Xiaoyaoshanjun

Chapter 3 Mr. Sick

The bean curd house is only about 100 to 200 meters away from the place where tofu is sold, in the yard of a private house at the foot of a slope.

There are many courtyards here, and the terrain is much lower than the streets just now. It is flooded for a few days every summer. Fortunately, it is autumn now and the weather is dry.

Tian Buli carried a shoulder pole with one-meter-high empty barrels on both sides. He put it down and rested after reaching the wine shop.

"Give me a pot of old wine."

Dou Niangzi shouted to the waiter, then turned and looked at Tian Buli.

Seeing Tian Buli's appearance, Dou Niangzi smiled.

"Are you tired? Does your shoulder hurt?"

"It's tiring and painful." Tian Buli said the truth, "But work is always tiring. Let me do the hard work from now on. How can I stand here and watch a woman like you suffer?"

The smile that the bean lady always had on her face froze, and she turned her head away from him.

"Don't say these things to me. It's embarrassing for me to hear them."

At this time, Mr. Zhang, the owner of the hotel, came over.

"Dou Niang, I heard that you found a little beggar as your lover on the road? Is it this boy?"

Seeing that the boss had a bad tone, Tian Buli clasped his hands together and performed the martial arts salute.

"It is me. I am not good at farming. To repay the damselfly for protecting me, I will work in her home for a few months to repay her kindness."

"We will inevitably meet on the road in the future, so I came to say hello and wish the boss a prosperous business!"

Boss Zhang originally wanted to make a few mocking remarks, but after hearing what Tian Buli said, he didn't know what to say.

"My surname is Zhang."

"Hello, Boss Zhang! Boss Zhang, business is booming!"

Boss Zhang paused, looked at Dou Niang and said, "How much do you pay him a month?"

Before Dou Niangzi could say anything, Tian Buli said quickly, "Just provide food and shelter. This is the foundation of life. Focus on the present first, and wait until spring comes tomorrow before talking about the future."

At this time, the wine shop clerk secretly looked at Lady Bean, holding a gourd of wine in his hand.

Boss Zhang saw that his waiter looked dull and stupid, so he took the wine gourd from him.

"The wine is ready, but you can't buy it on credit this time!"

"No credit this time~" Lady Bean took out the copper coins she had prepared, "Today's tofu has been sold out early! Brother Tian, ​​come back with me, I'll cook two dishes for you!"

Tian Buli picked up the load and said to Boss Zhang, "Boss Zhang, when I was working at the escort agency, I often drank with people. I'll ask them if they want some wine some other day. Can we chat about it then?"

Boss Zhang immediately felt that this man was no ordinary person and had a promising future at such a young age.

Even so, Boss Zhang was still unhappy because the tofu beauty he had always been thinking about suddenly got together with this boy.

"If you can bring the money, I'll sell you wine, but don't tell me if you want to buy on credit!"

Tian Buli said awkwardly: "How can you do business without credit? Those people don't get paid on time every month."

Boss Zhang sneered, "Go away! Don't try to cheat me out of the wine!"

Seeing that the business was not going well, Tian Buli could only follow Dou Niangzi back home.

They met quite a few people along the way. The old men and women squatting at the gate of the yard looked at the two of them, and couldn't help but gossiping.

"Mom! Da Huer! Open the door!"

Soon an old woman tremblingly opened the door.

The old woman looked about 1.34 meters tall, with a hunched back and a dull expression as she looked at the two people in front of the door.

"Mom, go and boil some water. This is the helper I found. He will help us grind tofu and do some work in the future."

Dou Niangzi walked straight in and pulled Tian Buli into the yard.

"Come in, ignore those nagging people outside. They want to force us to death. Even after they force us to death, they still keep saying that we deserve it. We don't need to pay attention to them."

"Okay, I'm thick-skinned!" Tian Buli walked into the yard carrying a load on his shoulder.

Lady Bean locked the door and watched two children about nine years old picking soybeans in the yard.

"Tiger and Leopard, go pack your things and live with your grandma in the South Gate House."

"The house on the west side is where tofu is made. There is an empty room that can be used for living. You can live there first."

"To the east is the kitchen and firewood room. They used to raise a donkey, but sold it to pay for that dead guy's coffin." "My man usually lives in the north room with me. I'll take you to meet him. Pour him half a bowl of this wine. He'll drink a sip of wine even if he's dying."

Tian Buli nodded and said, "Okay, give it all to him. I don't like drinking and I don't like the smell of alcohol."

"It's good that you don't drink!" Lady Dou praised loudly, and pulled Tian Buli towards the house, "I have three boys, Tiger, Leopard and Dog. If they are naughty, just tell me and I will teach them a lesson!"

Tian Buli said, "No, no, I am not much different in age from them, and I have been an orphan since I was a child, so I know the hardships of children."

The bean lady stopped, tears welled up in her eyes, and she lowered her head to wipe her tears.

"You are a hundred times better than that damn ghost in the house." Lady Dou stepped into the house, "Fuck! I bought you some wine today!!"

"Ahem... ahem... hear... ahem... I heard it."

Tian Buli followed Dou Niangzi into the house. He originally thought it was a sick rural man, but after entering the curtain on the right side of the north room, he saw a pale, sick middle-aged scholar.

"My name is Tian Buli, nice to meet you, sir!"

Hu Yuwei raised his head and looked at Tian Buli's face and eyes.

"What do you want from me... cough cough cough... cough..."

Hu Yuwei kept coughing, and Tian Buli quickly picked up the small bucket on the ground for him to vomit.

"I don't know you, sir. I was homeless and looking for work on the street when I met the bean lady who took me in. So I helped her with some work during the few months I settled here to repay her kindness."

"Don't worry, sir. My family is clean and I have lived in the city for more than ten years. I am not a bad guy from outside."

Hu Yuwei felt a little better, but then he smelled the alcohol and reached out to take the wine.

Lady Dou scolded, "This is for Brother Tian!"

Tian Buli reached out and snatched the wine gourd and handed it to Hu Yuwei.

"Don't be angry, sir, Damiang. If a man is not suffering from illness, why would he lie in bed and live a decadent life? Your life is hard, and his life is not easy either."

"Sir, please don't blame the damselfly. As the saying goes: Women are weak, but they become strong when they become mothers. If the damselfly hadn't been so bold and unrestrained, the whole family would be starving. Just take the two of them as an example, the tofu bucket that feeds the whole family. How could a weak woman shoulder such a heavy burden?"

Hu Yuwei opened his mouth and took a few gulps from the wine gourd, then leaned against the head of the bed and slid down like mud.

"Don't worry about him!" The damselfly wiped her tears and said with a smile, "I'll get you some things to make your bed, and I'll stay with you in your room at night."

Tian Buli said, "I still have to work and get familiar with the affairs for a while. Dou Niang, you should have a good rest. I am still weak and need to recuperate for a while. Besides, I am not familiar with the children yet. If I get too close to you rashly, they will feel uncomfortable."

Dou Niang nodded, "You are such a good person, and you think things through. I'll listen to you. Wait until you feel better. Don't be like this dead ghost."

Tian Buli felt very sympathetic towards Hu Yuwei, and went outside to help the old woman and three children with their work to familiarize themselves with the business. When it was time for dinner, he took the initiative to bring them fried beans and pancakes, as well as a bowl of rice soup.

"Sir, it's time to eat. The mothers will eat together, and the two of us will eat together."

Tian Buli helped Hu Yuwei sit up, and kindly asked, "Sir, do you want to pee or go to the toilet? I'll help you there."

Hu Yuwei nodded and became much quieter.

The old woman, three children and Dou Niang were eating in the yard. When they saw Tian Buli helping Hu Yuwei out, they looked over.

Da Huer stood up quickly: "Dad, what's wrong with you?"

Tian Buli consoled him, saying, "I'll help your father to the toilet, you two can eat."

The damselfly shouted unhappily, "Tiger! Eat! If you don't eat, there will be nothing left!"

The two younger brothers had no idea of ​​being humble, and seeing that the food in their bowls was almost gone, Huer quickly sat down to eat.

Tian Buli helped Hu Yuwei walk towards the toilet. Hu Yuwei's hand was first on Tian Buli's shoulder, and later on his neck, back, spine, buttocks and thighs.

Tian Buli said quickly, "Sir, can you please keep your hands away? I rejected the damselfly because I felt that I couldn't scare the children, not because I don't like women who are attracted to men. If you touch me again, I won't be able to respect you."

Hu Yuwei let go of his hand and tried to stand up by himself. "I can do it myself. You have a good physique. If you practice hard, you can learn some skills."

Tian Buli only wanted to cultivate immortality, so when he heard that this man could touch bones, he looked down on him a little.

"Well, sir, if you have the ability, just open up and recruit disciples to make money, then Dou Niang and the others won't have to work so hard."

Hu Yuwei felt relieved this time.

"You don't understand. Opening a martial arts school is not... ahem... ahem... ahem..."

Hu Yuwei started coughing again when he was peeing, and Tian Buli quickly dodged him, looking extremely embarrassed.

(End of this chapter)