Chapter 17: Grandma, I'm Back
Three days later, Anping, who was full of pots and pans and a lot of miscellaneous items, returned to Qingcezhuang.
Who knows how Noelle stuffed a lot of things like tents, sleeping bags, drinking water, food, firewood, hot pots, and Mondstadt specialties into a package that was only half a person tall.
Anping even suspected that the maid with the Eye of the Rock God on the big bow on the back of the skirt was able to do spatial magic.
Anyway, when Anping was resting in a tent on the road last night, he opened the package and never stuffed everything back as it was.
As a result, Anping could only pack up the important things that were inconvenient to hang on his body as much as possible, and then hung the rest of the things on his body and walked back to Qingce Zhuang all the way.
"Brother Anping!"
Ayou, the little girl who always stands at the entrance of Qingce Zhuang Village and plays with her shadow, saw through the covered figure under the pans of Anping pots and pans at a glance, and excitedly rushed to his side and hugged his thighs.
"Ayou has grown taller again, and she will soon become a big girl."
Anping pinched Ayou's face and handed her a piece of Mondstadt Mondstadt that Noelle had helped him buy in the package.
"Thank you, Brother Anping!"
Ayou took the snack, and after thanking him very politely, he ran to the village waving the snack, and loudly announced "Brother Anping is back~" as he ran.
The current children in the village can be said to have grown up with Anping, and their relationship with Anping is as close as brothers and sisters.
Sure enough, with Ayou's cheers, a group of children soon rushed out of the village and gathered around Anping.
"Brother Anping, you're finally back!"
"Brother Anping, your clothes look so good!"
"Brother Anping, I want to eat snacks too..."
"Brother Anping, the kite you sent back last time was so fun..."
In the immature title of "Brother Anping", Anping lost himself, and only a doting smirk was left on his face that would never be shown outside.
After the gifts for the children were distributed, Anping sent them to hurry home first, otherwise if the children were caught telling stories, I am afraid that they would not be able to go home to see Grandma Ruoxin until tomorrow morning.
But after this group of children dispersed, there was still a child hiding behind the house in the distance, looking at Anping with a blank eye.
Looking at those eyes full of longing, An Ping sighed quietly, but still walked over with a smile on his face.
"I'm sorry, Little Liu, I didn't find a Vision for you to bring back."
Although Xiaoliu is a girl, she is also the most mature child among her peers. On the day Anping left Qingce Village, the other children hoped that Anping would bring them toys and snacks when he returned, only Xiaoliu hoped that this all-powerful Anping brother in her eyes could bring her back a Vision.
Because in Xiao Liu's view, as long as he has the Vision of God, he is equivalent to having money and status. That way, her parents would be able to return to her and not have to stay in Liyue Harbor to earn money.
But the Vision of God, what is the thing that a little sailor Anping can touch?
So even if Anping no longer wants to see the child's disappointed eyes, he can only tell the truth.
"It's okay Brother Anping, I'm very happy to see you back, I wonder if my parents are doing in Liyue Harbor?"
Xiao Liu's eyes were only gloomy for a moment, but she quickly cheered up.
"They miss you every day, I guess they will be able to come back to see you after a while."
The annual Immortal Ceremony is a very important day for all of Liyue, and on that day, the Liyue Seven Stars Society organizes a ceremony to invite the Emperor of the Rock to Liyue Harbor to discuss the future development of Liyue.
This day of the year is very important for Liyue's politics and business, but for ordinary people... To be honest, Liyue has a history of more than 3,700 years, and there have been more than 3,700 ceremonies for the Immortals, and the people of Liyue have basically vomited since they were young.
However, some merchants would give their workers a holiday on those days, so that they could make their own development direction for the next year according to the emperor's plan.
It can be said that the Immortal Ceremony is considered to be the Lantern Festival for Liyue politics and business.
"Immortal ceremony, please!"
Xiao Liu's eyes flashed with fantasies about that grand celebration, but Anping, who had already seen it once last year, felt that it was actually just like that, except for Yujingtai, there seemed to be no festive atmosphere.
For the people of Liyue, the annual Moon Festival and the Lantern Festival are even more grand.
However, this kid is probably fantasizing about being cared for by immortals in Yujingtai and then granted the Vision of God like he did when he was a child...
"Okay, Xiaoliu, you will obediently accompany your grandparents at home and wait for your parents to come back, and when your brother finds the Vision in the future, he will definitely bring you back."
An Ping rubbed Xiao Liu's sensible child's head dotingly.
"Hmmm! Brother Anping! ”
Xiaoliu also leaned on Anping's body like a coquettish person, she believed that this brother, who had never deceived herself since she was a child, would definitely be able to do it.
After appeasing Xiao Liu, An Ping went up the stone steps step by step, and greeted the old people in the village warmly.
"Yo, Anping is back, do you want to finish drinking tea!"
"Uncle Kai first, I'll bring you some foreign tea, don't get confused and sell it."
This is Uncle Kai, Anping used to prostitute large bowls of tea in his tea stall.
"Anping is back, but he's really getting more and more handsome, and the children in the village often ask me when you're coming back..."
"Grandma Yundan, how are you doing lately, the children are naughty, you have to be careful not to be angry with yourself."
This is Grandma Yuntan. Except for Grandma Ruoxin, it was Grandma Yuntan who took him the longest.
"Anping, you're finally back, if you don't come back, I'm almost done telling the children this little story in my stomach!"
"Uncle Ghost, I'm afraid the children will tell those stories, I'll tell you a few new ones tomorrow, and then you can tell them to the children!"
This is Uncle Ghost. The children of Qingcezhuang grew up listening to the stories he told, and Anping also embarked on the road of seeking immortals after listening to his stories. However, after listening to Uncle Ghost's stories for a long time, the older and older children will find it somewhat boring.
Anping greeted them one by one and thanked them.
He, the child picked up by Grandma Ruoxin, has received the favor of almost everyone.
Anping also went out with gratitude to all the people in Qingcezhuang.
Passing by a large waterwheel of a mill from the bridge, he continued to go up the stone steps, and after a few steps, Anping finally saw the figure that he had been thinking about day and night.
"Grandma! I am back! ”