Dragonborn Spring and Autumn

Chapter 8 How I Am My Uncle
"It's really unreasonable, it's unreasonable!" Li Yuanlei shouted in a trembling voice, his voice in the period of changing voice was particularly harsh in the ruined temple.

"Brother Yuanlei, the beggars in the city often disappear. I heard Mr. Liu said that the beggars in the city will take pictures of flowers, and they can take people away without knowing it. Otherwise, Brother Lehe will not miss you." I went to Mr. Liu to meet everyone." Xiao Lianzi said worriedly.She is an eleven or twelve-year-old girl. Although she is a beggar, she always tidies up her body every day. People who don’t know her think she is the little girl of a poor family in the suburbs of the city.

It turned out that all the little beggars went to the grocery store after they entered the city, but after everyone arrived at the grocery store, Mr. Liu said that he did not see Lehe coming.The little beggars became more and more flustered the longer they waited, and Xiao Lianzi, who followed them to the grocery store again, suggested that everyone put the raccoons in Mr. Liu's store first, and everyone first look around for fun.

It was also the first time Mr. Liu saw such a well-behaved raccoon slave. He was happy to see Lie Xin, and thought that he was just a child, maybe he saw some novel tricks in the streets and forgot the time, so he helped the little beggar They settled the six obedient raccoon slaves and let them go.

But until the sun turned to the west, the vendors on the market were sparsely populated. The little beggars still didn't find Lehe. After all, they were just a group of children who were only about ten years old. Everyone lost their minds when they were anxious. I had no choice but to run back to the broken temple to find Li Yuanlei.

"How do we know who kidnapped Brother Lehe? Even if it is a member of the Beggar Gang, what can we do?" Xiao Mianhua said dejectedly, "Even if we are beaten to death in the city, we will not Someone is in charge, after all, we are just some Huazi who don't even look up to the beggars' gang... Xiao Huazi..."

"But we can't just leave it alone, Lehe is our brother!" After all, Li Yuanlei has a soul in his 30s, and growing up under the red flag, he can hardly accept that a partner who has been with him day and night disappears for no reason. Looking at the circle of little beggars around them, they were sad, angry, at a loss, and at a loss, but after hearing Li Yuanlei's words, they all showed excited expressions. Li Yuanlei thought of all the things since he woke up, and With Lehe's straightforward personality, a firmness that he had never felt before suddenly surged in his heart. He must find a way to get Lehe back, "How can we find Lehe?"

It was quiet in the ruined temple, and all the little beggars didn't know how to deal with such a thing. What could the little beggars who were born with beggars do?

But in Li Yuanlei's heart, no matter in which world, human life is human life, and he can't just watch his brothers and friends disappear without knowing why.I have never encountered such a thing in the previous world. In this world, it can be said that I have no relatives. Apart from these little beggars, I only know Jiang Dazui. He has no better way. Now In such a situation, the best way is to find someone who has some roots in the Dragon City to help find out who Lehe might have been kidnapped by, or who might not be able to come back for some reason.

"It's still early, little Mianmian, go to Jiang Dazui's house and look for him. Just say it's urgent and you need him to come and help with you." After talking, you tell him to come to the grocery store to find me, and after clarifying the matter, you come back and take care of your younger brothers and sisters, Xiao Lianzi, take me to find Mr. Liu at the grocery store, and see if Mr. Liu has any good ideas."

Before leaving, I told the little beggar who stayed in the ruined temple not to run around, and the three of them set off.

Enduring the pain in his body, Li Yuanlei tried his best to keep up with Xiao Lianzi's pace.

Both of them felt as if a heavy stone was weighing on their hearts, so they were speechless all the way. When the two arrived at the grocery store at the east end of the market, Xiao Lianzi took Li Yuanlei and walked towards the gate of the mansion next to the grocery store.

Two weathered stone lions, a wooden door with mottled paint, and three elegant and timeless Chinese characters on the door.

"Under the eastern fence," Li Yuanlei has never seen Chinese characters since he came to this world. He felt very friendly when he saw it for the first time, and he couldn't help saying in a low voice.

"Do you know Longwen?" Li Yuanlei saw an old man in Confucian shirt smoking a pipe sitting beside the gate. He jumped up when he saw the old man, and came to Li Yuanlei in a few steps, almost clinging to his chest. Looking at his face, "No, no, how are you today... It's very different from usual?"

"Old man, boy Li Yuanlei, I have an urgent matter today and I want to ask Mr. Liu for help..." Li Yuanlei didn't know how to deal with people and salute in this world, and he didn't have any fragments of this old man in his memory. I can bow my hands and salute like in the ancient costume drama, and speak in vain.

Little Lianzi was originally anxious, but seeing Li Yuanlei's cramped appearance, she couldn't help but burst out laughing.

"I know you will come again later, so come with me." The old man in Confucian shirt put away his pipe, turned around and opened the door to enter.Xiao Lianzi pulled Li Yuanlei's sleeve while suppressing a smile, motioning for them to go in together.Li Yuanlei saw that Little Lianzi didn't look outside, so he followed in without saying a word.

Entering the gate, a flying dragon with a width of about five or six meters blocks the inside and outside. This is a courtyard of about one mu, surrounded by walls and corridors. There are a few green plants dotted here and there, and behind the courtyard is an open central hall separated by a screen. In the hall, there are eight chairs, four flower stands, and a few flying white cursive scripts on the wall. A square plaque is the most eye-catching.The Chinese-style central hall and the Mediterranean-style courtyard are not at all obtrusive here, but Li Yuanlei thinks it is very appropriate.

"Li Yuanlei, let me ask you if you can read the three characters on it?" The old man naturally walked to the official hat chair on the right side of the upper head and sat down, picked up the pipe and blew a few breaths into the pipe , calmly pumped up.

Although Li Yuanlei didn't know who he was, he naturally sat on the first seat on the left. In his previous life and ancient times, Chinese people paid attention to sitting on the left. Waiting for distinguished guests shows hospitality and humility.At this time, Li Yuanlei just didn't know that this old man in Confucianism shirt was the owner of this place, Mr. Liu, so the workplace in his previous life would be in vain.

"Mr. Liu's exam, here is the word Wangyantang." Li Yuanlei was already very anxious in his heart, but seeing Mr. Liu's calm demeanor, he also stabilized his mind, stood in the hall and answered.

At this moment, Little Lianzi seemed to have come home, and ran to the side of the clay stove to bring up a copper pot, and made drinks for Mr. Liu with ease.

Mr. Liu didn't say a word, staring at the Danxin in the cup who was washed up and down by the boiling water of the little lotus seeds, as if he had fallen into a trance.Li Yuanlei had never seen this thing before, but seeing the master motionless in a daze, he had no choice but to maintain the posture of bowing his hands in salute.

After Xiao Lianzi soaked Mr. Liu's Qingshi Danxin, Mr. Liu suddenly pulled Xiao Lianzi excitedly.

"Lianzi, make Yuanlei a cup of Qingshi Danxin." After finishing speaking, he looked at Li Yuanlei eagerly, pointed to the grand teacher's chair on the lower right side, and said, "Sit, Yuanlei. You didn't come here often before, only Lianzi , Lehe, they often come to walk around, and you will come here often in the future."

"I must come here to bother you often." Li Yuanlei bowed his body, and couldn't help thinking of how he looked in the interview before, and he couldn't help showing a smile with eight teeth.

"How about a quick taste of this?" Mr. Liu eagerly pointed to the freshly brewed Qingshi Danxin with lotus seeds on the small table.

Li Yuanlei looked at the bubbling heat, it was obviously freshly boiled water, okay?Just take it as the test of the Buddha!As soon as he gritted his teeth, he picked up the cup and took a big gulp.

"Pfft!" Li Yuanlei's entire mouth was scalded with burning pain, and he had no choice but to spit out the drink in one gulp, "This tea is too hot!"

Just when Li Yuanlei felt that he was going to fail the interview and was about to endure the pain of burns and explain to examiner Liu, unexpectedly examiner Liu walked up to him excitedly, grabbed his hands and dragged him up.

"I knew it, I knew it!" Mr. Liu shook Li Yuanlei's hand excitedly and said, "You used to be afraid of seeing me show my feet, hahahaha, don't worry, I dare to hang this dragon pattern plaque at home , then don’t be afraid of those native chiefs coming to make trouble! Yuan Lei sits next to this old man!”

After saying that, Mr. Liu pulled Li Yuanlei to let him sit on the head. Li Yuanlei has worked hard in the workplace for so many years, how could he not know these workplace taboos, and refused to accept this courtesy after several polite resignations, so he decisively supported Mr. Liu on the head After sitting down, he returned to the original chair and sat down.Xiao Lianzi almost stared blankly at the side, but she was relieved when she saw that the two had hit it off, and she stopped listening to how the two talked, and cleaned the inside and outside of the hall skillfully as usual.

"Yuan Lei, my ancestors followed the Little Dragon King to this point. Since his fall, my family has cultivated and studied for generations, and never served in the court of the native people." Mr. Liu paused, "I also know that if Lehe hadn't disappeared, I'm afraid you have never been here." I will meet up with the old man who was left behind from the previous dynasty, if what the old man expected is right, you are also the queen of the hairpin, hahahaha..."

"Ah, this..." Li Yuanlei was a little dumbfounded. Could it be that someone who can recognize Chinese characters is a family of Zanying?

"Nowadays, there are very few people in the world who know Longwen. You not only know Longwen, but you also know the words of Mr. Wuliu. If this does not allow the old man to guess your identity, then you will say this as soon as you taste Qingshi Danxin." It’s tea, how do you explain it? Haha, those who have tasted the taste of tea in Meteor Dragon City may be able to count it with one hand. You have drank tea at this age, and the situation at home must have been difficult.” Mr. Liu straightened his clothes and said solemnly, "But don't worry, the old man also knows that you must have hidden secrets in this seclusion. The past is like smoke, so don't mention it!"

Li Yuanlei thought to himself, it turns out that Mr. Liu understands the king. Seeing that he knows Chinese characters, Tao Yuanming's poems, and the taste of tea, he regards himself as a former nobleman of the Chinese nationality. Just play this role well, and ask him for help to find Lehe as soon as possible.

"Mr. Liu really is... Hey!" Li Yuanlei sighed suddenly with a distressed expression on his face.

"Yuan Lei, I'm fifty-three this year. Since both of you and I are old Chinese, I ask you to call you a nephew, do you think it's okay?" Mr. Liu asked with a smile.

"My uncle, my nephew is polite." After saying that, Li Yuanlei got up and bowed down.

"Okay, okay!" Mr. Liu sat upright and accepted his bow, smiled and quickly helped him to sit down. When the two of them sat down again, Mr. Liu thought for a moment and said, "Although I don't know where I am going, but here I am." It's not difficult to inquire about someone in the city."

"Uncle, is there a way to find joy?" Li Yuanlei saw that the drama was full, and his address changed from Shibo to Uncle.

"There is nothing in the city that Yongchang Dental Clinic can't find out," Mr. Liu said confidently, "The owner is my second elder brother. Although we have not seen each other for more than ten years, but this is an urgent matter, I will take you Walk around, and when you see him, you have to call him uncle."

(End of this chapter)