novelaction Chapter 718 I Still Remember You
Chapter 718 I Still Remember You
Zhou Guo was about to leave, pulling the reins. After hearing this, he said, "You are a noble man who forgets things easily. It is normal that you have forgotten me after so many years. I still remember you. If it weren't for you, we, a group of refugees from the south, would have starved to death by the Changhe River. The big knife you gave me is still hanging by my bed."
The man was dumbfounded and looked her up and down, not daring to recognize her.
Zhou Guo smiled and said, "If I'm lucky enough to see you again in the North, I'll definitely treat you to a meal. See you later."
He pulled up the reins and rushed out.
The man didn't even have a chance to speak from beginning to end.
Looking at Zhou Guo's receding back, he could not believe that this was the kid who sold him the fragrant fruit that year. It seemed that he had lived a good life in recent years and even had a noble aura.
Yes, at that time, I was only seven or eight years old, but I dared to bargain with him. I was so bold, which was destined to make my family live a good life.
Zhou Guo really didn't expect to see the merchant in this place. If it weren't for the food he gave them, more people would have died, and who knows how many would have starved to death.
It is fate to meet him here. Who could have thought that in such a vast sea of people and such a big world, they would meet again one day.
She would go to the north to see if she could meet him. It was easy to make a fortune by doing business with big merchants.
Thinking of this, he raised the whip and cracked it in the air again. With a whimper, the horse under him ran even faster.
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Although several years had passed, the road was still there. She followed the old road over the ridge, stood on the mountainside and looked down. Soon, she saw the old houses in the valley.
Leading the horse closer to the house, the courtyard was still the same as it was back then, and it was clean and tidy. The difference was that there were a few new houses in this village. They were not there when they left, and they didn't know where they came from.
The door was open, and just as she was thinking about going in, a hunched old lady with silver hair staggered out of the house. The old lady held a handful of unknown stuff in her hand and scattered it into the yard. As a hooking sound came from her mouth, a dozen chickens scattered in the yard ran over and happily started to eat the chicken feed.
After not seeing her for a few years, the old lady looked a little older than before. Her body was more hunched, her face was full of wrinkles, and she was not as energetic as before.
She walked into the yard and approached the old man.
The old man turned around and happened to see Zhou Guo. He was stunned and looked him up and down with his cloudy eyes. He didn't recognize him for a moment and just asked, "Where are you from?"
Zhou Guo smiled and said, "Grandma, do you still recognize me? I'm Zhou Guo! I'm the kid who came to your house with my uncle to stay for a few nights a few years ago. Do you still remember me?"
The old lady's eyes widened and she stretched out her hands forward with trembling hands for a long time. Zhou Guo quickly stretched out his hands to catch them.
The old lady excitedly took her hand and touched it, then touched her face, and then her body. Her eyes were red, and she said with a trembling mouth for a long time: "You, you, you have grown so big?"
Zhou Guo smiled and said, "Yes, mother-in-law, do you still remember me?"
The old lady touched her eye sockets and quickly pulled up her hands. "Remember, how could I not remember? I have been thinking about you day and night these years. I hope you can come to see me every day. I pray to the Buddha at night and hope you are alive and well. I hope and hope every day. I really hope you will come. Child, have you been doing well these years?"
Zhou Guo said, "Okay, very good. I came to see you as soon as I had time. How has grandma been doing these years? Does your son who came to visit you still come to see you?"
The old lady nodded and said, "Look, how many times a year."
He looked behind her and saw that she was alone, so he asked, "Where's your uncle? Why didn't he come?"
Zhou Guo said: "He is not at home and has no time. I came here alone this time."
The old lady turned around slowly and said, "Come on, I'll go cook for you. Kill the chickens. These chickens are raised for you to eat when you come. I'm an old woman, I'm old, and my teeth are not good, so I can't eat anymore."
Zhou Guo stopped her and said, "No need, mother-in-law, I have it with me, I'll do it."
Several men stayed in the village back then, and some of them got married in recent years. When everyone heard that Zhou Guo had returned, they brought their family belongings to see her.
As soon as they met, he didn't dare to recognize her because she was dressed elegantly. He even didn't dare to approach her and talk to her, and was very hesitant.
Zhou Guo smiled and said, "It seems that you are living a good life now. You both have wives."
Even though they don't have any children yet, they are still quite capable.
As soon as she opened her mouth, it was still that familiar voice, and everyone dared to speak.
"I haven't seen you for a few years. Where did you get rich? I can't even recognize you in this outfit. I've seen a rich man from afar before, and he was dressed like this."
Zhou Guo laughed, "Don't cook tonight, come and eat, I brought a lot of dishes."
Everyone agreed and brought food with them when they came, such as rice, noodles, vegetables, and eggs. Knowing that the old lady's family didn't have much food, they brought their own.
What she brought were all cooked foods, such as roast chicken, roast duck, braised beef, roast lamb legs, and big pieces of fat. They just needed to be heated in the pot.
Several women picked a lot of vegetables from their own vegetable gardens, fried a big pot of them, and made some egg drop soup, and a sumptuous dinner was ready.
Placed in the yard.
It’s the same as before, only the people are different.
These people have never eaten so many delicious foods on a normal day, and they have never seen them during the Chinese New Year. They were drooling as they stared at the table full of meat.
But before Zhou Guo started eating, they didn't dare to reach out their hands.
Zhou Guo smiled and said, "Eat, eat all, these are prepared for you, you are welcome."
As he spoke, he picked up a piece of very soft and tender fat meat and put it into the old lady's bowl, "Grandma, eat this. You have bad teeth. This meat is tender and you can eat it."
The old lady had lost all her teeth, not a single one left, and could not eat anything even slightly hard.
The old lady picked at the big piece of fat meat in the bowl, wiped her eyes, and said to Zhou Guo: "You can eat it, don't worry about me, I can pick up what I want to eat myself."
Zhou Guo smiled.
Others have already started eating. It is so delicious. Who can resist such a large amount of fish and meat?
This opportunity is rare. If you don’t eat it now, you will miss it later.
Once we started eating, we all had a lot to say, but in the end no one spoke because we were all overwhelmed by the aroma.
He ate with big mouthfuls and smacking sounds.
Zhou Guo took a roasted leg of lamb and a steamed bun and ate them silently, occasionally adding a piece of stewed soft meat to the old lady's meal.
The women were a little hesitant at first, but the food was so delicious that they forgot about it as they ate. The whole table of meat, vegetables and even the soup were eaten up by everyone at the table, and the men even licked their bowls again and again.