To Travel by the Edge of a Creek

Return gift.

"Jiajia, I have packed the mooncakes. Go and deliver them." Sun Qing took out two large bags of mooncakes and a bottle of wine from the house and handed them to Liang Jia.

"Okay." Liang Jia took the bag and wine and said coquettishly to Yan Ran, imitating his sister's tone: "Brother Ranran, please come with me."

"Mom, my brother is learning from me." Liang Qian pulled her mother to complain.

"Hey, this kid, why don't you go with him? It's just a walk," Sun Qing said with a smile.

"Well, okay," Yan Ran replied, suppressing a smile.

Liang Qian was too busy watching TV series to join them.

The road was white under the moonlight, and the two of them were chatting and laughing, each carrying a bag of mooncakes.

Relatives in the village live relatively scattered, so they walked almost half of the village to deliver the mooncakes.

Liang Jia went in to deliver moon cakes, and Yan Ran waited for him outside, smiling as he listened to Liang Jia's greetings with the people inside.

"My third wife and third master, happy Mid-Autumn Festival. I wish you good health and a long life. Here are the mooncakes made by my family for you to try." Liang Jia sweetly sent her blessings, put down the mooncakes and planned to leave.

"Don't go, old lady, go get two big pears." The old man smiled broadly as he listened to the blessing, and held him back to prevent him from leaving.

His third grandma took small steps to the room and took out the two largest pears and stuffed them into his arms.

"Ah, no, no, no, then I'll accept it." Liang Jia refused but accepted it.

"Third Master and Third Mistress, I will leave first."

Liang Jia said goodbye to the old man and went out, holding the big pear given by the old man in his hand.

"Let's go to the next one." Liang Jia raised the big pear in his hand and said to Yan Ran with a smile.

Yan Ran smiled when he saw the scattered return gifts in their bags. How could it be like this? When he went to someone else's house to give gifts, he received more than what he gave.

After a trip like this, I gave away two bags of moon cakes and took back two bags of fruits.

"The last family is my savior's family," Liang Jia said, pointing to a low house.

"Savior?" Yan Ran looked at him.

"Hahaha, I almost died when I was a child, but thanks to the old man's folk remedy, I was saved," he said easily.

Liang Jia pushed open the low door and entered the courtyard. A faint smell of herbs filled the courtyard.

"Old man, I'm here to see you" Liang Jia shouted as soon as he entered the door.

"A dead kid still has some conscience," the old man said with a smile as he walked out of the room with his waist hunched over.

"Here are the moon cakes and wine." Liang Jia showed them to him.

"Drink your father's wine now, and I will drink your wine later." The old man happily took the wine.

"Which family's child is this so handsome?" The ninety-year-old man was surprised when he saw the child's appearance.

"It's not from someone else's family, it's my friend," Liang Jia introduced.

"Hello grandpa" Yan Ran didn't know what to call him, so he called him grandpa considering how old he was.

"Hahahaha, that's all, no matter what you call it, it's the same." The old man's voice was hoarse and his laughter was a little scary.

"According to seniority, he should call me grandpa." Liang Jia also smiled and explained to Yan Ran.

Yan Ran smiled awkwardly.

"Come on, come on, sit down." The old man called them to sit in the courtyard.

"It's time for the college entrance examination this year. I've done the math for you. I'm the top pick, definitely the top pick in high school. Just go and take the exam with confidence." The old man pulled Liang Jia and said firmly.

"Hey, old man, are you accurate?? Besides, I am a new youth in the 21st century who pays attention to science." Liang Jia shook his head in disbelief.

"Why don't you believe it? This is something left by our ancestors. It's still alive." The old man became anxious when he heard that he didn't believe it.

"Then you do the math for him," Liang Jia approached him and pointed at Yan Ran and said.

"Ah, no need." Yan Ran was surprised as he sat on the small bench.

"This kid has a kind face and a kind heart. He is destined to be rich and powerful," the old man said after taking a look.

"Hahaha, you still say that I am destined to be rich and powerful? According to you, everyone in the world is destined to be rich and powerful?" Liang Jia laughed after hearing this.

"Show me your hand again, your right hand," the old man said to Yan Ran.

Yan Ran obediently stretched out his right hand to him.

The old man looked at it for a while under the moonlight, his expression alternated between slow and anxious, his expression solemn and unfathomable.

"How is it? Did you calculate anything?" Liang Jia asked after taking a sip of tea after seeing his mysterious expression.

"Hahaha, okay, okay, okay," the old man said to Yan Ran.

The old man picked up the small cup and took a sip of tea, and said with a smile: "Fate brings wealth and honor. Once your luck declines, you will be dormant for three years. Now that you meet a beautiful woman, the willows will be dark and the flowers will be bright. In the future, you will be shining brightly."

"Thank you for your kind words," Yan Ran thanked him warmly.

"It's getting late, we have to leave. Old man, you should rest early." Liang Jia raised his head and glanced at Mingyue and said.

"Be careful when you go out." The old man stood up to see them off. There were some things he couldn't say clearly, so he had to give him a warning to gain peace of mind.

"Take care of yourself, and I'll treat you to a nice drink when I become the top pick in high school," Liang Jia said with a smile.

"That's not important. Safety is the best," the old man said, waving his hand.

"Don't give it away," Liang Jia walked to the low door and said to the old man.

"That's okay." The old man held on to the fence and didn't move forward.

Seeing the two children walking away, the old man slowly turned around and returned to the courtyard. He said in a sad voice: "I hope we can meet each other year after year, just like the swallows on Liang Shang."

"Go home, go to bed." Liang Jia put her arms around Yan Ran's shoulders and spoke briskly.

Yan Ran turned his head and looked back at the courtyard before going back with Liang Jia. The old man was right about the first half and the second half.

I hope it will be as he said.

The two of them returned home under the moonlight. When they returned home, they found that their family had set up a small table and chairs on the balcony on the second floor to enjoy the moon.

"Come and sit for a while, eat some moon cakes and fruits and chat. The moon is so round and beautiful today." Sun Qing greeted them over.

The two looked at each other and smiled before going up.

"I just asked you to give me mooncakes, but I didn't even think of letting you eat mooncakes. Come and try them. These are handmade mooncakes made by our family. The materials are all from our own family. You can eat them with confidence." Sun Qing gave each of you a mooncake.

"Thank you, Auntie," Yan Ran said with a smile as he took the moon cake.

"Try it quickly and see if it tastes good or not." Sun Qing enthusiastically encouraged him to try it.

Yan Ran smiled, took a bite of the mooncake, and chewed it slowly. The crispiness of the peanuts, the sweetness and sourness of the hawthorns, the softness of the raisins, and the aftertaste of the small piece of rock sugar at the end were indeed delicious. "Yummy"

"Mom, I will marry brother Ranran in the future," Liang Qian said coquettishly while sitting in her mother's arms, holding her chin and looking at Yan Ran.

"Pfft" Liang Jia squirted out a mouthful of water.

Yan Ran was eating mooncakes and was stunned for a moment.

"Stinky girl, do you know what getting married is?" Liang Yueting patted his daughter on the head and smiled.

"I don't care, I will marry brother Ranran." The child twisted his head.

"That's all nonsense," Sun Qing poked the child in the forehead and cursed.

"Why are you talking nonsense? Brother Ran is so good-looking, why can't I marry him? Besides, haven't you also caught up with this handsome father?" The child also found an example.

"Hey, you're here to expose your mother's shortcomings." Sun Qing was so angry that she couldn't speak.

"I'm not wrong, weren't you the one who chased my father for free?" The child was unconvinced.

Liang Yueting was very happy after hearing this.

"If you keep talking nonsense, I'll spank you."