance. Suddenly, the old man's expression became a little complicated, he was silent for a moment, and said stiffly: "Nian boy, don't come to see me every once in a while, if you need any help in the future, let's go find someone else, you also see that the old man is not in good health, and I want to be more quiet and quiet." ”

Nian Anxin touched it, shook his head, and said with some guilt: "Uncle Li, I came to say goodbye to you today, I'm leaving Linhai Town, you must take care of your body! Thank you for helping me and Xue Qing repair the house before, and I also caused Uncle You broke your leg, I'm sorry." I'm really sorry not to go, this is the crutch I made a few days ago, I hope it can help a little, please be sure to accept it!"

As he spoke, Nian An took down the wooden crutch he was carrying behind him and handed it to the old man. The old man was a little sluggish for a while, slowly took the crutches, held the carefully polished wooden handle, lowered his head, and his hands trembled unconsciously. Just as he was about to say something, he just came back to his senses, only to see that the thin figure had already walked away, only to hold back the words that came to his mouth, and his wrinkled face looked a little older.

Nian An walked away along the old stone road, and the sound of Lang Lang's catchy reading disappeared into his ears, and unconsciously, Nian An recited in a low voice: "At the beginning ......of people, nature is good, sex is similar, and Xi is far away."

Although Nian An never went to school again in the year when Xue Qing's parents left, and rarely played with children of the same age after that, seeing the bright classroom through the mound still aroused a trace of happy memories for Nian An.

Pacing to the door of the school, Nian An hunched his waist, carefully took out a money bag from his body, and quietly pressed the envelope with Master Wu personally under the money bag. After taking a closer look, he felt that there was no mistake, raised his head, glanced at the students who were shaking their heads nostalgically, and left the school lightly.

I hope this money is enough to buy some paper and ink for the school, sighed, Nian'an carried a large bag of sundries, followed the sound of Lang Lang's book, and disappeared into the market again.

Then, Nian An secretly put the only bag of brown rice and some eggs left in the house at the door of Uncle Wang's house, and gave the useless clothes and sheets to the beggars in the town, and finally put all the big bags and small bags on his body properly.

Standing on the corner of the street, Nian An'an moved his body with satisfaction, and was surprised to find that his strength seemed to be much greater than before, and he would definitely be tired and lie on the ground according to his previous physical strength. However, I don't have the heart to think about it now, I have to hurry up and get the rest of the things done. Immediately, Nian An accompanied by a pair of dodging eyes on the side of the street, and quickly came to the last place before leaving, the smell of wine was overflowing, it was the small building that Nian An had been a cook for several years.

After straightening his clothes and about to walk into the tavern, he saw Shopkeeper Li hurriedly running out, pulling Nian An aside, and whispered: "Xiao Anzi, don't go in, I saw that you didn't come to work a few days ago, so I found a new cook, so I ......"

After the shopkeeper Li finished speaking, seeing that Nian'an hadn't reacted yet, he couldn't bear it, so he took out a bag of copper coins from his cuffs, grabbed it before Nian'an's words, and then said: "You also know that our town is small, and although your cooking skills are exquisite, the business of the tavern is still not improving. This bag of copper coins is your month's salary, Xiao Anzi, you take it, I heard that those things happened before, and the shopkeeper can't help you much, you take the money, and then look for work elsewhere. ”

Nian'an shook his head, stuffed the money bag back into the hands of Shopkeeper Li, and said gratefully: "Shopkeeper, I know that you treat me well and kindly take me in, and it is also thanks to the work of the tavern that Qing'er and I will not starve, so I can't ask for this money." I'm here today to say goodbye to you, the shopkeeper, I'm leaving town, and I've written a recipe before I leave, maybe the tavern will be able to use it in the future. As he spoke, he took out an envelope from his body and handed it to Shopkeeper Li.

"Xiao Anzi, this is your ability to eat, how can I accept it. Unexpectedly, Nian An specially gave him the recipe, Shopkeeper Li looked ashamed, and wanted to take the envelope, but said a little embarrassed.

Seeing this, Nian An forcibly stuffed the envelope into the hands of the shopkeeper Li, and said resolutely: "Shopkeeper, this is my heart, I have to leave the town anyway, it's okay." ”

Just as the two of them shirked, a familiar voice came from the tavern: "Fat Li, what are you ink at the door, why don't you come and serve me wine." ”

When the shopkeeper Li heard this, he hurriedly turned around and said to the house, then put away the envelope, and whispered to Nian An: "Then I will accept your kindness, there is a caravan to leave in two days, if you want to go out of town, it is better to come to me at night, I introduce you to leave with the caravan, it is much safer than you alone." There's still something to do at the tavern, so I won't send you, and we'll see you in the evening. ”

After that, Shopkeeper Li didn't wait for Nian'an to answer, so he ran back to the tavern in a hurry and greeted him warmly. Wang Yu was in a depressed mood these days, and finally met a senior monk, licking his face, thinking that he would ask for some reward, no matter how bad it was, it would be good to get a good fate, but who knew that he was sent away like that, and he could only run to the tavern helplessly to kill his sorrows. Following the figure of the shopkeeper Li, Wang Yu's afterglow suddenly found a thin figure, and he suspected in his heart, this was not the kid from a few days ago.

After thinking about it carefully, listening to the tone of the seniors that day, it seemed that he wanted to accept this kid's sister as an apprentice, if it really happened, then wouldn't this kid be going to soar. No, this opportunity can't be missed, why don't I put a few words on him first, and then see if I can stutter this kid, and find a convenience for matchmaking in the future.

Thinking about it, Wang Yu immediately shouted to the door: "Boy, it's rare to go out of the house, it's fate to meet, don't be in a hurry to leave, it's time for dinner, why don't you come in and eat a few bites with me." ”

Hearing this, Nian An turned his head differently, and saw the town guard looking at him upright, and he was a little overwhelmed for a while. Shopkeeper Li saw that Nian An was motionless, and hurriedly reminded: "Xiao Anzi, what are you stunned about, the town guard rewards you for eating together, why don't you come in quickly Thank you, my lord." ”

Originally, Nian'an didn't want to delay for too long, and was just about to shirk it, but who knew that the shopkeeper Li also accosted him, so he could only bite the bullet and bow respectfully to Wang Yu: "Thank you Lord Zhenshou, that kid is disrespectful." ”

Seeing that Nian'an was obediently sitting beside him, Wang Yu nodded with satisfaction, and said to Shopkeeper Li: "Come, fill it up for our little hero, and this town guard wants to enter him for a cup!"

Seeing Wang Yu pick up the wine glass, Nian An was stunned for a while, why is this town guard so enthusiastic, doesn't he remember the incident that hurt everyone two days ago? ”

"Hey, don't be modest, I've heard a little about your deeds, and I avenged your parents back then. Wang Yu took a sip of the wine glass in his hand and said to himself, "Tsk, a few years have passed, it's not easy for you to take care of your sister alone, you have responsibilities and responsibilities, it's not an exaggeration to call yourself a little hero." ”

Hearing Wang Yu's words, he couldn't help but evoke Nian An's sad memories, so he was silent and drank all the spirits in the cup. The spicy spicy entered his throat, temporarily forgetting the sourness in his heart, and Nian'an coughed twice uncomfortably.

Wang Yu saw that his face was a little depressed, and he knew that he had just mentioned Nian'an's past, so he didn't continue, and immediately changed the topic: "Don't talk about these past events, oh, by the way, why did the seniors find your family that day?" ”

Nian An didn't think much about it, and said with self-reproach: "The predecessor wanted to take my sister as an apprentice, and there was a misunderstanding at first, so everyone was hurt." ”

"Oh, that's the case, then your sister and seniors have already left?" Wang Yu asked eagerly.

Seeing that the expression of the town guard was a little strange, Nian An nodded puzzled, Wang Yu's eyes immediately lit up, and he picked up the wine glass again, and said enthusiastically: "Little hero, what you said is out of sight, cultivators will always have a strange temper, how can I blame you for this." Come on, come on, I'll toast the little hero again, and don't mention the unhappy things again. ”

As if he had changed a person, under Wang Yu's greeting and warmth, the two of them took one cup after another, fortunately, Nian'an was sick because of the cold before, and occasionally drank some of the remaining wine from the guests with Shopkeeper Li to keep warm, but he would not be unconscious after three cups.

It was not early, and he felt that he was almost drunk, and Nian An was about to find a reason to leave, when Wang Yu opened his mouth and asked, "Since your sister has left, I don't know what the little hero plans to do in the future?"

"I'm going to leave town and see the outside world, so let's take a break. Nian An didn't tell Wang Yu about the jade pendant, and prevaricated casually.

When Wang Yu heard this, he was a little anxious, if this kid left the town, then how could he find him to match him in the future, wouldn't his dream of yellow sorghum be shattered? No, I had to leave him in the town, and immediately said solemnly: "Little hero, it's a good thing to go outside more, but you are still young now, and it is really not safe." Why don't you come here on an errand first, and when the time comes, I will pass on some spiritual cultivation methods to you, and if I leave the town in the future, won't the position of the town guard be yours?"

After Wang Yu finished speaking, the shopkeeper Li on the side gasped, looked at Nian An enviously, and secretly rejoiced that this town guard was going to train him as a successor, but fortunately, Fang Cai was polite to Xiao Anzi, otherwise his life in this small shop would not be easy in the future. Anti-conceptually, but his expression was a little reluctant, Wang Yu frowned when he saw this, and then asked: "Isn't the little hero worried about the gossip in the town? If so, you can rest assured, in the future, you will follow this town guard, I see who will dare to chew your tongue in private." ”