With the small radio broadcasting, nicknames like Ping An, Zi An, and Ru An became well-known. Of course, the names Liu Yi and Wu Yi, which the small radio broadcast had always regretted, were also used by Zhang's mother, who found them difficult to pronounce.
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"Xiaowu, are you ready? I can't wait for May Day." Zhang's mother held her little grandson and gave her older son a look of heartache. Where had his former cleverness gone?
Zhang Guoqing was too lazy to correct his mother. Ru'an was such a nice nickname! He had been driven insane by these names for the past two days.
Lin Lishan quickly took the bottle handed over by her son-in-law and said, "Okay, we are here. Go and accompany your father, or go and play with Dayi and the others."
What a real mother! Zhang Guoqing was so touched that he raised his head, but his mother-in-law didn't even glance at him. She ran to her grandson and showed her courtesy.
Is this because you feel sorry for yourself or because you dislike yourself?
Zhou Jiao, who was lying on the kang, covered her mouth and laughed, then waved for him to come over.
"daughter in law……"
Zhou Jiao turned her back on the person and said silently, "I love you the most."
It seems that his wife is the best. Any partiality is fake. His mother and mother-in-law were so happy when they saw the twins that they didn't even remember their old son.
"I wonder how Ping An is doing with Master? Do you want to go over? I'm worried that Dad can't keep an eye on them."
Zhang Guoqing recalled the scene he saw yesterday and turned his head to look outside with a strange expression.
Zhou Jiao looked at him puzzledly.
"What's up?"
Zhang Guoqing looked at the three people surrounding the twins and whispered, "I'm telling you it's okay, but you can't sneak out."
He endured it for a whole day and didn't dare tell Zhou Jiao because he was worried that she would want to join in the fun.
"I can't leave even if I want to."
"Old Man Hu got two chickens from somewhere. When I went there yesterday, he and Ping An were holding the chickens and testing some medicine. According to my son, the chickens were tortured to the point where they were neither alive nor dead."
Zhou Jiao couldn't help but chuckle. She could imagine the chaos in the courtyard. No wonder Ping An didn't come back last night.
What's so fun about this?
Zhang Guoqing felt a headache when he thought of his son's sparkling eyes. His wife was being too naive! How could her unreliable master just do such a small trick?
However, he didn't intend to tell the rest. He probably had many other tricks besides drugging fish in the middle of the night. This old man was really good at it!
Not to mention Zhang Guoqing, even Zhang's father felt that he had learned something new. He had never seen such a, well, it can't be said that he was disrespectful to the elderly, but he had never seen such an old man who never grew up.
In the alley courtyard, Old Man Hu grabbed a handful of golden corn kernels and white rice and waved to Ping An: "Master, let me teach you a trick. We don't need to raise pigeons and can eat meat every day."
Father Zhang retreated to the inner room, feeling both amused and helpless. Would his well-behaved grandson learn to steal? Last night he brought home a large bucket of fish, and this morning he brought back two turtles and a bunch of loaches and eels.
Now that it's better, he's thinking about pigeon meat again.
Old man Hu climbed up the ladder to the west roof and added corn kernels, rice and water to the cage there. After coming down, he clapped his hands and looked at his disciple triumphantly.
Ping An gave him a speechless thumbs-up. He could solve the problem with just a small stone. Why would he use it to do something that might end up costing him more than he gained?
"Isn't it fun? Master Shifu will tell you, there are so many ways to play with it. Just watch and learn more. It's a pity that there are so few families who keep dogs now. Of all meats, dog meat is the most delicious. Tsk tsk, I can't help but drool just thinking about it..."
Ping An glanced at the corner of his mouth; thankfully, no saliva was flowing out. He rolled his eyes and pointed at the two chickens recovering their strength in the corner. "Master, you can try the medicine again."
"Uh, it's too hot. Let's wait until the sun sets before coming back. Do you want to eat anything? Ask Aunt Ya to make some sweet water. Or ask Lao Hu to buy you some popsicles?"
"It's too hot, no need." Ping An quickly shook his head. His father had instructed him not to treat Aunt Mute and Old Hu as servants. The elderly couple stayed with the master to repay their gratitude, and the lame grandfather was a veteran who had been injured while fighting the Japanese.
Old Man Hu looked at him with satisfaction and smiled, then walked towards the well: "Then let's eat watermelon first."
Before he could get close, Old Hu had already picked up the watermelon and was walking towards the kitchen, "Take the kid back to the room and rest. I'll bring it to you."
Father Zhang, who was listening to Peking Opera in the main hall, stood up quickly when he saw the old man and Ping An come in. "Uncle Hu, sit here. It's cool here."
"Why are you being so polite? Just focus on your own play."
"It'll be too late to listen tomorrow. Do you want to get some sleep?"
Old Man Hu waved his hand and said, "No, it's better to stay with us safely, right, little one?"
Ping An nodded obediently.
Old Man Hu looked at the child. After such a long time of contact, he had long discovered that the child was extremely talented. Especially in the past two days, whenever he saw him making medicine, his big eyes would light up.
He pondered for a moment, "Master, are you interested in listening to the story of my early days in the martial arts world?"
Ping An nodded, thinking that he was free anyway.
"Our country is very large. In the early days, we went from the capital to Guangzhou. Do you know where Guangzhou is?"
Ping An nodded: "Lingnan, my mother has been there before."
"Yes, even if we traveled all the way to Guangzhou by sea, it would still take three months. Not to mention going from Guangzhou to your Northeast. I still remember how expensive the journey was. We had eight people in one small boat, and the boat fare alone cost me over a hundred taels."
Ping An understands this. What's the difference between one ship and another? It's not surprising that you spent a thousand taels, let alone a hundred.
"I was only in my teens then, not yet famous, so I naturally didn't have that much money. I relied on the medical skills I learned, traveling from south to north, resting for three months, and then heading west again. I made money along the way while treating patients and enjoying the sights."
"I've encountered murderers who wanted to kill me for money several times, but in the end, they saw that I was a doctor and let me go. Some even waited for me to cure the disease and gave me money..."
Ping An heard this and quickly slammed "Shush!" "Master, don't tell these things to outsiders from now on." He then gestured to his neck and said, "Hang the sign!"
Doctor Hu shook his head in disappointment. This kid was so cunning, how could he possibly attract her? Should he just tell her directly? He might just take after his father.
"My master has lived his whole life and has found that no profession is better than being a doctor. Even if you go out empty-handed, you won't starve to death and you can save your life. Do you want to learn a few tricks from me?"
"It's enough for my mother to learn from you."
Doctor Hu was choked by his words and said angrily, "Don't you envy Master for being able to travel around?"
Ping An tilted his head and looked at him in surprise: "I have to learn martial arts, go to school, and take care of my two younger brothers. I'm very busy."
Zhang Daddy watched with amusement as his grandson made his old man speechless with anger, and shook his head at him. He was so old, if he continued to tease him, something bad would happen.
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