Siheyuan: Relieve stress and relieve worries

Chapter 1155 Return home
No. 9, Xishitiao Courtyard

In the end, none of the three chose the wolf's head.

Wen Xiucai put down the golden wolf head, picked up the bronze sword box again, and continued, "It is said that the grandfather of Wu Yihan, the governor of Dongzhou, offered a reward of three thousand taels of gold to find the sword box left behind by the Immortal Xiaoyao in the mortal world. I don't know the era, nor do I know who the Immortal Xiaoyao is, but it should be this one."

Fatty Wang frowned and asked, "Why?"

Scholar Wen held the sword case up to Fatty Wang and asked, "Do you see these two characters?"

Fatty Wang was even more confused and said, "I saw it."

Wen Xiucai said, "This is ancient text, which means carefree. Not many ancient texts have been passed down to this day. It just so happens that the two characters 'carefree' have been passed down to this day, and it just so happens that they were passed down by the Carefree Immortal."

While Fatty Wang was still confused, Widow Chen was already laughing so hard she was doubled over.

Kournikova added, "It was full inside, no, one was missing."

Then, Wen Xiucai picked up the black jade sword, his eyes filled with deep affection and longing, and put it down without saying a word.

As for the whisk, Wen Xiucai didn't even glance at it.

Throughout the entire process, Kournikova stood behind Wen Xiucai, listening quietly.

The group looked at each other. Wen Xiucai poured himself four cups of wine, drank them all in one go, picked up the black jade sword, turned around and left. Kuva hurriedly ran over and opened the courtyard gate.

Wen Xiucai turned to Kova and said, "I'll owe you for now," before turning and walking toward the alley entrance.

When Kova closed the gate and returned to the yard, she found that things were different. Fatty Wang was holding onto the sword box and wouldn't let go, so Widow Chen also reached out and grabbed the other end of the sword box.

Finally, in desperation, Fatty Wang shouted, "I'll give you half!" Only then did Widow Chen let go. Fatty Wang picked up the sword case, tossed a money bag to Kova, and hurriedly ran out.

Widow Chen was no longer in a hurry. She sat down again, poured herself a bowl of wine, and drank it, her eyes fixed on the golden wolf's head, revealing a very smug smile.

Kova turned back, looked at Widow Chen, and said, "Aunt Chen, don't you see the whisk? Didn't they say there were immortals involved?"

Widow Chen scoffed, her face full of disgust. Without even offering an explanation, she swept her arm, and everything on the table except for the whisk disappeared.

He stood up, turned around, and walked towards the courtyard gate. "Close the gate carefully, or a fox spirit might come looking for you tonight."

Kournikova heard this, shook her head, walked over anyway, closed the gate, turned around, and went into the kitchen next door.

"In this world, there are no gods or immortals, but only delicious food should not be missed."

One hour later!
"Open the door, girl, I've made something delicious!" Kournikova called out from outside, holding a tray.

The door opened, and Kournikova came in and placed the tray on the kang (a heated brick bed).

The enticing aroma made Ugly Girl sniffle with her little nose. The little girl ran to the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed) and gestured for Kova to take off her shoes.

Grandma put the basket aside, adjusted the wick of the oil lamp, and Kuwa took off his shoes and climbed onto the kang (heated brick bed), setting out the dishes one by one.

"Braised beef, cashew celery, braised pork trotters with soybeans, and shark fin soup." After introducing the dishes, Kourva set out the bowls and chopsticks.

I placed the white steamed bun near Grandma, who smiled broadly and said jokingly, "Is this also part of your family tradition?"

Kournikova blushed immediately. There really is someone who uses "enlightenment" to pass on food traditions, and that person was him.

The ugly girl had already started eating with gusto, showing no ladylike manners whatsoever.

Grandma ate slowly, savoring every bite, and occasionally nodding in agreement.

As she ate, Kournikova said, "Grandma, Widow Chen told me to seduce the fox spirit."

Grandma chuckled. Kournikova looked at her grandmother with a blank expression. Grandma looked at Kournikova and said with a smile, "When she was young, her nickname was Thousand-Faced Flying Fox."

Kournikova was immediately shocked. This was like an old cow eating young grass, but I'm not grass yet. I'm just a sprout.

"Grandma, please eat more shark fin soup. It's quite rare; I found it in the sea." Kuva served a bowl to her grandma and another to her daughter.

Grandma drank her drink while asking, "What is the sea?"

"Yeah, we went a bit further this time. We saw a body of water, all water, but it was all saltwater, blue, and it stretched as far as the eye could see." Kournikova said while eating.

He picked up another steamed bun and continued, "I'll take you there sometime; I've got a lead."

"Shut up!" Grandma said in a low voice.

"The town is not peaceful anymore. Some people are already looking for the owner of the items. Didn't you see that Li Daniu has closed his shop?"

Kova was taken aback and said, "I didn't notice when I came in, but I did see Xiao Niu and her sister. I even gave them some fruit." "Li Daniu has been targeted. Three groups of people have already tried to cause trouble for him. Li Daniu is pretending to be confused to try and get away with it, but they won't let him."

Kournikova lowered her voice, "Your Excellency..."

Grandma rolled her eyes at Kova and said, "If you were an official, the grass on your grave would be overgrown by now."

He took a sip of shark fin soup and said, "Who is the official here? There is only one official, and that is Bai Nanshan. Otherwise, how did you exchange all those strange and unusual things for medicinal herbs and money?"

Kova was startled. "There's this layer too? Does that mean I can do whatever I want in Baishan Town?"

Grandma seemed to sense his thoughts and said in a low voice, "Keep a low profile. In this town, your father has about 80% enemies."

Kournikova felt a chill run down her spine after hearing this and asked, "What about the rest of them?"

“Thanks to your father, nobody knows. Besides, those guys are all shrewd people. Only our family knows. Who are we? Can I tell you?” Grandma served herself another bowl of shark fin soup.

Ugly Girl tugged at Kournikova's sleeve and held up her bowl, indicating that she wanted more.

Kournikova ladled out a bowl, handed it to the girl, and ate it herself, seemingly lost in thought.

Grandma didn't bother him. After finishing her meal, she got off the kang (a heated brick bed) and went to the kitchen to watch the fire.

Baishan Town is surrounded by mountains on three sides, with only one road leading south to the outside world. Behind the mountains on the other three sides lies an endless expanse of mist.

The fog is mysterious, and mystery inspires longing, which in turn leads to adventure, and then there are those who never return.

Anyway, the old dean of the town said that in the five hundred years of official records, no one has ever been heard of walking out of the fog. Millions went in, but none of them came back alive.

Millions of people! Only ordinary people can go on adventures. How many experts would die?

Didn't you see Wen Xiucai looking sadly at the Moyu Sword? That was his second uncle's sword.

Kournikova put down her chopsticks, ran to the kitchen, and asked, "Can my dad go in?"

"You're overthinking it. If your father could get in, why would he have become a bandit?" Grandma replied without even looking up.

Kournikova squatted down and handed her grandmother firewood, still unwilling to give up, and asked, "Then how can I get in?"

Grandma looked at Kova meaningfully and said seriously, "I don't know how you got in, but I do know that you knew to get off the bed and pee outside when you were two years old."

Kournikova gave a thumbs-up and praised, "Old ginger is spicier. I told you there was a tradition, it's just that the tradition is a bit strange."

"You're twelve this year, it's been ten years. Is there anything you want to know?" Grandma suddenly asked.

Kournikova chuckled and remarked, "The more you know, the faster you die."

The grandfather and grandson burst into laughter.

Ugly Girl got out of bed and said, "Brother, hurry up and get ready, I want to draw."

"What time is it? Still drawing? Wait a minute, it's Bathing Day today." After saying that, he stood up, walked to the table inside, and with a flick of his wrist, a pile of medicinal herbs appeared on the table.

Kournikova started tidying up, while Ugly Girl snuggled up to her grandmother. Her grandmother stroked Ugly Girl's head and muttered, "She's going to enjoy life."

Ugly Girl tilted her head back and gave her grandma a big smile.

As she packed up the medicinal herbs, Kournikova asked, "When you left, you said you'd have a duel. Did the sword or the saber win?"

"Guess?" Grandma asked, intrigued.

"I bet it's a knife. Old Sima's little rascal hasn't reached the Grandmaster level yet, he's probably going to get beaten up again, and he'll get another beating when he gets home. Sigh. He's such a worry." Kuva and Sima Nan are very good friends.

“It’s a whip, a little girl, but she comes from a very powerful family in Nanzhou,” Grandma said.

Kournikova paused for a moment, then burst into laughter, pulling her grandmother aside and saying, "Grandma, let's make a bet: Sima Nan won't show up for two months."

Grandma laughed and replied, "I won't fight you. Old Sima has declared that he won't leave the house until a Grandmaster is reached."

"Can't we eat Brother Nan's osmanthus cake anymore?" Ugly Girl looked at Kourva with melancholy eyes.

"You can have it, I'm here for you, I'll steal it for you."

Ugly Girl burst into laughter instantly, and Grandma laughed too.

(End of this chapter)