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"Chen Nian, are we changing places again?"

After looking at the quaint furnishings around, An Hongdou sat up without waiting for Chen Nian to call her this time.

Chen Nian also looked around, probably this is another ancient dream space, but he couldn't tell which Chen Nian it was.

After all, there are still a lot of ancient dreams that I have entered before. In the Daxia Dynasty alone, I have entered three times, and there are noodle dishes and offal soup.

So you can't see it just by looking at it.

What's more, he is obviously not in anyone's house.

He was not in a hurry to answer Hongdou, but was waiting for the new memory to come. Sure enough, after a while, the new memory came into his mind.

"It turned out to be here."

"Where is it?"

"My parents are here." Chen Nian said with a smile on his face.

"Your parents?"

"Yeah, didn't I tell you before? Sometimes I enter a new dream, and it will be very miserable at the beginning. This dream is the worst I have ever been in. I almost froze to death by the side of the road."

An Hongdou couldn't help hugging Chen Nian after hearing this: "Good boy, we are fine now, it's not cold, and I'm still here."

"Yeah." Chen Nian nodded, and after touching An Hongdou's head, they got up and got dressed.

After walking out of the inn, Chen Nian looked at this familiar street. Although many such streets were similar in ancient times, the people here have not changed.

"The time is right now, I'll take you to breakfast."

"Okay."

An Hongdou just followed Chen Nian, looking at the people on both sides of the street with curiosity.

Chen Nian also began to introduce An Hongdou here.

"This is Yong'an County. If you want to talk about the time, it is the previous dynasty of the Great Xia Dynasty. Yong'an County is not very far from Chang'an, but people at this time cannot run around.

If you can't leave without serious business, if you have to leave, you have to go to the government to issue a certificate. "

Chen Nian tries to be as easy to understand as possible.

As I walked, I came to the door of Master Song's house. There were couplets posted on both sides of the door. It seemed that the handwriting must have been written by the medicine store owner.

"Hongdou, look at this corner. When I first came here, it was winter. I was hungry and cold. My clothes were torn. I could count eighty holes. At that time, I didn't know which one I should look for. Master, it's really cold, so I just lean against this corner.

Now that I think about it, it was your parents who came to see you. Before I went to see my parents, I thought that I might just freeze to death here. If I freeze to death, I would go back to see your parents, but I woke up again after being in a coma. I went to the house of the owner of this house, and they took me in. "

An Hongdou couldn't help feeling a little distressed when she heard what Chen Nian said, so she held Chen Nian's hand tighter.

"Then did you find your master later?"

"Found it, right here."

"Is it their home?"

"Ah, yes, they rescued me and treated me very well. Since the old couple had no children, they adopted me as their son. After all, they are also your father-in-law and mother-in-law."

"I want to see them even more when you say that, but we didn't buy anything this time, do you have any money?"

Chen Nian touched his pocket, and there were several taels of silver in it.

"Yes, that's enough, but they shouldn't be at home at this time."

Speaking of them walking directly towards the intersection in front, An Hongdou couldn't help turning his head to take a look.

In this way, the two of them came to the familiar intersection.

The old couple Song San and Xu Erni are selling offal soup here, the big pot is simmering, the stove is below, and there are several tables around, and several people are sitting on it and drinking.

Immediately afterwards, Chen Nian walked over directly with An Hongdou: "I want two bowls of offal soup, more offal."

After hearing this familiar voice, Song San raised his head in disbelief.

"You... are you back?"

And Xu Erni's reaction was even stronger, her eyes turned red when she saw Chen Nian, and tears began to flow down uncontrollably.

Chen Nian smiled, stepped forward with open arms, and hugged the second elder in his arms.

"Father, I'm back."

In the current timeline, Yong'an County did not experience the plague, and Chen Nian did not wait until the two elders were sent away, but left here the year before, saying that he was going back to his hometown to marry a wife.

A year is not long, but it is not short. I am used to having children at home, and when I leave suddenly, I will always feel empty in my heart.

Sometimes they would also sit on the kang, staring at the place where Chen Nian used to sleep in a daze.

Sometimes they also wonder if their son will not come back after going back to get married?

They don't know either, because they both know in their hearts that their son is still young but they are old.

That is to say, they can still walk in the past few years. If they are too old to walk one day, they can only lie on the bed and hum, and they can't even eat and shit.

But now Chen Nian suddenly comes back.

Even Song San, who was usually tough-tongued, couldn't help but secretly shed tears and patted Chen Nian's back with his wrinkled hands. Looking at this scene, An Hongdou couldn't help but feel a little sore in his nose.

"Song Laosan, what's the matter with you? Why are you crying when your son comes back? What's the matter? You don't want your son to come back?"

Hearing this, Song San straightened up again, wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, and cursed loudly: "You fart! I'm so happy. If you want to say a few more words, I'll hit you with a bowl of offal soup." !”

Song San's temper was still the same, he was not polite to anyone, and scolded as soon as he said it, but everyone was a regular customer and knew Song San's temperament, so no one was annoyed, and instead laughed happily.

"Chen Nian, you don't know that after you left, your parents would miss you every day."

Chen Nian smiled: "That's because my parents miss me, and I miss them too."

But talking about Chen Nian, he also pulled An Hongdou: "Father, this is my daughter-in-law, her name is An Hongdou, safe Ann, Hongdou is that Hongdou."

Seeing the sincere relationship between Chen Nian and the old couple, An Hongdou also sniffled and smiled: "Father and mother, I am Hongdou."

Hearing such a pretty girl call him father and mother, the faces of the old couple who were crying with joy completely changed again.

"Okay, okay, the girl is really good-looking. Our family is really lucky to marry such a beautiful girl like you."

As Xu Erni said, she wanted to hold An Hongdou's hand, but as soon as she stretched it out, she saw that her hand was black and had some cracks, and the girl's hand looked so white and smooth, so she wanted to retract it again, but At this moment, An Hongdou grabbed Xu Erni's hand directly.

"Mom, I actually look ordinary, but judging by your appearance, you must have been a beauty when you were young. If you really want to talk about blessings, my father is even more blessed."

An Hongdou could clearly feel the unevenness on Xu Erni's hands, and they were even prickly in some places, but he didn't dislike it at all.

Because the hands of working people are like this, and since the two of them are old parents, they are naturally their own parents. As children, how can anyone despise their parents?

Xu Erni was a little moved.

The tears wanted to fall again, but An Hongdou quickly reached out to help wipe Xu Erni's tears away: "Mother, don't take offense, I'm a little familiar."

"No, no, it's good, mother is just happy..."

But at this time Song San glanced at his mother-in-law angrily: "Nothing."

After saying hello to Xu Erni, An Hongdou looked at Song San again and called out: "Dad."

As soon as Song San heard this, his snow-capped face immediately melted.

"Eh!"

"My daughter-in-law is good, my son is good, they are both good."

The diners who drank the chop suey soup were quite moved by the tender scene where parents and children met, but Song San made such a scene again, and they couldn't help laughing.

"What are you laughing at, hurry up and make room, my son and daughter-in-law have no place to sit, you all squeeze together over there." Song San waved the diners from one table to another table, and then He came over with a cloth and wiped the table and stools for the two of them.

Because although An Hongdou was wearing ordinary clothes, his demeanor was completely different from that of people in ancient times, so he subconsciously thought that Chen Nian was marrying a lady from some family.

And how can the young lady sit on such a stool, no matter what, she has to wipe it clean.

But when Hongdou saw this, he quickly took the rag and wiped it symbolically twice: "Dad, it's okay. I'm not that particular. I can sit anywhere."

After speaking, he sat down on the bench.

"What do you two want to eat? Dad will buy it for you."

"Father, let's just drink offal soup."

"Where can I do it? It's not appropriate to eat this. Dad will go to other places to buy some soy milk and steamed buns for you."

Seeing that Song San was going to buy breakfast for them, An Hongdou quickly followed suit and said, "No, dad, I'm not picky about food, I can eat anything, and I like eating these shit. He told me before that dad The offal soup you made is delicious, I just want to try it this time when I come here."

Song San became happier after hearing this.

The daughter-in-law here is really good, hundreds of times better than the so-and-so and the so-and-so family, so sensible, and so good at talking, I don't dislike them.

"Girl, do you like offal? Then daddy will get you some more."

"Okay, thank you, Mom and Dad."

Hongdou did not give in, because she knew that this was the wish of the elders. From the perspective of the older generation, if you love to eat, you should eat more, otherwise you will be picky and picky when you say you love it. Two people, what does that mean?

In the end it would be better not to say.

But after eating it, An Hongdou and Chen Nian worked together to help sell offal soup here. After the sale was over, Chen Nian pushed the cart, Hongdou was beside him, and the second elder walked beside him.

"Song San, have you sold out the offal soup again today?" Someone he knew on the road greeted Song San.

Listening to the other party's words, Song San happily waved his hands: "How do you know that my son is married?"

"Ah, your son is married, is this the girl? Not bad, not bad, really blessed."

"Third brother, how is business today?"

"Hahaha, thank you, thank you, I have received your blessing."

"Third... Ouch, your son is back, is this your daughter-in-law?"

"Yes, my son is capable of finding such a good daughter-in-law."

"Song Laosan, what are you happy about today?"

"I'm fine with that, but my son brought his wife with him when he came back, but your son is not too young, so it's time to find one."

The man looked at Song Laosan as if he were a fool: "My son is only two years old, and he is still wearing crotchless pants." "Hahaha, then you have to wait a few years before you can enjoy the blessing."

Song San was greeting people along the way, and when he returned home, basically everyone in the street knew that Chen Nian had returned, and he had brought a wife with him.

After tidying up the pots and bowls and chopsticks at home, Song San is going to take the two of them out for a walk, saying that they are going to visit relatives, but actually let them go around outside for a long time, and the hands of the three of them They are full of gifts of all kinds.

"Our father's face is too big, there are so many gifts after going out for a walk."

"Of course, our father is the king of the street."

But Hongdou felt that this was pretty good. Although Song Laosan looked very serious and scolded others whenever he wanted, he was very kind to them two.

What's more, even if Song San always curses when he goes out, others still say hello when they should.

Because everyone knows that Song San has a bad temper, but if someone needs help, Song San will always go to the front.

In the evening Song San took some wine out of the cellar after a long absence, but it was still the same amount as before, and passed out after drinking only one bowl.

Xu Erni hurriedly came over and helped her old man to the kang together with Chen Nian: "Girl, I am making you laugh. He only has the capacity to drink. He gets drunk as soon as he drinks, but he also loves to drink."

"It's okay. It's good to drink less. After all, I'm happy today."

While talking, Hongdou also tasted the wine at home. After taking a sip, he felt that the wine tasted a bit weak.

An Hongdou doesn't mind sleeping on the same kang at night, since the weather is cooler now, so she can sleep without taking off her outer clothes.

But after lying down, Chen Nian also felt a little difficult to make a decision for a while.

Because according to the previous progress, they will have to leave again in a few days.

"The world will come to a standstill after you leave, so don't worry about them being sad."

The recipe explained again.

Only then did Chen Nian nod his head, that's fine, otherwise he would have lived here for a few days and then suddenly disappeared, the two elders would feel very sad.

But not long after lying down and sleeping, Chen Nian got up again to make offal soup with Song San.

After it is done, it is routine to go out to sell in the morning.

But on this day, when the stall was about to be closed, a figure suddenly came rushing from not far away.

"Wait a minute, I want a bowl of offal soup, as long as the soup doesn't have offal!"

After speaking, he panted and took out a penny from his clothes and put it on the table.

"You poor scholar, why did you come here to take advantage of me again? You come here every day to be the last one, right?"

The scholar was not annoyed, instead he poked his neck and said, "Just say whether you will sell it or not."

"It will definitely sell."

Hearing Song San's agreement, he sat down on the bench with relief, then turned around and saw Chen Nian: "Hey, brother Chen, are you here too? When did you come back?"

"I just came back yesterday."

"It's good, it's good. I haven't seen you for a year, and I still miss you." As he said that, he noticed Hong Dou standing next to Chen Nian, "This is you..."

"This is my wife."

"Okay, my brother and sister seem to be the kind of gentle and virtuous people. Brother Chen is very lucky."

"That's natural."

While talking, Song San also filled the soup and put it in front of Fu Ting.

Fu Ting took a closer look, and sure enough, there were still a lot of miscellaneous things inside, and today was another day of earning.

Since the offal soup was not so hot at the end of the sale, Fu Ting directly picked up the bowl and ate and drank in a daze, finishing the bowl of offal soup.

"Oh, comfortable."

"I can't get used to other things, even if I go to the provincial capital to catch the exam, the offal soup is the most delicious."

After saying that, he patted his butt and said, "I'm leaving then. Brother Chen, remember to come and sit at my house when you have time."

After Fu Ting left, An Hongdou couldn't help but ask, "Why is there Fu Xin here too?"

"He is not Fu Xin, he is Fu Xin's father, named Fu Ting."

"Ah? But just now he called you brother..."

"Everyone has their own opinions. Anyway, Fu Xin is only five or six years old at this time. I call his father brothers, and he can also call him brothers. It's fine for them to talk about each other as father and son when we go back. It's okay."

"If Fu Xin finds out about this..."

"Don't worry, he won't know. He can't remember anything at this time."

After cleaning up the booth in the morning, Chen Nian originally wanted to help clean up at home, but this time Song San and Xu Erni refused to let them clean up, and even put a tael of silver into Chen Nian's hands, asking Chen Nian to bring red beans Go out and do some shopping.

Chen Nian actually had money, but he took what his parents gave him first.

The county town is not big, so they finished shopping in a short time, but An Hongdou was still holding two bunches of candied haws in his hand after the shopping.

One string was eaten by An Hongdou himself, and the other string was bought by Chen Nian just now to give to a friend.

"What friend?"

"It's better to play with me here."

"Male and female?"

"female."

"So it's a woman." An Hongdou looked at Chen Nian meaningfully.

Walking to the door of a house, Chen Nian knocked on the door.

Not long after, a young voice sounded: "Who is it? My parents are not at home!"

"Xiao Tao, it's me!"

At this time, Dong Xiaotao, who was inside the door, heard Chen Nian's voice and showed surprise. He quickly opened the door and poked his head out to see that it was really Chen Nian.

"Brother Chen Nian, you are back!"

Then he threw himself into Chen Nian's arms. Chen Nian directly picked up Xiao Tao and spun her around twice.

"Yeah, I'm back."

Xiaotao saw Chen Nian had a big sister beside him in the air, and after being put down, she asked, "Brother Chen Nian, is this sister-in-law?"

"Yes, this is your sister-in-law."

"Wow, sister-in-law, you are so beautiful, can I kiss you?"

Xiao Tao looked at Hong Dou and her eyes lit up.

When Chen Nian heard this, he suddenly made a serious face: "No, this is my wife, what do you mean by kissing my wife?"

"But my sister-in-law is a woman just like me. What are you afraid of when I kiss you? Brother Chen Nian, why have you become stingy since you haven't come back for so long?"

An Hongdou was extremely happy on the side: "Don't worry about him, I want to kiss you too."

As he spoke, he knelt down and put his face close to her.

Xiao Tao Ba Ji kissed Hong Dou's cheek.

"Okay, now it's me."

Then An Hongdou also kissed Xiaotao's tender face.

After being kissed, Xiaotao was a little shy, and her face turned red.

Then An Hongdou handed another candied haws to Xiao Tao.

"Thank you sister-in-law."

"But sister-in-law, Brother Chen Nian, there are six candied hawsers in total. Each of us can eat two."

"No, my sister-in-law has already eaten."

"Yeah, I ate it too, you can just eat it yourself, this one is specially bought for you."

"Ah, how embarrassing that is."

"You are still polite to me at such a young age. You can eat as much as you are told. But your parents are not at home. Have they gone out?"

"Well, they went out to buy beans and won't be back for a while. How about we play rubber band jumping at home."

"Okay."

After playing here for a while, Dong Daniu and Zhang Guiying were a little surprised to see Chen Nian when they came back, and they were going to stay here for dinner at noon, but Chen Nian thought about the fact that there were still parents at home, so he called the three of them together I went back to my home.

Seeing a guest coming, Song San immediately went out to buy some meat and vegetables, and showed off well.

In the afternoon, they went to the drug store again. After all, the shopkeeper here also taught Chen Nian, but the shopkeeper couldn't help but sigh a little after seeing An Hongdou, and the shopkeeper's daughter also sighed leisurely after seeing An Hongdou.

Because she liked Chen Nian before, but Chen Nian didn't have this kind of thought.

Of course, Hongdou can also see the small thoughts of the ancients, and she, a modern person, sees it clearly.

It's just that she didn't say anything.

After chatting here for a few words, Chen Nian left again and started wandering around this small county with Hongdou.

After shopping for about an hour, they went back. After all, there are not many places to eat and go shopping in a small county.

In the next few days, Chen Nian and An Hongdou followed Song San and his wife to run a stall every morning. They came back in the morning to tidy up at home, played with Dong Xiaotao who came here to play with them, and went out to buy some. snack.

After lunch, he rested for a while. In the afternoon, Chen Nian and Song San processed the internal organs, while Hongdou helped boil the water.

These three days have been very fulfilling. When they were in Chang'an before, although they lived the lives of ordinary people, the ordinary people in Chang'an City and the ordinary people in Yong'an County also have two ways of life.

Although everyone is busy for life, there are always differences in the lives of poor people and rich people.

"Chen Nian, why don't you ask about that plug-in of yours? It lets us come in and live every once in a while. I feel like the life here is really good."

Chen Nian smiled: "That means you don't need to travel back and forth to make a living, otherwise life is just life, how can there be any enjoyment?" (End of this chapter)