Taoyuan Farmhouse Daily

It was night when Chang Xile and Chang Yu returned to the inn. Seeing Chang Yu's sweaty but excited face, Chang Xisheng couldn't help being curious, "Where did you come back from, so happy?"

Chang Yu had always kept his emotions secret, but today he did not hide his emotions, which showed that he was extremely happy.

Chang Xile reported today's events one by one, and Chang Xisheng was amazed, "Our Lord Tiger is really good, we can make so many tricks by just playing a game, tsk tsk, this bow looks like a good guy, We are called Lord Tiger, what a lucky star."

When Wang Dali saw the bow in Chang Yu's hand, he felt very itchy in his heart. Men are always unable to resist these things.

"Can I touch the bow?"

It was rare for Chang Yu to hand it over generously. As soon as Wang Dali got it in his hand, he felt that the bow was not bad, but... he only pulled it away a little with the greatest strength.

Chang Xishou smiled and said: "Da Dali, you have lived a good life in the mansion these few days, why did you lose your strength and eat so many good things for nothing?"

Sweat broke out on Wang Dali's forehead, and it was difficult to draw halfway, let alone the arrow.

"Don't talk sarcastic, this bow has at least three stones, you probably can't even pull it."

Chang Xishou didn't believe it, but just now he heard that Chang Yu had been using this bow to communicate today.Even if he took it, as expected, he could only pull it away a little bit, far inferior to Wang Dali.

"My good fellow, how can I use this bow? I can't even pull it away."

Chang Xiqing and Chang Xisheng tried it in turn, and only then did they know the strength of the bow.

Chang Xisheng couldn't believe it: "Master Hu has been practicing with this bow this afternoon?"

"Yeah, I asked him to change to one that doesn't need to be so hard, and he is still not happy."

Chang Xile sighed, although he knew that Chang Yu was born with supernatural powers, but he was still young and immature, and carrying too much weight was not good for his growth.But Chang Yu insisted on using the bow, no matter how much he persuaded him, this was the first time Chang Yu didn't listen to him.

Fortunately, the boss only taught the movements today, so he didn't need to keep pulling away, so he didn't use all the force, but it was still enough.Anyway, let him carry it like this all day, and his arms are so sore that he can't move when he sleeps at night.

Although Wang Dali knew Chang Yu's abilities, he couldn't help but wonder, "Can this little guy really pull away?"

Chang Yu glanced at him sideways, took the bow back, and put it into a posture that seemed to draw the bow to the full with ease.

Just now everyone tried it in turn, knowing how difficult it is, they were shocked when they saw this.

"This is amazing. If you don't become a general, it will be a waste!"

"Isn't it? We've been trampled down by a few big men at such a young age, what will happen in the future."

Chang Yu raised his chin slightly, obviously proud of himself, but his expression looked remarkable.

Chang Xile smiled, but didn't let him draw the bow anymore, "I'm done practicing here today, be careful that your arms will be sore tomorrow."

Chang Yu now obediently put the bow behind his back, and didn't let others touch it again.

In the evening, Chang Xile also asked the waiter from the shop to fetch a basin of hot water and wrap his arms with a towel, fearing that if he worked too hard today, he would feel uncomfortable the next day.

But these worries were superfluous, Chang Yu had nothing to do the next day, and started practicing there early in the morning.At this time, his little face seemed to be glowing, and he knew how much he liked this thing at a glance.

After Chang Xile and the others had breakfast, Chang Xile, Chang Yu, and Chang Xisheng planned to find Gao Yuan, while the others continued to wander around the mansion to find out the situation here, and when the time came, they would come back and gather the information they had obtained for the future. Intend.

Although Father Chang gave them Gao Yuan's previous address, the mansion has undergone tremendous changes over the years.Today's Pumpkin Mansion is four or five times larger than when Chang Daddy was there. The old houses have been demolished and new ones have been built, and no one can be found for a long time.

Fortunately, there are all kinds of businesses here in the mansion, and there are quite a few shops that are responsible for making inquiries, which are quite large.

As long as you can get the other party's name and some information, it is not difficult to find out.

This is also because of the strict management of household registration in the government. The government stipulates that the names of the people living here must be written on the door of each household, including the number of livestock raised.If another person dies in the family, the name will be crossed out, and if a child is born, it must be filled in.

And if someone borrows, it must be registered at a place equivalent to the street office, and the check-in time and departure time must be clearly registered.And if a foreigner lives in the mansion for one year, he can enter the household registration here.

In this way, the population of urban residents can be accurately grasped, and the situation of floating population can also be well understood.If something illegal happens, it's best to find out the situation.

Although there are some people who don't follow such rules, generally speaking, ordinary people don't dare to lie, and they all follow the rules.

It is precisely because of this that it is easy for these people to inquire about residents' information, and it is not too difficult to find people.In particular, they still have their previous address. Although it has changed a lot over the years, there are still traces to follow, so they found Gao Yuan's current address on the same day.Although it cost a lot of money, it is worth it.

Regardless of whether Gao Yuan can help, Father Chang misses this old friend whom he hasn't seen for a long time very much, and wants to know the current situation of the other party.For that alone, they had to try to find someone.

The place where Gao Yuan lives belongs to the wealthy area of ​​the Fuli, and as soon as he walks here, he can clearly feel the difference from other places.

It's very quiet here, and it's not like the shops on the first floor of the civilian area facing the street, which are bustling but noisy.It is surrounded by high walls, so you can't see the scenery inside, and there are not many people coming and going.

"Should it be here?" Chang Xisheng saw Gao's family written on a plaque at the door of a house.

Chang Xile went to the door and looked at the sign with the names of the residents, on which were written the names of Gao Yuan and his servant An Xing.

"It should be right here, but... Uncle Gao seems to live alone, seems to have no children?"

Chang Xisheng said: "If this person is Uncle Gao, those who inquired about the news said that Uncle Gao has never been married and has no children under his knees, only this servant is always by his side."

This kind of situation is rare here, unfilial piety is the third, and having no descendants is the greatest.In particular, Gao Yuan has a small fortune. If there is no descendant, there will be no one who will inherit his property in a hundred years.Even if the people here are lonely and widowed all their lives, most of them will adopt a child to send them to their old age.

According to the point of view here, Gao Yuan is like this, and his evening scene can be described as very bleak, even if he is rich, it still makes people feel very pitiful.

Chang Xisheng knocked on the door, and after a while, a man in his thirties opened the door. Seeing them, he was puzzled, "Who are you looking for?"

Chang Xisheng cupped his hands and saluted, "Excuse me, is this Gao Yuan's family who was known as the King of Crickets back then?"

The person who opened the door frowned, and said in a bad tone: "You have found the wrong one!"

As he said that he was about to close the door, Chang Yu blocked the door first, so that the person who opened the door could not close it.

The person who opened the door was obviously stunned. He didn't think that his strength was not as strong as a ten-year-old child.

Chang Xile stepped forward, "We don't intend to offend you, but we just want to ask about a former friend for my father. My father's name is Chang Rong, and he comes from Taoyuan Village, Daoxiang County. I wonder if this uncle can ask your master if he knows him?"

"Changrong in Taoyuan Village?"

"That's right, it's my father."

The expression of the person who opened the door eased, and he looked them up and down, "Come in."

Chang Xisheng and Chang Xile's eyes lit up, and they were probably inseparable!

The person who opened the door was none other than An Xing, the servant. He led Chang Xile and the three of them into the door together. As soon as they entered the door, there was a screen, and after passing around, there was a small courtyard with an area of ​​[-] to [-] square meters.The small yard is very elegantly arranged, with a few green bamboos planted in the corner, and many bonsai placed there.

Chang Xile just glanced at it, and saw tomatoes growing in a bonsai!He wasn't sure at first, but when he took a closer look, he realized that he was right.

Chang Xile suppressed the excitement in his heart. He has always liked to eat tomatoes, no matter raw or cooked, but it's a pity that they don't exist here.I never thought that I would meet here. The moment I saw it, scrambled eggs with tomatoes and fish in sour soup flashed in my mind...

It wasn't until someone came out of the house that he came back to his senses.

The visitor looked about 40 years old. Although he was middle-aged, his face was still beautiful, with an unhealthy whiteness on his face.Moreover, she is very thin and looks very weak. It seems that her bones are not very good.

"Are you the sons of Brother Rong?"

This is in line with what Father Chang said before, Gao Yuan did call Father Chang that way in the past.

The three hurriedly stepped forward to salute, Chang Xisheng said: "Yes, I am the second eldest in the family, these are my fifth and sixth younger brothers, my father knew that we were coming to the mansion, and specifically asked us to come and visit you."

Gao Yuan looked at the tall Chang Xisheng in front of him, and he could still find Chang Rong's appearance from the eyebrows and eyes, and couldn't help but sigh, "I didn't expect that 30 years later, when your father left here, he was about your age, and now he His sons are all grown up."

"Before we left, my father still talked about the past, but it was inconvenient to come to the mansion, otherwise he would definitely come to catch up with you." Chang Xisheng said.

Gao Yuan looked indifferent, "He said back then that he would not come to the mansion again, I thought there would always be a chance, but I didn't expect him to be determined."

"Now that the canal is undergoing major repairs, it will be very convenient to come and go when the boat is opened. If Uncle Gao wants to catch up with my father, he can go there by boat."

Gao Yuan shook his head, "I can't get rid of my bones, cough, cough."

An Xing, who has been paying attention to the situation here, hastily stepped forward and handed him a pill with a concerned face, but Gao Yuan pushed it away.

"It's okay, I'm just a little excited to see the son of an old friend."

Chang Xile and Chang Xisheng looked at each other, although they could see that Gao Yuan's health was not good, but the situation was probably worse than imagined.

Chang Xisheng said: "Uncle Gao, what's wrong with your body?"

Father Chang told them about Gao Yuan. Gao Yuan was in good health back then, and he was younger than Father Chang. He is only in his forties now, and he is in the prime of life, and he is living a good life. Why? Get so weak right now.

"It's just an old problem. It's nothing serious. It's just that it's not convenient to go out."

Chang Xile and Chang Xisheng saw that he didn't want to mention more, so they didn't ask any more questions.

"Uncle Gao, you don't raise crickets anymore?" Chang Xile asked.

Anxing's attitude just now is obviously not like mentioning it, but Chang Daddy said that Gao Yuan raises crickets not only for making money, but also because he likes them very much, so he can raise them very well.Because he raised these crickets like his sons and took better care of them than anyone else.

But once this is said,

Gao Yuan's body froze obviously, and An Xing's complexion was not very good, which made people feel very weird.

"It's long gone."

Gao Yuan obviously didn't want to mention it, so it was hard for Chang Xile and Chang Xisheng to inquire further.After all, although he and Father Chang are good friends, they are completely strangers to them.

But since the mention of the crickets, Gao Yuan's attitude became even colder, and after a few casual chatter, Gao Yuan was obviously exhausted.Seeing this, Chang Xile and Chang Xisheng didn't want to bother them anymore, they put down the gifts they had prepared before and left.

Gao Yuan didn't hold back too much, he only asked them to come over when they left the mansion, and didn't say anything else.

As soon as Chang Xile and the others left the door, An Xing closed the door firmly, separating the two sides, and did not want others to enter.

Even Chang Yu felt the indifference of Gao Yuan's master and servant, the door was closed, and he couldn't help but bark at the door.

Gao Yuan's current attitude is completely different from that described by Chang's father before. Gao Yuan in Chang's mouth is a very gentle and warm person.He didn't expect that the fact was completely different. Don't ask Gao Yuan for news, it would be difficult to say a few more words.What I said just now were basically polite words, and Gao Yuan didn't really want to know about Chang's current situation.

"Is this really Uncle Gao that Dad said? Could it be that Dad is getting old and can't remember things clearly?"

Chang Xisheng looked at the closed door with a puzzled expression on his face, it was too different from what they thought.Although the other party didn't say anything harsh, just a normal greeting, the alienation in his tone couldn't be hidden.The servant's attitude towards them was extremely indifferent, and he closed the door as soon as he went out, as if he was afraid that they would go back again.

Chang Xile was also puzzled, "After decades, people will always change. Besides, Uncle Gao is still sick, and people tend to change their temperament when they are sick."

Chang Xisheng nodded, "Fortunately, we have already found the Shen family's door, otherwise we would not know what's going on when we came to the mansion, and we would be hit hard by this cold reception again."

"It's just that I don't know how to mention it to my father when I go back. He couldn't hide his miss when he mentioned Uncle Gao's words before. But Uncle Gao is not like this. I'm afraid that the affection for Dad has long since faded. If Dad wants to I know, I don't know how sad it is."

Hearing this, Chang Xisheng also frowned, "We can't hide this kind of thing, let's come again before we leave, and then we'll see what's going on with Uncle Gao, and then think about how to tell Dad."

"That's the only way to go." Chang Xile thought of something, and said, "Brother, do you think Uncle Gao's big change in temperament has something to do with raising crickets? Otherwise, why would their attitude change when they mentioned it?"

"I'll check it out when I go back. Dad must really want to know how Uncle Gao is doing recently. If I only talk about today's events with Dad, I'm afraid Dad will be sad, and he must feel that there is something hidden. Dad's temper, if It may not be necessary to rush to the mansion on impulse."

"Well, it's good to check it out. I also think there is something hidden behind it. But if you can't find it out, forget it. In the future, you will do business, and you will have many opportunities to communicate with him. Just visit him often. Maybe he is just talking to us. It’s only because of unfamiliarity, if you have more contacts, it may be better.”

On the same day, Chang Xisheng went to the place where he had inquired before to inquire about Gao Yuan's affairs, and without much effort, he roughly knew what was going on.

This matter was quite famous at the time, about three or four years after Father Chang returned to his hometown, Gao Yuan became more and more famous for raising crickets, and many wealthy families asked him for crickets.

But when he is famous, things will come. There are many people looking for him, so it is inevitable that he will be out of tune.There was a son from a rich family who bought crickets from Gao Yuan and lost a fight. He went to find Gao Yuan's fault in a fit of anger. As a result, Gao Yuan was severely tortured and fell seriously ill.Although the family of the rich kid paid money to settle the situation, and the rich kid came to the door to apologize in person, Gao Yuan's health was in serious trouble.

He also has no intention of keeping these gadgets anymore, and has been living in a simple way these years, rarely contacting the outside world.Someone once wanted to invite him out of the mountain, but he was unmoved no matter how much the other party paid or threatened with words.

Moreover, Gao Yuan's body is really bad, and he can't take care of himself, let alone take care of this little thing.So gradually no one thought of him, and many people had already forgotten such a person.

But after all, Gao Yuan was also famous in the past, and there are legends about him in the world. Later, the crickets all said that he was not as well-raised and vigorous, and everyone would think of such a person every time this time came.Fighting crickets is still very popular in the mansion nowadays, so everyone in this line of work knows him.

It's easy for those who scout the news to find out what happened in the past.

Chang Xisheng sighed: "Without a backing, it's like a floating weed without roots. Everything is involuntary."

Gao Yuan is a powerful person in Chang's father's mouth, but when something happens, he has no power to fight back.

Chang Xile was also very sad, no wonder Gao Yuan and the servant had such weird expressions when they heard about raising crickets, and the shadow brought about by this incident has not disappeared until now.As for why they are indifferent to them, maybe after encountering a catastrophe and staying in the house for such a long time, it is difficult to get close to others.

"If dad hears this, he will be sad."

Father Chang treats Gao Yuan as his younger brother, and he has been trying to persuade Gao Yuan to go back to the village together because of his suffering, but Gao Yuan is unwilling, so he no longer insists.The two places are too far away, and communication is extremely difficult, so they lost contact with each other.

Although Father Chang was always worried, he always felt in his heart that Gao Yuan was able to live a smooth life, otherwise he would not let them go to Gao Yuan to inquire about the news when they came to the mansion.

"Dad has gone through so many things, and there is nothing he can't figure out."

Chang Xile nodded. Although Father Chang was just a countryman and didn't do much, he was a ruthless and transparent person with the wisdom of a farmer.

It's a pity that he couldn't ask Gao Yuan about the origin of the tomato, and the delicious food disappeared again.

The day when Shi Tianxia and Qingfeng Restaurant are fighting for vegetables is coming soon, and Chang Xile and the others arrived at Shi Tianxia early to prepare to have a look.

Seeing them, Shen Baili hurried forward to greet them, and led them into the best room to watch the battle.

"In the past few days, my family has thought of a new dish using cornel paste and cumin. The taste is indescribably exciting, and it will definitely win a lot of applause!" Shen Baili said excitedly.

Chang Xile and the others smiled, "If that's the case, the business of our dogwood sauce will also be good in the future."

"It's absolutely no problem. In the past few days, I have used your food to make a lot of delicious food for my family, and they all praised it. I have only eaten it for a few days, and now I feel that it is not enough if I can't taste it. My family is usually the most talkative, but this time they all applauded, which shows that this thing is very attractive. Not only that, but the fans you make are especially liked by my family members. You didn’t bring enough food for our family this time. Waiting for you this time When I go back, I will order someone to get the goods."

Chang Xile and the others were overjoyed, and Chang Xisheng said: "It would be great if this is the case! We have saved a lot before, and now there is almost nowhere to put them."

"I'll talk to you in detail after I finish the competition. I can attract a lot of orders in today's competition. You should remember to get them out quickly. But it's okay, the things have to be the same as this time, and I will make them Business doesn’t care about affection, it only cares about good and bad things.”

Chang Xisheng replied: "That is natural."

"Hmph, you only talk about business and not affection, Heitan, you really have no conscience." Pei Qingyun walked in wearing a crescent white robe, like a fairy who had fallen into the mortal world, which made people's eyes shine.

Shen Baili just wanted to roll his eyes, "This is my place, what are you doing here, don't disturb my distinguished guests."

"Where I, Pei Qingyun, want to go, can you control me? If you have the ability, go to grandma to complain. Remember to cry a little bit, so that no one will sympathize with you. If you are ugly, you need to work harder."

Shen Baili snorted coldly and didn't bother to pay attention to him, "Let's let you be proud for a while now, as soon as you are happy now, you will be miserable."

Shen Baili snorted, "I want to give you this too!"

The two of them are obviously not young, and they are both able to marry wives and have children here, but they quarrel like children.

Chang Xile and Chang Xisheng knew the relationship between the two families, so they turned a blind eye like everyone else.The two men bickered completely ignoring the presence of others.

The two stopped until the game was about to start.

Pei Qingyun was very proud: "I got a new seasoning this time, which must be something you have never eaten before. No matter what new dishes you create this time, they cannot compare with my unique taste."

Shen Baili raised his eyebrows, "Oh? I'm afraid I've disappointed you, I also got a new seasoning, and it's not just one flavor but two flavors."

Pei Qingyun didn't take it seriously, "Hmph, you're still stubborn until now, and you'll be convinced once you lose."

Shen Baili smiled, "Then just wait and see."