He was reborn and I wasn't!

The bullock cart moved forward all the way, traveling among the narrow and winding mountain roads, which became wider and flatter as they walked, and finally walked out of the pass of the last mountain.

Jiang Yan jumped out of the bullock cart. Seeing that Shang Ning had also climbed down, he pulled his junior brother to bid farewell to Brother Shangqing: "Goodbye, Brother Shangqing, be careful on the road. If you have time, you can call Master and Uncle Adu Come to Jinling City to play."

Shangqing nodded with a simple and honest smile, helped the bamboo hat on his head, and then turned around in the bullock cart and walked back.

Jiang Yan pulled Shang Ning and watched him go away.

After the shadow of the bullock cart was no longer visible, Jiang Yan dragged Shang Ning along the dirt road.

He looked at Shang Ning who was quietly walking with him beside him, thought about it, and discussed with his junior brother: "Little junior brother, how about you go back to Jinling City with me first?"

Shang Ning turned to look at him.

Jiang Yan continued: "Master only told me that Huiyangcao is on the northeastern border of Daliang. As for where it is, I don't know what it looks like. Let's go back to Jinling City first, and I'll ask someone to find out the news. It’s much better to search blindly when it’s time to hit the road. And since you’re going north, you happen to be on the way with my house, and I can find a doctor for you when the time comes.”

Shang Ning nodded.

Seeing that he agreed, Jiang Yan looked up at the sky, and said: "It's almost noon now, let's find a place to eat first. I will stay for another night tonight. I slept on the bullock cart yesterday and my bones are all broken." .Tomorrow I will find another bullock cart, and we will go to Jinling City together, shall we?"

Shang Ning nodded.

"Little brother is so kind and considerate!" Jiang Yan smiled, "I know there is an inn near here. The sauced beef is a must. Senior brother will take you to eat delicious food."

Shang Ning smiled and said, "Okay."

So the two walked straight along the dirt road, and after walking for almost half an hour, they saw a dusty inn.It is a tall two-story building with hanging feet and cornices. The vermilion paint on the wall is a little peeling off. There is a plaque hanging on the door lintel, which reads "Laifu Inn".

Jiang Yan smiled and said, "This is it."

The two of them entered the inn, and when Xiaoer, who was busy clearing the dishes and wiping the table, saw them coming, he immediately stopped the waiter in his hand, held the towel in his hand, and greeted him graciously, "Rare guest, rare guest, Young Master Jiang!" He came here today, and he brought a child with him, he must be your younger brother. What do you want this time?"

Jiang Yan was noncommittal, just smiled and said: "First, cut two catties of sauced beef, and then serve a plate of blanched vegetables, and then two plates of steamed buns." After he finished speaking, he glanced at Shang Ning, and said, "A pot of hot fish soup, how much more?" Give two sets of bowls and chopsticks."

Xiaoer put the towel on his shoulders and said with a smile: "Okay, you two sit down first, the food will be ready soon." After saying that, he went to the kitchen in a hurry.

The two of them saw a secluded place and sat down.

Shang Ning remembered that the waiter in the shop seemed to be quite familiar with Jiang Yan just now, so he asked, "Do you come to this shop often, brother?"

Jiang Yan said: "No, I came here once when I left the mountain for the first time two years ago, and came here again when I came back more than a month ago, and this is the third time so far."

Shang Ning nodded.Although the business in this store is not so full, it can be called a lot of people.His senior brother came to this inn three times in more than two years, and the waiter in this inn remembered him.It can be seen that his senior brother really looks very good, which is unforgettable.

The dishes came quickly.The marinated dark sauced beef is fragrant and fragrant. It is cut into slices and placed on a plate, which is full of a large plate, and the sauce is poured on it.Then came a bowl of crispy green vegetables, a pot of steaming milky white fish soup, and two plates of golden steamed buns.

Jiang Yan set up the bowls and chopsticks for his junior brother, took the other pair of chopsticks to hold the steamed buns for him, took a large piece of sauced beef from the plate, and scooped him a bowl of fish soup with a spoon, then said: " Don't look at the rough food here, but it's really delicious, try it quickly."

Shang Ning saw his senior brother's shining eyes staring at him, and obediently picked up the piece of beef and gave it to his mouth.The beef was so badly marinated that it almost melted in your mouth and was full of flavour.Take a bite, and a unique beef aroma fills your mouth.

He said: "It's really delicious."

Jiang Yan's two phoenix eyes immediately turned into beans, and said with a smile: "Yes, I will say. If it tastes good, eat more. Don't be afraid, if you don't have enough, brother will buy it."

Shang Ning smiled and nodded.

Two people feasted on each other.

That night Jiang Yan asked for a room, and the two stayed in this inn.

Poured all the hot water brought up by the store into the wooden barrel, Jiang Yan ignored the objection of his junior brother and caught him to take a bath with him.It wasn't until he got out of the barrel, changed into his underwear, dried his hair and lay down on the bed, that the heat on Shang Ning's face barely dissipated.

Before going to bed, in the dim candlelight, Jiang Yan sat by the bed and waited for his hair to dry completely. He suddenly asked as if thinking of something: "Junior brother, speaking of it, I don't know your age yet."

Shang Ning said, "It's almost 11 years old."

Jiang Yan said: "Quick? When is your birthday?"

Shang Ning was stunned for a moment, he hadn't celebrated his birthday for a long time, now that he suddenly thought about it, he even forgot when his birthday was.

Shang Ning lowered his eyes and said, "It's probably July, I can't remember clearly."

Jiang Yan asked in surprise, "Then how did the little uncle and aunt celebrate your birthday before?"

Shang Ning said: "Not too much." It's true, his father is a careless man, and his mother almost always focuses on his father, and usually doesn't care about him.Only when his father remembered it would he celebrate his birthday once, and if he couldn't remember it, it would have passed.In the past, he would secretly look forward to his birthday in his heart, but as time passed, his anticipation was exhausted by the long time.

Jiang Yan's heart ached.He had to celebrate his birthday every year since he was a child, and he had to celebrate it again when there was a leap month.No matter how busy his father is every year, he would come back to accompany him and his mother on his birthday, and hold a grand birthday banquet for him.For other ordinary families, even if they are not as rich as his family, they cannot hold a grand banquet. The parents in the family will cut meat and buy vegetables to cook a good meal for the child's birthday to celebrate him.Therefore, he really couldn't imagine that there are parents in this world who have the conditions but don't celebrate their children's birthdays.

Thinking of this, Jiang Yan thought that his junior brother must be feeling uncomfortable, so he comforted him: "It's okay, senior brother will celebrate your birthday in the future."

Shang Ning nodded, but did not speak.Jiang Yan climbed into bed, blew out the candles, and fell asleep with him in her arms.

In the early morning of the next day, the two of them had porridge and steamed buns, and the waiter gave Shang Ning a piece of paper.

Jiang Yan was curious: "What is this?"

Shang Ning said, "It's the recipe for the sauced beef we ate yesterday."

Jiang Yan smiled and said: "Wow, how did you get there? Is the junior brother going to feed me? Junior brother is so kind!"

Shang Ning pursed his lips and said, "I told the shopkeeper that you like to eat this, we are going back home, and we may not be able to eat it later, so I asked him for a prescription."

The two were talking and eating breakfast when three big men came in at the door. They were burly and dressed in bunts. The leader had eyebrows like splashed ink and eyes like copper bells.There were many people in this inn who got up early and were on their way to eat. At this time, they all raised their heads to look at the group of people who came, and then lowered their heads in silence.

The shop waiter was busy in the back kitchen at this time, so he didn't come out for a while.The big man said dissatisfiedly in a rough voice: "What kind of broken shop is this, come here, why is no one coming?"

The shopkeeper was holding a stack of steamers on the second hand, and hurriedly said: "Guest officer, please sit down first, the little one will come right away."

The three big men sat down and knocked on the table impatiently.

Seeing this, a girl ran out and said to the three in a soft voice, "I don't know what the three guest officials want?"

The big man was very impatient at first, when he saw the girl's beautiful features, he salivated with a smile on his face and said, "Where did the girl come from, she was born so well." As he said that, he was about to pinch the girl's face with his hands.

The girl dodged cleverly. Seeing the big man's face change, she quickly said, "Guest officer, I'm thirsty. I'll make you some tea. Tell me if you want something to eat, and I'll get it for you." As she spoke, she picked up the small copper pot on the table and made tea for the three people sitting at the table one by one.

The big man calmed down and said, "Here are three cages of steamed stuffed buns and three bowls of mung bean porridge."

The girl nodded deftly and ran away.After a while, the shop waiter brought up the food he wanted.The big man was very dissatisfied: "Where was that girl just now? Tell her to come over and pour me wine."

The shop clerk smiled and said: "Guest officer, why bother to drink alcohol in the early morning, it's not good for your health."

The big man slapped the table: "If you tell me to shout, then go shout!"

The waiter in the shop nodded and bowed: "Good job, guest officer, it's not easy for the little old man here, guest officer holds your hands high..."

Before he finished speaking, he felt tightness in his chest, it turned out that the big man with copper bell eyes lifted his front with one hand.The waiter in the shop blushed and was too suffocated to speak.

Jiang Yan, who was still eating buns just now, suddenly stood up.

The big man glanced at him, and saw the young man coming over and said with a smile: "Brother, let's talk about something, why make things difficult for poor people like them." Xiaoer of the shop.

With one hand like an eagle's claw, the big man came from the air and pressed straight to Jiang Yan's slender neck.

Jiang Yan still had a smile on his face, and as soon as he lifted one hand from his side, he took that hand and placed it on the Taiyuan point on the outer side of his radius.The big man felt that his hand suddenly lost his breath, and his whole arm and shoulder couldn't connect.Before he could react, he was hit hard on his shoulder again, and half of his body went numb in an instant.As soon as he let go of his hand, the waiter in the shop fell off, covered his throat and ran away while coughing.

Seeing that the situation was not good, the people behind immediately stood up to support their companions, aggressively.

Jiang Yan didn't show any timidity on his face, but he gestured to Shang Ning with his backhand.

Shang Ning secretly packed the buns and sauced beef on the table into his bag.

Two big men rushed up, Jiang Yan jumped back onto the table, then turned around and kicked, right in the ribs of the person in front of him.The man's eyes went dark, and he was dizzy for a moment on the spot.Jiang Yan seized the opportunity, dodged the oncoming iron fist of the person behind, and then kicked, hitting the opponent's Zusanli point.The opponent's lower limbs went numb, and he knelt down in front of the table.

Jiang Yan picked up Shang Ning, hugged him and the bundle in her arms, and then kicked off directly out of the inn door.

This table was in the innermost part of the lobby, at least four feet away from the door, but he easily jumped over it.

The leader of the big man suddenly said: "Grassing skills, lotus steps lightly moving, you are the 'Jade Faced Son' Jiang Yan!"

Shang Ning suddenly turned his head to look at his senior brother, but only saw a thin layer of white fluff on Jiang Yan's face clearly illuminated by the morning sun, and his plump side face that was undulating like a mountain.

Hearing this, Jiang Yan was unmoved, and with a backhand slap, the shopkeeper who was watching the play got excited, and saw a piece of silver slid across the table.

The big man chased him out and said, "Wait, don't go!"

Jiang Yan glanced at him as if he was a fool on the side of the road, and turned around without hesitation a few times, and he disappeared immediately.

Big man: "..."