"Li Yanyao, the kid is really lawless, if it weren't for the fact that someone was fine, I would definitely beat your ass." The eldest lady slapped the chair handle angrily.

The little boy knelt beside him, his head bowed, not daring to say anything.

"Ancestor, you are angry, the young master is still young and ignorant, so don't worry about him, lest you get angry." The steward persuaded.

"Hey, it was supposed to be good for people to move in, but now this kid is making this out, I'm afraid people don't want to come. My son joined the army and has not been heard from for many years, so he finally adopted a well-behaved girl, who wants to be bullied by others? ”

"Yes, it's good that the vicious dog knows the inches and doesn't really bite down, otherwise if it really sees blood, it won't end well." The steward should be reconciled.

"Lao Li, you tell me to go down, Ming'er will prepare a carriage and go to pick up Xiaoqing and them."

"Great-grandmother, Ming'er Yanyao will pick up Grandma Zhang in person, and she will definitely pick them up." The little boy seized the opportunity and rushed to say.

"No need, you just stay in the Meditation Pavilion, and you are not allowed to come out for seven days."

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Because of worry, Zhang Qingye still took Shi Lan to the medical center. After being told that it was okay, he said goodbye to the steward who accompanied him and left Dalin City in a hurry.

Along the way, Shi Lan didn't look frightened, as if he wasn't bitten by a dog, he didn't care at all, and even carried a few fruits in his arms.

Zhang Qingye looked at Shi Lantian's true appearance and couldn't help but be more worried.

"Shi Lan, if you see a dog pounced on you in the future, you squat down, pick up a stone and hit it, it won't dare to bite you, even if there is no stone, you have to pretend to pick up a stone, that can also scare it, you know?"

"Oh, Shi Lan knows. But why are dogs afraid of stones? ”

"Dogs are afraid of stones, and they are not afraid of stones, but it is precisely that dogs are afraid of you squatting, because as soon as you bend down and squat, the dog will know that you are going to take up arms and hit him. This is what our ancestors have tamed dogs for generations and left in their bones. ”

"Isn't that a pitiful dog?"

"It's just that you think, in fact, dogs don't know, they only know that people are good to them, and they are obedient, and if they are not good to them, they will peep at you." Zhang Qingye smiled and touched Shi Lan's head.

There was nothing to say all night, and the next day, Qiao Tianer, who wanted to go into the city to deliver firewood, met another steward of the General's Mansion at the entrance of the village, an old man surnamed Liu.

Regarding the matter of moving into the General's Mansion, Lao Qiao had already heard Zhang Qingye say that in order for Shi Lan to live a good life, he hesitated for a long time, and finally did not object, but he didn't expect the eldest lady to attach so much importance to it, and directly sent someone to pick them up the next day.

There are not many things that can be taken away, and the General's Mansion lacks nothing, and soon the second elder packed up his things.

Lao Qiao accompanied Liu Guan down the mountain in advance, Shi Lan took Grandma Zhang Qingye's hand and stood in front of the chaimen for a long time.

Shi Lan looked up and saw the mist in Grandma's eyes, which was not as bright as it had always been.

"Grandma, why are you crying?"

"No, Grandma didn't cry, just remembered the past, some nostalgia, I didn't expect that twenty years had passed in a blink of an eye, I still remember when the old man came back from the army, he was lame, he took me to the mountains, at that time only built a grass hut, and then the sewing and mending became so big. Hey, I don't know if there will be a chance to come back in the future. ”

"Grandma wants to come back, Shi Lan will accompany you back."

"When you enter the city, you can't run into the mountains, the eldest lady said, let you study with the young master, and then you have to study hard, don't let down the eldest lady's cultivation of you."

"Oh, Shi Lan knows."

"Hey, let's go." Zhang Qingye closed the firewood door, didn't lock it, turned around and took Shi Lan down the mountain.

Shi Lan took the carriage for the first time, and she was very curious, so she kept lying on the window.

The scenery outside the window is as usual, but the angle of view is much higher, and the things seen are different, and even the eyes of the villagers in the past have changed from kindness to envy.

The cool breeze almost swept away the straw hat on Shi Lan's head, Shi Lan exclaimed, hurriedly reached out and grabbed it, and pressed it back on his head.

The country road was a little bumpy, but it didn't bother people. Shi Lan followed the rhythm and swayed with the wind, as if he had returned to the days of taking root by the river, leisurely.

Usually it was noon when I arrived in the city, but not long after the sun came out today, there were not many pedestrians on the street, and the stalls and shops had just opened.

The carriage arrived at the back door of the General's Mansion, and several people followed Steward Liu into the General's Mansion, made a few turns, and came to a remote courtyard.

"Old Joe, you've been living here since now. Although it is idle here, but fortunately, there is no disturbance from the subordinates, this, it used to be the third son of the second grandfather, and then went out to study, and it was empty for many years, and it was arranged for you by the ancestor himself. ”

"Trouble Steward Liu to thank Mrs. Li."

"Hey, you have to say this in person, I still want Sister-in-law Zhang to say a few kind words for me in front of my ancestors."

"It should." Zhang Qingye responded with a smile.

"Also, Lao Qiao, you are now the nominal backdoor manager, after all, you have just arrived, and you don't know anything about the affairs in the house, so you don't have to worry about anything, just treat it as an idle errand. Usually walk around a lot, and if you have any questions, you can find Manager Zhao, who is responsible for managing the entire backyard. ”

After a few more instructions, Steward Liu left.

"Shi Lan, this will be our new home in the future."

"Here?"

"yes, it's all over the yard."

"Really? It's huge. Shi Lan broke free of Zhang Qingye's hand and ran around, just like in the mountains.

Rockeries, pavilions, flowers, pavilions, everywhere, Shi Lan will run to see, like a kitten, just arrived in a strange environment, will leave its own smell everywhere, and then it can become a home.

After a long time, Zhang Qingye, who had finished cleaning up, called Shi Lan: "Okay, okay, it's time to rest, I'm sweating all over my head, come, wash your face, and I'll take you to see the eldest lady in a while." ”

"Old woman, this eldest lady is so nice, I thought I would arrange a room for us, but I didn't expect to get such a pavilion, to be honest, it's so big, I'm afraid I won't get used to it."

"That's natural, if the old general hadn't promised me to you, I would have been a dowry maid. Hey, it's a pity that the eldest lady has a hard life, my aunt went early, and I didn't leave an heir, I'm really afraid that our sheep boy will be stabbed on the battlefield like my aunt. Zhang Qingye patted his heart, seemingly feeling a little distressed.

"Stop, don't think about it all day long, just a few words, how many times have I told you, now that the world is peaceful, how can there be so many battles to fight, that stupid baby will come back after a few years at most."

"When people are old, you don't want to say a few more words to me, I haven't seen each other for five or six years, and I know that I will send some military salaries back every year, and if I don't come back, I don't even have a letter."

Shi Lan is used to such noisy noise, at first she listened curiously and carefully, but after a long time, she didn't care so much, it was indeed just a few things, a few words, but the second elder often forgot to talk about it, and mentioned it back and forth.

Shi Lan wiped his face with a towel, and was led out by Zhang Qingye.

Although it has been many years since he left the General's Mansion, Zhang Qingye is still very familiar with it, and he came to the eldest lady's residence with a familiar car.

After the subordinates reported, the two entered the door.

The eldest lady is carrying a pot to water the flowers, although she is old, she is not half rickety.

"Xiaoqing is here? How's it going, are you satisfied with the accommodation, and how is it better than in the mountains? ”

"Miss, you're joking, where can you compare with here in the mountains. It's just that the house is a bit big, and I can't get used to it. ”

"It's okay, I'm used to it after a long time. Shi Lan, this hand is fine, is your body uncomfortable? ”

"No, Shi Lan is fine."

"It's okay, how is it, do you like it here?"

"I like it."

"From now on, this will be your home, you won't have to wear a hat at home, in fact, your hair is beautiful." The eldest lady took off Shi Lan's straw hat and stroked her hair.

"But no one else likes it, and when they see me, they run away, and they say I'm a ghost and want to beat me."

The eldest lady was surprised.

"Before I met my old man, Shi Lan met a village that I didn't know what the name was when I was in the mountains, and the people there were afraid of Shi Lan and regarded Shi Lan as a ghost, and invited a Taoist priest to throw Shi Lan with a torch, and he ran fast in Shi Lan and was not caught by those people." Zhang Qingye asked Shi Lan, so he had some understanding.

"How can they bear to treat a child like this, it's really a poor mountain and a bad water." The eldest lady was angry, and when she looked down at Shi Lan, she found that Shi Lan was staring at the kettle in her hand, and her serious appearance was very cute, so her anger disappeared and she said with a smile: "Does Shi Lan want to water?" ”

Shi Lan nodded.

Taking the kettle, Shi Lan began to water seriously, perhaps because she is a tree, the amount of water she watered is very appropriate, the sun and water poured on the branches and leaves, as if injected with life, flowers and plants are more vivid.

At first, Shi Lan was still very curious, she regarded this as the work of God, it rains and everything is born, she is still very excited to play a "day", just fill the water, water, after a few back and forth, she understands that this is a very simple thing, and it can't be compared to "sky" at all.

"Is this the flower that was born in the city? Like people, they need to be taken care of by others. Shi Lan muttered to herself.

The eldest lady and Zhang Qingye sat under the gazebo chatting, Zhang Qingye told Shi Lan's past one by one, and there were not many stories, and he finished talking before he could finish a cup of tea.

The two thought that Shi Lan should have been in the mountains for less than a year, after all, a child less than a year old, no matter how talented he was, it was impossible to live in the barren mountains of jackals, tigers and leopards.

"Miss, I'm done." Shi Lan put the kettle aside and said in a milky voice.

This "eldest lady" amused the two of them very much.

Shi Lan doesn't understand the world, and no one has taught her how to call this "eldest lady", so she just learns what Grandpa and Grandma say.

"The eldest lady is called by the grandmother, Shi Lan, you should also say the old lady or the ancestor." Zhang Qingye said.

"It's okay, I like others to call me Miss, but after all, people are old, so they can't be called so casually, so as not to let outsiders see the joke, Shi Lan, you can call me Grandma, just like you call her Grandma."

Zhang Qingye was the first to react, knowing that the eldest lady wanted to accept Shilan as her goddaughter, and she didn't know if it was appropriate, so she didn't make a sound.

Shi Lan hesitated for a moment and said, "But if I call you Grandma, what is Grandma's name?" If my name is Grandma, who am I calling? ”

Although Shi Lan's words were a little chaotic, the eldest lady still understood the logic, so she said: "In this case, your grandma is still called grandma, and what about me, you can be called grandma, and from now on, you will also be the eldest lady in the general's mansion." ”

"Oh, Shi Lan knows."

"Got it, don't you call it soon?" Zhang Qingye said with a smile.

"Auntie."

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