Urban Cultivation: The master who has overcome the tribulation is reborn

"Although the term "talker" is no longer popular now, Mr. Liu of Lihua Teahouse has a similar status to the talker in the early years."

After all, Xiao Yuer was young and recovered her mood quickly. In other words, Si Zhi Tan could not change her life even if she died, and her grandma still could not get the subsistence allowance.

"Master Liu is very talkative. Basically, everyone on Nangang Street owes him a favor. If it weren't for the rules he set, Lu and I would have no chance to be your guide."

In the midst of her crisp words, a teahouse came into view, three stories high and quite ancient.

As she gradually approached the teahouse, the woman named Lu's eyes became evasive, while Xiao Yu'er, on the other hand, looked completely indifferent.

The merchants and pedestrians on West Street are obviously more leisurely. There are also many couples holding hands and middle-aged and elderly people walking.

It was still dark, and the door and windows of the teahouse were covered with a thin layer of golden red, and a series of red lanterns were decorated on the eaves, emitting a not too bright light.

Before entering the teahouse, I heard the graceful lyrics wafting through it.

The teahouse is divided into three floors. The hall is well-proportioned with various tea tables and seats. Some older guests are leaning on recliners and swaying with their eyes closed, listening to music.

A wooden ladder extends upward from the ground, and hanging in the air is a round platform. It is from this direction that the graceful tune comes. The ends branch off and extend to both sides, forming a corridor and a stand that protrudes outward on the second floor.

As soon as Jiang Ran walked into the house, a waiter came to greet him: "How many of you are there?"

"He wants to do something with Mr. Liu." Xiao Yu'er poked her head out from behind and answered the question for Jiang Ran.

The woman holding the baby also spoke at the right time: "This little brother wants to charter a boat. We thought Mr. Liu might have some ideas, so we brought him over."

"Do you think Mr. Liu is busy all day long?" The waiter in the teahouse obviously knew Xiao Yu'er and the woman, and his tone was a bit scolding, which could not be heard far amidst the melodious music.

"Do me a favor and tell Mr. Liu, I'll buy you a pack of cigarettes later." Xiao Yu'er had a smile on her face. She had been tempered by life at such a young age and didn't take the other person's arrogance to heart at all.

"Who cares about your pack of cigarettes?" The clerk couldn't help but shook his head, his eyes wandered back and forth between the two of them, and after a while, he turned around and said, "Follow, I will take you to find Mr. Liu."

He cursed a lot, but still chose to help.

Jiang Ran said nothing the whole time, just like a passerby, watching the red dust and smoke of Nangang West Street.

Xiao Yuer looked with envy at the teahouse guests who were leisurely enjoying exquisite pastries and fragrant tea, squinting their eyes slightly and beating the rhythm of the melodious tunes.

Several people walked along the wall and opened the back door to a spacious courtyard. In the middle was a long pool extending further inside. The water in the pool was clear and dotted with landscape stones. From time to time, you could see playing fish.

There are pebbled floors on both sides of the pool, and wooden buildings on both sides of the road, all with their doors closed. They look like private rooms in a teahouse, but they are too quiet.

"This used to accommodate tourists, but Mr. Liu has been quiet in the past two years, so these guest rooms have become empty." Xiao Yu'er saw the young man next to him scanning the two rows of guest rooms, and explained with great discernment.

"Knowing that Mr. Liu is innocent, why don't you keep your mouth shut?" The guy who was leading the way said angrily without looking back.

Xiao Yuer wanted to say something else, but when she saw him turning his head and raising his finger in front of his mouth to signal not to speak, he was shocked and remained silent.

Jiang Ran and the others entered the hospital along the road on the right side of the pool. At this moment, they happened to be approaching the end of a row of guest rooms on the right. A slow old man's voice could be heard vaguely from a house at the corner. It sounded a bit strange. Lack of energy.

"There are guests in Mr. Liu's house."

The waiter turned his head and lowered his voice, looking at Xiao Yu'er helplessly, "How about you guys come back tomorrow?"

Xiao Yu'er was obviously a little timid. She glanced at the dark-faced woman beside her. She mustered up the courage to step forward and hug the waiter's arm and shake it a few times: "Bago, please be kind and help me. This handsome guy is in a hurry." Looking for a boat, how can we wait until tomorrow?"

"Who knows what important matter Mr. Liu is talking about, I don't dare to rush into it." Bage's head shook like a rattle.

"My dear, my daughter had a fever some time ago, and she spent more than 700 yuan on medical treatment... My milk supply is low, and she can't even take milk powder. I finally met this kind-hearted brother, but I couldn't find the boat. I was really shameless. I want this introduction fee.”

The baby in her arms has a chubby face, but the skin color is obviously different from that of a well-nourished baby. The chubby face gives people a feeling of emptiness.

"It costs 700 yuan to treat a fever?" Xiao Yu'er covered her mouth in surprise, "My grandma's bottle of antihypertensive medicine only costs 30 yuan. Why doesn't the doctor who treats you take it away?"

"It's a bit of pneumonia. If you don't want to leave any sequelae, you need to take good treatment..." The woman shook her head and couldn't explain the reason. Anyway, the doctor said so, so she could only cooperate and pay.

"A can of milk powder costs hundreds of yuan. Not long ago, you went to the dock to help cook and broke your hand. The 1000 yuan that the boss was kind enough to compensate was not enough, right?"

Xiao Yuer's expression was tangled. She knew that Lu's husband had died and she had no one to help take care of her children. She didn't expect it to be so miserable.

But then again, it's not much better if she has a life and no one to support her.

"How can I afford hundreds of yuan of milk powder? A bag of milk powder for my daughter only costs 25 yuan." The woman's eyes showed a little guilt for her child. She tried to force a smile but couldn't.

"It's okay." Xiao Yu'er patted her shoulder and comforted her, "The milk powder I drank when I was a child only cost 8 yuan a bag, but I still grew tall and strong!"

Bage covered his face helplessly: "I said you two are here to give me eye drops, right? Remember not to come to Mr. Liu for such a trivial matter next time."

He took a deep breath, cursed a few words, and turned around the corner.

Xiao Yu'er and the woman surnamed Lu looked at each other and couldn't help but heave a sigh of relief.

The two of them didn't want to introduce this kind of "business" to Mr. Liu all the time. The problem was that other prominent people wouldn't meet them either.

If they were looking for a boat, they could have contacted someone else themselves, but if they had gone to find Mr. Liu, they couldn't think of any other way.

Jiang Ran stood there, watching this scene with interest.

This may be the so-called suffering of all living beings.

However, compared to the people in the world of cultivation, the hardships Xiao Yuer and others faced seemed not worth mentioning.

In the year of famine, there are many stories about the son changing his son to eat, and the son abandoning his father.

Soon the myna came back with a droopy face.

"How's it going?" Xiao Yu'er's heart skipped a beat. She knew something was wrong, but couldn't help but ask.

"Master Liu scolded me a few times, saying that I don't know how to be superior." Bage was angry, but looking at Xiao Yu'er and the woman, he hesitated several times and swallowed his scolding words.

"I'm sorry, handsome guy..." Xiao Yu'er smiled bitterly, "Master Liu may have important guests today. Otherwise, why don't you go back and ask other people?"

Others felt pity and gave up this simple business. If it didn't happen, they couldn't rely on others.

It was a pity that the only people she knew had driven fishing boats to other waters a few days ago, otherwise there would have been some hope.

"Don't waste time, just look for him."

Jiang Ran looked indifferent and walked towards the corner with his backpack on his back.

Starling was stunned, raised his legs and chased after him.