The old man who was working in the field straightened his back and took a short rest when he suddenly saw a black shadow.
In the blink of an eye, it disappeared!
The old man rubbed his eyes with his rough hands and looked again.
After discovering that there was no trace of anyone in the wilderness, he sighed in a low voice:
“As I get older, I can’t even use my eyesight anymore!”
"Why···"
The old man sighed quietly and continued to take care of the fields with his hoe!
Drops of sweat fell on the field from his dark face.
The old man seemed unaware, still hunched over and working hard, but from his heavy breathing, it could be seen that the old man was very tired at this time!
But it still didn't stop.
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The figure flashing rapidly in the wilderness is exactly the process heading towards the ancestral land.
Not long after.
When Cheng Liu saw the village in the distance, his speed increased dramatically!
In a blink of an eye, he arrived not far from the village entrance.
The body froze.
Cheng Liu walked slowly to the east of the village.
"Xiaoliu, you are back to see the birthday girl again!"
A village woman said hello familiarly.
Cheng Liu also greeted him familiarly.
"Yeah, I haven't been here for a while!"
The middle-aged village woman looked at Cheng Liu walking away and said to the middle-aged man on one side who was working:
"Why don't you say hello to Xiaoliu?"
"After you get familiar with it, asking Xiaoliu to help you get an errand in the city is no better than tending the fields all day long!"
The middle-aged man with red skin straightened up and said with a loud voice:
"Isn't our Goudan already on duty in the county?"
"It's not good to trouble others."
The middle-aged man with red complexion shook his head and then said:
"And I don't know anything except growing crops, so don't cause trouble to others!"
Finally, he bent down to work again!
The middle-aged village woman thought about it and realized that it was indeed good, but she was not forgiving and cursed:
"Cheng Erzhu, you have not grown up!"
But Cheng Erzhu ignored the mother-in-law and continued working.
The old couple has been married for decades, and he has long been immune to his mother-in-law's pet phrases.
After seeing that the other party was indifferent, he complained again!
In rural villages, such things are too common, and no one watches.
Most of the villagers would make fun of him when they encountered him.
Although there were quite a few quarrels over trivial matters, there was never an overnight feud.
The next day they were reconciled as before.
Maybe this is country love!
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Cheng Liu came to the three courtyards connected together and first said hello to the elders.
It took a full hour to complete the circle.
Finally, we came to a small courtyard in the deepest part of the middle quadrangle.
I saw two old men who were drowsy and basking in the sun.
"Grandpa Taizu, Grandma Taizu, and Xiaoliu are here to see you!"
Cheng Jiang's face was covered with wrinkles, showing a kind smile, and said kindly:
"Liu'er, how are you these past few years away from home?"
"Have you ever been bullied?"
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At this time, Cheng Jiang no longer had the arrogance of the country woman before, only endless kindness.
On the other side, Cheng Hanzi, who is now very old, looked at the most promising younger member of the Cheng family with a simple and honest smile.
Although he had no words, from the look on his face, it was obvious that he liked this junior very much.
"Grandpa Taizu, Grandma Taizu, next year will be your 100th birthday."
"Liu'er wants to give you two old birthday girls a lively party."
Cheng Liu squatted in front of Cheng Jiang and said with a smile.
Cheng Hanzi shook his head and said;
"Liu'er, forget it!"
Several juniors also came to persuade him before, but they were all rejected by him!
Cheng Liu knew that if he wanted to change Grandpa Taizu's decision, there was only one person who could do it, and that was Grandma Taizu.
At home, Grandma Taizu is the head of the family.
This is obvious to all the core members of the Cheng family.
However, over the years, Grandma Taizu rarely refuted Grandpa Taizu's decisions.
"Grandma Taizu, you see this is Liu'er's wish, you can't refuse it!"
Cheng Liu looked at Cheng Jiangshi expectantly.
This is a task given to him by the family elders, and it is also his wish.
In the past, the two elders did not celebrate their sixtieth birthday or eightieth birthday. It was precisely because they disagreed and refused because they did not like the excitement!
Cheng Jiang touched Cheng Liu's head and sighed:
"forget it!"
"Old lady, I just want to take a look at Ergou before I close my eyes."
"Forget anything else."
"I don't know if Ergou still remembers my mother."
At the end of his speech, Cheng Jiang's eyes became sore, and muddy tears flowed down involuntarily.
Under Cheng Liu's comfort, Cheng Jiang's mood slowly calmed down.
After a long time.
Cheng Jiang held a handkerchief, wiped her tears, looked at Cheng Hanzi who was silent on one side, and said:
"Old man, do you think Ergou will come back before we close our eyes?"
Her tone was extremely hesitant and full of uncertainty, and she looked at Cheng Hanzi expectantly.
Seeing the old lady looking like this.
Cheng Hanzi nodded heavily and said:
"Yes, Ergou will definitely come back."
"Old lady, don't worry!"
Hear the words.
The stone hanging in Cheng Jiang's heart finally let go, and she laughed and said:
"Er Gou, if he doesn't come back this time, I won't forgive him even if I die!"
Cheng Liu knew what Grandma Taizu was saying because he saw only worry in Grandma Taizu's eyes, not a trace of hatred!
It's obvious that he doesn't mean what he means.
But he did not expose the inconsistency between Grandma Taizu's words and deeds.
Cheng Hanzi expressed his dissatisfaction with the enemy:
"When he comes back, my wooden stick that has been polished for decades will come in handy!"
"I have to break his legs."
"Old lady, you won't be protected when the time comes!"
"Tell him not to come back for decades."
Cheng Jiang glanced at an extremely smooth wooden stick in the corner and said angrily:
"So it turns out that the wooden sticks you polished during normal times were just for beating up two dogs?"
"That won't work!"
"What if it gets damaged?"
Cheng Jiang said with an unhappy look.
Apparently, she was so eager to protect her son that she forgot that her son was a powerful immortal and not an ordinary person.
Seeing the old lady's protective look, Cheng Hanzi felt a little unhappy and said:
"I hated him so much just now that I was about to whip him, so you protected me!"
"Old lady, can you please be reasonable?"
Cheng Jiang went from being a kind old lady to the arrogant person she once was, and said in an extremely impatient tone:
"Why, Cheng Hanzi, you want to go to heaven!"
"My words still don't work. At home, my words are the truth."
"Don't tell me those useless things."
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When Cheng Liu saw the two ancestors arguing like children, he smiled slightly and said nothing.
Judging from their appearance, they seemed to have forgotten that a junior like him was there.