He was born as a blacksmith, but he dominated the world

Chapter 439 I Want to Be a Human Being in This Life

The blind girl quickly said, "Every time Mr. Chen comes, he brings food, smells like flowers, and hears the sound of carriage wheels."

She is only seven or eight years old and doesn't know enough about the world.

When I heard the wheels, I just thought it was a horse-drawn carriage.

When I smelled the fragrance of flowers, I thought it was a wealthy family.

What's more, there is food. In this world, the one who can deliver food to others is naturally the master.

The blind girl was a little panicked and said, "Did I eat something wrong? I won't eat it anymore, I won't eat it anymore!"

Seeing that she was so scared, Gu An Ning said, "Don't be afraid, I'm just asking casually, just continue eating."

Although he said this, the blind girl did not dare to take the roast chicken immediately.

Jiang Lin pulled him and whispered, "If we don't leave, she might not dare to eat anymore."

When the blind girl heard this, she immediately lowered her head with an uneasy expression.

Gu An Ning saw through it, so she stood up and walked away as Jiang Lin said.

After hearing the footsteps fading away for a long time, the blind girl raised her head.

She pricked up her ears and listened carefully to the movements around her. After a while, she fumbled to pick up the roast chicken.

After hesitating for a moment, he couldn't help but tear off a small piece of chicken and put it into his mouth, and a satisfied smile instinctively appeared on his face.

But she quickly stopped smiling and listened carefully to the sounds around her.

There were not many people coming and going on the street, and the tiny figure of the blind girl seemed particularly lonely here.

Jiang Lin said: "There are many children with physical defects who cannot afford to eat. Your mother wanted to ensure that everyone in the world had enough food. She conquered the world, but she did not have the extra time to manage it."

Gu An Ning said nothing, he naturally understood the reason.

Mother had more important things to do, so she let him be the emperor.

The two of them walked together again, passing through the streets.

Then, I saw the old beggar again.

He leaned against the wall and kowtowed to the people passing by, begging for food.

People with good intentions now have no food to eat.

The children of the rich and powerful may have enough to eat, but they don’t have the leisure time.

The small piece of roast chicken just now was accidentally dropped by a few dignitaries during a fight in the restaurant, and it happened to fall on him.

Gu An Ning walked over and when he got close, he heard the old beggar's stomach rumbling.

The old beggar looked up and saw the two of them, and suddenly his expression became a little embarrassed.

Gu An Ning looked down at him and asked, "You don't even have food to eat, why do you give it to her?"

The old beggar was a little embarrassed and didn't seem to know where to start.

Gu An Ning looked around, then went to buy a few sesame cakes and a pound of braised pork and placed them in front of him.

"Go ahead, I want to hear it."

The old beggar looked at the food on the ground and couldn't help swallowing.

Then he said, "Before... I also begged for food there."

The place where the blind girl stayed originally belonged to the old beggar.

One day when she came here, she was so hungry that she almost fainted.

The old beggar couldn't bear it, so he gave her half of the cake he had just begged for.

The blind girl was very grateful. She kowtowed and thanked the master for the reward.

The old beggar said with an unnatural expression: "When I was young, my parents were beaten to death because of robbery. I also had my legs chopped off. Even at my age now, no one has ever looked up to me."

"You two gentlemen are both wealthy and noble, so we are not afraid of you making fun of us."

"Who doesn't want to be called Master?"

The old beggar smiled awkwardly and said, "I know I don't have much ability, but when I hear her calling me master, I always feel like I am a human being too."

There is no doubt that this is vanity at work.

The old beggar accepted this identity out of vanity at first.

He was worried that his identity would be exposed, so he simply went to a faraway place to continue begging.

Many days later, I remembered to go back and see the blind girl, who was almost fainted from hunger.

He couldn't bear it again, and after much difficulty he begged for some food and sent it over.

"This is the second time. I just thought she was a poor kid, so I saved her once."

"After that, every now and then, I couldn't help but go to see how she was doing."

“Every time I go there, I feel like something is missing if I don’t bring food.”

The old beggar looked at the food on the ground, but there was a lack of desire in his eyes.

"For you two gentlemen, this is nothing special. But for me, I have never eaten such delicious food in my life."

"I haven't eaten it, and neither has the baby."

"At first I wanted to hear her call me 'Master' more often, but now I think that I might die any day if I look like this. It would be better to let the child eat more good food. If I leave, I'm afraid no one will bring her food."

Gu An Ning raised her eyebrows and asked, "Since you know that after you die, no one will give her food, and she might starve to death in a few days, what's the point?"

The old beggar seemed to be a little uncomfortable with what he said, and lowered his head and said: "Even if no one will send me in the future, that is a matter for the future."

"At least I didn't let her starve to death while I was alive."

Gu An Ning was shocked when he heard this. What the old beggar did was so similar to the suffering he and Ma Ningyan had experienced.

Do it knowing you can't do it.

Even though he wanted to give up, the old beggar still persisted.

The old beggar suddenly prostrated himself on the ground, kowtowed to Gu An Ning, and begged, "You two are the sun in the sky, and we, the lowly people, are not worth mentioning."

"But this is the only thing I want to do in my life. Please don't tell that kid."

"She always thought that the person who sent the food was a wealthy man, a man of honor and stature."

"Even if I die, she will starve to death. She should at least have a good thought." "I kowtow to you two masters!"

The old beggar knocked his head noisily. Gu An Ning quickly helped him up and said solemnly, "I will definitely not tell her about this."

"Thank you very much, thank you very much!" said the old beggar happily.

Gu An Ning knew that his presence would make the old beggar uneasy, so he said, "Leave these foods here, we are leaving."

After saying that, he pulled Jiang Lin away.

The old beggar kowtowed to the two men a few more times, and then looked at the food in front of him.

He reached out to take the piece of braised meat, but after hesitating, he stuffed a sesame seed bun into his arms, wrapped it together with the braised meat, and put it in his arms.

Then he picked up the remaining two pancakes, holding one in his hand, being so careful not to drop even a sesame seed.

After finishing this pancake, he licked the residue from his fingernails and looked at the second one.

After another moment's hesitation, the old beggar stuffed the sesame cake into his arms, obviously not intending to eat it all at once.

Then, he supported himself on the ground with his hands and slid towards the street where the blind girl was.

There was a slight smile on his face, and he glided a little faster.

He seemed a little impatient. Jiang Lin and Gu An Ning walked out from the corner of the street and watched the short figure walking away.

Gu An Ning suddenly laughed bitterly: "Grandpa, am I not even as good as an old beggar?"

He looked a little depressed. Even a disabled old beggar was trying hard to do what he thought he should do.

Even if you know it won't change the outcome, you still persist.

And as the first emperor of Daqian, he was thinking of retreating. How shameful!
Jiang Lin was silent for a moment, and then said, "For him, this is the only time in his life that he treats himself as a human being. We think it will not work, but for him, it is the best result."

Gu An Ning looked up at him. Jiang Lin’s words made the Emperor of Daqian feel as if the haze in his heart was cut open by a sharp knife.

The results that outsiders see are not the results.

The real result belongs to the individual.

Because when a person dies, nothing else matters.

But when you are alive, these are all important.

Just like the old beggar said: "At least I didn't let her starve to death while I was alive."

These words don't carry much weight, but at this moment, they are as heavy as a mountain.

"Great grandpa." Gu An Ning shouted.

Jiang Lin looked down and saw the young emperor with bright eyes.

"I know the answer to that question."

Jiang Lin knew what question he was asking and what answer he came up with.

Gu An Ning's whole aura changed. He was no longer depressed, but full of high morale.

Some things, even if you can't do it, you have to do it.

A person is born from heaven and earth and will eventually return to heaven and earth.

During this period, you have to live your life as a human being.

Gu An Ning cupped his hands and said, "Grandfather, I have to go back to handle state affairs."

Jiang Lin looked at him and said, "Don't you want to continue watching?"

Gu An Ning was a little puzzled: "What are you looking at?"

"Look at this question, the final answer."

Gu An Ning was stunned. What was the final answer?

Isn’t the answer to do your best and do it with a clear conscience?
What other answer could there be?
Jiang Lin smiled and said, "Let's go buy some medicine first."

"What medicine?"

"Give the girl some medicine to treat her eyes."

Gu An Ning was even more stunned: "Grandpa wants to cure the blind girl's eyes? But we promised the old beggar not to tell anyone about this."

"We don't say anything, we just do it." Jiang Lin asked, "Aren't you curious about how the girl would react after her eyes are healed and she finds out that the man she thought was Mr. Chen is just an old beggar?"

"Just like what your mother is doing now, only a few people know the reason. If everyone in the world knew what she was doing, what would they think?"

Gu An Ning hesitated slightly. Indeed, what his mother Ma Ningyan did was very similar to what this old beggar did.

The whole world thought that she was the high and mighty commander-in-chief of the Daqian border army.

In fact, compared with the threats from far away places, he is just a beggar struggling to make ends meet.

The behavior of a girl may not represent the behavior of everyone in the world.

But Gu An Ning's curiosity was still aroused. Even if he only represented a part of the people, he still wanted to know what would happen.

"It's just that old beggar..."

"If I can cure the girl's eyes, I can cure his legs. As the Emperor of Daqian, can't you give him wealth and honor?" Jiang Lin said with a smile.

Gu An Ning was stunned for a moment, then he understood.

He couldn't help but slap his forehead. The old beggar didn't want to talk about this because he was afraid of being looked down upon.

But if I have healthy limbs, fine clothes and delicious food in the future, why would I have these concerns anymore?

"Grandfather is right, I was too shallow." Gu An Ning said.

Jiang Lin said: "Then there is no need to say more. Let's go buy some herbs to cure the girl's eyes first."

"I also want to know what that girl will feel when she sees Master Chen's true appearance."

"It would be fine if she is grateful, but what if she is greatly disappointed?" Gu An Ning asked.

Jiang Lin said calmly, "Then let her be blinded again and leave her to fend for herself."

Hearing this, Gu An Ning couldn't help but shiver.

He suddenly felt that although his mother was the commander-in-chief of the border army, her sword had stained the blood of more than a million people.

But my great-grandfather seems to be even more terrifying than my mother.

(End of this chapter)