Corpse Retriever.

Chapter 166 (End of this volume)

All around, the falling peach blossoms fell into stillness.

Its body also hunched over.

An apology by itself is meaningless.

Its only role is to put an end when one party is tired, exhausted and exhausted.

Wei Zhengdao did nothing wrong in imparting the black book.

Since it wants to learn, he will teach it.

But this is just a high-sounding statement.

Substituting Li Zhuiyuan's perspective into Wei Zhengdao's, he could roughly guess that Wei Zhengdao at that time did not really care about the companions around him.

Wei Zhengdao probably really didn't know the side effects of the Black Book's secret technique at that time, but with his intelligence, he really didn't want to think about it?
He was probably too lazy to do so and felt it was unnecessary.

Or, he could use this secret method to allow a partner around him to gain explosive growth in strength in a short period of time, which would be beneficial to his group.

Could it be that the source of its anger under the peach tree is really the side effects of the secret technique that it has to endure?

What really troubled and tortured him was that during his long and painful career of self-suppression, he repeatedly recalled and ruminated on his time on earth, and gradually came to a conclusion:
He didn't actually consider himself a friend.

He was even angrier because even after so many years and even after going through such things, he still couldn't let him go in his heart.

Even in his half-human and half-ghost state, he still hoped that he could die cleanly and honorably.

Li Zhuiyuan could understand his situation. If he had not met A'li first, he would probably treat Tan Wenbin, Runsheng and others in the same way as Wei Zhengdao did.

It is the Tan Wenbin or Runsheng of the past.

If Wei Zhengdao had told it in person that it needed to practice this in order to benefit the team, this secret method might have caused great side effects on you.

It should agree, and even if it falls into the same situation, at least it will no longer have any resentment in its heart.

But Wei Zhengdao wouldn't say that at that time.

Because he was disgusted by this behavior, just like Li Zhuiyuan now, he felt very painful every time he deliberately showed "humanity".

People like him and Wei Zhengdao are inherently averse to this kind of emotional behavior.

The still peach blossoms continue to fall.

It waved its hands, looking disinterested.

Li Zhuiyuan knew that his goal had been achieved and the conversation about Wei Zhengdao ended at this moment.

Or, after both parties get the answers they want, the truth itself becomes less important.

It turned around and walked step by step towards the depths of the peach blossoms.

Li Zhuiyuan: "I will keep an eye on him. If I find that there are still some places where he has not died completely, I will help him clean it up."

It nodded.

Li Zhuiyuan: "Then, child, do you want to give it a name? I know you don't care about these things, but sometimes, keeping some thoughts can help pass the time while you wait for death."

"stupid."

愚？
Bear stupid?

Li Zhuiyuan felt sorry for the child. He was such a smart kid, but he was given such a name.

However, he didn't know whether the child would like this name when he grew up. He only knew that Mr. and Mrs. Xiong Shan would definitely be very happy with this name.

This gangster couple had suffered enough from having no support, and their own abilities and personalities did not support them in breaking through this shackles, so they poured all their regrets into seeking shelter for their son.

Being willing to leave a name is a form of recognition.

Even if we take a step back and say that the child grows up and encounters something outside, he will run back to Nantong and kneel in front of the peach forest. No matter who is chasing him, as long as they have not killed him, he will definitely not sit idly by.

Li Zhuiyuan: "So the nickname is Benben?"

It didn't say anything and continued to walk deeper into the peach forest. Its figure had mostly disappeared, but it could still be vaguely seen that it was waving.

It means not caring, not paying attention, letting it go, but it can also be understood as a kind of acquiescence: let it be.

Li Zhuiyuan: What a pretentious person.

I will not accept such a person into the team because I can't stand his mischief.

I am already an emotionless person, so why should I bother to take care of its sentimentality?

From this point of view, Wei Zhengdao might have made an inner compromise when he was able to accept it into his life.

Most of the regrets come from our initial immaturity.

If Wei Zhengdao had also painted a team self-portrait in the past, and if I were lucky enough to get one in the future, I would be able to feel a deep sense of melancholy when looking at that painting.

It disappeared.

Li Zhuiyuan closed his eyes, then opened them again, and ended his Yin-yang practice.

Xiong Shan and his wife knelt behind the altar, and they were trembling.

Because in front of us, all the peach blossoms in the peach forest have fallen, leaving only bare branches.

Is it a dead heart or letting go?
Apart from Li Zhuiyuan who could guess in this direction, outsiders would not consider this factor at all and would only think that the person was angry.

The aura that was revealed during the previous emotional agitation made Xiong Shan and his wife feel that if the other party wanted to wipe them out, it might only take a thought.

Having admitted defeat a second time, they no longer had the courage to hold their heads high when facing extreme danger.

This is also the reason why Li Zhuiyuan would not let them participate in his crossing the river. The two of them are not afraid of death and are willing to die, but this kind of death actually contains a kind of cowardice and escape.

But they were also a mirror, allowing Li Zhuiyuan to see the other side of his failed escape from the Yangtze River.

From this we can also see the ability of Grandma Liu. She pulled Uncle Qin, who should have been decadent for the rest of his life, back to his spirit and energy. Although he no longer has the sharpness of the past, he is not decadent either.

Li Zhuiyuan walked to the altar, and Xiong Shan and Lihua seemed to have found their backbone. They calmed down and slowly stood up.

The young man held the yellow paper in his hand, approached the candle, lit it, threw it forward, and said:

"The child has a name now. It's Yu, Xiong Yu."

Xiong Shan and Lihua were stunned at first, then knelt down again and kowtowed towards the peach forest.

The purpose of their coming here was to seek a future for their children. They never expected that this goal would be achieved in less than two nights.

This place is truly a paradise.

"Go back, it's time to rest."

……

Xue Liangliang came back early in the morning.

He stayed at the riverside for the entire second half of the night, while Liu Changping slept in the car until dawn.

After sending Xue Liangliang back, Liu Changping's mission of chartering a car was completed.

He could have stayed a few more days, since the car rental fee was calculated on a daily basis and the gas was paid separately.

But near the end of the year, because of the return of his brother-in-law, his girlfriend had to renegotiate the wedding procedures after the New Year. He had to go back to accompany her and also treat his brother-in-law to a drink.

Xue Liangliang paid for the car rental on behalf of Tan Wenbin.

After all, the car was ostensibly rented for Xiaoyuan, but in reality, it was all his business.

Originally, Li Sanjiang wanted to give him another red envelope, but Liu Changping refused it firmly. However, Li Sanjiang wanted to give him some Nantong specialties, so he did not refuse and put them all in the car.

Before leaving, Li Sanjiang followed the local rules in Nantong and required the "boy" who came to visit for the first time to take a red envelope, which meant that he was not regarded as a driver.

Liu Changping accepted it.

However, after he drove away, he came back again and bought a lot of cigarettes and alcohol. Fearing that Li Sanjiang would not accept them, he left them on the widened road and honked the car horn continuously. When he saw someone coming out of the house, he drove away immediately.

The price of these cigarettes and alcohol is much more expensive than the local specialties and that little red envelope.

In the morning, Aunt Zhang came to call Li Zhuiyuan to answer the phone.

Li Zhuiyuan went to answer the phone, and it was Yin Meng who called.

"Brother Xiaoyuan, Grandma Liu said she would take Ah Li back to Nanguan for the New Year, but because Uncle Qin and Aunt Liu haven't come back yet, she has to go back later and wait for them to come together."

"Well, I see."

"That's all. We'll be back this afternoon."

"Not urgent."

"Hmm? Brother Xiaoyuan, please be more specific."

"I was careless when I called yesterday. Now I'm fine. I'm in Nantong and I'm safe.

So, you can also go home later to celebrate the New Year.

Runsheng is still unable to get out of bed. If he comes back in this state, it will be sad for my grandfather and Uncle Shan.

Brother Binbin and Ah You can continue to stay in school and finish their final exams, so they don’t have to take make-up exams next year.”

"Okay, Brother Xiaoyuan, I'll go talk to them and then report back to you."

"If you agree, you don't need to report it, which will save you trouble."

"Yes, got it."

Yin Meng hung up the phone, put one hand on her chest, and felt her heart beating "bang bang bang".

She went downstairs immediately and informed everyone about this.

Everyone had no opinion on the matter itself, but they were all shocked by Brother Xiaoyuan's rare gentleness.

Lin Shuyou: "Miss Qin Li is not with Brother Xiaoyuan, right?"

Yin Meng: “Not here.”

Lin Shuyou: "Brother Xiaoyuan, what happened triggered you?"

Tan Wenbin: "How about, Mengmeng, you go back first. The rest of us can take care of ourselves. Runsheng can be taken care of by Ayou and Lu Yi. That's no problem."

Runsheng nodded.

Yin Meng: "No, I don't feel comfortable leaving Runsheng to someone else to take care of him."

After a pause, Yin Meng added, "Besides, Brother Xiaoyuan has already given the order. It would not be appropriate for me to go back alone."

Tan Wenbin: "Okay then, let's do as Brother Xiaoyuan says. I also have to check the exam schedule."

The purpose of looking at the examination schedule is not to find out the examination time of each subject, but to find the corresponding teacher to establish connections as the class monitor.

The degree of freedom in university examinations has always been very high, and whether the test is strict or not is often decided by the teacher at his/her discretion.

In the next few days, Tan Wenbin, using a cane, invited many teachers to dinner and tea.

The teacher who did not draw the scope of the exam, therefore drew the scope.

The teacher who had already drawn the scope even gave specific sample questions.

The advanced mathematics teacher got drunk and was in a good mood, so he gave the test paper directly to Tan Wenbin.

This made Tan Wenbin very embarrassed. Fearing that the teacher would make a mistake, he tore up one set of papers, made three sets, copied them, and gave them to his classmates.

In short, while other classes were still in a stage of tension and anxiety, Class 1 was "receiving good news frequently".

Tan Wenbin's status as class monitor was further elevated at the end of the semester.

After all, he did not do any of the annoying things that other squad leaders would do, and left them all to the class secretary. He also did a lot of good things that other squad leaders were not capable of doing.

Lin Shuyou's eyesight had recovered enough for him to read and write. He excitedly followed Tan Wenbin back to the dormitory, holding a stack of photocopied papers.

"Brother Bin, if the counselors re-elect the class monitor next semester, you will definitely be elected again with a crushing advantage."

"If all the class monitors in the school were like me, this school would become a mess."

"Brother Bin, you don't have to talk about yourself like that."

"I'm just telling the truth. But you, kid, aren't you going back to Fujian to celebrate the New Year?"

"I will go back to Nantong for the New Year, and then go back to my hometown in Fujian after the New Year."

"It's not too late then?"

"No, my family will celebrate the New Year again because I'm back."

At the dormitory door, Zhou Yunyun was standing there waiting with a bag in her hand.

When Lin Shuyou saw Zhou Yunyun, it was like a mouse seeing a cat.

"Hello, Sister Yun."

After saying hello without even looking up, Lin Shuyou ran into the dormitory holding the test paper.

Tan Wenbin asked with some doubt: "This kid seems to be afraid of you all the time."

In the past, every time he went to find Zhou Yunyun, Lin Shuyou would disappear for half a day. At first, Tan Wenbin thought that this guy was sensible and knew not to be a light bulb. Later, he found something wrong. This guy seemed to be deliberately avoiding Zhou Yunyun.

"I have washed all the dirty clothes in your dormitory for you. These two clothes are torn. I will take them back and mend them for you before sending them back."

"Don't be like this. I'll be proud if you do this to me."

"How's your injury?"

"It's OK. He's recovering well. He won't need crutches anymore before the New Year when he returns home."

"Then I'll go back first. I have an exam this afternoon."

"Come on, try to get a scholarship."

"You too."

"I've been absent too many times, and what I can't take should be left to someone more deserving."

Zhou Yunyun walked forward, hugged Tan Wenbin, then turned and left.

Tan Wenbin just stood there, watching the girl's back as she left.

"Everyone has already gone far away, why are you still watching?"

The voice of my biological father, Tan Yunlong, came from behind.

"Dad, how long have you been here?"

"It's been a while."

Tan Yunlong hid for a while. After all, he saw his son’s girlfriend helping him wash clothes, and as a father, he was too embarrassed to step forward. He couldn’t just go up and say: Let me help you wash?

"Dad, the cigarette is in my trouser pocket."

"You little bastard." Tan Yunlong took out a cigarette from his pocket.

Tan Wenbin: "Take mine, I have Huazi in my pocket."

"Ha." Tan Yunlong reached out and took out the opened cigarettes from Tan Wenbin's pocket, one for himself and one for his son. "You're improving so quickly."

"I've been busy trying to build relationships with the teacher lately, so how can I not get some good cigarettes?"

"Why do you always do such shameful things?"

Tan Yunlong never liked flattery or building relationships in his life, but the son he gave birth to was a slick and oily person.

Tan Wenbin: "Fortunately, there are not many black sheep like me in this society."

"Just be aware of this. By the way, your mother asked you to go back with her and Zhou Yunyun during the Chinese New Year."

"What about you? You're not going back? Director Tan, this won't do. You're forgetting your hometown folks just after you got promoted?"

"It's busy during the Chinese New Year, I can't spare the time."

"Then I can't do that either. I have someone here."

"You boy."

"Your father."

The father and son smoked together in silence.

Tan Yunlong could only say: "Then I'll take half a day to send your mother and the others back to Nantong."

"That's right."

"I really can't count on you." After saying this, Tan Yunlong laughed.

He really had no confidence in saying this.

"Dad, I wish you a happy new year." Tan Wenbin cupped his hands and stuffed the bag of Huazi into his father's pocket.

"You take it. It's not appropriate for me to wear this. It has a bad influence."

"It's okay. I can smoke secretly in the office."

After returning to the dormitory and doing some exercises and memorizing the test points, Tan Wenbin came out again on crutches and went to Grandma Liu's house.

The old lady's mood has been getting better and better recently. She likes to chat with people, but she doesn't like serious topics and wants to talk about family matters.

So Tan Wenbin also specially collected a lot of love stories in the school, and also collected some family rumors about teachers from Fatty Wu.

Every time I go there, I chat with the old lady over sunflower seeds for the whole afternoon, and in the evening, I would enjoy a meal cooked by the chef of Songxianglou.

These days he has been using crutches and eating well, and has gained several pounds of weight.

"Hey, old man, are you busy?"

"Hey, Mr. Tan is here."

After a brief greeting, Tan Wenbin went upstairs on crutches. As soon as he entered the room, he set the tone:
"Old lady, the teacher who was in love with his student last time was caught. Guess what happened..."

……

Li Zhuiyuan's life has been very regular recently.

Apart from accompanying his grandfather for walks in the village after dinner every morning and evening, he used the rest of his time to review and organize the formations, feng shui and magic that he had previously mastered.

As the understanding of the kernel deepens, it has to be re-adapted, otherwise a situation where a horse-drawn carriage is pulling a locomotive will occur.

This is a very complex and tedious system engineering.

Because for most people, the core understanding lags behind the application level, many people are at the stage of knowing the results but not the reasons when arranging formations and using spells.

Li Zhuiyuan is a special case. What is even more special is that his core understanding can be raised to a higher level than before.

This is the trouble of happiness.

Xue Liangliang has been living here and his life is very regular.

Every day, he would ride his tricycle out of the house before dawn and come back when it was almost dark.

I fell into a deep sleep after I came back, I was so tired.

I go to bed early and get up early every day, and live a more fulfilling life than anyone else in the family.

This made the grandfather sigh: "It's almost the New Year, and my son is still so busy at work. It's really not easy."

However, from that day on, Xue Liangliang never went out again, because the village chief held a meeting and the village wanted to set aside some residential land and hire people to build houses in advance.

This is to accommodate the Three Gorges immigrants who will be relocated here in the future.

The village has its own professional staff for building houses, and Xue Liangliang volunteered to change some of the details of the house design.

After all, self-built houses in each place have local traditions. Xue Liangliang hopes to retain some details of the immigrants' houses to give them more home comfort.

After the design was changed, Xue Liangliang also started working as a handyman.

Seeing this, Xiong Shan left, and Lihua went to help cook.

Every day during his walk, Li Zhuiyuan would follow his great-grandfather to the construction site to take a look.

Li Sanjiang is old now and understands how difficult it is to relocate.

Except for school-age children, most people in rural areas cannot even speak Mandarin, and the Nantong dialect is the most difficult to learn and understand. When outsiders move here and want to chat with the locals, they have to guess by gestures.

The government can compensate for things like houses and land, but there are some things that really cannot be compensated.

This afternoon, Li Sanjiang rode a tricycle loaded with things and Li Zhuiyuan to the town's post office.

All the things were packed at home. Li Sanjiang took out a small notebook and asked Li Zhuiyuan to write the mailing address.

Each package contained New Year's goods, as well as a letter of New Year's greetings and thanks written by Li Zhuiyuan according to Li Sanjiang's instructions.

The mailing place is Shanghai.

That time, Li Sanjiang took Li Zhuiyuan to Shanghai for eye treatment. Many people helped them along the way. This was a letter of thanks. He also sent it once before the Chinese New Year last year.

There are not many things and they are not expensive. In Li Sanjiang's words, the fact that someone helped you for no reason proves that he is not a profit-seeking person and he is more willing to accept such a kindness.

After returning from the post office, Li Sanjiang rode his tricycle and took Li Zhuiyuan to Shigang Town to buy New Year's goods, not for his family, but for Li Weihan and Cui Guiying.

After the purchase, he took Li Zhuiyuan with him to deliver it.

After all the trouble, it was already dark when I got home.

Lihua was preparing dinner, while Xue Liangliang, who had just finished a day's work, was taking a shower upstairs.

Li Zhuiyuan and his grandfather sat on the dam and watched TV.

Li Sanjiang took out a bag of walnuts from somewhere, and peeled them for his great-grandson with a cigarette in his mouth.

The grandfather peeled one and Li Zhuiyuan ate one, because the grandfather believed that eating walnuts could nourish the brain.

The provincial TV station was broadcasting the news. The Spring Festival was approaching, and the reporter went to the shopping mall to interview people. He asked some classic questions.
The response was:

"The Chinese New Year is becoming less and less interesting. I can eat and buy everything on weekdays. I feel that the Chinese New Year is nothing special."

"Compared to the past, the New Year atmosphere is really getting weaker and weaker now."

Li Sanjiang handed the freshly peeled walnuts to Li Zhuiyuan, looked up, and cursed in dialect:
"Something like Levitra."

Li Zhuiyuan is now familiar with the Nantong dialect and can understand the swear words. This sentence means to describe a person: pretentious.

Xue Liangliang just came down from upstairs after taking a shower and said with a smile:

"We are in the provincial capital and the interview is conducted in a department store, so the families we are interviewing must be well off. When people in the countryside say that the New Year atmosphere is fading and there is no point in celebrating the New Year anymore, it means that everyone is really living a good life."

In the current village, Li Sanjiang's family's living conditions should be unique, because Li Sanjiang earns a lot and is willing to spend.

When Li Zhuiyuan lived at home, he had access to plenty of snacks and drinks, a treatment that most children from dual-income families in the city would envy.

Li Zhuiyuan looked at Xue Liangliang and asked, "Is the house finished?"

Xue Liangliang nodded: "Yes, it's covered."

Sure enough, before dawn the next day, Xue Liangliang went out on his tricycle again.

The next day, Xue Liangliang did not go out, but stayed at home obediently.

Because Xue’s father and mother are here.

Li Zhuiyuan and Xue Liangliang stood on the village road to greet them. Xue's father and mother had just got off the taxi and had no time to unload the things they brought. They started to blame Xue Liangliang for asking them to take a taxi from the bus station to here, and how much money it would cost!

Originally, Xue Liangliang planned to rent a car and pick them up from his hometown, but they were unwilling and insisted on buying their own bus tickets to come over.

But when they arrived at Nantong Bus Station, they had no choice but to take a taxi as their son instructed.

Along the way, the two old men looked at the numbers on the meter and felt their blood pressure rising.

Xue Liangliang smiled and helped them get their things.

The two old men kept chattering and accusing all the way until they arrived at the dam and saw Li Sanjiang. They immediately smiled and greeted Li Sanjiang enthusiastically and started chatting with him.

Xue Liangliang took the opportunity to tell his parents that he had only taken half a day off today to wait for them and had to go back to the project site.

Then he rode away on his tricycle again.

Li Zhuiyuan looked at Brother Liangliang's graceful back as he left, and felt that he was a warrior.

Xiong Shan and his wife packed up the west room and happily moved into Big Beard's house.

Ever since their son was named "Xiong Yu" that night, the couple would go to Big Beard's house every night to set up an altar and burn some paper.

Xiao Yingying took care of the child most of the time, except when they went to burn paper, when the couple would take their son with them. After burning the paper, they would put their son back into the coffin where Xiao Yingying was lying.

However, the couple occasionally whispered to each other, and Li Zhuiyuan also heard it.

The general meaning is, why is Lihua's stomach not reacting yet?

The last time they wanted a child, it was due to an unplanned accident. After all, neither of them was crazy enough to create a child just to take the child across the river.

So it stands to reason that Lihua should be able to get pregnant more easily.

Now that someone is taking care of the child, the couple just do farm work and make paper figures during the day. Considering their physical fitness, this little bit of hard work is just a drizzle, so they have plenty of energy to work hard at night.

But there was no way to make any more noise.

Li Zhuiyuan looked at the child in Xiao Huangying's arms.

All I can say is that some children can become only children because of national policies, while some children rely on their own merits and luck.

Even if you are still in your cradle, you can still cut off the possibility of separation of fatherly and motherly love from the source.

Although this was not the child's original intention, this was the influence of the person with luck himself.

The next day, Xiao Yingying also moved to Big Beard's house with her child because Runsheng and the others had returned and she had to give up her coffin bed.

Yin Meng drove the car and brought the three brothers back.

Runsheng can walk freely on the ground, but he still cannot work.

Tan Wenbin no longer needs a cane, but he still has to be careful when walking.

Lin Shuyou wears a pair of glasses, and they are presbyopic.

Li Sanjiang noticed that something was wrong with these three and asked them the reason. They explained that they went to the amusement park to play on the pirate ship, but the pirate ship derailed and the three of them fell.

Xiaoyuan studied hard and didn't go to the amusement park with them.

Li Sanjiang asked again whether the amusement park had given compensation. After he answered that they had, he was slightly satisfied.

But in the end, it was still a bit regrettable. The three mules, which were originally very strong and durable, all fell sick after returning from the New Year. It was simply a mule plague.

Uncle Shan also came here to celebrate the New Year together. He held Runsheng's hand and sighed with heartache.

Runsheng took out some New Year's gift money from his pocket and gave it to Uncle Shan.

Uncle Shan slapped him back and cursed: "You are in this state, how can I take your money? How can I take it!"

As a result, at noon, Aunt Zhang came and asked if anyone wanted to play Poker.

Uncle Shan's face trembled. He ran to Runsheng and waved his hands with his back to Runsheng.

Runsheng silently handed the money back to Uncle Shan.

Li Sanjiang saw this and cursed: "This old beast is nothing."

Uncle Shan blushed and twisted his neck and said, "I'm saving money for my son."

Then, Grandpa Shan started to light his hookah. He struck several matches but none of them could light up. He could only keep changing the direction, and then changed the direction further and further away from the dam. Finally, he just ran away to the gambling den.

Li Sanjiang scolded Runsheng: "You are out of your mind. You actually gave him money."

Runsheng just smiled innocently.

He specifically gave Uncle Shan a sum of money so that he could lose happily during the New Year.

Before the store's winter vacation ended, he received a large sum of money when the dividends were distributed.

I kept one third of it to buy rice, flour, grain and oil for my grandfather's family, and to give as gifts for playing cards.

The rest was given to Yin Meng, so that she could go shopping for clothes.

Anyway, he didn't have the habit of spending money on a daily basis, so there was no point in keeping the money on him.

The next morning, Liu Yumei and her family returned.

The old lady changed her clothes from when she lived in Jinling and went back to the clothes she wore in the countryside.

Uncle Qin and Aunt Liu also came back, and both of them still looked obviously tired from traveling.

This is the man who hurried back after digging up someone's ancestral grave.

There were many people on the dam, and A'li was not happy. However, after Li Zhuiyuan walked up to her and took her hand, A'li smiled and kept looking at the boy.

Li Sanjiang took out the key with a smile and unlocked the east room.

The inside was cleaned very well.

Because Li Sanjiang secretly opened the lock and went in to clean.

He was embarrassed to clean openly. It would be too embarrassing if no one came after he cleaned.

Now he felt good, especially when he discovered that when his great-grandson and the girl went to the second-floor terrace hand in hand, the old lady did not seem jealous at all, but instead smiled.

Hey, this materialistic old lady has changed her personality!
The east house also has a living room and two bedrooms. Uncle Qin and Aunt Liu live together in the south house.

Li Sanjiang suggested that they stay at Big Beard's house, as there were many empty rooms there, but the old lady refused, saying that there was enough room for them.

The main thing is that everyone knows each other's existence, but there is really no need to let Ali and Ting live near others. It would be unfair to each other.

The whole family doesn’t sleep in the same place at night, but they have to eat together, so the kitchen is very busy.

Aunt Liu returned to her old job and got used to using the stove in the kitchen.

Lihua consciously helped out at the side, doing a job even more humble than an apprentice.

When Uncle Qin has nothing to do during the day, he pushes the cart to deliver goods. During the Chinese New Year period, there are many banquets, so he has to deliver goods almost every day.

Xiong Shan helped Uncle Qin.

The couple were very fair and neither dared to breathe heavily while working.

After dinner, the old lady liked to set up a small table and let Xue’s father, Xue’s mother and others gather around her to chat and relieve boredom.

The old lady especially likes to hear Xue's father and mother talk about their son, who is not married yet and does not want children, and they are still waiting to have grandchildren.

Because the old lady knew that the one in the Bai family was pregnant, the more she listened, the more interesting it became, and she didn't even have enough melon seeds to eat.

Li Zhuiyuan and A'li would walk around the village and occasionally visit Cuicui's house.

On the morning of New Year's Eve, Xue Liangliang took his parents to see the Yangtze River and the sea.

In the car, the family of three had a rare moment alone.

Xue Ma asked curiously, "Who is the old lady in the family?"

Xue Liangliang was stunned for a moment and asked, "Mom, what's wrong?"

Father Xue said: "He should be an important person."

"Mom and Dad, do you feel pressured to sit with her?"

Xue Ma hurriedly shook her head: "It's something we would love to have a person like that sitting and chatting with us."

Father Xue nodded: "That's right."

In fact, the old lady had already put down her airs, but some things could not be thrown away just like that. As soon as she sat there, everyone naturally came to greet her.

Everyone has to talk about what she wants to hear.

Xue's father and mother had a lot of things they wanted to say to their son, but they had been told them over and over again to the old lady in the past two days, just like sugarcane being chewed over and over again, so they now have no energy to lecture their son in person.

Xue Liangliang first took his parents to Langshan Mountain to burn incense, and then stood on the top of the mountain to admire the magnificent view of the Yangtze River entering the sea.

After going down the mountain and getting back in the car, Xue's father and mother said that they had just burned incense and prayed that their son would get married and have children as soon as possible.

Xue Liangliang nodded immediately: "I heard that this Wolf Mountain is very spiritual!"

Afterwards, Xue Liangliang drove to the riverside where he often went and took his parents for a walk along the river.

The broad river view brings peace of mind. Xue's father and mother held hands and talked about their youth, as well as Xue Liangliang's childhood.

Xue Liangliang followed behind.

Behind him, on the surface of the river, a curtain of water slowly rose up and bowed to the two old men in front.

She was still wearing her wedding dress, but she had new lipstick, new makeup, and a complete set of jewelry and a phoenix crown.

The two old men were completely unaware.

Xue Liangliang stopped and looked at her, and she was also looking at him.

Although they didn't speak, they seemed to hear each other's thoughts at the same time:

"I've wronged you."

"I've wronged you."

Wait until the water curtain subsides and the river returns to calm.

Xue Liangliang unconsciously straightened his chest, took a deep breath, and then slowly exhaled.

Xiaoyuan once said that some formal things also have their meaning.

He felt it now.

At this moment, he felt that he had grown up and truly understood what responsibility and accountability meant.

If he used to live and work relying on his unique vision and passion, now he has begun to truly plan his life.

This river, this water, these waves...this beautiful land.

Starting next year,
He wants to tame them, transform them, and build them.

Bring your fellow apprentice Xiaoyuan along... together!
……

Zhou Yunyun came. Her home was in Shigang, which was very close.

In addition, Tan Wenbin had already come to the house, and although the two had not officially gotten engaged and had not held a wedding banquet, both families had actually tacitly agreed.

As for their age, there are many children of their age in rural areas who are just playing around.

Li Sanjiang took them to pay respect to the two.

The tombs of those two were built like courtyard houses. Although they were small, they still had several entrances and exits.

One is big and the other is small. They are placed in the local cemetery and can be regarded as first-class luxury tombs.

When the tomb was being built, some trouble occurred and some villagers went to report it. Not only did the village cadres come, but people from the town were also sent down.

After all, at this moment, it would be fine if you just made a smaller one, but making it so extravagant is really a bit too much, with so many eyes staring at it.

Seeing that everyone's life is getting better and better, wouldn't it be a mess if we built graves according to this standard in the future?
In the end, Li Sanjiang had no choice but to change his excuse about the road construction money.

It is true that the money was given by the overseas Chinese, but that overseas Chinese was just a middleman. The ones who actually gave the money were the two people who wanted to return to their homeland.

Anyway, there has been no news from Ding Dalin since he gave me money to plant peach trees, so I can make up whatever I want.

Now, the town officials had nothing to say. In order to attract foreign investment these days, local governments had to offer countless preferential conditions.

People donate money for free to build roads and bridges, to support the orphans and widows, and to provide subsidies for children's schooling. It's not too much to give such a large sum of money just for two graves, right?
Just like that, in this way, the two fathers-in-law "settled down" in Siyuan Village.

When Li Sanjiang brought everyone here, he found that there were traces of candles and burning paper on the two graves, and the weeds nearby had also been removed.

There must be quite a few villagers who come here specifically to offer sacrifices to their ancestors when they visit their graves during the New Year.

Many contemporary writers like to deliberately exaggerate the evils that arise in rural areas due to resource shortages.

Throughout history, most shrines were built in rural areas. How many of them could be built in cities?
People are all made of flesh and blood, and they know how to be grateful to anyone who is good to them.

Li Sanjiang set up the altar, and Tan Wenbin took Zhou Yunyun to kowtow.

This was what he had promised his "godfather" before.

Seeing that Li Zhuiyuan was standing there without moving, Li Sanjiang quickly waved his hand and said, "Little Marquis Yuan, you should kowtow as well to get some blessings. These two are good people and can bless you."

Li Zhuiyuan looked embarrassed.

Tan Wenbin quickly tried to smooth things over, saying, "Uncle Li, let's put things in perspective. He's my lifesaver, and I'm just here to kowtow to him."

Li Sanjiang: "What kind of words are these?"

As he spoke, Li Sanjiang faced the two graves, holding a burning incense stick:
"You two have done a good deed for our village by building a road and bridge. I, Li Sanjiang, am grateful for your kindness. I kowtow to you on this New Year's Day."

Li Sanjiang knelt down, then turned to Li Zhuiyuan and waved again.

The master has already knelt, and it is indeed inappropriate for me to still stand.

Li Zhuiyuan could only start to bend his knees, but before his knees touched the ground, he heard a voice:
"Crack!"

There were two exquisite tombs, one large and one small, and the roof of the main house cracked at the same time!
"Ouch!"

Li Sanjiang didn't bother to kowtow at this moment. He hurried forward to check, and then told Tan Wenbin to call the village bricklayer over. He had to repair it before nightfall.

When Li Zhuiyuan returned home, he found Liu Jinxia had come and Aunt Xianghou was helping in the kitchen.

Liu Jinxia, ​​who had a hot temper all her life, always spoke in a soft voice in front of Liu Yumei. She had heard more gossips about family affairs in her life, and her own family was like a book.

Liu Yumei listened to this story with great interest.

Cuicui and A'li were playing Go on the second-floor terrace.

"Brother Yuanhou, hehe, look, this is the bracelet that Sister A-li gave me. Isn't it pretty?"

Cuicui showed Li Zhuiyuan the wooden bracelet on her left wrist.

The color of that bracelet... is very similar to the "complexion" of the ancestors of the Qin and Liu families.

Li Zhuiyuan took a look and then looked at A-li.

Being able to shift one's attention away from a single person is itself a sign of improvement in the condition.

Li Zhuiyuan once thought of finding a hard gold object to suppress Cuicui's fate. Although this wooden bracelet cannot have a long-term effect, it can at least be useful for many years.

"Cui Cui, you must wear this bracelet every day from now on. Don't take it off."

"Of course, I won't be willing to take it off."

Before the New Year’s Eve dinner, Tan Wenbin, Lin Shuyou and others were going to call home to wish each other a happy new year. Xue Liangliang also took Li Zhuiyuan to call Mr. Luo.

Tan Wenbin called his father first, and then Lin Shuyou called home.

It was very lively on the other end of the phone, with the sound of gongs and drums. During the Chinese New Year, there were many activities in the temple, and the temple's medium had already come into possession of his spirit and was blessing the "patient".

The person who answered the phone was Lin Shuyou's grandfather, who was giving Lin Shuyou some earnest instructions.

As soon as a ceremony ended, the people there began to thank the boy, saying that he had worked hard.

Next to him, Li Zhuiyuan was chatting with Xue Liangliang about his daytime schedule. When he learned that Xue Liangliang had specially brought his parents to the riverside for her to see and pay respects, Li Zhuiyuan said:
"You've worked hard too."

There was an immediate exclamation from the other end of Lin Shuyou's phone.

"Oh no! Master Tongzi has fallen down! He has fallen down!"

Grandpa Lin Shuyou had to quickly say: "Something happened in the temple. You should stay in Nanguan for the New Year. Don't worry about your family."

After saying that, he immediately hung up the phone and went to deal with it.

Lin Shuyou blinked and hung up the phone.

Next, Xue Liangliang called Mr. Luo and wished him a happy new year together with Li Zhuiyuan.

Ordinary teacher-student relationships don't have to go to this extent, but theirs are special. Master, master, only a father would really worry about his child's future.

Xue Liangliang bought a lot of fireworks in advance, and they were all the box-sized type.

After the New Year’s Eve dinner, everyone started setting off fireworks.

Nowadays, apart from the small firecrackers that children play with, fireworks are still a luxury. Only those well-off families in the countryside would buy some fireworks to set off, and they don’t last long.

Li Sanjiang Dam has become the most eye-catching place in the whole village tonight. Many villagers came out of their homes and came here to enjoy the fireworks.

After one batch is finished, another batch is moved out of the house and everyone takes turns to try it out and can even choose the style of fireworks.

Even Tan Wenbin couldn't help but ask Xue Liangliang curiously: "Brother Liang, how many fireworks did you buy?"

Xue Liangliang shrugged: "Enough."

Tan Wenbin gave a thumbs up: "Brother Liang is very generous."

Then, Tan Wenbin came over and asked in a low voice: "This must be a lot of money, right?"

Everyone knows that Xue Liangliang is rich, but Xue Liangliang doesn't like doing business, so he shouldn't spend his money like this.

Xue Liangliang: "According to the laws of Western economic development, I think the domestic stock market will definitely be established and developed, so last year I asked a friend to help me collect a lot of stock subscription certificates."

Tan Wenbin: "Is this thing valuable now?"

Xue Liangliang: "It's OK."

Under the sky full of fireworks, Li Zhuiyuan and A'li stood hand in hand on the second-floor terrace.

Li Zhuiyuan looked at the bright sky for a while, and then at the romance in the girl's eyes.

"Next year, I will be very busy and will be out more often."

The girl didn't speak, but just gently squeezed the boy's hand in response.

"But every time I'm done, I'll come back."

The girl turned around and faced the boy.

"Look at Brother Liangliang. When he was busy before, he never stopped coming back to Nantong. Following him, I will come back frequently."

The girl lowered her head, and the boy also lowered his head, and their foreheads gently touched each other.

"Are they still noisy?"

The girl closed her eyes.

The boy closed his eyes as well.

The next moment, Li Zhuiyuan appeared in A'li's dream.

Outside, the thick fog had retreated to an extremely far distance. At first glance, it looked like clouds hanging in the sky.

Li Zhuiyuan held A-li's hand and stepped over the threshold.

The boy took out the white lantern inserted in the crack of the wall and led the girl forward.

This is the wilderness, this is the stream, the scenery here should have been beautiful, just like a girl who could grow up healthily.

As Li Zhuiyuan continued to move forward, the thick fog in the distance kept rolling, as if it was retreating in a swarm. Not only did no one dare to come forward, no one dared to line up in the first row.

He was afraid that he would be fished out by the lantern in the boy's hand if he was not careful.

Not many people care about the process. Most people only look at the results, and they are themselves one of the "results".

Although Li Zhuiyuan's reputation is still not well-known in the underworld, under the undercurrent of the river, this group of "snakes, insects, rats and ants" have begun to be afraid of him.

Just like in real life, Liu Yumei is relaxed and happy.

Because the Dragon King's sects of the Qin and Liu families were being rebuilt step by step.

Not long,

The entire martial arts world will recall the horror of Dragon King Qin and Dragon King Liu standing there.

Li Zhuiyuan ignited a karmic fire in his palm, burning the white lantern.

The young man threw it forward, and the lantern broke into pieces, transforming into a ball of brilliant rainbow, stirring up the surrounding clouds and mist.

The fireworks in this dream are really no less beautiful than those in reality.

Li Zhuiyuan clapped his hands, looked up and looked at the clouds dyed colorful by the fireworks.

Said:

"Hide well. From today on, it will be my turn to find you."

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End of this volume.

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