Pushing the Three Thousand Worlds

Chapter 24 The Old Man and the Rhubarb

"His old Wu, just came back?"

Many people saw the man with the square face greet him, and it can be seen that he is very popular in the village.

After walking for a while, the man led Li Qiu to a small courtyard.

Pushing open the courtyard door, the courtyard was neatly tidied up, with a fence surrounding one side of the courtyard, and a few chickens were raised in pens.

The chicken coop was a bit messy, and some wilted vegetables were scattered on the ground.

An old, dirt-stained wooden plow was leaning against the wall next to it.

A shed was built in the yard on the other side, and a thin old scalper was raised.

There is a pile of branches piled up in the corner, which seems to be used for cooking.

A low house in the courtyard is not very old, as if it was newly built not many years ago.

"You horse..."

The square-faced man put the hoe aside, with a distressed expression, a little bit embarrassed, there was really no place to tie the horse in the yard.

If you were tethered to an old ox, I'm afraid the two beasts would fight in the middle of the night, and it wouldn't hurt either of them.

He was really distressed when the old cow hurt him. The family's rations for the next year will be pointed at it, but he can't afford to pay for the horse hurt.

Li Qiu looked around in the courtyard, and said with a smile, "Brother, I can borrow a branch from your house."

He walked to the side of the yard and picked out a thicker branch from a pile of similar branches.

On the open ground, Li Qiu held the branch with both hands, rushed down the slightly pointed end, and inserted it hard.

The branch was inserted straight into the ground and submerged halfway, and he casually tied the sparrow foal to the vertical branch.

The square-faced man watched in horror: "My little brother has great strength."

"It's just that this can work..." He looked at the branches stuck on the ground with a doubtful expression.

Three or four inches thick branches, it's okay to tie a dog, but it's a little bit reluctant to tie a horse.

"It's okay, my horse is human."

In order to reassure him, Li Qiu waved away the dragon bird horse, but the dragon bird horse just circled around and didn't try to break the branches.

The square-faced man was amazed, he didn't expect such a strong horse to be tied in place by a branch that was only three or four inches thick.

As the saying goes, a good horse is hard to train, but a horse like Longqueju is an exception.

It is similar to people, with different ages and different temperaments.

When he was young, he was irritable and strong and difficult to tame, but when he grew up, he would automatically become docile, obedient and humane.

This is also one of the reasons why the dragon sparrow horse is so sought after and favored by princes and nobles.

"Brother, follow me into the house."

The horse was tied up, and the square-faced man warmly greeted Li Qiu to enter the house together.

Maybe it was when they arrived at their own home, or maybe they tried to speak a few words with Li Qiu, and found that Li Qiu was not that difficult to communicate with.

He was no longer so restrained, and his tone gradually became familiar.

After entering the house, the square-faced man's wife greeted her: "I'm back."

"Brother, sit down." Li Qiu was beckoned to sit down.

The square-faced man pulled his wife aside: "This little brother should be from the county town. He wants to spend the night at our house, but he may not be used to our usual meals. Go kill a chicken and entertain him."

The wife's face was a bit unhappy, and there were only a few chickens in the house.

But she didn't say anything, and listened to her husband honestly, ran to the yard to pick out a rooster that was not big enough to kill, and then carried it to the kitchen and started busy cooking.

In the lobby, the square-faced man didn't know what to chat with Li Qiu.

Suddenly there was a shout from outside the house: "Is his Xiao Wu at home? I borrowed your shovel two days ago and I put it here for you."

The square-faced man listened and asked Li Qiu to sit first, and he walked out of the house.

"Uncle Song, you came at the right time. My family just killed a chicken. Let's eat it at my house tonight."

The square-faced man greeted warmly.

"It's not the New Year's Day, why did you kill the chicken?" An old and deep voice asked.

"It's not that the chicken was killed because someone came from the family. Uncle Song should eat something here." The square-faced man asked to stay.

"who?"

"A little brother passing by for a night."

"I still don't eat here, I still have something to do at home."

"Uncle Song, you are the only one in your family. If you have anything to do, eat here."

……

The square-faced man tried to persuade him to stay, but the owner of the old voice really didn't twist it, so he stayed.

There was a sound of footsteps outside the door, and the two entered the room. The one in front was a man with a square face, and the one behind was a thin and strong old man.

Her hair is half black and half white, her eyes are long and narrow, with sunken eye sockets, her nose is high and straight, her lips are pursed, and her face is full of wrinkles.

It can be seen from the appearance that the old man must have been handsome when he was young, but it was not able to withstand the passage of time, so he became what he is now.

He looked at Li Qiu, and Li Qiu also looked at him, and their eyes briefly met in the air.

After looking at Li Qiu's eyes from head to toe, the old man's eyes instantly became extremely sharp, and he stabbed Li Qiu straight.

Like an eagle that has not left the nest for a long time, it suddenly flaps its wings and wants to kill its prey.

But it was only for a moment, and the old man's eyes returned to normal in a blink of an eye.

The eyes are cloudy and kind, just like an ordinary old man who has aged.

Only the old man's face still had a bit of gloom that couldn't be wiped away.

However, it is not very obvious in the slightly dimly lit house.

"Uncle Song, sit down." The square-faced man greeted.

The three sat at the table waiting for the food to be served, chatting without saying a word.

"Where do you come from?" the old man looked at Li Qiu and asked casually as if chatting.

Li Qiu's heart moved slightly, and he said with a light smile, "My family is in Pingjian County. My family does business for a living and has quite a lot of money."

"Well, the young man's physique looks really strong, and he doesn't look like a child from a poor family." The old man smiled.

The square-faced man thought he had found a topic, and interjected from the side.

"Indeed, my brother was in the yard just now, and with both hands he pushed such a thick branch so deep into the ground, he has the strength!"

Li Qiu shook his head: "I have been weak and sick since I was a child, and my family was afraid that I would die young, so they found a martial artist to teach me martial arts."

"Up to now, it can be said that there is a small achievement, and seven or eight big men can't get close to me."

"Otherwise, I wouldn't dare to travel such a long distance to visit relatives in Baichuan County alone."

The old man smiled and reminded kindly: "The mountain is high and the road is far away, young people should be careful!"

At this time, a casserole was served on the table, and a strong smell of stewed chicken filled the whole room.

The few people kept silent and started to eat. After the meal, the square-faced man led the old man to the gate of the courtyard.

"Uncle Song, go slowly." The square-faced man said.

"Go back." The old man waved his hands with a smile, turned around and his face changed, gloomy and ugly, with a murderous intent in his eyes that couldn't be dispelled.

Seeing the square-faced man come back into the room, Li Qiu asked.

"I don't know if Brother Ang has heard of it, but there is a giant yellow wolf nearby?"

The square-faced man was stunned for a moment, then he realized and smiled.

"You mean rhubarb?"

"Rhubarb?" Li Qiu was also taken aback, why did he think it seemed to be the name of a dog.

"Rhubarb is a dog raised by people in our village. People in the village say that Rhubarb is a dog who has descended to the earth to endure calamities. Otherwise, how could he be so big and so smart?"

"Then whose family raised the rhubarb?" Li Qiu asked again.

"It's Uncle Song who ate at my house just now." The square-faced man replied casually...

(End of this chapter)