Twenty years later, there was already another restaurant in the town.
Aaron doesn't like drinking much anymore, but he gradually likes drinking tea. The small town restaurant sells all kinds of drinks.
From time to time, he would come and order a pot of tea with various snacks, and pass the time leisurely, and sometimes he could last a whole day.
As for the affairs of Banxiantang? Naturally, all of them are left to the bastard son to take care of.
Recently, this boy has fallen in love with the daughter of a family, but Aaron has made it clear that he will not give him much money to get married. Now he is working hard to save the bride price for his father...
"Oh... Doctor Fang, you are really lucky... Fang Xi is also quite good, unlike me, who is often annoyed to death by her son and daughter!"
Seeing Aaron coming again, shopkeeper Qian, who was already quite old, sighed.
He is now too old and dim to do business, so he retired early and has nothing to do every day. Instead, he and Aaron form a pair of elderly people.
I just often worry about my children and complain that I spent too much money when I was young and couldn't save much capital.
"Haha... the key is not to get angry, then nothing will happen."
Aaron laughed.
The source of all kinds of troubles in the world is here. As long as you don't care, everything will be calm.
The two sat down, Aaron ordered a pot of 'Long Tuan Tea', and shopkeeper Qian ordered a pot of the cheapest wine, always shouting that it had too much water.
Aaron blew the tea soup and looked at the bustling crowds on the street, feeling that he couldn't get enough.
At this time, suddenly a group of officials walked through the streets beating gongs and drums, shouting a message: "The Holy Spirit has decreed that the three places affected by the disaster will be exempted from money and food..."
"Now this emperor is indeed a wise king."
Shopkeeper Qian's expression changed after hearing this.
In the past ten years, there have been constant natural and man-made disasters, and even the emperor has been replaced several times.
The previous emperor had no children, so the throne fell into the current hands.
Today's emperor, when he was a prince, liked the white dragon fish suit very much. He played in the world and did many good deeds. He was known as the "King of Chivalrous People".
After becoming the emperor, he worked hard to govern and saved many lives of the country.
Aaron listened and let it go.
In his opinion, no matter how good or bad the emperor is, he will still be nothing more than a handful of loess hundreds of years later, so what's so noteworthy about it?
However, Shopkeeper Qian became interested and said with a smile: "I heard that when the current emperor inherited the throne, he encountered some disturbances. There were traitors in the court and other princes who interfered with it. Fortunately, the emperor had a group of common people who he made friends with during his time.
Good friends help
He was busy and helped him win the throne... There were quite a few of them who didn't like being an official and left to bid farewell to the emperor. I went to the city a few days ago and heard this story told by a storyteller in a teahouse.
It’s called ‘Three Heroes and Seven Righteousness’!”
Aaron suddenly became interested: "Why can't you hear it here?"
"Hey, in our remote place... the storytellers are all part-time Dr. Tea, and the storybooks we learn are quite outdated... It will take some time for the latest ones to be circulated."
Shopkeeper Qian sighed and joined Aaron in despising the level of storytellers in the restaurant.
Aaron laughed and cursed a few words, and asked the store to serve a few more side dishes. Suddenly, he heard the excitement outside again.
"What happened?"
He stuck his head out and called out, and someone immediately answered: "It's strange... someone actually bought the land at the Li's Inn and wants to build a new big house!"
"Oh? Come and watch the fun together?"
Aaron dropped a bunch of copper coins and said to the money shopkeeper.
"Go together, go together!"
Shopkeeper Qian's eyes lit up and he stood up.
The two of them walked not far away and arrived at the boundary of Li's Inn. The place was originally deserted, but at this time, a group of coolies were carrying rubble. Occasionally, someone was taking measurements with a wooden ruler. It was as if they were about to start work.
There were also many townspeople gathered next to the construction site, all watching the excitement.
After waiting for a while, I saw a carriage approaching. The curtains were made of fine brocade. When the curtains were lifted, a young couple got out.
The man has sword-shaped eyebrows and starry eyes, and is vaguely kind-hearted, but the woman has a heroic appearance and is equipped with a long sword, dressing up as a knight-errant.
Judging from the intimate movements of these two people, they must be a young couple.
"Brother Yao, is this your hometown?"
Aaron's ears moved slightly and he heard the woman's low voice.
"Exactly!"
Li Yao responded and bowed together: "Dear fellow villagers... I, Li Yao, have bought the land title of this land from the government. From now on, we will all be neighbors. We hope to live in harmony and make things convenient for you."
His voice was not very loud, but it was as if he was talking in everyone's ears. This level of internal strength is really no small matter.
Even Aaron couldn't help but be surprised: 'This Li Xiao's son... is much better than his father...'
As for why Li Yao dared to settle here, it was because he had the four characters "Remnants of the Li Family" carved on his forehead, and Aaron also knew the reason.
The biggest factor is...the Zhao family has fallen!
The great enemy of the Li family, the young master of the Shangshu family, his father was already very old. In the past few years, he had been on the wrong side during the succession of the throne, and his house was confiscated and he was accused of being guilty.
That Zhao Jianchen and Mr. Zhao are also missing.
As a result, the government did not pay much attention to the pursuit of the remnants of the Li family back then, and they could just find a relationship to clear the grievances.
"It's true that things are changing!"
Aaron sighed and agreed to have a glass of water and wine when the new residence was completed to celebrate the Li family's move, and then left.
When the crowd gradually dispersed, Li Yao suddenly bent his back, coughed hard several times, took out his handkerchief, and wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth.
"Brother Yao?"
The wife next to him couldn't help but look at him with worry.
Li Yao is the son of Li Xiao. He has been living with his father and Zhang Chengxiang since he was a child. A few years later, Li Erniang also passed away. He really suffered a lot and experienced the ups and downs of the world.
His aptitude was much better than his father's, and he learned Iron Hand Kung Fu very quickly. Later, he was accepted as an apprentice by Zhang Chengxiang and taught his martial arts carefully.
Li Yao lived up to his high expectations, mastered a pair of judge pens to a level above his old master, and began to formally enter the world. By chance, he even formed a friendship with the original "Xia King" and played a great role in his ascension to the throne.
But how fierce was the struggle for imperial power? Both his father and his teacher died in this battle.
After the Xia King ascended the throne, Li Yao refused the high-ranking official's generous salary on the grounds of serious injury, and returned to his hometown with his wife, father, and master's ashes.
At this time, looking at the unfamiliar scenery of my hometown, my eyes turned red and I almost shed tears. I said to my wife: "I have nothing to do... I'd better choose the cemetery as soon as possible and place my ancestors..."
