Chapter 9: Departure (I)
"Comfortable!" Nan Huaijin stretched deeply and said happily.
At this time, the sun was already hanging high in the sky, and there was no doubt that Nan Huaijin had overslept, and it was already approaching noon.
However, Nan Huaijin didn't feel any shame, and she didn't think there was anything wrong with getting up late. He was only a nine-year-old boy, and he should have been innocent and bedridden.
has already left Lin Xia Mountain, after such a long period of fatigue, he suddenly relaxed, and it is normal for such a situation to occur.
After getting dressed, Nan Huaijin walked out of his room and came to the place where the grandfather and grandson usually ate, ready to find something to eat.
He had fallen asleep in a hurry without eating a few bites last night, and after a night of digestion, he was already hungry.
Unexpectedly, Grandpa Nanyutang was not here, but there was a plate of small dishes on the table, and in the pot, there was also millet porridge that Grandpa specially left for him.
With a small pickle, Nan Huaijin drank a bowl of millet porridge. After dinner, I walked around the courtyard, and went to Grandpa's room to take a look, and found that Grandpa's Nanyutang was not there.
Nan Huaijin scratched her head suspiciously, her mind was full of questions, and she didn't understand what her grandfather was doing when he went out early in the morning. Shouldn't you just get home and get a good rest for two days?
Not to mention Nan Huaijin's doubts, Nanyutang got up as soon as it was dawn in the morning.
When people reach old age, they don't feel so sleepy. He was really tired from the day's journey yesterday, but he felt that his body and bones could still hold it.
After getting up, Nanyutang lit a fire to cook, boiled a pot of millet porridge, and then cut a plate of pickles, without waiting for his grandson Nan Huaijin to get up, he ate breakfast first.
After eating, Nanyutang did not have nothing to do. Instead, he took the two luggage he brought back from Lin Xia Mountain yesterday and went out of the house.
All the way to the pharmacy in Laifu Town, Nanyutang first sold the medicinal materials brought out of Lin Xia Mountain and exchanged them for some silver money. Then he went to the place where he bought hides, and after some bargaining, he exchanged all the skins for silver.
"Did you hear that? In a few days, that strange gang came to collect people again. On the way back, Nanyutang heard a passer-by say to the person next to him.
"Yes, I heard that I only came once in ten years, and I participated in it last time! Unfortunately, I didn't pass it, and I wasted my family's ten taels of silver in vain!" replied to the passerby's companion, his tone a little depressed, obviously distressed by the ten silver.
Hearing this, Nan Yutang's heart moved slightly, he sold medicinal materials and animal skins, precisely planning to let Nan Huaijin participate in the gang's assessment.
Originally, I planned to rent a car and take Nan Huaijin to some big cities with gangs to participate in the assessment. But first, he didn't know what famous gangs were, and second, he didn't know when the gangs would collect people.
He was worried, and was about to go to the homes of those who had returned from wandering the rivers and lakes to inquire, but he didn't expect to hear such words on the road.
When he heard someone say this, he remembered it too. There is indeed a very strange gang that comes to Fufu once every ten years to collect people.
He didn't know the name of the gang, and the people who came didn't say it. However, they have a very strong tone, claiming that as long as they join the gang, they can learn the most powerful martial arts in the world.
However, the strange thing is that they have to pay an entry fee of ten taels of silver to assess young children, and the assessment method is very simple. Specifically, there is a person who holds a strange object in his hand and asks a young child's hand to put on it, and then it is over.
Nanyutang has also experienced two or three times, and every time he comes to Fuzhen, not a single child has been taken away, and all of them are unqualified. Coupled with the interval of once every ten years, over time, Nanyutang forgot that there was such a thing.
Today, I overheard the conversation of passers-by, and I remembered that there is indeed such a thing.
It was this overheard conversation that completely changed the fate of Nan Huaijin's life.
Nanyutang didn't know that his unintentional actions would have such a big impact. If he knew, he would definitely pay homage to the ancestors of the Nan family.
In this way, Nanyutang was not ready to inquire about others, so he turned around and went home.
There is such an opportunity in front of him, whether it is useful or not, Nanyutang plans to give it a try. He had just harvested more than two hundred taels of silver, and he was not stingy to spend ten taels of silver to win a chance for his grandson Nan Huaijin.
For Nan Huaijin, he has no regrets even if he spends more silver.
Nan Huaijin, who had nothing to do, locked the door of the house and went out. Of course, he is not going to make money, and for him at the moment, he obviously does not think of such a problem.
He's ready to go find his best friend, the little fat man. I haven't seen him for three years, and Nan Huaijin really misses him very much.
All the way to the lively East Street, Xiaopang's house is here.
Nan Huaijin went straight to the only inn in Laifu Town, which was Xiaopang's home. As the only inn in the town, the life of the Zhang family is still quite good.
The town is their only inn, so there are no competitors. Although there is not much business in normal times, the caravan lives here every year, which can be regarded as an increase in income.
Nan Huaijin stepped into this inn called Laifu Inn, and it had just passed the New Year, so the inn was a little deserted, and there were not a few tables of guests eating.
"What do you want to eat, guest officer?" Zhang Youfu, who watched Nan Huaijin enter the door, immediately greeted him, and did not slack off because the other party was a teenager.
As an inn that has been in business for generations, Rifle Inn is more than just a century-old shop. It doesn't despise anyone who comes here, even if it's a child.
Because many children run errands for the adults in the family, sometimes they come to the inn to buy some wine and food.
"Uncle Zhang is me, Xiao Huaijin, can't you recognize it?"
When Nan Huaijin heard Zhang Youfu's words, she scratched her hair and felt a little funny.
"It's you kid, you and your grandfather have been away for three years, and I thought you would never come back again!"
Although Xiao Huaijin often comes here to play, but now his appearance has changed so much that he really can't recognize it. After a closer look, I found some traces of the past.
"Chubby, Chubby, Xiaohuaijin is coming to you. Zhang Youfu shouted into the inn.
"Go in by yourself, I guess this kid hasn't gotten up yet. Zhang Youfu turned to Nan Huaijin and said.
"Well, then Uncle Zhang, I'm in. Nan Huaijin responded.
"Go, go, go. Zhang Youfu smiled and waved his hand.
"It's been a big change. Zhang Youfu looked at the back of Nan Huaijin leaving, and muttered in his heart.
If it weren't for Nan Huaijin admitting it himself, he would never have recognized the thin and somewhat dark young man in front of him as the white and chubby little Huaijin who used to come to play.
As for where Nan Huaijin and his grandfather Nanyutang have gone in the past three years, Zhang Youfu was a little curious for a while.
Walking through the lobby, Nan Huaijin came all the way to Xiaopang's room.
"Squeak. ”
The sound of pushing the door sounded, and Nan Huaijin entered the chubby room. As soon as he entered the door, he saw a man lying on the bed and sleeping soundly, with saliva still on the corner of his mouth.
It's really a knowing son Mo Ruo's father, Xiaopang is really still sleeping.
"Wake up, the sun is all on your ass. Nan Huaijin walked to the bed, pinched her good friend's nose and said with a smile.
"Who, don't make a fuss. ”
Xiaopang raised his hand and knocked off Nan Huaijin's hand, turned over and continued to sleep.
Seeing this, Nan Huaijin grabbed the quilt and lifted it. In the past, he used to use this trick to trick Chubby.
"Oh, who the hell is it, let people not sleep!" Zhang Youcai felt that his body was cold, the quilt was lifted off, and he complained.
"It's me. Nan Huaijin replied.
"Who are you?" Zhang Youcai was still a little confused, turned over and looked at the person in front of him and said suspiciously.
"You don't know me anymore? Nan Huaijin heard Xiaopang say this, raised his eyebrows and replied.
"Huai Jin, are you back? You're finally back, and you want to kill me. Zhang Youcai finally recognized the person who came, and pounced on the person with an excited face.
Nan Huaijin slipped and avoided Chubby's embrace. He didn't want to be held by a fat man with no clothes on.
"Get up and get dressed first. ”
"Huh?" Zhang Youcai listened to his good friend's words and was a little puzzled. Then he suddenly found that he was undressed, and he was standing naked in front of Nan Huaijin.
"Ah~~~"
Zhang Youcai, who realized the situation, came to his senses completely and let out a scream. hurriedly got back into the bed, and his face was as red as a monkey's buttocks.
"Huai Jin, where have you been in the past three years, I thought I would never see you again. Zhang Youcai, who was neatly dressed, couldn't suppress the joy and excitement of reuniting with his good friend, and asked curiously.
"My grandfather and I went to Lin Xia Mountain, didn't I tell you?"
"Of course not, otherwise I'll ask you what you're doing!" Hearing Xiao Huaijin say this, Xiao Fat replied angrily.
"It's me who is bad, but I brought you a gift, and I haven't forgotten that. Nan Huaijin touched her nose awkwardly, and her tone was a little embarrassed.
Stretching out his hand and groping in his arms for a while, Nan Huaijin took out the necklace made of wolf teeth and handed it to the chubby hand.
"It's made of some animal's teeth, it's so beautiful. The little fat who took the necklace asked curiously.
"These are the teeth of the wolf, which I killed myself. Hearing his friend's question, Nan Huaijin replied with pride on his face.
"Wow, you're amazing!"
Hearing Nan Huaijin's answer, Xiaopang praised from the bottom of his heart.
Nan Huaijin's face was full of excitement when she heard this, obviously very happy with her friend's admiration.
"Anyway, why are you fat again. As soon as the conversation changed, Nan Huaijin was a little curious about the fact that her friend hadn't seen her for three years and gained a lot of weight.
"It's not called fat, it's blessed. Do you know the blessings?" retorted Chubby.
"Yes, yes, blessing, blessing. Nan Huaijin replied playfully.
"Well, you dare to make fun of me, see how I clean you up!"
"Come on, I'm still afraid that you won't make it?"
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The two who had been reunited for a long time quarreled, and the room was filled with laughter for a while.