The tone and demeanor of the old man's words suddenly piqued Mo Yu's curiosity: "From your tone, do you know Queen Wang Zhen?"
The old man was slightly stunned, then quickly denied, "...No, I don't know her. I've only heard of the late queen's name and deeds."
Mo Yu noticed the old man's evasiveness and figured he had something to hide. He wasn't interested in other people's affairs anyway, so he didn't ask any further. The two of them walked casually along the empty streets, and soon they arrived at the old man's residence.
Smoke curled up from the roof, and from time to time, the clinking and clacking of cooking could be heard from inside the house. As if someone inside had heard something outside, they called out, "Old man, are you back?"
The old man smiled and replied to the house: "Hey, you're back!"
The mother-in-law in the house was cooking while reminding me: "Pour the water into the jar, and we'll be able to eat soon."
Hearing this, the old man helped Mo Yu put down the shoulder pole and said, "I know. Go slowly, don't get burned by the oil!"
After Mo Yu put the bucket down, he pointed to the large water tank outside the house and asked, "Is it okay to put the water here?"
Without waiting for the old man to speak, Mo Yu poured the water in the bucket into the old man without saying a word. The old man rubbed his hands a little embarrassedly and said, "Thank you very much, sir. I don't have anything good to entertain you at home. Why don't you come in and drink some water and rest for a while, and then stay for a simple meal."
Mo Yu Zhan Yan postponed and said, "No, I came out to relax. If I don't go back, my family will worry."
The old man heard the noise in the house was a bit loud, and he was a little worried that something might happen to his wife who was not very good at cooking. Seeing Mo Yu postponed, he didn't say anything more: "Then, this old man will not keep you any longer."
"I'm leaving now. Take care, old man."
Mo Yu stood at the corner, quietly listening to the sounds in the courtyard. Although a little noisy, the clatter of pots and pans was the most beautiful sound he had ever heard. These scenes only existed in his dreams. He wondered if he would ever have the chance to experience them again in his life, instead of standing outside in vain.
The sky gets dark early in late autumn, and Mo Yu hadn't been out for long when the sky gradually darkened. Just as he was about to walk back the way he had come, someone threw a hidden weapon at the back of his head.
Mo Yu caught the hidden weapon flying from behind him and took a closer look. The object that struck him was actually a cherry-sized, round, blood-red jade. Within the transparent blood jade, held against the light, a gemstone resembling an emerald appeared to be encased. He wondered which prodigal son of a bitch had used such a thing as a hidden weapon. However, it was somewhat strange that the moment he grasped the blood jade, Mo Yu felt an inexplicable agitation within him. It was as if the blood in his body was somehow connected to this small object.
"This thing is quite nice..."
When the person who was hiding in the dark and "sneak attacking" Mo Yu heard his words, he was afraid that he would take his treasure for himself, so he jumped out from the dark, stretched his back, widened his eyes, and said viciously: "Give it back to me!"
Mo Yu lowered his eyebrows and looked at the little girl who suddenly appeared, and smiled involuntarily. Seeing this, the little girl's friends were worried that the tall and strong man would bully her, so they hurried over and pulled her away, saying, "Don't go, hurry up!"
The little girl was unwilling to leave. Even when she was dragged away by her friends, she kept struggling: "That's mine, mine, give it back to me!"
Mo Yu glanced at the direction the children left, then toyed with the blood jade in his hand with some reluctance: "So, it already has an owner. A gentleman doesn't take away what others like. Although we are destined to be together, we are ultimately not meant to be."
With a light tap of his feet, Mo Yu leaped up and blocked the path of the group of children. When the children saw the bad guy chasing them, they subconsciously protected the little girl behind them.
"You bad guy, what are you going to do!"
Mo Yu looked at the boy who was protecting the little girl behind him and couldn't help but smile, but still said nothing. He slowly walked towards them with the blood jade. When he was a few steps away from the group of children, he stopped, squatted down, spread out his hands, and revealed the blood jade in his hand.
The children looked at each other, and before they could come to a conclusion, the little girl took advantage of everyone's inattention and ran to Mo Yu. She trembled and took back her treasure: "...Aren't you a bad person?"
Mo Yu gently pinched the little girl's rosy cheeks and said with a smile, "I guess so. How many people in the world don't do anything bad? Well, you won't understand what I'm saying. It's getting dark, so hurry home."
"……Thank you!"
After saying that, the little girl turned around and returned to the group of her friends, skipping away.
The feeling of tugging at Mo Yu's blood gradually dissipated after the little girl disappeared with the blood jade. Mo Yu looked at his palm lines and was stunned for a long time: "That's not something a little beggar can have. Where did they get it from?"
"Why are you so blank here?"
Li Xinzhai's sudden appearance brought Mo Yu back to reality: "You scared me. Why are you here?"
Li Xinzhai explained with a sly smile, "Boss Hua said you were out for the toilet, and since I saw you hadn't come back for quite a while, I thought I'd go to the toilet and get you..."
Mo Yu didn't know how disgusting this person's words could be, so he had to interrupt him quickly: "Stop, don't you feel disgusted?"
"No," Li Xinzhai said, then asked curiously, "What did you say to those children just now? They looked so happy. I didn't realize you're quite good at coaxing children."
Mo Yu answered very seriously, "It's nothing. I just happened to pick up a toy they dropped. Besides, that's not called coaxing, that's called sincerity, you know. Learn from them. These little brats are the most innocent people. If you open up to them, they will open up to you too."
Li Xinzhai smiled helplessly and pretended to push Mo Yu forward: "I just praised you a few words, and you act like you're going to heaven. Okay, if you have nothing else, go back. Achen is waiting for us to eat."
Mo Yu said with disdain: "You only know Achen Achen every day, what a waste."
Li Xinzhai counterattacked: "Yes, yes, you are the one who has great potential. You have great potential, but you still keep calling yourself Li Xinzhai Li Xinzhai all the time."
Mo Yu quickly retorted: "Is that me yelling? I'm disciplining you. Do you understand what disciplining means?"
Didn't Li Xinzhai know him yet? Why did he need to explain? "Yes, yes, elder brother, are you hungry? I've been busy all day and my stomach is growling with hunger. Please have pity on me."
"That's more like it."
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