Republic of China: Guandong Ginseng King

Chapter 185 Qu Laokouer

Qu Shaoyang’s hometown is a village called Qujiazhuang under the jurisdiction of Dengzhou, Shandong.

This place is not far from the sea, and most people in the village have the surname Qu.

As soon as Qu Shaoyang drove the carriage into the farm, he saw many children playing outside.

The oldest of those kids were eleven or twelve years old, and the youngest were only two or three years old, and they were still wearing open-crotch pants.

The clothes were patched up with patches and stained with oil, and the original color could not be seen.

Without exception, these children, with big snot hanging from their noses, squatted on the ground and played with yo-yos and tiles.

Most of the people in the village were acquaintances, and when they suddenly saw a man driving a big carriage, dressed in new clothes, the children looked at him with curiosity.

Some older people came forward bravely and asked, "Hey, who are you looking for?"

Qu Shaoyang stopped the carriage and took out a handful of candies from his pocket.

"Come here, I want to ask you something, does Mr. Qu still live here?"

Qu Laokouer was the nickname of the original owner's father.

This man was very careful with his life and could make the most of every penny, so everyone nicknamed him "Qu Laokouer".

There was no way. From the little memory Qu Shaoyang had, he only remembered the nickname of the original owner's father, and he could not remember anything else.

Moreover, he only knew that the Qu family lived here, but he didn't know which specific courtyard it was.

When the kids saw the candy balls, their saliva almost fell to the ground.

"You are looking for my uncle. He is still here. Who are you? What do you want to see him for?"

"I'm Hu Zi's friend. I came here to take a look on someone's behalf." Qu Shaoyang didn't say who he was and just made up an excuse to get away with it.

"Where is his house? Point it out to me and I'll give you some candy."

"His home is at the east end of the village. Give me the candy and I will take you there." A boy said bravely.

Qu Shaoyang nodded and reached out to pull the boy.

The boy jumped onto the carriage and pointed Qu Shaoyang to the east end of the village. After a long time, they finally arrived at a house.

When Qu Shaoyang took a look, he was surprised to find that this was the original owner's home.

There are three dilapidated mud and thatched houses on the east side. No one knows how many years they are there. They are crooked and look like they are about to collapse.

There are three rooms at the west end, which look like they were built two or three years ago. The walls are made of random stones, covered with thatch, and have small wooden windows. They look quite neat.

"Uncle, there are guests at your house." The child jumped off the carriage, ran into the yard and shouted loudly.

The people in the house heard it and thought the child was just playing around.

"Goushengzi, stop talking nonsense. It's not a festival now, why would we have any guests?"

A voice that sounded a little old said this while coughing.

"Really, sir. If you don't believe me, go out and have a look. They are coming in a horse-drawn carriage, and they are dressed very elegantly."

The child was a little anxious and showed the candy ball in his hand to the other party. "If you don't believe me, look, this is what he gave me."

When Qu Laokouer heard this, he hurried out of the house and looked towards the door with squinted eyes.

I saw a man wearing a navy blue satin cotton jacket, cotton trousers of the same color, and a pair of boots made of unknown material.

Next to this man, there was a horse-drawn carriage, pulled by a black horse that looked particularly energetic, and there were a lot of things piled on the carriage.

Qu Laokouer thought about it and realized that he didn't have such a rich relative, so who could this be?
"Sir, who are you looking for?" Qu Laokouer did not dare to be negligent and hurried forward to ask.

This was the first time Qu Shaoyang met his father, and he didn't expect him to be like this.

The old man in front of me looks to be in his fifties. He should have been of medium height when he was young.

Now his waist is bent, his back is hunched, his body is hunched, his legs and feet are not very agile, and he coughs every time he walks. His clothes are also patched up, and the cuffs and lapels are all fluttering.

It can be seen that life at home is really not easy.

"Dad, I'm Huzi. Your Sihuzi is back."

Qu Shaoyang originally thought that he didn't have much affection for the original owner's parents and wouldn't feel much emotion when he met them.

But when we really met, I realized that many things in our bones cannot be changed.

When he saw the original owner's biological father, he couldn't help but get excited.

"Who? Sihuzi? Sir, please don't fool me.

Our Sihuzi, that stupid guy, ran away without a word and hasn't been heard from for over three years. I don't know where he went."

The old man didn't even dare to look at Qu Shaoyang carefully and just shook his head.

Doesn’t he know what his own child is like?
With that stupid guy of ours, even if he really went to Guandong Mountain, it would be impossible for him to become famous and do so well in just three years.

Look at the other person who has a car and a horse. He wouldn't even dare to think about it in his dreams. How is it possible?
"Dad, I really am Si Huzi. Take a good look at me. Look carefully. I am your son, Si Huzi."

Qu Shaoyang took two steps forward with a helpless look on his face, bent down, and faced his father, letting his father take a good look at him.

"Ah?" Qu Laokouer raised his head and looked carefully at the young man in front of him.

Hu Zi left home at the age of sixteen. Although his appearance has changed a little in recent years, it is not big. The main change is in his temperament.

If you look carefully now, you can still vaguely see the appearance of the four tigers of the old Qu family.

"Si Huzi? Is it really our Si Huzi who has returned? Oh my God, Si Huzi has made it big."

Mr. Qu carefully looked at the young man in front of him for a long time before he confirmed that it was really his fourth son who returned.

"Old woman, come out quickly, it's our Sihuzi who has returned. Our Sihuzi has made it big, and he's back driving a big carriage."

After confirming his son's identity, Qu Laokou was extremely happy and shouted loudly into the house.

"Old man, what are you yelling about outside? Who's back?"

Not long after, a woman in her fifties came out of the house. She looked about the same as Qu Laokouer and was wearing clothes with patches on top of patches.

Her gray hair was tied into a bun at the back of her head, with a copper hairpin inserted in it.

"Old woman, come and see, it's our Sihuzi. Sihuzi is back."

Qu Laokouer held Qu Shaoyang's hand and spoke excitedly to his wife Chen.

"You old fool, you've become obsessed with Si Huzi every day, haven't you?
Is this our Sihuzi? How could our Sihuzi become so successful? He is just dreaming day after day. "

Naturally, Chen refused to believe that this was her fourth son returning.

"Mom, it's really me, Sihuzi, I'm back.

I have been working in Guandong Mountain for three or four years. Now that I have made some progress, I came back to visit my parents and my brothers at home. "

Qu Shaoyang took two steps forward, held Chen's hand, and asked Chen to take a good look at him.

Chen looked at Qu Shaoyang several times with doubt, and finally confirmed that this was really the son she gave birth to after ten months of pregnancy.

"You damned boy, where have you been these past few years? Do you still have your father and mother in your heart?
How can you be so cruel as to abandon your parents at home?"

Chen recognized her son and was both happy and angry. So while she was talking, she raised her hand and punched her son twice.

"Mom, I'm going to Guandong. My son has made a name for himself in Guandong and is living a good life, so I came back to see you."

Qu Shaoyang chuckled and explained.

(End of this chapter)