It’s hard to break a phoenix’s destiny

Chapter 602: Holding a baby in one hand and eating a cake in the other
"Hello, uncle." The child was very obedient and strong, looking exactly like Liu Yue when he was a child. Yang Xianyong wanted to reach out and hug him, but was afraid that it would scare the child too suddenly. While thinking about it, Chunxia suddenly picked up the bag of gold beans that she had just given to Li Lianhua from the table and said, "Dalang, can you count this bag of gold beans for uncle today? I will need money later."

The golden beans were very heavy, and it took some effort for the child to put them in his hands. But it was obvious that he was very happy, and his red and swollen eyes were brighter.

Yang Xianyong was a little surprised, but he didn't ask any more questions. Chunxia held the little one in her arms and gave him the child, saying, "Erlang is young, and he always likes to be held in someone's arms to sleep peacefully. Please, Dalang Yang, hold him in your arms, so I can do something else."

Chunxia's personality is also very direct and generous. "By the way, here are some food, just eat it. If you are not full, go out of the tent and ask them to bring you some more."

"Oh." Fortunately, Yang Xianyong had already sat down, so it wasn't too much effort to hold the little fat boy Erlang. When he wanted to ask something else, Chunxia had already turned around and left.

The atmosphere was a little awkward, so he hugged Xiao Erlang again to prevent him from sliding down. However, it was his first time hugging a child like this, so he was still a little unsure about how much strength to use. He used a little too much strength, and Xiao Erlang felt very uncomfortable, so he groaned, which scared him and he quickly loosened his grip.

In just a short while, Dalang had counted all the golden beans and divided them into seven portions of different sizes and placed them on the table. He turned around and looked at Yang Xianyong and said, "Uncle, you have a total of 302 golden beans, which are just enough to pay for my father's coffin and the incense, candles and paper money. There are also some for the cooks and doctors. I have counted their five portions."

"This... I haven't counted it." Yang Xianyong looked at the gold beans. The ones Yang Xianrong gave him were all of good quality, and they should all be barefoot gold. She thought that Liu Yao or Liu Cong gave them to her. She thought that if her elder brother needed money, it would be convenient to carry such gold beans. But she didn't expect that they would be used here.

"It's okay, I've counted them, I can't be wrong." Dalang smiled much happier and rubbed his red and swollen eyes, "Thank you, uncle."

"Well, there's nothing to thank you for." Yang Xianyong grinned again, "What's your name?"

"Liu Quan." The child even knew to wash his hands before fetching some cakes and a bowl of water for Yang Xianyong. "My brother is Liu Yuan, and he likes to sleep."

"Okay." He seemed unable to eat because he was holding Liu Yuan in his arms. While he was hesitating, Liu Quan stuffed the biscuit into his mouth, "Don't let go, otherwise Liu Yuan will cry when he wakes up, which is really annoying."

Yang Xianyong took a big bite of the biscuit, chewed it hard, and nodded to show that he understood. So, this scene is also very interesting. For a moment, Yang Xianyong actually felt like an old mother.

The biscuits were a bit hard, so Liu Quan fed Yang Xianyong some water. He was not in a hurry to talk. In this situation, he should eat first.

Three pancakes, two bowls of water, and a small piece of horse meat.

Yang Xianyong said he was too full and couldn't eat any more.

Liu Quan nodded and said seriously, "My father can eat ten pancakes in one meal, but your appetite is not enough."

"Yes, your father is a hero." Yang Xianyong nodded, feeling a little sad, and asked softly: "Can you tell me how your father..." "Well, I'm not sure about this. But, my father has been ill for more than two months. One day, after returning from training, he said that his chest hurt and he wanted to sleep for a while. As a result, he didn't get up and stayed in bed. He couldn't speak clearly. I don't know what happened."

Liu Quan was young after all, so he couldn't explain it clearly. But it was obvious that Liu Yue had a sudden illness. A strong man like him looked very healthy, but if there was really a problem, it would be a big problem.

"Mother said...what disease was that?" Liu Quan suddenly became very anxious. He started scratching his hair and then his cheeks. He didn't look normal either.

Yang Xianyong looked at him, and suddenly something occurred to him. He said, "Take this purse from my waist and see how much change is in it."

"Oh." Hearing this, Liu Quan put down both his hands and focused all his attention on Yang Xianyong's purse. After taking it off, he sat down at the table and counted it carefully.

At this time, Chun Xia finally turned back. Seeing this, she was slightly startled, but she still took the child from Yang Xianyong's hands and said softly, "Thank you for your hard work, Dalang. I will hold the child for you."

Feeling light on his leg, Yang Xianyong quickly rubbed his injured leg. "Does the child seem to have a fever?"

"Yes, but he has already taken some medicine. The doctor said that even if the child has a fever, he will be fine as long as he doesn't have a fever tonight." Chunxia kissed Liu Yuan's forehead and sighed imperceptibly.

"What medicine did you take?" Yang Xianyong was a little worried, so he stood up and followed Chunxia. But at this time, Liu Quan had already counted the silver in the purse, and pulled Yang Xianyong's sleeve and said, "Uncle, you have fifty-three taels of silver in your purse, which should be enough to buy twenty loads of millet and two horses."

"Oh? Why is corn so expensive now? But horses are cheap?" Yang Xianyong was stunned again.

"Mother said that there was little food and grass, but many people died, so the war horses were free. The lame and injured war horses could be eaten and used as military rations. Then, there were a lot of horses, so they were naturally cheaper."

Yang Xianyong was frightened by these words, and he asked Chunxia anxiously, "What's the matter? Did you also lose so many people?"

"Before, we fought a battle with Yilu's vanguard general Wei Xiong... The general underestimated the enemy, so we were defeated miserably, with nearly 10,000 casualties." Chunxia's voice became low, and she didn't want Liu Quan to hear it, so she said to Liu Quan: "Dalang, can you go and see if the medicine is ready at the doctor's place? Erlang needs to take his second dose of medicine today."

"Okay, I'll go check it out." Liu Quan put down the purse and said to Yang Xianyong, "Uncle, keep it well and don't lose it."

"Okay." Yang Xianyong responded, and when he saw Chunxia put Liu Yuan on the couch, he patted her gently before turning around. However, at this moment, Chunxia's tears fell, and her expression was extremely sad and upset.