As the only big city within a hundred miles, houses in Maplewood City are certainly not cheap.
Ling He's support was only a drop in the bucket, and Jiang Wang didn't have much savings himself. But fortunately, he had a boss who was not short of money.
Jiang Wang hugged Jiang Anan and went straight to Zhao Rucheng.
"Give me some money." Jiang Wang got straight to the point.
Zhao Ruchengzheng and Jiang Anan stared at each other with big eyes and asked casually: "How much do you want?"
"How much silver does it cost to buy a small courtyard near the Taoist temple? I live with my sister."
"What kind of yard do you want to buy? Can't you just live here with me? Many rooms here are empty." Zhao Rucheng blinked his left eye at Jiang Anan for a while, then blinked his right eye again, and from time to time he showed a self-satisfied look.
A handsome smile. Of course, his appearance is indeed handsome.
Jiang Wang glanced at Jiang Anan and then said, "We have to have a home of our own."
It doesn't matter where he lives, but little An'an is different. The little girl has just been sent here, no matter how strong she appears, she will inevitably be fragile and sensitive inside.
"Oh." Zhao Rucheng rubbed his chin and thought for a moment, "My family seems to have several houses near the Taoist temple. Please wait until I ask."
He turned around and shouted: "Uncle Deng!"
After a while, a middle-aged man with a gentle temperament walked in and bowed meticulously, "Sir."
"Do we have a suitable house near the Taoist temple? Make room for it and hand over the house and land deeds to my third brother."
The butler, who was called Uncle Deng, replied: "There is no need to go out of your way to make room for it. There are three places that are still vacant. Which one do you want?"
Zhao Rucheng looked at Jiang Wang again, "Third brother, what do you think?"
Jiang Wang smiled gently at the housekeeper and said, "Sorry to trouble you, Uncle Deng. The house doesn't need to be big. It's just enough for An An and I to live in it. The most important thing is that it's close to the Taoist temple, so I can go home to be with her at any time."
The butler returned the smile and said, "There is a small courtyard in Pegasus Lane behind the Taoist Temple, but I don't know if the layout is to your liking."
"Let's go take a look!" Zhao Rucheng said immediately, "Just give me the key."
Although Jiang Anan doesn't like to talk and doesn't pay much attention to others, her pink and jade-carved little face is naturally attractive to people.
Zhao Rucheng kept teasing her along the way.
"An'an, who do you think is more handsome, Brother Rucheng or Brother Wang? Alas, I asked an unfounded question. How can there be any comparison?"
"An'an, An'an, have you seen the candied haws over there? Come into my arms and let's buy the whole bundle! Okay?"
"An'an, do you know that you are very heavy? Look at how fat you are! Your brother's hand is about to be crushed! Why don't you let your brother Rucheng hug you instead?"
Little An'an had been speaking silently to Qian Sheng, until she heard this sentence, she tilted her head and glanced at Jiang Wang.
"Are you tired?" she asked softly.
Jiang Wang smiled warmly, "I'm not tired at all. I can hug you until next year and not let go."
The small courtyard in Pegasus Lane is quite nice, with one main room, one south room, and two east and west wing rooms. Although no one lives in it, it is fully equipped and you only need to buy some more daily necessities to move in in time.
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The decoration of the room is also very elegant and comfortable.
Jiang Wang led Xiao Anan around every room to make sure she showed no resistance.
"Okay, that's it." Jiang Wang smiled brightly at Zhao Rucheng, who was chattering around Xiao Anan, "Give me the key, you can go back."
"Okay!" Zhao Rucheng turned around and left quite consciously. When he crossed the door, he suddenly turned back and waved to An An, "Brother Rucheng is gone, don't miss me too much~"
Xiao Anan ran over and closed the courtyard door hard with Zhao Rucheng's bright smile.
At night, Maplewood City, which had been noisy all day, became quiet.
The little earthworm in Tongtian Palace completed its last leap and vomited a round Dao Yuan into the star array.
Jiang Wang opened his eyes and ended today's Chongmai practice. The accumulation of Dao Yuan one by one, day and night, every little effort, all the efforts will not be in vain, they will eventually turn into the foundation formation, opening up the extraordinary.
It is precisely because of these countless days and nights of boring practice that we will have the wonderful experience of Zongheng Qingming in the future.
The room was very quiet. Jiang Anan was lying on his little bed, his little hands neatly placed outside the quilt, motionless.
Because An An was too young, Jiang Wang specially asked someone to customize a small bed for her to sleep in the same room as him. The two beds, one large and one small, were placed on opposite sides of the room.
Listening quietly to little An An's breathing, Jiang Wang said softly: "An An, aren't you asleep yet?"
The little girl's panicked voice immediately sounded in the room: "Sleep...sleep."
Jiang Anan's nervousness made Jiang Wang feel a pain in his heart. Such a young child has already learned to read people's faces. Just because Jiang Wang told her to fall asleep early before practicing Chongmai practice, she couldn't fall asleep now.
Then he felt confused and uneasy.
A little girl less than five years old suddenly arrived in a strange place and suddenly left her mother. She was already very strong without crying. How panicked was she?
But of course these things should not be mentioned again.
"Well, brother can't sleep." Jiang Wang's voice became softer, "Do you want to see the stars?"
After a while, a voice as quiet as a mosquito's "Hmm." was heard in the room.
"Then get up." Jiang Wang stood up and lit the oil lamp, then walked to the small bed to help An An put on her coat.
Those hands that are agile in wielding swords are particularly clumsy when taking care of children.
"That's not how you wear it. Brother, you put it on backwards..."
Jiang Wang retracted his hand and said, "Then An'an, you can wear it yourself."
The two of them were busy for a while before walking out of the room.
At that time, the bright moon was in the sky, and the stars were shining brightly. The empty courtyard was filled with clean moonlight, making this supposedly lonely night feel warm and soft.
"Just watch the stars in the yard?" Jiang Anan asked, raising her little head.
"Of course not." Jiang Wang suddenly hugged her, stood up from the ground, and jumped on the roof.
Jiang Anan screamed and her face turned red when she landed on the roof.
Jiang Wang looked down at her and said a little guiltily: "Are you scared An An?"
Jiang Anan blinked her big eyes, feeling faintly excited, "Brother, can you fly?"
Although she seemed eager to give it a try, Jiang Wang didn't want to jump around on the roof like a big monkey and make people laugh. "I can't do it now. When my brother becomes successful in Taoism, he will definitely do it. Then An An thinks
Let’s just fly there, okay?”
"good."
Jiang Wang took off his coat, spread it on the roof, then lay down next to him, put one hand behind his head, and said, "Come, like my brother, lie down and watch the stars."
Little An'an obediently lay down on Jiang Wang's coat, her little hands carefully resting on her head. She opened her dark eyes wide and looked directly at the starry sky.
Stars are dotted on the vast night sky, twinkling unexpectedly. Countless lights are born in the endless darkness, and the vastness of the galaxy accommodates countless dreams and memories.
"That one is Ziweixing, that one is called Yuheng... Nandou is over there, well, over there..."
"They flickered, as if they were blinking."
"Only our cute An'an blinks like stars, like your Yehu brother. Just like the bearded man you saw during the day, he blinks like a cowbell."
Jiang Anan chuckled.
"Did you know An'an, these stars are all in the distance measured by billions of miles..."
"How far is a billion miles? Is it farther than Fengxi Town to here?"
"It's much farther than this, countless times farther. If there is a road that can lead to the stars, an ordinary person may only have just started on this road after walking from birth to death."
"Ah?" An An was a little surprised, "Is it so far?"
"Yes, so far. In the endless darkness, they span such a long distance. They bring light to your eyes. They dedicate to you the beauty that may have been extinguished for tens of thousands of years."
"They're so nice."
"Father is like that star. He may have been gone for a long, long time, but he is still shining hard in a place far, far away, and accompanying us with this light. So no matter what time, don't be afraid.
Okay? My brother will always be with you, and so will the stars."
"Brother." Jiang Anan's voice was very low: "My mother doesn't want me anymore, right?"
Jiang Wang was silent for a moment.
Does he want to tell the truth and tell Xiao Anan that she is a troll and has affected her mother's life?
Does he want to scold Aunt Song for her selfishness and make little An An hate her biological mother from now on?
How should he answer?
He didn't have time to think for too long, because silence was also a kind of harm.
In the end, he just turned sideways and held An An's little hand seriously and tenderly.
"An'an is so cute, how could anyone not want you? It's my brother who really wants to live with you, so he had to ask my aunt to send you here. When my aunt left, she cried so sadly that she couldn't bear to leave you.
ah."
"Really?"
The starlight and moonlight shone on Jiang Anan's little face, stroking the tears that had not faded away. She was as beautiful as the elf of the stars and the moon.
Although there was still confusion on his face, his big eyes suddenly lit up.