"Ah, I’m doing this for Alii’s illness. In the past year, Alii has improved so much in many ways. The children I raise tend to be a bit cold in nature, and that’s normal. I don’t expect Alii to be the lively and active type of girl, but why can’t she still talk?
No matter what, we have to make that stinky kid cure our Alii until she can speak."
"Then do you plan to take him as a disciple in na? But that ans leaving here."
"No rush. We’re in need of his help now. It’s not good to take a disciple directly at this mont.
When we get to Jinling, find so ti to put the ’Liu’s Qi Observation Technique’ on his desk. Let him start studying it. When he can’t understand many things, he will co to for guidance on his own. Then we can just go with the flow."
"You’ve thought it all through."
"Hehe, no matter how smart a child is, in the end, they are still a child with limited cunning."
"Hehe, that’s true."
Aunt Liu covered her mouth with a soft chuckle. She could see clearly as an observer that the boy had purposely run over to seek a scolding.
The old lady joked that Li Sanjiang was played to a tee, but she was actually manipulated just right herself.
At dinner, the postman ca by bicycle and yelled from across the rice paddies:
"He got in, he got in!"
These days, families would hold banquets just for a child getting into a vocational school, let alone a proper and good university.
Tan Wenbin imdiately put down his chopsticks and was about to go out when Li Sanjiang stopped him, then took two packs of cigarettes from his pocket and tossed one unopened pack to Tan Wenbin:
"Go quickly!"
"Okay!"
Tan Wenbin went to get the admission notice. He was admitted to Haihe University.
In fact, he wasn’t that excited. Even though the math test in the college entrance exam was tough, it didn’t affect his performance in other subjects. The admission notice ca very naturally to him.
However, when passing through the cover of the rice paddies and about to appear before everyone on the dam, Tan Wenbin raised the admission notice and ran excitedly, shouting:
"I made it in, I made it in!"
Dinner ended amid laughter and rrint, and everyone chatted into the late night.
Then, those who should go to bed went to bed, and those who should get into a coffin got into a coffin.
Li Zhiyuan took a bath and first pushed open the door to his grandfather’s room.
Li Sanjiang was sitting on the bed, counting money.
"Grandmaster."
"Ah," nodded Li Sanjiang, "This is the congratulatory money for Zhuangzhuang."
"Mhm."
"Marquis Runsheng and nghou are also going with you to Jinling, right?"
"Yes."
"We need to set aside so money for renting a house. I’ll scrape together so more, no problem."
"Brother Liang has a rented house off-campus. I’ll live at the school. They can just live at Brother Liang’s place; he doesn’t co ho often anyway."
"But, staying at soone else’s place is inconvenient after all."
"Uncle Tan is going to rent a house for Brother Bin, this was a condition Brother Bin set before the college entrance exams."
"Alright then, Zhuangzhuang is not an outsider."
"Grandmaster, won’t you feel lonely after we leave?"
"You’re going off to university. You’ll be back after the holidays. It’s not like you won’t return. Child, don’t worry about your grandmaster. When I was younger, I had the energy and had to go out and see the world. I was also a man who didn’t stay ho much."
"What about things at ho..."
"I’ve already talked to your grandparents. They will move in and live with . Your grandpa is still in good health; he can help with the work and farming. Your grandma’s craft is not so good; her paper figures are so poor that even ghosts would avert their eyes.
Let your grandma just handle cooking. Guiying, Marquise of the Kitchen, is very capable."
"Grandmaster, do you know that Aunt Liu is leaving?"
"She has already pickled several jars of pickles and sauces in advance, and made a large batch of paper figures ahead of ti. It’s pretty obvious, and I guess in a few days, she’ll bring it up with .
I’ll have to find soone who is clever and good with chores... hm, I’ll have to ask around in a little while."
"Grandmaster, as long as you have a plan, it’s good."
"Little Yuanhou, don’t worry about your grandmaster. In this world, no one truly can’t live without anyone else." Li Sanjiang reached out to touch the boy’s head, "Outside, have fun when you should. Don’t worry about your grandmaster. If I get sick or sothing happens to , I won’t hide it from you or not call you."
"Mhm, I understand."
"Oh, right, there’s one more thing to take care of. I made a will in front of the village chief and the others, and it’s left to you.
But Big Beard’s house, no, I an Da Linzi’s house, and that peach grove—which are also in my na—weren’t actually included in the last will certification.
In a couple of days, I will invite the village chief and the others for another al, and get that place certified as well.
I reckon that since Da Linzi has been gone for such a long ti without a phone call or a letter, he’s probably no longer alive."
Li Zhiyuan knew that Ding Dalin and the others had been gone for almost a year now.
Li Sanjiang exhaled a ring of smoke and smacked his lips, "Though it’s a bit unseemly to do this, Little Yuanhou, after all, you are going to be far away. If sothing really happens to , knock on wood, we have to be prepared for any eventuality.
In the village, if you don’t lay things out clearly in advance, it can lead to disputes.
Anyway, Ding Dalin and I had an agreent. The house and land are in my na, he could live there, and after he left, it would be for you, Little Yuanhou. If he ever cos back one day, you can just let him stay."
The day after tomorrow, Li Sanjiang held a small banquet at Big Beard’s house, invited the village chief and the others to make a new will, and then they all had drinks.
Li Sanjiang was quite spirited today, drank too much, and Run Sheng carried him back before coming back with the cart.
On the cart were so candles and yellow paper, and everyone set up an altar facing the peach grove on the dam.
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