Chapter 122 Chapter 122 The old man watching the show is really amazing...
In this provincial capital where I am unfamiliar with the place, the only way to find a place to buy groceries is to ask.
Qiu Jiang was a sweet-talker. When she saw an old man taking a walk, she walked over to ask.
The old man was quite old and his hearing was not very good, so Qiu Jiang repeated it in a louder voice, "Grandpa, I want to ask where I can buy vegetables."
"Oh, buying groceries? No problem, I'll go for you." The old man replied with full energy.
After saying this, he walked ahead with great vigor.
"Grandpa, just tell me the specific direction."
Qiu Jiang didn't expect this direction, and hurriedly caught up with him.
But the old man refused to do it. Not only did he hold her back, he also kept waving to Shi Yuexiu behind him, "My daughter, little girl, you guys should follow me. The road is very winding. I will take you there soon."
Shi Yuexiu and Qiu Siyu looked at each other and hurried over to persuade them.
"Uncle, just point it out to us."
"Are you worried that I'll blackmail you because I'm old? Don't worry, I absolutely won't."
As he spoke, he opened his coat, revealing the green military uniform underneath.
Although the clothes looked quite old, they were washed cleanly. Most importantly, there were six or seven red five-pointed star military medals on the chest.
When Qiu Jiang and the other two saw this, their mouths opened wide.
The old man was extremely proud. He pointed at his military medals and held his head high and chest puffed out like a little child, his tone indescribably light and proud.
"Look at our medals, veteran, don't worry."
Qiu Jiang grew up on the battlefield and has seen too many soldiers die on the battlefield. She knows clearly that soldiers really have their heads tied to their belts on the battlefield and may lose their lives any day. Therefore, she has a special feeling for soldiers.
As soon as she saw him showing off his military medals, she knew he didn't want her to persuade him, so she took his arm and said with a smile, "Thank you for your help, Grandpa."
The old man's brows lit up immediately. "It's no trouble, no trouble. Grandpa likes you very much, little girl."
"I like you, too. Grandpa, in which battles did you win these medals? Can you tell me about them?"
"Haha, you're actually willing to listen?"
The old grandfather, whose grandson had not liked to listen to his stories in recent years, was very happy and immediately told her vividly about the battles he had participated in in the past.
"Those days were tough. Those foreign bastards bullied us because we were weak. We couldn't survive because of them. Fortunately, our country's leaders were wise. They said, 'Fight them!' We had to fight them. We didn't think we could come back then. My comrades..."
"Mom, then let's..." Qiu Siyu spoke hesitantly.
Shi Yuexiu also smiled and said, "Let's follow."
"OK."
The mother and daughter walked hand in hand beside the old man, listening to him recall his past experiences and couldn't help but immerse themselves in his narration.
Shi Yuexiu also lived through that era and still vividly remembered some of the battles the old man talked about. He would occasionally interact with him and said with genuine emotion, "You are truly a hero."
"What hero? I'm not a hero. My brothers who died on the battlefield are heroes."
The old man became emotional when he talked about this, his eyes became moist and his fingers trembled.
"At least we're still alive and living a decent life, but all my comrades, including my leaders, are gone. Some of their remains haven't even been recovered. Compared to them, what kind of hero am I?"
Even though Qiu Jiang had not experienced those things, she had a deep sense of identification with this country in the future. As a result, her own country or descendants had suffered from wars for hundreds of years. Who could be so calm and indifferent?
She couldn't do it anyway, so seeing him like this made her nose sore.
"If I had been born at that time, I would have gone to the battlefield too. Even if I died, I would have taken others with me."
Her little face was puffed up with anger, and her indignant look instantly dispelled the old man's loss. He burst into laughter and gave her a thumbs up.
"Good girl, you have ambition."
Qiu Jiang also smiled, "But I'm just saying, you went to the battlefield in person. In my eyes, you are an unwavering hero."
He had lived almost a lifetime, so how could he not see that this girl was deliberately trying to comfort him?
He found it very comforting and liked her more and more.
We were smiling all the way.
But just as he said, the location of the vegetable market is indeed very winding. If they were to find it by themselves, it would probably take them some time.
The old man explained this to them.
"We're next to the hospital. What makes the most money? It's just the three shops."
"Which three?" Qiu Jiang asked.
The old man laughed and answered her directly, "Pharmacies, restaurants, and fruit shops."
They thought about it.
It’s actually true.
Seeing them nod in agreement, he continued, "The profit margin on vegetables is so low, how can we open a vegetable market here? Besides, we're not allowed to set up stalls on this road to prevent patients from being rescued in time, so you'll have to walk further away to buy vegetables. If you don't want to bother, you can buy a lot at once, and you'll have to come here to buy the rest."
really.
Shi Yuexiu thought about it and decided to buy more to avoid the inconvenience of buying vegetables here after being hospitalized.
"We know, thank you uncle."
She thanked him.
The old man put his hands behind his back and nodded, "Go ahead, I'm going to play chess with my old friend."
After saying that, he hurried towards the stone table at the entrance where many people were gathered, without stopping for a moment.
Seeing how energetic he was, they couldn't help but smile knowingly, and then they walked into the noisy vegetable market to do their shopping.
Shi Yuexiu was organized and quickly bought all the dishes according to his plan. Qiu Jiang and Qiu Siyu stood in front of a fried chicken shop, their mouths watering.
Not only her, Qiu Siyu is not much better.
She murmured, "It smells so good."
Qiu Jiang nodded frantically.
It smells so good that it makes me hungry.
"Two little greedy cats, it's a rare opportunity for you to come to the provincial capital, so just buy whatever you want to eat."
Their eyes sparkled.
"I want the chicken head."
"I want a chicken rack."
They have different preferences. Qiu Jiang prefers the chewy and fragrant chicken heads, while Qiu Siyu likes the fried chicken racks that are very beautiful and crispy.
Shi Yuexiu waved his hand and bought them all.
On the way back, the aunt and niece each carried the vegetables and delicious fried goods they bought, and also brought some fried goods and fruits as a thank you gift to the old man they had just met.
When I walked to the stone table, I didn't find him among the crowd.
The three of them were a little strange.
"Will you go back?"
Qiu Jiang was also a little suspicious. She looked around but couldn't find him, so she had to ask these uncles and grandfathers.
When they heard her question, they answered without hesitation.
"Old Xie, he went to beat someone up."
"What?"
Qiu Jiang and the other two were a little doubtful about their ears.
Seeing them stunned, they laughed.
"Don't be surprised. If you meet someone as reckless as Hu Hui, I think everyone would want to beat him up."
As soon as someone said this, the others immediately echoed him.
"That's right. If my comrade's widow was bullied by her distant nephew every day, I would also be unable to control my urge to beat him up."
From their words, Qiu Jiang roughly pieced together the general situation. It would be strange if she could feel at ease now.
They weren't too worried. "Although Old Xie is old, he has a very bad temper. If Old Xie finds Hu Hui bullying Sister Yun again, he'll beat him with his cane. He wields the cane with great skill, and nothing has ever happened."
Even though they said so, Qiu Jiang was still worried because she didn't see anyone. She asked Shi Yuexiu and her daughter to wait here for a while while she went to check out the situation.
Fortunately, someone was kind enough to take her there, perhaps wanting to see what the situation was like there.
The place we went to was a very old neighborhood, with mud everywhere.
They walked extremely carefully.
The old man who brought her here even muttered to her, "Don't look at our place as shabby, but the advantage is the location. Maybe it will be demolished one day, and then we will be rich. That's why Sister Yun's distant nephew has been keeping an eye on her. Sister Yun has no children, and her husband died on the battlefield. She is old and helpless, and she is also sick. So Hu Hui came up to her and offered sweet words, saying that he would take care of her in her old age and see her to the end, but the condition was that he wanted her house."
"Sister Yun thought she had no other relatives, so she gave him the apartment. But after five or six years, Sister Yun was still in good health, and Hu Hui couldn't pretend anymore. He treated Sister Yun worse and worse, even resorting to violence."
"First, we neighbors found out, and then Old Xie found out too. He even moved here from another district so he could look after Sister Yun. Whenever Old Xie saw Hu Hui bullying Sister Yun, he would beat him up."
"I don't know how many times I've beaten him over the years. He's such a beautiful sight in our neighborhood."
Qiu Jiang got a general idea from him, but she didn't understand. "Is there no one who cares?"
"Yes, they have. I don't know how many times they've come here, but Hu Hui is a troublemaker. The street can't really control him. Only Old Xie is here, and he can teach him a lesson."
"Poor Sister Yun, she lost her husband at an early age and has no children, so she is bullied by this bastard."
Qiu Jiang frowned and quickened his pace when he heard this.
However, before she had gone too far, she heard shouting and the sound of sticks hitting something in the air.
"You bastard, you dare to come here when I tell you to? I can't kill you——"
“Ahhhhh——”
A powerful howl then rang out.
Hearing the intense noise, Qiu Jiang hurried over.
After seeing this, I realized that I was worrying too much.
Because the old man was obviously full of energy, he swung his cane with great force, and each move was at a tricky angle.
The man who was beaten was about forty years old, with a pointed face and a body as thin as a straw.
It was obvious that he had no strength at all, and when he met the old man with combat experience, he had no power to resist at all. No wonder the people who were playing chess just now were not worried at all.
Looking at the situation, if anyone should be worried, they should be the one getting beaten.
But it's a pity that they have nothing better to do than worry about this bullshit.
Qiu Jiang and other uncles and aunts watched together.
When I heard from them some of Hu Hui's "great achievements", I was so angry that my back teeth were about to break, let alone stop it.
Everyone stayed away to leave the old man enough space for a one-sided "fight". They admired the old man's heroic demeanor while laughing at Hu Hui's embarrassed appearance.
"Hahaha, look at how mean he is."
"If a beating is deserved, it should be done hard."
"Hey, that's fucking awesome to watch."
They were all very excited. If they were not afraid of being hit by the old man's cane, many of them would even want to rush up and teach Hu Hui a lesson.
This round of lightning-fast and intense fighting ended with Hu Hui's embarrassing escape.
Everyone cheered for the old man.
"Well, well done."
Xie Tianrui was breathing heavily, but he did not forget to bow to everyone in response.
After he caught his breath, he started to cry out "ouch, ouch".
Qiu Jiang was startled and immediately walked over to him, "Grandpa, are you okay?"
"It's okay, it's okay. I'm just exhausted. Why are you here, little girl?"
Without waiting for Qiu Jiang to answer, he started to guess, "It must have been those guys playing chess, like this."
He pointed to the man who had brought her here.
The man laughed, "I brought the little girl here to admire your bravery."
"Humph, I don't believe you."
Fortunately, he was too lazy to delve into it, and the two of them just joked around like old friends and then dispersed. He found out that she had actually brought him food.
When he arrived, he only took away the bag of fried chicken legs and chicken heads, and refused to accept the fruits.
According to the old man, he is not sick and does not need to sweeten his mouth, so why should he eat something sweet?
Having this fried chicken rack is more satisfying than anything else.
And when I went back with them, I kept praising them for their good taste, saying that the fried chicken wing stall was definitely the best within a ten-mile radius, and I don’t know how many people came from far away just to eat it.
After hearing this, Qiu Jiang became even hungrier.
I really want to eat it.
She held her stomach and after sending the old man to the gate of his community, the three of them hurried to where they lived.
As soon as we got home, everyone sat together and ate a chicken rack to fill their stomachs.
The fragrance is everywhere and lingers on your lips and teeth.
Even Qiu Hengan couldn't help but exclaim in admiration, and thought about going to the vegetable market to take a look before leaving.
After everyone finished eating, Shi Yuexiu asked what had happened just now.
Qiu Jiang told them what she had heard.
After hearing this, everyone frowned.
Especially the two little kids.
"This person is so bad."
They don't understand how someone could be so evil.
"But that old man is so awesome, he must be really cool."
"Yeah, that's pretty cool."
Qiu Jiang particularly agreed.
"Aunt, please take us to see it next time."
The two of them shook Qiu Jiang and acted coquettishly, their voices were soft, drawn out, and they hummed and moaned. Who could resist her?
So Qiu Jiang naturally agreed.
But we definitely don’t have time these two days, because we have to start packing after dinner today, and the whole family went to the hospital early the next morning.
We had to run back and forth for inspections and procedures, and there were also some things we didn't understand that needed consultation. We were busy for several days and everyone was exhausted.
Fortunately, everything went smoothly. After the examination, the doctor said that the leg was in good condition and the surgery could be arranged in the next day.
At this point, the whole family's nervous hearts finally relaxed a little, but they did not dare to relax completely.
After all, surgery is the most critical.
Even though the doctor said the success rate was very high, everyone still couldn't help but worry and waited anxiously for the day of the operation.
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