Grandma Zhang glanced at the frivolous old man Miao, took her hand and walked forward, "Meng'er, this is your grandfather's good friend, you can just call him Grandpa Miao."
Zhang Meng looked the scruffy old man in front of him up and down, and called him out unwillingly, "Grandpa Miao."
Old Man Miao could naturally see that the little girl in front of him was unwilling to be called by him, but who was he? He was already an old man, so why would he care about this?
"Haha, okay."
After laughing, Old Man Miao looked towards Grandma Zhang and said, "Sister-in-law Zhang, you asked me to help you with something. It's not about your granddaughter, is it?"
Grandma Zhang let go of Zhang Meng's hand and said, "Go, get your Grandpa Miao some bowls and chopsticks."
Zhang Meng nodded, and when she reached the door, Old Man Miao called her, "Girl, remember, when you get your bowl and chopsticks, remember to get a big bowl. I, an old man, know how to eat."
Zhang Meng pouted at him and turned to leave the room. When Old Man Miao saw her grimace, he laughed instead of getting angry.
Grandma Zhang laughed and said, "This child has been spoiled by an old woman like me. Old Miao, please don't blame her."
Old Man Miao waved his hand generously and said, "Why blame her? She is my granddaughter after all, why should I blame her?"
Old Man Miao suddenly saw little Zhang Tao eating at the table and exclaimed. Grandma Zhang followed the direction he was looking and saw that he was looking at her grandson. She asked nervously, "Old Man Miao, what are you exclaiming about? Is there something wrong with my grandson?"
Old Man Miao stroked his chin, looked at it for a while, then put it down. He walked over to little Zhang Tao and looked him over. "Sister-in-law, your little grandson was in trouble, but he's fine now. Besides, I can't tell what his future holds for him given his fate."
He saw that this boy was destined to die young, but now, this fate had been changed by someone.
Old Man Miao immediately looked at Grandma Zhang and asked, "Sister-in-law, has your grandson encountered any life-threatening situation recently?"
Grandma Zhang thought for a moment, then suddenly slapped her thigh and said, "You're amazing! Something almost killed this kid, but luckily his sister saved him."
Old Man Miao nodded and said, "No wonder." As he spoke, he looked at the girl walking towards him and narrowed his eyes slightly.
When Zhang Meng came in with a big bowl and a pair of chopsticks, she immediately noticed that the sloppy old man was staring at her.
Old Man Miao snatched the empty bowl from her hand without hesitation and sat down to eat. "I haven't had such a delicious home-cooked meal in a long time. It's delicious."
Old man Miao took bites of food and rice, his mouth never stopping.
Grandma Zhang watched him eat, and when he was almost full, she told him why she had asked him to come here.
"You want me to accept this girl as my apprentice?" After hearing this, Old Man Miao almost spit out the food in his mouth.
"Grandma, I don't want anyone to be my master. I'm fine on my own." Zhang Meng looked at the sloppy old Miao man with suspicion.
Old Man Miao chuckled, "Sister-in-law, I can't accept your granddaughter as my apprentice, but I can teach her some skills. But don't make it difficult for me to accept her as my apprentice. She is not someone I can accept."
This time, when I came over to take a look, I could still see that he had this self-awareness.
This girl, even he couldn't see her future. Grandma Zhang frowned slightly, "Old Miao, you really don't dare to help me with this?"
Old Man Miao immediately put on a bitter face, "Sister Zhang, please forgive me, I really can't accept you. As for your granddaughter, I can only tell you that I can't see her future. There are only two possibilities in this situation. One is that your granddaughter is a ghost, but she is obviously not human. The second is that she will have great luck in the future. It is not the job of someone like me to teach her."
Zhang Meng ate while listening to him, secretly surprised that this old man looked sloppy, but he was actually quite capable.
Grandma Zhang still believed in her good friend, her deceased ghost. She had heard from her deceased ghost that this old man Miao was a master of poisonous insects and also had some connection with Taoism.
"Since you can't accept her as your apprentice, then if my granddaughter does something earth-shattering in the future, we will push this ability onto you. She will be your apprentice in name only, and you will be her cover. Is that okay with you?"
Grandma Zhang looked at Old Man Miao with an expression that said nothing could be negotiated. Old Man Miao, who was still eating, put down his chopsticks, glanced at Zhang Meng sitting across from him, and nodded happily, "Okay."
Although they cannot be considered as a real master and disciple, but having such a powerful fake disciple, he is still quite impressive as a master.
After eating and drinking enough, Old Man Miao stood up, brushed off the dirt on his body, and suddenly took out a bamboo tube from his dirty body and handed it to Zhang Meng. "Girl, although we are not real master and apprentice, since you still have to call me Master in front of outsiders, Master will give you something. Keep it. Later, put some blood on your finger and feed it to it. It will listen to you from now on. Let me tell you, this thing of mine is a good one. Not only can it help you deal with those things, but it can also make you immune to all poisons."
Zhang Meng accepted it with a look of doubt on her face. After delivering the gift, Old Man Miao disappeared from Zhangjia Village in the same mysterious and hasty manner as when he arrived.
Seeing that the home had returned to peace, Zhang Meng found Grandma Zhang.
Grandma Zhang, who was mending clothes in the house, saw her granddaughter standing at the door and said, "Come in."
Zhang Meng pursed her lips, stepped in, and stood in front of her, "Grandma, how do you know that old man Miao!"
Grandma Zhang raised her head, memories in her eyes. "He was a good friend of your grandfather. Don't look at him as sloppy, but he is very capable. It's a pity that he can't accept you as his apprentice."
Grandma Zhang suddenly looked at her and said, "Meng'er, grandma can't stop you from doing those things. Grandma just wants you to be safe."
Zhang Meng felt a pang of sadness, as she knew that in her grandmother's heart, she and Xiao Tao were her only relatives in this world.
"Grandma, I will protect myself, and I will also protect you and Xiao Tao. In this life, I will not let you leave me early. Our family of three will live happily."
"Silly child, what family of three? It's a family of four. Don't forget Xiao Gu."
Zhang Meng pouted and said, "Grandma, why do you always remember him? Am I your granddaughter, or is he your grandson?"
Grandma Zhang chuckled and lowered her head to continue sewing the patched clothes. "I love my family."
At night, lying in bed, Zhang Meng remembered the bamboo tube that Old Man Miao gave her before he left.
He immediately rolled over and stood up from the bed, took the bamboo tube that he had placed casually not long ago and took it to the bed to look at it carefully.
This book was first published by Xiaoxiang Academy, please do not reprint it!
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