Chapter 661: The History of the Old Poisonous Man (6)
"Grandpa! Where are you?"
A baby's sweet voice could be heard from the back mountain of Tubei Village.
The little kid in a red spring shirt was panting as he climbed up the mountain path, shouting and looking for someone.
In mid-spring in April, the wild grass on the mountain has grown to half a person's height, and is lush and green.
"Shh! Shh! Yuanyuan, great-grandfather is here, speak softly, don't let your father hear it!" A patch of grass beside the mountain path was parted, and a head poked out stealthily from behind, with messy silver hair and shifty eyes. He didn't look like a good person at all.
Seeing him, the little girl's eyes lit up, and she immediately rushed over and threw herself into the old man's arms, raising her little face and excitedly saying, "Grandpa, let's go play, to Fengyun City!"
Picking up the little dumpling, Du Buqin beamed, and with a single step, he flew towards Fengyun City. "You little guy, you're just like your mother. When she was little, she also loved going to Fengyun City to play. Whenever she mentioned Fengyun City, her eyes would light up so brightly that it could blind anyone, hehe!"
"Mom went to the city to fight, but Yuanyuan didn't go there to fight." The little guy argued confidently.
"If you don't want to fight, what are you going to do in Fengyun City?"
"Yuanyuan is going to Fengyun City to accompany Grandpa!"
Oh my god, the wrinkles on the old man’s face from laughing can’t be smoothed out even with my hands, and my whole body feels comfortable.
In the Su family courtyard, another little girl, dancing with a small wooden sword with great vigor, looked up at the sky as if sensing something, then turned back with a stern face, "Yuanyuan coaxed her great-grandfather to take her to Fengyun City to play again."
The corners of Old Master Su's mouth twitched when the little boy complained about him, looking so amused that he deliberately teased him, "Who are you calling great-grandfather?"
"This, that, this, that...ah!"
A small stone hit the little boy's buttocks, and after hitting him, it rolled gently to the ground.
A woman's cold voice came from the kitchen, "Bai Tuan Tuan, don't tease Grandpa."
Tuantuan patted her little butt and replied seriously, "I know, mother."
Old Master Su was so amused by the little guy's mature appearance that he fell forward and backward. He pulled him over and hugged him, rubbing him gently. "Your father was a naughty boy. Although your mother didn't like to laugh when she was young, she was never as arrogant as you. Who did you inherit your temper from?"
"My great-grandson, Xiao Zu, takes after my great-grandfather." Tuantuan had a serious face and remained calm while coaxing people.
Although he knew how miserable he was as a child, the old man couldn't stop talking because of the coaxing.
Grandma Su, who was teaching her granddaughter to knead dough in the kitchen, was at a loss for words. "I don't know who Tuantuan's personality is from, but his ability to coax people with his little mouth is undoubtedly inherited from his father."
"Thank you for the compliment, grandma." Bai Yu raised his two flour-covered hands and responded with a smile.
In the small kitchen, several women were busy around the stove, lighting the fire, heating the pot and setting up the steamer. As Qingming Festival was approaching, every household in the village began to make green rice dumplings.
A dining table was set up in the open space next to them, with a bamboo plate and a winnowing basket on the table. Grandma Su took Tianbao and Bai Yu to knead the dough together. The couple did a lot of work despite their limited help.
Grandma Su looked at the dough that had become a mess due to too much water, and then looked at the couple who were frantically adding flour to the dough to try to fix it. The smile on her face disappeared, and she grabbed the rolling pin and chased them away, "Forget it, forget it, you two go and have fun by yourselves. The more you help, the more trouble you make. If you two cause trouble again, we'll run out of flour and won't be able to knead a ball of dough. You won't be able to eat delicious food today!"
Tian Bao didn't believe it, "Grandma, I'll do it again, and I'm sure we can make peace this time."
"You've said this six times. The only room in the house where you have no use is the kitchen. So please just be quiet. Stop making trouble. Go away. Just bring back the green dumplings and eat them!"
Amid the laughter of their grandma, mother, aunts and cousins, the couple was kicked out of the kitchen covered in dust and dirt.
Xiao Tuantuan rushed to his parents with his little wooden sword in hand, and once again danced with the sword vigorously, "Hum! Hum! Ha! Ha! Hey!"
Wang Bai poked his head out from the roof and nodded politely.
Grandpa Su said, "Hahahaha! Your father, second uncle, and Changdong are digging a sweet potato kiln by the river. You two can go play there! Or you can go to the yard across the river. Your uncle Duan Dao and the master are making tea and playing chess in the yard! Or you can go to the Twelve Pier on the other side of the river. Your uncle is negotiating business with someone. Go and listen to the fun! Let's go, come back when you're hungry!"
Tianbao, Bai Yu, "..."
Since they stopped going out, the couple has been driven from one end of the house to the other and then kicked out of the house from the west end, which has become a daily routine in recent years.
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Fengyun City has been as bustling as ever for decades.
Fights and disturbances are still common, and ordinary people's lives are also common. The sweet aroma of mugwort can be smelled everywhere in the streets and alleys.
"Grandpa, tell Yuanyuan the story of my father and mother!" Yuanyuan sat on the old man's shoulders, holding the old man's head steadily, saving the old man from having to support himself with his hands.
The little baby, who is over three years old, is loved and spoiled by a bunch of elders. He is raised to be plump and white. From a distance, he looks like a chubby jade ball. He speaks in a baby voice that makes people feel soft-hearted.
"What's there to say about your father? He's been a shrewd man since he was young. He knew how to hide his true colors when he was your age. But your mother is the most down-to-earth. She says whatever she thinks and never plays tricks!" The old man walked with his hands on his hips and started praising his granddaughter. He could praise her for three days and three nights without stopping.
He likes to praise and Yuanyuan likes to listen, so they get along well.
"Grandpa Yuan said that you and my mother started fighting the first time you met, and my mother beat you into a big pig's head!"
"Your Grandpa Yuan is talking nonsense. He just can't be happy that your mother is closer to me! There's a saying that goes 'No friendship without fighting.' How could your great-grandfather and your mother have known each other if they hadn't fought each other? And why would your great-grandfather take you to Fengyun City to play today?"
"Hehehe! Yes! Great-grandfather is so nice!"
The little baby was very good at stroking her fur, which made the old man love her deeply.
An old man and a child walked slowly on the smoky street, basking in the warm April sun and laughing.
Things flew out from everywhere around them from time to time, but they seemed to have consciousness, and nothing hit the old man and the baby.
"The first time I went to Tubei Mountain, it was just Tubei Mountain at that time, and it had not yet become Tubei Village. Your mother was just a baby lying in a bamboo basket, younger than you, but smart and brave... She was the only one who dared to beat Great Grandfather until his head was covered with bruises, no one else could do it." Recalling the past, the wrinkles on Du Buqin's old face smoothed out, and the fierceness in his triangular eyes was gone. As time went by, a more and more profound sense of peace condensed in him.
Yuanyuan curled up her little paws, trying hard not to pull at Great Grandpa's few white hairs. "Yuanyuan is happier than Mom! Yuanyuan can sit on Great Grandpa's shoulders without having to fight with him!"
"That's right, you are so happy."
The old man laughed, his old eyes half-closed as he looked at the blue sky with white clouds.
He has been immune to poison in this life, so he is considered to have lived a long life.
The only people who have ever carried a burden on my neck are Tianbao and Xiaoyuanyuan.
That’s it.
Unfortunately, human life is limited, and I can’t wait for Xiao Yuanyuan’s child to be born and carry another one.
But satisfied, extremely satisfied!
Du Buqu was rebellious and showed off all his life, but he enjoyed family happiness in the second half of his life.
If you want to fill the ditches, you have to be loose and unrestrained. You laugh at yourself that a crazy man becomes even crazier as he gets older.
"Hahahaha! Yuanyuan, let Grandpa take you flying around twice, let's go!"
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