"Let's go out first."
Nangong Jiu took Xiao Wang and Xiao Xing out of the house.
"Let's go buy some gifts and then we can formally visit."
Xiao Xing worriedly said, "We don't know their personalities yet. Wouldn't it be a bad idea to just rush into recognizing them?"
“I didn’t say I wanted to recognize you.
Before, I saw mostly servants in there, and few masters, so I had no idea of their character.
Only when we pay them a formal visit will we have the opportunity to meet them. Then I will be able to judge their character.
Don't worry, I won't reveal my identity easily."
A moment later.
The three of them bought gifts, came to the door of the house, and asked the doorman to report.
The concierge hurried forward and asked, "Excuse me, who are you looking for?"
"Looking for your master."
The doorman asked, "We have so many masters. Which one are you looking for?"
"Looking for your old man!"
"Who are you?"
"We are considered your old master's relatives and friends. We have come to visit him and verify some things."
The doorman looked Nangong Jiu and Xiao Wang Xiaoxing up and down.
Seeing how they were dressed, they didn't look like they were here to ask for money, so he nodded and said, "Wait here for a moment, I'll go in and report to the old master."
A small courtyard in Li’s house.
The old man, who had difficulty walking and looked a little thin, was carried by several servants and placed in the sun in the yard.
"Old Master, the Master has instructed that when the sun is out, you can come out and get some sun."
"Good, good, it's warm and comfortable in the winter sun!"
"Then you stay in the sun. Call us when you want to go back to the house."
The old man waved his hand, sent the servant away, and half-reclined in a chair, carefully looking at every brick and tile in front of him.
He said to himself reluctantly, "I am getting old and dying. I am about to go down to be with my ancestors. I really can't bear to leave this home where I have lived all my life."
Maybe I'm old and like nostalgia.
The old man recalled the ups and downs of his life, sometimes smiling faintly, sometimes silent.
Just as the old man was immersed in memories of the past, the doorman came quickly.
"Old Master, there are a few people looking for you at the gate of the mansion. They say they are your relatives and friends who came to visit you and want to verify something with you."
"You want me to verify something? I haven't been involved in anything for over ten years. What can you ask me to verify?"
The old man thought for a moment and then asked, "What does the person who came look like?"
"The person in charge is a little kid with two attendants. They don't look like bad people."
"Little kids? That's strange. Bring them in. I want to see what they want to prove."
“Hey!”
The doorman responded and ran away quickly.
After a while, Nangong Jiu and the other two came in.
"Old Master, they are the ones looking for you!"
After the old master looked at Nangong Jiu and the others, he called the servants.
Soon, the servants brought tables, chairs and snacks.
The old man said, "Please take a seat!"
Nangong Jiu winked at Xiao Wang Xiaoxing, who presented him with a gift.
Nangong Jiu smiled and said, "Old man, we are sorry for disturbing you. We offer a small gift as an apology!"
"Little kid, no need to be polite. Just tell me why you're here."
Nangong Jiu nodded: "Whether you believe it or not, I am here to find my relatives on behalf of my elders."
"Looking for relatives? What's the name of your elder? Who are you looking for?"
"My ancestors lived on your land a long time ago, but the house has changed in appearance."
The old man smiled and shook his head.
"You might have come to the wrong place. Seven generations of my family have lived on this land for over two hundred years, and it's never changed hands."
Nangong Jiu disagreed: "What about those above seven generations?"
"Little kid, are you here to make fun of me, an old man? How could I possibly know about things that happened more than seven generations ago?"
Nangong Jiu took a sip of tea leisurely.
"You don't know, but I do know something."
The old man angrily said, "You know? If you know, why do you come to me? That's not right. You are only two or three years old. What do you know?"
"Old man, don't be angry.
I do know a few things. For example, among your ancestors, there was a lady named Nangong Yunxue, her son was Li Peizhou, and her grandsons were Li Chengjin and Li Chengqian.
The old man sat up straight.
"Who are you? Why do you know the name of my Li family's ancestor?"
"So, I didn't find the wrong person! Old man, I don't mean to offend you, I really came to you to verify it.
The elders in my family are the ancestors of your family.
Don't worry, I have no ill intentions, I just wanted to see how you are doing."
The old man's brows were furrowed into the shape of the Chinese character "川".
"What happened? Can you tell me more?"
Nangong Jiu smiled and waved his hands: “Maybe if I tell you, you will think it’s nonsense.
Not long ago, one of my elders had a dream in which she used to live here.
She said that this used to be just a two-story house with a small courtyard at the back, where some flowers, plants, and fruits were planted. There was a stream outside the courtyard, and she often washed things in the stream..."
The old man opened his eyes wide.
He said in disbelief: “When I was young, I heard my grandfather chattering.
It is said that our ancestors originally lived in the east of the city and later moved here.
He also said that this was just a two-story house with a small courtyard at the back, and that his ancestors liked to plant flowers, plants, fruits and melons beside the courtyard.
Could it be that your elders were the ones who sold my ancestral house?"
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