One year brought a great drought, the next year floods, and then, in a blink, a plague.
The Xu family fled from the north to the south, and then from the south back to the north.
Before...
As soon as Qi Canglan had a curious thought, he was immediately discovered by the person involved.
He quickly covered it up with a polite smile. Jiang Yan was in a good mood, so the look in his eyes when he looked at Qi Canglan was just right.
Qi Canglan turned his head back and continued to chew on the roasted bird, his heart was filled with crickets: Love is so damn scary!
"Ningning, be good and drink some sobering soup, otherwise you will have a headache when you wake up tomorrow." Xu Yuan helped Xu Ning back to the room. Xu Ning lay on the bed, mumbling something in his mouth.
Xu Yuan moved closer and vaguely heard words like "go home" and "Dad".
The next morning, before dawn, Xu Yuan, who had gotten up early to practice, found that Old Man Xu was already sitting in the yard. In the past, both Old Lady Xu and Old Man Xu would still be resting at this time.
"Dad, why did you get up so early today? Are you irritated?" Yesterday, she was busy taking care of the drunk Xu Ning and didn't pay much attention to the two elders. When she thought that it was her negligence that caused the two elders to feel unwell, she felt guilty.
"It's Yuanyuan. Dad is fine. I just woke up in the middle of the night and couldn't fall asleep again, so I came out for some fresh air." Old Man Xu spoke slowly, and a few teeth could be vaguely seen in his mouth.
"You should go practice first. Dad wants to see the sunrise."
"You don't have to practice today." Xu Yuan moved a stool and sat down next to Old Man Xu. "I'll watch the sunrise with you."
"Okay." Old Man Xu smiled on his old face, and his teeth were clearly visible.
Not long after, Old Mrs. Xu woke up and found that the old man beside her was not there. She put on her clothes in the dark and came out. In the dim light, she saw two people sitting in the yard.
"Why are they up so early today? Have they not slept yet?" Old Mrs. Xu walked closer and saw who they were. She thought she was wrong. These two people were not the kind of people who would play all night.
"Yuanyuan, Daya didn't make a fuss too late last night, did she?"
"Mom, no, Daya got drunk early last night. She just said a few words, then drank some hangover soup and fell asleep."
"What did Daya say?" Old Mrs. Xu yawned, thinking that this girl was probably saying something that others couldn't understand.
"Something like 'Dad' and 'Go home'."
Sure enough, others couldn't understand it. Oh, that's not right. Daya had explained before that "ba" means father. Old Mrs. Xu laughed and thought that she was really getting confused.
When Old Man Xu heard the word "go home", he was a little dazed and remembered his dream last night.
"Chunhua, I dreamed of Daqiang last night."
"Who?" Old Mrs. Xu, who was originally a little sleepy, quickly reacted and woke up.
"Why did you dream about him?"
"Mom, who is Daqiang?" Seeing that the two elders' faces looked strange after Xu Yuan said this name, he immediately asked.
"He used to be Dayong's younger brother, but now he has cut off all ties with our family." Old Mrs. Xu felt a little sad when she talked about Xu Daqiang. Old Man Xu quickly changed the subject and asked her what she wanted to eat this morning.
The servants in the valley also got up one after another at daybreak to clean and cook. Unfortunately, Old Mrs. Xu's mood was affected by the name after all, and she lost her appetite after eating less than half of her usual breakfast.
Xu Yuan knew more or less about this past event, so he didn't mention the name again until Xu Ning woke up and the first thing he did was to announce that he wanted to return to Xujia Village.
"We are living well here, why do we want to go back to that abandoned place?" Qi Canglan couldn't understand. It was so comfortable here. If he hadn't followed the master, he would have wanted to retire here.
To be honest, Xu Ning also felt that the treasure chest was playing tricks on her. How long had she returned to the valley when this new task came?
"Congratulations, player. Your mission progress has reached 80%. The main system has specially rewarded you with a special mission. Return to Xujia Village and revitalize it. You will receive a mission progress and a special reward~"
"Thank you for the invitation, I really want it!"