Tomb Raider: The Adventures of a Dumb Man

Chapter 3 The Beginning of a New Life

He carried Xiaoguan out to buy daily necessities for a year, as well as clothes for Xiaoguan for all four seasons, from the age of three to thirty. He bought out all the clothes of two ready-made clothing shops. The proprietress was so happy that she kept looking at the young Taoist priest, thinking that it was good that he could not make clothes, and those who could spend money were all good people.

The lady boss held the gold bars tightly in her hands, smiling generously and kindly. She had cleared out the inventory for the year, so how could she not be kind? She cleared out the expensive clothes that couldn't be sold, making money and celebrating.

Looking at the sun outside, the blue sky and white clouds look exactly like her gold bars. Today is really a good day.

The currency has depreciated drastically these days. The best ones are silver dollars and gold. The others fluctuate wildly, which makes people feel uneasy.

Shen Qing: Don’t think that I can’t understand your eyes. I’m not a sucker. I really don’t know how to make clothes.

After leaving the address, the clerk of the clothing store will naturally deliver the goods to the door, so Shen Qing can enjoy shopping even more.

They walked around and bought things as they went. All the shops along the street knew that a young Taoist priest who looked like a local tycoon had come, and he brought with him a three-year-old little Taoist priest.

Spend money very generously.

The official didn't say a word along the way, but he kept looking around with curiosity. Seeing so many people and so many new things, he suddenly felt like he was dreaming.

Everyone here laughs, especially when the master gives money, they laugh happily.

From then on, an idea arose in the little official's mind: if you have money, you are the boss.

Shen Qing looked at the silent child. He was at least much more lively now than when he was at Zhang's house. He would even look at him secretly.

I really want to take a bite of the baby’s round little face, but I’m afraid that the baby will cry and I won’t be able to comfort him, so I give up. I think I can just wait until the baby gets familiar with it, and then he won’t cry anymore.

After all, as his apprentice, I can't cry after taking a bite.

The little official didn't know that his unscrupulous master was thinking about how to bite him, so he wouldn't cry. When he was really bitten, the little official felt very wronged. He thought the master didn't like him anymore. Although it didn't hurt, he just wanted to cry.

In fact, Shen Qing has always been very curious. He has seen young parents bite their children's hands and feet, and some even went so far as to bite their buttocks, and said that they did not stink but smelled good. He also wanted to try it, but his little apprentice was only three years old and was still soft and sweet. He might not have the chance in the future.

If the system were here, it would definitely spit in the host's face, saying that he would learn bad things instead of good ones. Those parents treated their children like toys. Although it was fun, the children would really be scared and cry. The unscrupulous host was not a human being anymore.

When they entered the dim sum shop, not to mention Xiaoguan, even Shen Qing was bewildered by the fragrance. It turned out that there was always a reason for the lost craft. The pastry shop had a wide variety of goods, with all kinds of styles and a fusion of Chinese and Western pastries.

This is obviously the Xie family's shop. After all, only the Xie family can combine Chinese and Western styles. The dim sum in other shops are all Chinese style.

For the first time, Xiaoguan's expression showed that he wanted to try it. Shen Qing waved his hand and paid for it all. After paying, he only ate what he had in his hands, and the rest would be delivered to his home as usual.

Everyone in the shop was packing up their pastries. It cost a lot of money and was not cheaper than ready-made clothes. No one would buy pastries from one shop to another.

Dragon beard cake, pineapple cake, hawthorn cake, donkey rolls, pine nut and lily cake, jujube paste cake, osmanthus cake, mung bean cake, pea yellow, and poria cake.

The little official was full with each bite. Seeing his satisfied look, this is what is right. Isn’t that how children are?

He couldn't stop touching his belly, wanting to continue eating. The unscrupulous Shen Qing ate all the cakes in front of the child. The official was so anxious that he grabbed Shen Qing's collar and said, "You're full."

“Not full.” He said and ate the last bite, still feeling a little unsatisfied.

"There are still a lot of them sent home, enough for you to eat for a long time."

That’s right, Xiaoguan was no longer in a hurry. How could he forget? What could a three-year-old brain of his remember? Shen Qing rubbed his head. Not to mention that children’s heads are soft, no wonder they feel so good to touch.

After being tired from walking around, I went to a roadside noodle stall and had a bowl of pork trotter noodles and some Xiaoguan’s egg noodles.

It's not that I don't want to feed the child meat, but the child now needs to drink soup to make it easier to drink. If he eats too much cakes, he still needs to drink some soup. Shen Qing also didn't think about it. He is an adult and it's okay, but children still need to be more delicate.

So when Shen Qing saw the noodle stall, he remembered it.

The little official sat in Shen Qing's arms, being so well-behaved that people eating noodles would smile kindly when they saw him, feeling embarrassed to look at the child.

When the noodles came, Shen Qing took a small spoon and blew on them to make them less hot, then gave the child a sip. The soup was delicious and the child was very satisfied. After a few more mouthfuls of noodles, the child's eyes were round. It was so delicious.

The Zhang family’s food is mainly light and tasteless, so don’t expect much, because children like this are bound to have limps.

The smooth and tender taste, as well as the shredded pork and chopped green onions, made me so overwhelmed that I couldn't even lift my head.

But he really couldn't eat any more, so he pulled his master's hand, Shen Qing grinned, and finished the bite that the child couldn't finish. Then he had the fragrant and spicy pork trotter noodles. The soft and tasty texture immediately conquered Shen Qing.

Shen Qing eats much faster than other children. Seeing his master eating happily, Xiaoguan feels envious. His master's stomach is so big that it can hold a lot of food. When he grows up, he will also eat as much.

Smell it, the pig's trotter noodles are really fragrant.

The little official spent the first day in a daze. Children love to sleep, so when he woke up, Shen Qing carried him home.

The moonlight was just right, and I could see flowers in the small stones on the roadside. It was really different.

The lantern at the door is shining brightly. It is the little rabbit that I like. I didn’t expect it had been hung up.

The light in the yard is not as bright as that in the divine world, nor as bright as the modern lights, but it makes the official feel at home.

With a creak, the gate was pushed open and then closed.

Shen Qing's information was placed on the table of the Huo, Hong and Jie families. A young Taoist priest brought a little Taoist priest with him. He did not know who was friend or foe, was generous and doted on his children.

But we will know tonight whether I have the ability or not.

Shen Qing's lavish spending really attracted many people with bad intentions.

However, for ordinary scoundrels who had no murderous aura and only wanted to make money but not kill people, Shen Qing would just beat them up and throw them out with bruised faces.

As for those who wanted to kill for money, Shen Qing simply killed them and threw them out.

The hooligans in front gritted their teeth and dealt with the corpses behind them. From then on, Changsha City had one more Taoist priest who should not be provoked.

In the following days, Xiaoguan followed Shen Qing to learn Taoism, medical skills, talismans, martial arts, and light skills on snow.

Life was simple yet fulfilling, and his master often took him out for free medical consultations, allowing him to experience the various aspects of life in this world.

There are good people and bad people in every era, but there are just more of them in this era.

After Shen Qing beat away all the thugs in Changsha, I could basically walk around Changsha as I pleased, although I didn't want to.

Seeing Shen Qing handling the matter with ease and without any effort, the Hong, Huo and Jie families presented their greetings, expressing the principle of peaceful coexistence, keeping to themselves and each living in peace.

Shen Qing would take Xiaoguan to watch opera from time to time. It has to be said that the Hong family's opera is really unique.

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