hidden old spring

Chapter 26

Pan Songyan wanted to talk to Su Changan about eating normally, but he didn't want to be interrupted by a knock on the door.

Su Changan's courtyard door was knocked again. This time Pan Songyan was there. He went over and opened the door.

Standing outside the courtyard gate were an old lady and a half-grown young man, who were Li Dahu's mother and Tiedan.

Tiedan supported his grandma with one hand and held a bowl with the other hand. In the bowl were two flat white-flour steamed buns.

That was Mrs. Li's ration. She was the only one in the family who had fine grain to eat every meal.

Mrs. Li smiled when she saw Pan Songyan in government uniform. Pan Songyan couldn't keep a cold face when seeing such an old man, but he still didn't move away and blocked the door to ask.

"What are you doing here?"

Su Changan's identity was questionable, and Pan Songyan didn't want ordinary residents in the city to get too close to her.

Mrs. Li just smiled and gestured to her eldest grandson, who then passed the bowl in front of her.

Pan Songyan glanced at the white-flour buns in the bowl and said nothing, but Mrs. Li spoke at this moment.

"I live next door, and the child at home is naughty and disturbed the little girl today. I heard that the little girl was at home alone, so I brought two steamed buns. It is not easy for the little girl to be alone, and there is no one to help her at home. "

After talking basically nonsense for a long time, Pan Songyan frowned. Just as he was about to say something, he saw Li Dahu standing a few steps away with his arms folded and looking this way.

Li Dahu and Pan Songyan's eyes met, and they bared their teeth and smiled. They looked a little stupid for no reason, but Pan Songyan knew him and knew that he was a man with some connections and background.

Everyone has seen Li Dahu, what else does Pan Songyan not understand? This is because Li Dahu wants to support Su Changan.

Despite the fact that he was wearing the skin of the government, the actual relationship between the government and the people was not as good as Su Changan thought.

Li Dahu was afraid that Pan Songyan would bully Su Chang'an. After all, it was a grown man who climbed over the wall of a little girl's house who lived alone.

After he figured it out, Pan Songyan spat directly on the ground and became agitated.

"Just such a yellow-haired girl..."

Pan Songyan felt that he had died unjustly.

Su Changan looked like a six or seven-year-old child, thinner than a monkey, with withered and yellow hair, and rough and dark skin.

Can Pan Songyan like such a little thing?

But the Li family didn't say anything and even looked at him with a smile. What could he do?

Pan Songyan felt unlucky. If Su Changan wasn't so suspicious, he would be the only one in the yamen who had contact with her. He would want to take a detour in the future!

Mrs. Li is already so old. She can raise her son by herself, not to mention being a genius.

She saw Pan Songyan's irritability and disgust, and knew that the little girl should be fine. She was relieved, but still worried.

Therefore, the smile on her face changed, turning into a tentative and slightly distressed look.

"Didn't the officer have breakfast too? Otherwise..."

Pan Songyan was so humiliated that he spoke in disgust.

"Who wants your steamed buns!"

After saying that, Pan Songyan strode out of Su Changan's yard and left with a bad expression.

After walking a hundred meters away, Pan Songyan realized that he had been 'fooled'!

Those words and that expression were all intentional by the old lady, just to drive him away.

Pan Songyan was a little angry at being fooled, but he felt awkward walking back. After hesitating for a long time, he gritted his teeth and returned to the Yamen.

The yamen servant left, and Tiedan, who had been tensing up, relaxed.Mrs. Li noticed the relaxation of her eldest grandson beside her. She reached out and patted his arm with a smile, and then tried to stand up straight.

"Go and give the buns to the little girl."

Tiedan nodded, and then walked into the yard quickly.

Li Dahu came over to support his mother when Tiedan let go, with a look of shame on his face.

"Thank you for your hard work."

Mrs. Li tried her best to stand up straight and let out a 'tsk' sound after hearing these words.

"Look what you said." After a pause, the old lady said again. "Don't blame your wife, it's not easy for her either..."

They were eating in the house just now when they heard someone knocking on the door of the next door house. Li Dahu immediately came out and stood in the yard to listen to the noise, and then watched a man wearing government officials' clothes climb over the wall and enter the little girl's yard.

Li Dahu's heart skipped a beat, fearing that the yamen servant had evil intentions, but it was not good for him as a grown man to knock on the girl's door. After hesitating for a moment, he wanted his wife to go.

But her daughter-in-law was still angry at this time. (She didn’t know until after the meal that the whole family had eaten sweets and she was left behind.) She was awkward and unwilling. Even though Li Dahu glared at her, she reluctantly got up. , also dawdling.

When the old lady saw her, she smoothed things over and said with a smile that she would bring two white-flour steamed buns to the little girl next door. Then she was helped out by Tiedan.

It's not easy for Mrs. Li either. She was seriously ill before, but now she's fine. She can't even walk easily, and she still has to maintain harmony and peace at home.

Speaking of his wife, Li Dahu said nothing.

Old Mrs. Li knew that her son was angry because he felt that his daughter-in-law was plotting against a little girl's house.

She was very pleased that her son was a person with a bottom line, but there were some things that couldn't be taken so seriously.

They have been married for so many years and have given birth to five children. Can he still divorce his wife?
Old Mrs. Li reached out and patted her son's strong arm. She didn't know what to say about this (the old lady didn't agree with her daughter-in-law's actions and was equally angry and disappointed). Fortunately, Tiedan came back with a bowl at this time. .

The steamed buns in the bowl disappeared, replaced by a handful of sugar.

Li Dahu saw the colorful things in the bowl from a distance. He swallowed subconsciously, and even his tone of voice became weak.

"Why are you taking other people's things again?"

Tiedan held the bowl, couldn't stop smiling, and told his father happily.

"The girl said she is not in good health and wants me to do some strenuous work next. This is her reward for me!"

As he got closer, Li Dahu looked into the bowl. There were at least seven or eight pieces of candy in it.

A piece of candy cost [-] Wen, and seven or eight dollars was about [-] Wen. He only paid this price for the errands he helped a caravan deliver, but he didn't want his son to just do some manual labor for others.

Li Dahu wanted to laugh but felt guilty. He wanted his son to give the candy to the little girl and take it back, but Mrs. Li whispered.

"Stop yelling, let's do it. Tiedan, tell your father what the family lacks in a while and ask your father to get some. From now on, you should pay more attention to the water the little girl drinks and the firewood she burns. "This was said to Tiedan, and Mrs. Li turned around and said it to Li Dahu again.

"She is a little girl living here. She is not familiar with the place. She can feel more at ease by getting closer to our family." This means that Su Changan brought these precious candies out to build a good relationship with his family. .

Li Dahu thought for a while and felt that what his mother said made sense.

If this is the case, it would be inappropriate to ask his son to return the candy.

Therefore, Li Dahu nodded and the expression on his face relaxed.

He took two candies out of the bowl, ate the purple one himself, gave the orange one to my mother, and then waved his hand.

"Go, go home and give it to your mother and brothers and sisters to try."

This candy is precious, but Li Dahu is not the one who searches for it. He also wants his family to try it and enjoy it for free.

(End of this chapter)