After accompanying Doctor Hu back to the yard, the group did not rush back. They waited until the medicine was finished and listened to his snoring as he fell asleep, then smiled at each other.
The autumn nights were getting cooler, and the neighbors who usually came to the alley entrance to enjoy the cool air had already gone back to sleep. In the dead of night, not wanting to disturb the neighbors' sweet dreams, Wuyi took the steering wheel and left from the other side.
After seeing off Zhu Ling and his seventh senior brother and his wife, Zhang Guoqing and his family of three returned home and saw Zhou Xiaozheng and Miao Lishan, who had not yet rested, as soon as they entered the house.
Zhou Jiao glanced at the clock again to make sure she hadn't read the time wrong, and complained, "Dad, Mom, why don't you guys rest first? Didn't I call and say everything was fine?"
"Okay, I'll go to sleep." Miao Lishan covered her mouth and yawned, "Is the old man okay?"
Zhou Jiao didn't know what to say, so she shook her head and said, "It's hard to put it into words."
Wuyi blinked at his grandparents, then shook his head slightly.
"I'm glad you're okay." Zhou Xiaozheng stood up. "Have some midnight snack and go to bed early."
As soon as Zhou Xiaozheng finished speaking, Aunt Chen came in with a tray. Zhang Guoqing and Zhou Jiao had no choice but to say good night to them.
Seeing Zhou Xiaozheng and the others enter the bedroom, Wuyi hurriedly followed, "Grandpa, I'll get you pajamas."
When Zhou Xiaozheng heard this, he stopped, turned sideways and patted him on the forehead, then glanced at him with amusement: What a lame excuse?
Miao Lishan turned around and immediately pulled Wuyi into the house. "Be gentle, be gentle, what if you get mad at him? Xiaobao, why don't you eat? Come in, are you hungry?"
"I'm different from my parents. I ate a bowl of noodles at my master's place." Wuyi chuckled twice. "Grandma, do you want to know what happened?"
Miao Lishan's eyes lit up, and the sleepiness she had just felt disappeared. Looking at her grandson's smiling face, she nodded repeatedly. Oh, she thought she would have to wait until tomorrow to find out.
Wuyi reached out and pulled his grandfather, and they both sat on the bed. He looked at the closed door mysteriously and lowered his voice.
"Grandpa, let me tell you, tonight's blunder was huge. I, your little grandson, almost died of laughter. Oh my god, my master's grandfather is so funny."
Zhou Xiaozheng glanced at him and said, "Let's get to the point."
"Okay." Wuyi looked at the elders on both sides of him, stood up, stretched his legs and hooked a stool to sit on so that they could face each other. "Grandpa, let me tell you, they are still trying to hide it from me. They don't even know who I am, but I, your little grandson, didn't expose it."
Zhou Xiaozheng smiled and nodded. If he didn't give him some compliments, this bad boy would try to beat around the bush again. If he delayed any longer, he wouldn't have to go to work tomorrow morning.
"When we got there, no one in the ward looked sad. My mom, on the other hand, rushed to the bedside and almost burst into tears. Guess what?"
Zhou Xiaozheng glanced away speechlessly. Who on earth did his little grandson take after? Couldn't he be more direct and clear in his words?
"...I was very observant and quickly stayed... When no one was paying attention, I tickled the old man's soles, and he shrank back so quickly... They said outside the door that the old man had made a drug that knocked him out, but he ended up getting it on himself... You know, the old man has lived a long life, why is he so stubborn..."
Zhou Xiaozheng burst out laughing. It wasn't just the story that was hilarious; his grandson was also incredibly good at talking, practically speaking like a crosstalk artist.
What is a rhythmic tone? What is a serious tone? He mixed them all up in one go. He is indeed the happy fruit of his family!
The next morning before going to work, Zhou Jiao went to her master's place to take a look and found that the old man had gone out with Old Tan from next door to walk his bird.
She felt relieved, but still went into the pharmacy to check again.
During lunch break, Zhou Jiao didn't bother to go to the old house, so she went to the hutong courtyard and was lucky enough to meet all her senior brothers and sisters-in-law in Beijing.
Even though the old man had warned them not to tell those brats what happened tonight, they still had to go and visit him when he fainted.
Seeing his apprentice coming in, Doctor Hu quickly winked at her for help: "Hurry up and help me drive away these idlers. They are chattering non-stop. It's so noisy and annoying!"
Zhou Jiao pretended not to understand, blinked her eyes, greeted everyone with a smile, and handed the piece of pork belly and pig heart in her hand to Aunt Ya.
Seventh Senior Brother burst out laughing - is this to teach the old man to be more careful?
This time, the sisters-in-law brought a lot of things, including food and fruits. During the meal, there was a large table full of dishes. Everyone gathered together, and the laughter and joy made the courtyard much more lively.
This is also one of the reasons why Zhou Jiao invited the old man to move to the old house, but did not speak again after being rejected by him.
Having lived here for over ten years, not only are the neighbors familiar to me, but even my senior brothers are used to taking the shortcut through the alley. While the old house isn't far from here, the surrounding neighborhood is different.
One place is surrounded by high-ranking people and is heavily guarded privately; while this place was originally inhabited by the rich and noble, and those who were demoted earlier have been rehabilitated and returned, and the idlers have been driven away, making the environment even more suitable for retirement.
She thought that relatively speaking, her master should like this side more.
After the meal, everyone said goodbye and went back to work. Zhou Jiao, who stayed behind, heard a piece of news from her master.
"Jiaojiao, your master wants to raise pigeons with Old Man Tan and the others."
Zhou Jiao was stunned when she heard this. "No more mynah birds? Mr. Tan wants to raise pigeons too? Didn't he spend a lot of money to buy a pair of mynah birds?"
According to her observation, the old man next door looks down on pigeons, always saying that they are vulgar things and it is better to raise chickens than pigeons because they have more meat.
"Haha...of course." Old Man Hu lowered his voice. "He just loves to join in the fun! This morning, a few of us old guys said that the environment here is great and we should raise some pigeons and let them fly all over the sky. He changed his mind and said he wanted to play with us too. What do you think about raising pigeons for me?"
"Okay, as long as you like it. I'll find some pigeons for you when I get home. Do you want to buy some more? If they die, we won't tell them."
It’s good to have someone to play with when she’s old. It saves her master from going up the mountain to collect herbs again. This is a good idea, a great one!
"Hahaha... You still don't trust your master's abilities? Raising pigeons is nothing, it's very simple. The pigeons at the old house all know me."
Zhou Jiao nodded speechlessly. Old children still need to be coaxed!
"You don't need to find anyone this time. Old Man Li has connections. We can ask him to order a batch for us. Well, if the pigeons he gives us are not well fed, then I will contact you again."
"Okay." Zhou Jiao replied decisively. "As long as you're happy, that's fine." "I'll go say hello to Mr. Li later. We'll buy more."
Doctor Hu knew she was just trying to pay, so he quickly shook his head and said, "We've only just started today. There's no need to rush to find him. Let's talk about it in a few days. It's not just our family."
"Okay." Zhou Jiao agreed immediately, and planned to go to the group of people who were renovating the yard after work. Raising pigeons always requires setting up a rack or something.
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