Chapter 181 Only Do One Thing in This Life
"Today is the fifteenth day of the eighth lunar month. The delicious food and wine are ready. Eat and drink as much as you like!"
The bearded man was in a particularly good mood these past two days, and the sinister look that often lingered in his eyes had also faded a lot.
The cargo ship was still moving fast on the canal, with a pool of moonlight outside the cabin.
The lights in the cabin were bright, and the low table was filled with various dishes that were colorful, fragrant and delicious. There were also several jars of wine in the corners.
Everyone looked at him indifferently, his joy not even hidden by his beard, and laughed.
The cargo ship will arrive at the next dock tomorrow. Everyone has already agreed to go to the next dock separately.
So this meal was prepared by the bearded man to celebrate that he had finally gotten rid of the plague and escaped from the sea of suffering.
Bai Xiaofeng pointed at the five children with his folding fan, "Separate them. It's impossible for the five little ones to stay together. We have to separate them. At best, Old Poison and I can each take two."
After saying this, he looked at the bearded man with a meaningful smile.
The bearded man poured a basin of cold water on his head, narrowed his eyes, and the sinister look in his eyes slowly swept over the boys except Tianbao.
He wants to see who dares to come up to him!
Su An moved in a cross-legged position, his movements were quick and his eyes were bright, "Uncle Bearded, I'll go with you!"
Bearded man, “…”
The bearded man gnashed his teeth and said fiercely, "I don't want to go with you!"
The boy was not afraid at all, and said with a smile, "You have to bring one!"
"Oh, you can follow me if you want, as long as you are not afraid of not being able to return to the place of exile!"
"Don't be afraid!" If he hadn't gone back, Pier 12 would have been demolished by Du Grandpa and Tianbao.
Uncle with a big beard is a businessman. Can he do business at a loss?
cannot.
Su An grinned with his white teeth, his smile sincere and honest.
The bearded man stopped talking, feeling that the food and wine on the table no longer smelled good.
Su Wen and Su Wu exchanged a glance, then tacitly moved to Bai Xiaofeng's side, raised their heads and smiled flatteringly at him, "Uncle Changdong!"
Bai Xiaofeng snorted and acquiesced.
Seeing this, Du Buqin dragged Tianbao and Baiyu towards him and said, "There's no other way. This old man can only take care of these two little ones!"
Bai Xiaofeng, "So reluctant? I'll switch with you."
Old man, "Go pee first! What are you dreaming about?"
Bai Xiaofeng, "I'll give you a mirror. How do you look at yourself first?"
The old man's back stiffened and he was about to slam the table and stand up, "You bastard, don't hit people in the face! You f—"
"Grandpa Du! Uncle Feng! Let's eat first! The moonlight is so beautiful tonight!" The younger ones immediately served the two men with chopsticks and wine glasses... to prevent them from fighting on the spot and ruining the delicious food, so that no one would have anything delicious to eat during the Mid-Autumn Festival.
The bearded man bit the chopsticks apart, his teeth making a crackling sound. How could he not fight? He also joined in the fight, just because he had no place to vent his anger!
After dinner, the three older ones were still sitting around a low table arguing with each other, while the younger ones went out and lay on the deck, enjoying the breeze and looking at the moonlight.
Four boys of similar age, plus a little girl who was very fierce and taciturn, were chatting idly.
"How long will it take us to get home? The rice by the Qing River is almost turning yellow, right?"
"Master's wife must have given birth to a little junior sister. It's a pity that I didn't see her when she was first born. Will she be as wrinkled as Tianbao when she was a baby?"
"I wonder if all the fruits in our garden have been eaten. Grandpa and grandma will definitely leave some for us!"
"Hey brother, the bearded uncle is so sinister and fierce, how dare you approach him? Are you really not afraid?"
"Then do you two still dare to get close to Uncle Changdong? Aren't you afraid of being fooled by him?"
The boys were laughing together.
Su An lay down, looking at the round moon above his head, his eyes full of longing and yearning. "I used to think I would never be able to leave the Land of Exile in this lifetime, but now I am out, there is such a huge world out there... Uncle Beard has a lot of experience. He has been doing business on a ship all by himself, and he is doing it well. I can learn a lot from him."
He wants to do business and make money, not because he loves money, but because he likes the satisfaction of using his own abilities to build an empire and then getting the results.
The master said that a real man should have achieved success in his studies and have his own ideas. This is probably his ideal so far.
Speaking of his ideal, Su Wen smiled. "Then I want to be a scholar, well-versed in literature, and able to criticize with both words and writing. Like those scholars who emerged in Changjing this time, they dared to criticize the emperor and the court, stirring up public opinion, and in the end, they forced the damn emperor to give in. How satisfying!"
Su Wu's ideal was even simpler. "I don't like doing business or writing articles. I want to be invincible in the world! Make friends through boxing! This is the real pleasure!"
He doesn't like to use his brain or think about things, he just does it if he doesn't agree. This is his ideal in life!
The other three boys looked at him and touched his head sympathetically.
Don’t even think about being invincible. Not to mention others, as long as Tianbao is here, no matter how capable you are, you will always be second.
Silly child.
"Bai Yu, what do you want to do in the future?" Su An looked at Bai Yu, so curious.
This kid and their family are acquainted with each other through fighting. A few years ago, who would have thought that they would eventually become close friends.
Bai Yu half-sat, half-lying, his elbows resting on the deck. His features were delicate in the moonlight, his brows and eyes filled with arrogance. "This young master's goal is to be the second best in the world!"
Everyone, “…”
Go away, you are second, then Xiao Wu will be third.
Why fight for ranking when you can just be a good young master?
Everyone turned their attention to the little girl who served as a foil. "Tianbao, what about you? What do you want to be when you grow up?"
Tian Bao didn't even think about it, "I want to live."
You can’t continue the conversation now.
What's the point of living like that? Isn't that just instinct?
Tianbao ignored them, hugged her knees with her hands and quietly looked at the lotus and moonlight.
Behind me, the adults were still arguing loudly, and around me, my brothers were laughing and playing freely.
There is also Uncle Duan Dao who rekindled his passion in a distant place and went to Beijing alone, there is her master and his mistress who taught her carefully in Tu Beishan, and there is the entire Xiao Su family who never treated her as an alien.
Thinking of these people, a cute smile appeared on Tianbao's expressionless face.
Life is short, and she doesn't have any big goals or ideals. She only wants to do one thing in her life.
Protect everyone she loves.
So, you have to live.
At the side, the arrogant and proud young man glanced sideways, his eyes fell on the smile in the corner of the little girl's eyes, and unconsciously raised the corners of his lips.
After a moment, he tiptoed over and pushed the little girl's red embroidered shoes.
Not surprisingly, he was immediately hit hard on the foot, and the pain made him grin.
The little girl turned her head and frowned, "You deserve a beating."
"Sweet baby, sweet baby." Bai Yu rolled over to her side, smiling shamelessly, "It's good to be alive. Live with your brother!"
"What's the benefit?"
"I'm rich! Take me with you, and you, Grandpa Du, Grandpa Su, and Grandpa Su can eat and drink delicious food every day!"
"You can eat it without it."
"You're not happy to have someone run errands for you?"
Tian Bao thought about it seriously, and nodded his little head, "I can run errands."
The young man sat up excitedly, "It's a deal, you must make sure I live a hundred years!"
“…”
In an instant, the young man's screams were heard on the deck, and he stopped and rested three times before running a long distance away.
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