Traveling through the mountains and fields to be leisurely

Chapter 43

Lan Erzhuang looked down at Lan Lingxue, as if to prove that his words could be trusted, Lan Lingxue nodded as a response, in fact, Lan Lingxue herself had no problem whether she recognized her godfather or not. It's too much feeling, whether she admits it or not, it won't change her life. She doesn't want to get anything from Uncle Li, she just feels sorry for his background and doesn't want him to live alone all his life, but she never I thought about it, the righteous daughter in ancient times is not as simple as opening her mouth to recognize a godfather in modern times,
"What better days will I have!"

Li Yongtai looked extremely depressed,
"From the day my wife and son passed away, I vowed never to marry again. I am a man, but I can't protect them. Then what face do I have to live like this again?"

Looking at Lan Lingxue, who was surrounded by Lan Erzhuang in a protective gesture, the longing in Li Yongtai's eyes became more obvious.

Thinking of the death of his wife and children, although more than ten years have passed, his mood is still the same as before. Li Yongtai will never forget it.

"I just want to live in such a lonely and lonely person. This is also a punishment for myself. Until I met Xiaolan, her positive attitude towards life infected me very much, and let me see the truth of life. There is still hope. If it wasn’t for her, I wouldn’t have made up my mind to take care of the family’s affairs. Seeing her, I thought that there are so many flower-like children in the family. If I just stretched out my hand, I would be able to let them No need to fall into poverty and hardship, it doesn't matter if I stretch out my hand, how can I not think about such an excellent child, so I want to recognize her, besides, without this relationship, I really dare not let her come here often After all, she is a little girl who has never left the court, I am afraid it will bring her a bad reputation, Er Zhuang, I really will not take her away from you, but—"

Li Yongtai looked at Lan Lingxue with deep reluctance,

"If you really don't want me to recognize her, then so be it. We will only do business as before. Don't let the girl come to see me often, and don't delay the child's future because of me. Girls always If you want to get married, don't hurt your daughter with any gossip."

As if he had made up his mind, Li Yongtai struggled to look away from Lan Lingxue, shook his head, and suppressed the thoughts in his heart. Although he was reluctant, he could only choose to let go. Some lost, but lost , There is no way to make up for it, so let's do it, it's because I'm greedy, and it only increases other people's troubles.

"This time I came to beg Brother Er Zhuang because I want to use your high-quality flour to compete with those two families. Both of them have found new crops. We can't compare with new things, so we should use the best quality flour." Let’s talk, this will definitely work, I have confidence in the flour from Brother Er Zhuang.”

Now that you have made up your mind, don't get entangled anymore. Li Yongtai turned the topic back to the flour, but no one knows how reluctant he is in his heart. He really cares about this little girl and wants to recognize her. I want to live a new life for my daughter, but it turns out that everything is wishful thinking, that's all, it doesn't matter if it doesn't work, I can't make things difficult for the girl, it's actually not a big deal, but even if I go back to the original point, I don't have any expectations. There is no enthusiasm. Although the unchanging life is boring, I am destined to die like this. I am used to it, why I am getting old and hypocritical.

Holding back his sigh, Li Yongtai continued the topic he had turned back to,

"Besides, I did my best in this way. After all, when I had nowhere to go, the patriarch asked me to manage the shop in Xinfa Town. No matter how you say it, it helped me. If they have found a place to stay, then I will help them get high-quality flour, which can be regarded as repaying the favor of the patriarch. How the clan responds is out of my control. Brother Er Zhuang, things are a little urgent, so I can’t wait for yours The new flour has come down, and the clan is already in a mess, just take as much as you have, and let them see the things."

Suddenly, I felt that everything was not as expected, as if everything was not according to my wishes, and I was a little disheartened, really disheartened. When I came to the town, I gave up on the people in the clan, but I was still alive. At this moment, it seems that I have also declined, and life has no interest in life.

"Uncle Li, will recognizing me as a righteous daughter bring inconvenience to your future life?"

Lan Lingxue's sudden question made Li Yongtai doubt his ears,

"Small basket?"

Two voices sounded at the same time, Lan Lingxue raised her head and gave her father a comforting look, then leaned into Lan Erzhuang's ear and whispered,
"Daddy, look how pitiful Uncle Li is."

Just now, Lan Erzhuang was only focused on hugging his daughter tightly, but when he heard what the daughter said, he raised his head and looked at Li Yongtai carefully. With just one glance, Lan Erzhuang was stunned. In such a short time, Li Yongtai Yongtai seemed to have lost his vitality, his eyes were hollow and cold, and his whole body was erratic. Just looking at him, he felt extremely desolate, and Lan Erzhuang couldn't say anything about his refusal.

"Uncle Li, if you really want to recognize me, then I will do my best to take care of you, but, are you really not going to start a family again? My father was also worried about you just now, so he discouraged you, not really I'm afraid that you will rob me, even if I recognize my adoptive father, he is also my own father, right, the blood relationship cannot be broken."

Lan Lingxue was really worried about Li Yongtai's situation. He seemed obviously unloved. Maybe he was lonely for too long, so he had a kind of eager hope for the sudden warmth. He didn't fulfill his wish, his full expectations came to naught, and his life was completely hopeless. Lan Lingxue left her father's arms, walked over to hold Li Yongtai's hand, sure enough, it was cold, with some barely perceptible trembling,

"you……"

Feeling the warmth of his hands, Li Yongtai lowered his head, and saw those bright black eyes, looking firm and gentle, wanted to open his mouth to say something, but found that he couldn't say anything,
"Do you want to recognize me?"

Lan Lingxue asked again, her voice was calm and serious, Li Yongtai choked up instantly, bent down, and hugged Lan Lingxue tightly into his arms, that soft body told Li Yongtai that all this was true,
"You don't regret it?"

"If you don't regret it, I will not regret it."

Girl, this time, let me live again for you.

"Daughter!"

Li Yongtai hugged this freshly baked daughter even tighter,

"Father!"

I didn't feel awkward, Lan Lingxue felt that she and Li Yongtai still had some fate,

"Girl, you wait!"

Li Yongtai stuffed Lan Lingxue back into Lan Erzhuang's arms, and hurriedly ran to the yard behind the shop, and after a while, ran back panting,
"Girl, this is a little thought from father. After a few days, father will hold a banquet for you, so that the neighbors and neighbors will also know that I have a daughter."

A little frightened, a little showing off, but with a choked tone in his voice, he raised the small square box in his hand to Lan Lingxue's eyes,

"Girl, open it and have a look, do you like it?"

Seeing the shape of the box, Lan Lingxue guessed what was inside, and slowly opened the box, and sure enough, a emerald green jasper bracelet lay quietly in the box,
"How? Do you like it?"

Li Yongtai looked at Lan Lingxue with eyes full of expectation,
"I like it, foster father, it's so beautiful, I like it very much."

I really like it. This bracelet looks good at first glance. It is as emerald as the eyebrows of a distant mountain, and as green as a willow in February. When you lift it up, you will see wisps of mist in the emerald green. Piaoxu, even if he didn't know Baoyu, he knew it was a good thing.

"It's fine if you like it, it's fine if you like it."

I was really nervous just now, because I was afraid that my daughter would not catch my eyes. When I heard my daughter said that I like it, Li Yongtai's heart relaxed. The joy emanating from his eyebrows made Lan Lingxue's heart soften.
"Brother Er Zhuang, you can't be polite to me from now on. We are a family, but no matter what, I took advantage of you. This girl has been raised so well by you. I'll share it, but I'm really rare for the little basket, I know you're not willing to give it up, it's because of my pity that I can agree, and I won't say thank you, well, this is my apology."

Seeing that Lan Lingxue agreed to recognize Li Yongtai as a foster father, Lan Erzhuang felt a little uncomfortable. Although he knew that his daughter was still his own, why was it so awkward? It seemed that someone wanted to share his treasures, and he But there was nothing he could do, but looking at Li Yongtai who was holding a jade pendant in front of him and looking at him flatteringly, Lan Erzhuang felt comfortable again. He was also his own daughter, and if he wanted to get close to his daughter, he had to see how happy he was. Happy, thinking about it this way, Lan Erzhuang's awkwardness was gone forever, and he took the jade pendant very proudly. The jade pendant was white and bluish, with a fat Pixiu engraved on it.

"I wish the Er Zhuang brothers a prosperous family business."

This Pixiu belongs to a prosperous family, not to mention that it is a chubby one. I must bless my daughter's family to prosper and prosper, but I can't let my daughter be wronged. Of course, I will try my best to let my daughter live a life of gold and jade.

"Both each other, Brother Li will also make a lot of money, and the business is booming."

Seeing Lan Erzhuang accepting the jade pendant with a smile, Li Yongtai was completely relieved and laughed cheerfully. He didn't know the little thoughts in Lan Erzhuang's mind, otherwise, he didn't know whether he would still laugh or not. out,

"I'm going to make preparations in the past two days. When the time comes, I'll inform you and your siblings. I'll hold a confession banquet."

Li Yongtai was a little impatient because he was afraid that the night would be long and dreamy.
"Father, don't be in a hurry to entertain guests. The most important thing right now is that you agree to the family affairs. I will send you all the leftover flour at home tomorrow. Can you make it in time? Otherwise, I will give it to you in the afternoon." It’s okay to send it over.”

Knowing that her adoptive father wanted to use the flour produced in the space to compete with others, Lan Lingxue was not worried, she was still full of confidence in her own production, and she would definitely not lose.

"It's too late. I was anxious just now because the person who delivered the letter in the clan was still waiting here. I originally wanted him to take the flour and leave, but now I changed my mind. I want to go back to the clan in person, so, just Don’t worry, it’s going to be a day or two, I have to plan carefully.”

(End of this chapter)