The worst time travel, surviving seven years of famine

The rich man's family was very impressive, and the foundation of the house was almost as big as a small village.

This time, only Gu Liang and his second aunt came. Everyone in the family went to grow rapeseed. The reason why the second aunt came was because the rich man Xu only remembered her, and Gu Liang came because he wanted to settle accounts.

The two of them informed each other in the back, and the housekeeper of the Xu Mansion came out and took them into the backyard of the mansion.

However, when the housekeeper Xu saw the persimmon cakes that Gu Liang and his friends had "carefully" packaged, he said that they didn't want to package them, because the straw paper was too low-grade, and they would use better oil paper for packaging.

So Gu Liang and his friends, who were reluctant to waste the straw paper printed with "Gu Family Persimmon Cakes", began to unpack and recycle in the backyard of the Xu Mansion.

While unpacking, Gu Liang also saw Xu Lingjun, the grandson of the wealthy Xu, who was two years younger than him.

At first, Gu Liang saw a child playing in the backyard. The child was a little curious about Gu Liang and Li, two strangers. Seeing that the child was gentle and fair-skinned, Gu Liang gave him two dried persimmons to eat.

At first, Gu Liang simply gave him two dried persimmons to eat. Unexpectedly, after the child ate his food, he actually went back to the house and gave him a bunch of snacks in return. There were shortbread, square cakes, and some shortbread fruits whose names he didn't know.

Gu Liang's eyes were straight when he saw these snacks. Such exquisite snacks were not available in their small place. Gu Liang didn't care to refuse at this time, and quickly took a piece of cheese-like snack and stuffed it into his mouth. When the child saw Gu Liang took a piece, he politely handed it to Li who was standing next to him.

Gu Liang had never eaten the milk-flavored products since he came here, and he was moved to eat them again. After eating such a precious snack, Gu Liang felt embarrassed. His persimmon cake was only worth a few dollars, how much is this cheese worth? So he stuffed a bunch of persimmon cakes into the child and started chatting with him.

During the conversation, Gu Liang learned that the child was the grandson of the wealthy Xu, named Xu Lingjun. It comes from "My name is Zezhengxi, my name is Lingjun" in "Li Sao", which means being kind and balanced.

Of course, this source was said by Xu Lingjun himself. How could Gu Liang remember the poem in Li Sao?

Gu Liang thought that this name was well-named, with both source and meaning, unlike his own word Liang. To say the source, Gu Liang can only think of the lyrics of "The east is not bright, the west is bright, the setting sun is all over, I am sunning my sorrow". Comparing the two, Gu Liang felt that the name Xu Lingjun was more like the protagonist, not the name of a passerby like him.

I don't know whether it was because Xu Lingjun rarely interacted with people of the same age, or because Gu Liang was very good at amusing children, but Gu Liang and Xu Lingjun had a very happy chat. When they unpacked and got the money and were about to leave, Xu Lingjun actually proposed to the housekeeper that he wanted Gu Liang to stay at home for one night.

Seeing that the young master had made a request, the housekeeper of the Xu Mansion would naturally help him realize it. As Gu Liang's elder, Li agreed without hesitation in order not to offend this big buyer, and then drove the ox cart back to Lanxi Village with the silver in her pocket.

Gu Liang started telling Xu Lingjun stories while playing with him in this house. Gu Liang was eating popcorn while telling stories. The popcorn here was made of glutinous rice or millet, not the popcorn made of corn commonly seen in later generations, and no sugar was added, only the original rice fragrance.

Gu Liang was telling the story of Journey to the West. After all, Journey to the West is a familiar story to every Chinese, and it is very fascinating. No one, whether adults or children, does not talk about it with relish.

Xu Lingjun was soon attracted by the story told by Gu Liang. The stone monkey was born, called the Monkey King, became a disciple to learn skills, made a big fuss in the Heavenly Palace, had flaming eyes and golden pupils, and was pressed under the Five Fingers Mountain. After telling the wonderful and tortuous stories one after another, Xu Lingjun was completely immersed in the unique worldview of Journey to the West, which brought him shocking and fantasy, as if he felt another world.

Gu Liang's story lasted for an entire afternoon, and until it was almost time for dinner, Xu Lingjun pestered Gu Liang to continue telling him the story of Sun Wukong being pressed under the Five Fingers Mountain.

Xu Lingjun was even too lazy to eat, and he wanted Gu Liang to continue telling him. Fortunately, it was Xu Lingjun's great grandfather, who was about to celebrate his birthday in the Xu family, who called Xu Lingjun away to eat in person, and then he stopped.

But when Old Master Xu saw Gu Liang, he also pulled him to the table to eat. This old man Xu had been a soldier for several years before, and he was also a rough man who didn't care about any rules and etiquette. Seeing that Gu Liang was left behind by his great-grandson, he didn't despise Gu Liang's identity and let Gu Liang eat at the table.

Because old man Xu was old, the family set up a separate table for him for convenience.

Apart from his grandson Xu Lingjun, few people ate at the same table with him.

During the meal, Old Master Xu asked Xu Lingjun why he didn't come to eat today even though he was urged three times. Xu Lingjun told him that he didn't want to eat because Gu Liang's story was too exciting.

After hearing this, Old Master Xu was also curious. His great-grandson read a lot of books on weekdays, so how could he be attracted by the stories told by Gu Liang, a country boy. So Old Master Xu wanted Gu Liang to tell him the story.

Gu Liang felt pressured when he heard it. He had been telling the story for a whole afternoon before he got to the point where Sun Wukong was pressed under the Five Fingers Mountain. Now if he was asked to do it again, he would not be able to finish it in three days and three nights. So Gu Liang stole a trick and said that the Journey to the West story he told was for children and could not be finished in a few days. He could tell another short story.

Seeing that Old Master Xu agreed, Gu Liang brainstormed for a while and prepared to tell a story about Wu Song fighting a tiger.

It just so happened that there was a tiger problem in their area, and Old Master Xu had also been a soldier, so this kind of passionate story should be just what he wanted.

As expected by Gu Liang, when Gu Liang started talking about Wu Song drinking 18 bowls of "three bowls and no more" wine, Old Master Xu excitedly said that Wu Song was a man who drank so generously. When Gu Liang talked about Wu Song fighting with a tiger, Old Master Xu became even more excited. In this cold winter, he took off his coat and asked the servant to serve him a pot of the best Huadiao wine.

When Gu Liang finished talking about Wu Song killing a tiger and being rewarded by the court to become a "dutou", Old Master Xu was also very happy. After drinking the wine, his red face was full of eyes, as if he thought of the days when he was young and vigorous on the battlefield.

Old Master Xu said to Gu Liang in a slightly tipsy manner: "Gu, you told the story of Wu Song fighting the tiger very well. It's just that the slogan of 'three bowls and you can't pass the guard post' is not very practical. You see, I am already 80 years old this month. I can drink seven or eight bowls of Huadiao wine in one meal, not to mention Wu Song, a strong man. You should change it to 'ten bowls and you can't pass the guard post'."

Gu Liang heard what Old Master Xu said and quickly replied: "Maybe Wu Song drank white wine, not ordinary rice wine or yellow wine like Huadiao wine."

At this time, Old Master Xu was already drunk and stammered: "I have heard of this green ant wine, I have also drunk Huadiao Nv'erhong, and I have seen others drink Bi Guang and Qiong Su in the capital. But I have never heard of this white wine. If I have a chance, I can try it to see if it is really possible to 'three bowls and you can't pass the guard post'."

The speaker is unintentional, but the listener is intentional. Old Master Xu's words instantly gave Gu Liang a feeling of seeing the blue sky after the clouds have been cleared.