kingnovel Chapter 1271 Extra Old Man 2
Chapter 1271 Extra Old Man 2
He grew from a young man with a nose and eyes into an old man who knew his destiny and lived a happy life.
This year, he wanted to take a break, so he went to a small county town and rented a small yard, planning to live there for a few years before making any plans.
Who would have thought that a war would break out before he had even lived there for a year? He had no choice but to pack his bags and run north like everyone else. He had been a escort for so many years and knew that the north was relatively stable.
I have been escorting goods for most of my life and have walked on the road countless times, but the road of escaping is very different from the road of escorting goods.
Even though I have witnessed many separations and deaths over the years, the tragic scenes on the road are still shocking and hard to watch.
He couldn't help but think of the saying, "When there is famine, people will eat each other."
No matter what kind of disaster it is, it is all the same when it comes, the common people are the ones who suffer the most.
On the way, he met the most important person in his life, his little apprentice, Zhou Guo.
At that time, Zhou Guo looked like a tomboy, with a head of dog-eaten hair that looked neither like a monk nor a Taoist priest, extremely weird.
But it is such a child, only eight years old, who carries a reassuring power, as if as long as she is there, everything will turn around and will not reach the worst point.
He secretly observed her for several days and saw that she was extraordinary in her moves and had unusually great strength in one hand.
The old man couldn't help but think of when he was eight years old, he had just escaped from home, was penniless, knew nothing, could barely speak, and had to wander the streets and wilderness as a beggar.
Sometimes if he was lucky he could get a few steamed buns, and when he was extremely lucky he could get a few coins. But he couldn't keep the money at that time, and even his food would be stolen.
Life was extremely difficult during those years.
On the other hand, Zhou Guo, at a young age, was calm and capable, and she arranged everything in an orderly manner. He believed that if she were to wander around, she would be able to live a prosperous life, and by the time she reached his age, she would have achieved great things.
He accepted her as his apprentice.
The young apprentice's family was extremely grateful, but only the old man himself knew how much of an advantage he had taken.
Zhou Guo has this mentality. Even if he didn't have a master like him, there would be other masters who could accomplish great things. He just took advantage of it first.
Facts have proved that this is indeed the case. This girl has a good brain and a strong physique. She learns boxing and kicking faster than anyone else. It took him three years to learn the kung fu of escaping by leg before he could jump ten or twenty feet high. But she can achieve the same result as him in just a few months.
What a martial arts prodigy!
The large group settled down in the north, and because he was the young apprentice's master, it was natural for him to be arranged to live in the Zhou family.
After living for most of his life, he now has his own family.
There are really many people in the Zhou family, and the children are chattering and making a lot of noise. The only time his ears can be quiet is when he is sleeping.
He used to like quietness and couldn't stand such noise.
But now I feel that this is what home is like. The children are chattering full of energy, and he can watch them all day long while drinking tea in the yard.
Everyone in the Zhou family respected him as a master, and the young apprentice was especially filial. She would buy him wine, tea, and meat. Although she didn't have much money at that time, she still gave him all of these.
From then on, he lived a stable life without worries about food and clothing.
So this is what life is like when you have a family. No wonder everyone dreams of getting married and wants to go home all day long. Now he understands it.
But our family was not that wealthy and we only had enough food to eat.
But the days of frugality did not last long, and the young apprentice made a big move.
She earned her first fortune by selling wild delicacies. From then on, her family could eat as much as they wanted, including refined rice and white flour, and the wine was brought back in truckloads.
There is always meat on the table for every meal.
Apart from teaching the children Kung Fu every day, the old man spends the rest of his free time drinking tea, eating snacks, and wandering around the mountains with the children. He doesn't have to worry about food and clothing, or fight with his family. He lives in harmony every day. Such days are like a dream.
But what followed was that the young apprentice became increasingly busy and was always away from home for some part of the month.
Later, life at home became better and better. They had an endless supply of fresh fruits and delicacies. Their clothes were changed from cotton to silks and satins, all kinds of beautiful fabrics, and they even built a big house.
The Zhou family has enough wealth to last a lifetime without doing anything...
But at this time, the young apprentice was already very busy. He was so busy that he was away from home all year round. Later, he was away for several years and did not even come back for the Chinese New Year.
The Zhou family's immense wealth was ultimately achieved by the young disciple.
Without her working day and night, how could the Zhou family be what it is today, and how could he be what he is today?
Although the old man had few relatives and never married in his life, he was alone when he grew old. He did have a hard time in the first half of his life, but everything changed when he was 52 years old.
He didn't expect that after suffering for most of his life, he would still have such a good life when he got old.
In order to make his future life better, the young apprentice secretly bought him several properties, including land, shops and houses. Just relying on the rent collected from these every year, he could live a life of luxury every day for the rest of his life.
I'm not afraid that the Zhou family will have any objections.
He thought that this was how his life would be, but he never expected that his little disciple would become General Xu's adopted daughter.
Later, the world changed hands, General Xu ascended the throne, and Zhou Guo became his prince, enjoying an extremely high status.
This old man who came here halfway became the prince's master and enjoyed all the wealth and glory in the Prince of Yan's Mansion. He could do whatever he wanted and eat whatever he wanted.
This life is worth it.
Until this day, the young apprentice said to him: "Master, you haven't visited your home for so many years, and I haven't burned paper at the Zhao family's ancestral tomb. I have finished my work recently and I just happen to have some free time. Shall we go to your hometown to take a look?"
"Hometown?" He was lost in thought. "I don't know if I can find the way."
"There's nothing wrong with finding it. We can go to your county government office, and the county magistrate will definitely know about it. And if we ask for a household register for the entire county, he will even know about your ancestors." Zhou Guo felt that for such a small matter, the county magistrate would definitely give her face.
Seeing the old man hesitate, Zhou Guo continued, "Master, you haven't been back for many years. You are going back to your hometown in glory this time. Don't you want your brother and sister-in-law to see how you are now beyond their reach?"
The old man thought about it and nodded, "I just want to go back and see my parents' graves. I haven't been back for so many years. It's really unfilial of me."
In this way, the old man in his sixties embarked on the journey back home.
Walking all the way back from the county town, the mountains and rivers in his memory came into his mind. They had not changed at all, just as they had been when he left decades ago.
It was estimated that these people were rarely seen in the village. Seeing such a carriage with hundreds of people, everyone looked at it timidly and no one dared to step forward.