Age: My Small World

Chapter 195 The Eighth Master's Real Name

"You should eat less soy products in the future, so as not to cause health problems."

Looking at the mountain of tofu, Yang Jun sighed.

He wasn't worried about himself, but he was worried about his family.

The soy products in front of him are all his works from this period.

There are not only tofu, but also stinky tofu, moldy tofu, dried tofu, bean curd skin, etc., all of which were made through experimentation.

"Next time I do business with Zhang Hu, maybe we can have more product lines."

In fact, money has no meaning to him anymore. His main purpose is to find more jade through Zhang Hu.

After the Little New Year, New Year’s Eve comes soon.

Chinese New Year is the happiest time for children, because on this day, no matter how sad life is at home, their parents can always bring them delicious food, fun things, and even new clothes to wear.

Childhood is unforgettable because life is mostly carefree, and all of this comes from the silent support of parents' shoulders.

When Yang Jun got up in the morning, he saw his mother boiling water in the main room.

Seeing that he was up, he said, "The water is ready, wash your face before going into the city."

After learning that Yang Jun had refused to invite Mr. Hu to celebrate the New Year, Li Xiaohua still wanted to invite him again.

Respecting teachers is always a good virtue. I would like to sincerely thank Mr. Hu for his guidance to Yang Jun during this period.

Perhaps it was because of this Mr. Hu that his child had changed so much and become a better person.

So she was very grateful.

"Mom, I'm leaving now."

After washing his face, Yang Jun took a tortilla handed to him by Li Xiaohua as a breakfast.

Since Yang Jun brought back a lot of food, we can now eat corn tortillas often.

But my frugal mother still cooks corn porridge with some sweet potatoes every day. This is how we live.

"Come back early, lunch will be waiting for you when you come back."

……

Yang Jun's journey was doomed to fail. When he arrived at Nanying Lane, he found that Mr. Hu was no longer at home.

After asking Lao Hu, I found out that he had already gone to the provincial capital two days ago.

"provincial capital?"

Yang Jun fell into deep thought. He remembered that his master was very wary of this place. He didn't expect that he would take the initiative to go there now. This meant that his matter would force him to go there.

"Master, Master, if there is anything you want to tell me, I can at least prepare some national food coupons for you in advance."

He shook his head, somewhat helpless.

At the same time, the provincial capital.

Not far from an old house that looked rather dilapidated, an old man with gray hair and beard was standing here watching, as if waiting for someone.

If Yang Jun were here, he would definitely recognize that this person was Mr. Hu. He just covered his head with a hat and wrapped a scarf around it, but his appearance would not change.

The old house looked run-down, but many families lived in it, and the rooms front and back had been allocated.

When an old lady with completely white hair walked out of the yard with a cane, Mr. Hu narrowed his eyes suddenly, moved his feet, and followed the person from behind.

After following her for a whole street, he saw a less crowded alley ahead and took the initiative to walk in front of the old lady.

The old lady thought it was a passerby, but then she heard a familiar voice.

"Sister-in-law, are you okay?"

She was startled and looked up quickly.

Suddenly, Mr. Hu's wrinkled face appeared in his eyes. "Yaozu? Is that you?"

The old lady seemed a little bit unconvinced. Her uncle had disappeared for more than ten years, so how could he suddenly appear in front of her?
It turns out that Mr. Hu's full name is Hu Yaozu.

The old man nodded with red eyes: "It's me, sister-in-law."

"After all these years, are you and Brother Sheng doing well?"

"Well, why not? It's just that you haven't been heard from since. We all thought you were dead."

Mr. Hu was silent.

The old lady suddenly pulled him and said, "There are so many people here. Let's talk about it at home. Brother Sheng has been thinking about you all these years."

"Alas, I won't go home. My status is not very good, and I am afraid of causing trouble for you."

Mr. Hu said bitterly.

Although my sister-in-law and Sheng Ge'er were also from the Hu family, after his eldest brother died, the orphans and widows were listed among the refugees and could no longer be counted in that way.

The old lady looked slightly angry and said, "Why are you causing trouble? You are a family and you still say such things. It seems that you have the same stubborn temper over the years."

"Okay, go home."

The old lady who was going out to buy some food for the New Year didn't go out anymore and walked back with Mr. Hu.

The old man sighed and didn't refuse anymore, but just covered himself more tightly with his hat and scarf.

Along the way, the two talked about their experiences and reminisced about the past.

Since Mr. Hu is called Hu Yaozu, there is naturally another Guangzong, who is his elder brother.

Hu Guangzong was ten years older than him and ranked fifth in the family. He was known as the Fifth Master. When he was in the capital, he was more famous than the Eighth Master Hu. However, when he grew up, the country was in the rise and fall, and his fame was not spread very far.

The person he called sister-in-law was naturally Hu Guangzong's wife. Although the old lady was now in her seventies and dressed simply, she was still in good spirits, kept herself clean, and spoke clearly. She was also a lady from a prominent family in her time.

Mr. Hu never got married or had children in his life, and the family inheritance fell on his eldest brother.

Unfortunately, when the two of them went south together, Hu Guangzong was killed by those bastards, leaving behind an orphan and a widow.

It was from that time that Mr. Hu began to think about striking back at the enemy, mostly out of revenge.

He did not allow his sister-in-law to go into exile with his nephew. Instead, after he started his revenge, his identity could not be exposed at will, so he could only secretly ask Liu Shangxun to help take care of the mother and son.

Moreover, they have been taking care of me until now.

This is also one of the important reasons why Liu Shangxun still has news about Mr. Hu. The communication between the two is indeed difficult to cut off. At least Mr. Hu has to confirm the safety of the old lady and Sheng Ge'er every year before he can feel at ease.

Over the years, he secretly gave most of his savings to the mother and son to make their lives better.

After returning to the old house and stepping in, Mr. Hu looked around carefully with sharp eyes.

Fortunately, most of the people here are elderly women, sitting in groups of three or four at the door chatting.

Although they can barely make ends meet now, they still have to gather together and chat. This is probably the only pleasure for the old ladies.

As they were talking, they saw the old lady of the Hu family leading someone in, and the old people around were suddenly a little surprised.

After all, there has never been any messy rumors about the Hu family in this courtyard.

"Mother Sheng, who are you bringing here?"

An old man who was familiar with Mrs. Hu asked.

"Haha, Sheng'er's cousin is here. I'll show him around the house."

The old lady said it casually.

The old men didn't doubt it and nodded in agreement.

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