Rebirth Jade Fate

Chapter 17 The Old Man
Wei Qingtong poured the bone soup into a bamboo tube wrapped in cloth, and put it together with the steamed buns in the basket of vegetables. Wei Qingtong climbed down the kang smoothly, ran to her sister, and said expectantly: "Sister! , I want to see my grandfather too."

Wei Qingyu patted his head. How could he be willing to stay in the room all day if he was a child?

A few times when the weather was warmer, Wei Qingyu was willing to take him out, and she wanted to bring some food to the old man every day, so Wei Qingtong followed her to meet the old man a few times.

Seeing that my sister was loading things into the basket as usual, I knew that my sister was delivering things to the old man, and she wanted to be with her even if she was pestering her.

Looking at the sun outside, Wei Qingyu didn't think it was very cold, and it would be New Year's Eve in three days, so he had to go out to buy some things today.

"Okay, but you have to be obedient," Wei Qingyu put on a cotton coat and trousers for him, and put cotton gloves that he made on his hands, even the socks were cotton...

Wei Qingtong moved uncomfortably, and muttered: "Hot."

"You don't feel hot when you go out. You just stopped taking the medicine. You can't catch a cold, or you'll have to take bitter medicine again."

Wei Qingtong asked his sister to take care of him with a bitter face.

Wei Qingyu looked at Bai Bai who was wandering under his feet, and said, "Throw Bai Bai into the black, and don't allow it to steal the vegetables inside, or it won't come out for five days."

Wei Qingtong didn't take Baibai out to play for a long time. Hearing this, he hugged the rabbit tightly and said, "Take it out."

"That's not okay, Baibai will freeze to death." Wei Qingyu glanced at Baibai maliciously, and said, "Of course, you can take it out if you want, but it's sick, and I don't have any medicine for it."

Bai Bai was frightened by her gaze, so he got into Wei Qingtong's arms and peeked at Wei Qingyu.

This dead rabbit is really getting smarter.

Wei Qingtong had no choice but to put the rabbit in the space.

Wei Qingyu put a hat on him, led Wei Qingtong in one hand, and the basket in the other, and got out of the hole.

Just after he came out, Wei Qingtong leaned against the wall to pant with some difficulty, and pulled his clothes angrily.

Wei Qingyu hurriedly held him down, "You can't do this outside, you'll get sick."

Wei Qingtong pouted aggrievedly,

He was only four years old, a small one, Wei Qingyu was afraid that he would be cold, so he put on a lot of clothes, his whole body was chubby, and it was very difficult to crawl out of the hole just now.

Wei Qingyu stroked his nose a little funny.

The old man was lying on the haystack basking in the sun. It was supposed to be a warm scene, but Wei Qingyu felt the decay, and stopped involuntarily.

Hearing the movement, the old man turned his head to look at her, saw that it was them, smiled slightly, and beckoned, "Come here."

Wei Qingtong let go of her elder sister's hand, ran over, raised her face and said crisply, "Grandpa Xu!"

The old man responded with a smile in his eyes.

Wei Qingzhen took out the bamboo tube and gave it to him.

The bony hand took it with trembling slightly, and the old man said with a smile: "Thank you for your hard work, sister!"

Wei Qingzhen's hand holding the steamed bun trembled, and looked at the old man in disbelief,

The old man smiled nonchalantly, "Hurry up and go to the market, it's the bustling time right now, and when the sound comes back, Miss Yu must come and see me, I have something important to tell you."

Wei Qingzhen never told him that she was a woman.

Even after half a winter, Wei Qingyu's slightly tanned face was not much paler. In addition, she looked like her grandfather and prince, and now she was still a child, and her behavior was not feminine. Compared with the delicate face, no one who came and went has noticed it. When did he know it?

Although Wei Qingzhen left with a smile, her heart sank a little, and she secretly decided not to visit him when she came back in the afternoon, not even in the future. Although she was kind-hearted, it was on the premise of protecting herself.

Wei Qingyu took Wei Qingtong to Shili Street, the street was very lively, even the bookstore that had been closed for a long time was open.

Wei Qingyu took Wei Qingtong's hand and went to find the bookstore owner, "Sir, are there any new books coming in recently?"

The owner of the bookstore looked up at her, and said, "If you don't buy it, why don't you pay for it, why should I tell you?"

Wei Qingyu smiled and said: "But I buy pens and inks. If you have new books, let me read them, and I will buy your pens and inks. If not, I will go to another house."

The owner of the bookstore couldn't help curling his lips, pulled Wei Qingtong over, hugged him and sat on his lap, and said softly: "Brother Tong, you can't learn from your brother in the future, like an iron rooster, there will be no girls in the future." like."

Brother Tong looked at the owner of the bookstore, then at his sister, and finally said, "It's my sister."

The bookstore owner smiled and said, "Yes, it's my sister."

Wei Qingyu ignored the two of them and walked into the bookstore to read on his own.

The bookstore owner grabbed Wei Qingtong's little hand and said, "Come on, sir, I will teach you how to write."

Wei Qingyu didn't have much money on him anymore, but he could still afford pens and ink, so he took two knives of paper with him when he left.

The owner of the bookstore felt a little regretful, "Where did you use so much? It must be a waste. When practicing calligraphy, you must practice on both sides. Be careful when dipping the ink, don't use too much, it will be too bad for the paper..."

The corners of Wei Qingyu's mouth twitched, and while answering in his mouth, he led Wei Qingtong out, and they wanted to buy other things today.

Wei Qingtong took the new toy that his sister bought for him and ran to find the playmates he had met before, and everyone huddled together to play.

Wei Qingyu watched from the side, but her mind drifted away. She was always thinking about the old man. What was he looking for her for?
Wei Qingyu shook her head a little irritably, no matter what it was, she couldn't go, what if something happened?
A lot of children have been lost in the capital recently, and there is a family on Shili Street whose children have been kidnapped. If...she has no power to restrain a chicken, she can only be slaughtered.

She thought clearly in her heart, but when she took Wei Qingtong's hand across the alley and planned to walk back on the main road, she still couldn't help but pause.

Wei Qingtong looked at her sister puzzled, Wei Qingyu met his clear eyes, felt dull, lowered her eyes and thought for a while and said: "Let's go home."

Wei Qingtong nodded with trust in his eyes, and when he returned home, Wei Qingtong, who was tired from playing, took off his little padded jacket, climbed onto the kang, pulled the quilt over and fell asleep.

Wei Qingyu sat on the edge of the kang in a daze, and when he saw him, he covered him with a quilt, "Brother Tong, can you stay at home obediently?"

Wei Qingtong yawned and asked casually, "Where is sister going?"

"My sister wants to send some food to Grandpa Xu, and she will be back soon."

Wei Qingtong nodded, turned his body slightly, and his breath gradually became long. Wei Qingyu waited for a while, walked to the next door, took the bow and arrow, thought about it, put it down again, tied the dagger to his leg, and then crawled out of the cave.

Standing at the entrance of the alley, Wei Qingzhen laughed at herself, when did she become such a shadowy figure?

The haystack was still the same as when she left. The old man was lying in the middle of the haystack, his face as pale as ever, but Wei Qingzhen felt that the decayed breath on his body was getting stronger, and she felt uncomfortable.

Sensing that someone was coming, the old man opened his eyes with a bang, and when he saw Wei Qingzhen, the corner of his mouth twitched, a smile flashed in his eyes, he shook his head and said, "You are too kind, kid."

Wei Qingzhen looked at him without saying a word.

The old man sat up with difficulty, but he didn't seem to have much strength, his body tilted, and he fell down again.

Wei Qingzhen sighed, stepped forward to help him up, and let him lean against the wall.

The old man panted, "Son, what if I sold you out and what you came to see were two strong and strong villains?"

Wei Qingyu lowered his eyes, "Since you are a bad person, how can that person give you money? You have no benefit, so why do you want to harm me?"

The old man laughed, but was choked, and he said after a long time: "There are many ways to harm you, this is just a metaphor, the old man just wants to know what you will do."

Wei Qingyu looked at him with clear eyes, and said, "Unexpectedly, I may not be able to escape."

"Oh?" The old man patrolled her with interest for a week, finally fixed his eyes on her right leg, nodded and said: "The old man knows, it seems that Miss Yu is not too stupid."

Wei Qingyu breathed a sigh of relief, she gave food to the old man earlier, she just felt sorry for him, not to mention that she prepared enough food, and she only delivered it once a day, so she could still afford it.

After getting along a few times, she also noticed that the old man is not simple. You say he is a poor man, but he has an aura that ordinary people don't have. You say he is a high-ranking person, but he is aging faster than ordinary people. His hands are covered with calluses and scars, and he looks like someone who has worked all year round.

The most important thing is that most people can't tell that she is a woman. According to her guess, the only one who knows that she is a girl is the old doctor of Tong Ren Tang, but that is also because he is a senior old doctor.

How did the old man decide that she was a girl?
"Why did you call me here?" Wei Qingzhen was never good at guessing people's thoughts, so it was better to ask him directly.

"The old man wants to give you something." The old man stroked and unbuttoned his neckline.

Wei Qingzhen frowned, and said in a whimsical way: Is it a list of corrupt officials, account books or something like that?Or martial arts cheats?Or it's a family heirloom...

The old man took out a book.

Wei Qingyu had a look of "it really is so" in his eyes, but he didn't know whether he was from the officialdom or from the rivers and lakes...

The old man stroked the cover of the book and said: "This is something that has been passed down from my grandfather. After three generations, I just perfected it not long ago. I thought that if I died, I would destroy it first, but I didn't expect it to be destroyed." Meeting you, after all, is the last wish of our ancestors, I can't bear it!"

So what exactly is this?

Wei Qingzhen looked at the old man quietly, waiting for him to reveal the answer to the mystery.

The old man was reluctant to give the book to Wei Qingyu, "This is a summary of the experience of three generations of my Xu family in identifying various kinds of jade. You must keep it safe!"

Wei Qingzhen's jaw dropped to the ground, but the old man didn't see it because he raised his head slightly and looked up at the sky depressedly.

Wei Qingzhen picked up the book, opened the leather cover, and said, "What's the use of this?"

The old man also saw that although Wei Qingzhen looked respectful, he didn't take it seriously. Also, how could she, a girl, be interested in this?Even if she is interested, she can't do anything with her identity.It's a pity that there are so many people out there who want to get the secret books of the Xu family.

Can't ask for it,
There was a weird smile on the old man's face.

(End of this chapter)