Dreaming of Lion Rock: Recipe in Hand

Chapter 147: The Accent Remains the Same, the Hair Turns Gray

Chunni and her friends had a quick lunch and got on the train again. They changed to a bullock cart and finally arrived at Chujia Village, the hometown of Old Master Chu.

"I left home when I was young and returned when I was old. My accent has not changed but my hair has turned gray." Old Mrs. Chu couldn't help but sigh, "I wonder how many of those old guys are still around!"

Her eyes were a little moist. This was a reunion after decades, but everything had changed!

"Look, old man, the river is still there."

"Of course the river is still there. At that time, you were still a landlord's daughter, hahaha." Chunni thought she was going to hear a very exciting story and was looking forward to it, but the old man started laughing to himself.

Chunni...

Autumn Fruits...

He Yanqing...

Chu Hua...

As the youngest daughter, Chu Hua was deeply loved by her parents, so she dared to say, "Dad, dear dad, please tell me what happened to you two later. Don't keep me in suspense!"

Mrs. Chu glared at the old man, and he stopped laughing. "At that time, this old woman and I grew up together. My father-in-law saw that I was good-looking and capable, so he betrothed her to me!"

Chunni didn't expect the matter to be so simple. She thought she would hear a story about a couple being separated or lovers eloping. But there was one thing Chunni didn't understand, so she asked, "How did a poor boy like you become childhood sweethearts with the daughter of a landlord?"

Old Man Chu said proudly, "Of course it's because my family is also a landlord!"

Well, the landlord’s son and the landlord’s daughter are indeed a good match.

"You have no idea how beautiful your grandmother was when she was young. The people who wanted to marry her lined up from Tuojiang River to Zizhou City! I didn't expect that I would be the one to marry her in the end. Hahahaha."

Mrs. Chu finally suppressed her urge to hit someone and said, "Don't listen to your grandpa's nonsense. There is no other person."

Old Master Chu was unhappy and walked forward quickly with his cane, "Why is there no one here? Isn't Chu Shangzhi one?" Chu Shangzhi is Old Master Chu's cousin who is full of evil intentions.

"It's old news now, why are you still mentioning him? If you were not the only one I knew in the whole army, I would not want to marry you!" The latter sentence was said very quietly, but even so, it was heard by Old Man Chu, who usually had poor hearing. He jumped up and said indignantly, "Well, damn old woman, are you still thinking about that damn old man Chu Shangzhi? Just wait, I'll smash his big sheep's head!"

Chunni didn't know whether to laugh or cry when she saw the old man walking away arrogantly. The older he got, the younger he got. He was always throwing tantrums and making trouble!

"Don't bother with this old man. Let him go!" Old Mrs. Chu was very old and was still framed by the old man, so she became angry.

I left home when I was young and returned when I was old. My accent has not changed but my hair has turned gray. Children do not recognize me when they meet. They ask me where I am from with a smile. This is the scene that Old Master Chu is facing at this moment.

Old Master Chu kindly asked the passing child, "Little friend, do you know Chu Shangzhi? How do I get to his home?"

The child looked at the strange old man in front of him and asked in confusion, "Who are you?" Seeing the old man stunned, he added, "Who is Chu Shangzhi? I don't know him." Then, he left without looking back!

"You old man, why are you looking for someone? Why are you looking for a child? What does he know?" Mrs. Chu found a middle-aged man and asked, "Young man, do you know Chu Shangzhi?"

The middle-aged young man was confused for a moment before he shook his head, "I don't know him. How old is the person you're looking for? What does he look like?"

Old Mrs. Chu calculated in her mind and said, "He's probably in his sixties or nearly seventies. As for his appearance, I haven't seen him for decades, so I don't know what he looks like."

The man shook his head and said, "I don't know him either. Are you sure he's from our village?"

The old couple of the Chu family nodded in unison to indicate that they were not mistaken.

The man thought for a while and said, "Uncle and Madam, I really don't know the person you are talking about. Otherwise, you can follow me home. My old father may know him."

Old Master Chu was happy. Judging from the man's age, his old father should be about the same age as them. Maybe they were even acquaintances!

Well, it’s indeed an acquaintance.

When they entered the village, Old Master Chu said excitedly, "Hey, young man, what's your father's name? Maybe I know him!"

Young man: Well, I am indeed a young man in front of the old man.

"Our surname is Chu. My name is Chu Chongli and my father's name is Chu Shangde!"

"Old woman, old woman, did you hear that? It turned out to be that kid Shangde!"

Old Mrs. Chu was also very happy. She hadn’t seen them for decades and thought they were all gone!

Young man: Well, you can indeed call me young man. It seems that you are the elder in the family!

After a while, everyone came to a small farmyard, where a skinny old man was squatting and repairing a hoe.

"Dad, I'm back."

The old man said without even looking up, "Have you checked the fields? Are you going to plant sweet potatoes?"

"more or less!"

Seeing that the old man ignored him, Old Master Chu handed the cane to Chunni, passed behind the old man, covered his eyes with his hands, and said in a deliberately strange way, "Xiao Dezi, guess who your brother is?"

Chu Hua narrowed his eyes and smiled, looking at Old Mrs. Chu and said, "Mom, please take care of your man."

Old Mrs. Chu... She couldn't do anything about it. The older this old man got, the more he acted like a child.

The old man was busy here, and suddenly someone covered his eyes and looked confused. The voice of the person behind him sounded familiar, but he really couldn't remember it! Fortunately, the person behind him spoke again, "You were twelve years old that year, and you ran to the river to swim. Do you remember your leg cramp?"

Of course Chu Shangde remembered it. He almost met the King of Hell that time.

"Do you still remember who saved you?" Old Master Chu suddenly raised his voice, which shocked Chu Shangde's heart. Yes, who saved him at that time? Oh, it was Chu Shangqing's cousin who was five generations younger than him, and there was a girl named what? Anyway, the cousin got engaged to the girl later.

Chu Shangde stood up in shock, waved away the hand covering his eyes, stared at the old man in front of him, and asked uncertainly, "Brother Qing?"

"Great! Xiao Dezi, you have a pretty good eye!"

Xiao Dezi: You have said it so obviously, if I don’t remember it, I am a pig!