Blissful Days After Widowhood Chapter 5: Trustworthy

In Ning Xi's heart, the only person who can relate to her father is the old believer. Rushing to the mountain in a hurry, fortunately, this time he didn't encounter anyone who closed the mountain. He dug out the two hundred coins he treasured from the abandoned kiln and put it in his arms. Ning Xi went to the village to find old believers.

It was completely different from the hot scene in the morning. When Ningxi arrived at Laoxin Hakka's house, he saw that the doors and windows were closed, and there were not more than a single bird.

Ningxi has already inquired about the nature of the work of the letter-guests in the morning. In fact, it is similar to the modern courier, but it is much harder than the courier, because he has to deliver the parcels of the whole village, and the villagers work outside. , there are all over the world, once he goes out, he will go to all the places where there are villagers of his own village, and bring the local specialties given to them by the family, and the things and letters from the people outside the family will also pass through the letter and guest. Bring it back. The trustees are paid according to the size and weight of the items.

It takes at least three months to half a year for a believer to leave his hometown, and the remuneration is only enough to live on. It's a thankless job.

Ningxi looked for the old believer, just want him to help him bring a message to his father, hoping that he can come back and take him away.

"Bang bang bang!" Ning Xi slammed the door hard, "Uncle Quanwang, open the door!"

His hands were red, but no one responded. Ning Xi was anxious and couldn't help but pat harder: "Uncle Quanwang, are you at home? Open the door! I need your help in a hurry!"

Finally, a neighbor came out and told her, "Don't yell, there's no one in the house!"

"Auntie, where did the old uncle Xinke go?"

The man suddenly showed a look of contempt on his face: "You have no face, so hide!"

"What's the matter, what happened? Isn't the morning fine?"

Ning Xi realized that it was the trustee's reputation that was ruined after the person figured it out.

Someone from the city entrusted a trustee to bring a piece of red silk to the house, and according to the pre-agreed agreement, a mark was made on the hidden place of the silk. Just as the trustee was on his way back, when he passed a neighboring village, he married a When a girl from a neighboring village married a daughter-in-law for a wedding, he cut a narrow strip of red silk to wrap the gift. Unexpectedly, after the family received the red silk, they found that the secret memory was gone, so they shouted loudly, saying that the letter-guest was deducting the items that he had brought with him.

In desperation, the believer had to admit that he had cut a piece of red cloth for use. This is the only time in his life that he has embezzled an item, but no one wants to believe him anymore.

The old believer was so angry that he vomited blood, and immediately went back to the house to pack a small package, locked the door and went out.

"Then do you know where he went?"

"I don't know!" The neighbor also shook his head and sighed. He had been a neighbor with the old believer for decades, and he still saw the old believer as a person. It's just that when such a thing happened, no one could do anything about it. Help him intercede, "Look at the direction to go up the mountain!"

"Then I'll find him." Ning Xi was reluctant to give up the last ray of hope.

Ningxi really found the old believer on the edge of the cliff: "Uncle Quanwang, what are you doing here alone? I've been looking for you for a long time."

The old believer smiled bitterly: "I have become a street rat in the village now, and everyone is yelling and beating, what are you looking for me for?"

"I need help with something!"

"I can't help myself now, how can I help you?"

"My aunt wants to sell me to the mountains, and my uncle is unwilling to help me. Only you have seen my father. I want to ask you to send me a message to my father and let him rescue me."

The old believer shook his head: "I'm too old and can't walk anymore. It's impossible to do the job of this believer again."

"But now only you can do this for me!"

"Oh, it's not that I don't want to help you, I really can't do anything about it. Even if I promise to help you deliver the letter, it will take a few days to set off and go around to find your father. It's been half a month, and there's still time."

Ning Xi said sullenly, "Is that hopeless?"

The old believer gave her a look: "It's a pity for such a smart little girl. I have a little friendship with the stewards of the villa, you might as well go and ask them, maybe you can stay in the villa to do some work. The chores, no longer subject to your auntie!"

Ning Xi sighed: "If I really wanted to be a slave and a maid, I wouldn't have to wait until today, but now I'm considered a freelancer, how could I be willing to live under others and bring down my descendants? Can't raise your head to be a human being?" In this era, the hierarchy is strict, once you are a slave, you can't get rid of your lowly status for a lifetime, and you will be inferior for life.

The old believer gave her a strange look: "I didn't expect you to be so strong at such a young age." In fact, being a servant to a big family, if you meet a kind-hearted rich family, you can even live better than ordinary people. , Some can win the favor of the master, and the master will even help you arrange the rest of your life, so many people do not think of being a slave as a lowly, more like Ningxi's cousin Ning Shuanggui, and even consider being a maid as a servant A means of climbing.

"In fact, Uncle Quanwang, you don't look like a greedy person. How could they say that you are deducting your guests' property?"

The old believer let out a long sigh: "The old man's innocence all his life was ruined by the last carelessness! I have been running around all my life, even the death of my parents, the marriage of my sister, etc. I didn’t catch up with the major events, and I finally caught up with my nephew’s marriage. I thought it would be irrelevant to cut a two-finger-wide strip of red cloth. I’ll just make up for it when I go back. Well, this is..."

"It's all my fault, why did I lose my head for a while and use the property of the guests! I'm getting old and I thought I wouldn't leave after this trip, but I didn't expect that it was the last trip, so I took The innocence of my life has been ruined!"

"Old man, don't blame yourself too much. You have been a believer in the village for so many years. Everyone knows what you are. Now it's just a temporary misunderstanding. You'll be fine if you explain it."

The old believer shook his head: "It doesn't matter if I ruin it, but there must be no believers in this village! Almost every family in the village is out of the house. If they can't communicate with each other, what a mistake! But now even me My apprentice doesn't want to be a believer anymore. Originally, he followed me twice and was already able to take charge of himself. I was going to let him go alone this time, but now even he is no longer willing to take over. "

"Now everyone is just angry, and slowly they will think of your goodness, and there will definitely be people who will be willing to take your class and continue to be believers."

The old believer smiled slightly: "It's hard for you, this little girl. When you encounter such a big thing, you can still have the mood to think about me."

"Things have come to this point, no matter how frowning you are, it won't change anything. You can only take a step by step, and it may not be a turnaround. Now the most important thing is to live well, old man, you are hungry. Not hungry? I'm starving."

"You child, it is rare to be an open-minded person."

"Wait here for a moment, I'm going to catch the finger rabbits and bake them. The rabbits here are so stupid that they don't know how to hide when they see people coming, so make sure you catch them."

Ningxi Barbecue is a good hand. It peels and washes the rabbit meat and roasts it on a fire with a twig wearing it. Out, immediately pierce a hole in the rabbit meat, and the fat will be reabsorbed by the rabbit meat, so that the roasted rabbit meat will not be meaty and dry.

Not long after the rabbit meat was cooked, Ning Xi tore off a rabbit leg and handed it to the old believer: "Old man, eat it!" The girl's craftsmanship is very good, and the old man can eat such delicious food in his life, it is not a waste of life."

Ning Xi said: "The current conditions are limited, and I can't make anything good. If there is a chance in the future, I will definitely make you more delicious." Although the meat is not salted, it has a unique aroma of meat, and there is no fishy smell. After chewing, you can taste a hint of sweetness.

"Old man, you have a lot of knowledge and knowledge. According to your skills, if you go to the city to open a restaurant, will it be okay?"

"The old man lived a good life for a few days when he was young. Your craftsmanship, let alone opening a restaurant, is not necessarily inferior to the chefs of those high-end restaurants!"

Ningxi smiled and said, "I can rest assured with your words. No matter what in the future, I will open my Ningxi restaurant all over the world!"

"Okay, the little girl has ambition!" The old believer put down the rabbit's legs, picked up his package and rummaged through it, and finally took out a book, "This is for you, just treat me as if you invited me to eat this. Thank you!"

Ning Xi took it over suspiciously. On the blue cover were several traditional Chinese characters: ""Yi Ya Lu"?"

"This is the only recipe book written by the ancient famous chef Yi Ya, and it is the dream of the world's chefs."

Ning Xi suddenly felt like he had a thousand pounds in his hands: "How can I ask for such a precious thing from you?"

"The old man also got it by chance and coincidence in the hands of an illiterate old woman in the countryside. In the hands of the old man, it was just waste paper and was generally useless. Only in the hands of useful people can it be used. It's the greatest effect!"

"But, it's worth a lot of money, I, I don't have that much money for you."

"For me, its value is the little girl, your understanding of the old man and me. It can be seen that you are also quite talented in cooking. I believe that if this book itself has soul, it will also Be willing to stay with those who need it most."

"Then I'll be more respectful than obedient, old man, thank you, when I have a better life in the future, I will definitely bring you to the city, and live a good life with delicious food and spicy food every day!"

"I'm content with your words, but unfortunately, the old man can't wait for that day."

Only then did Ning Xi notice that the old believer was pale, with beads of sweat dripping down his forehead: "Old man, what's the matter with you?"

The old believer said weakly: "The old man doesn't know the taste of meat all the year round, and his stomach has already been extremely weak. After eating so much greasy food, he can't bear it."

"What should I do then? It turns out that I hurt you. You must hold on. I'll go to the doctor right away."

"Don't!" The old believer grabbed Ning Xi, "The old man can know you as a little friend in his life, and eat such a delicious roast rabbit meat from you, it is not a waste of life. Life and death are fate, The old man has already reached his end, and now he is in his own place. Just please wait for me to go, bury me here, and accompany this green mountain, the old man has traveled all his life, and now he can finally stay in his homeland for a long time.”

"Old man! Don't say that, I'll go to the doctor and you will be fine."

"Don't cry, little girl, listen to what the old man said, go to the villa, and leave the green hills so you won't be afraid of running out of firewood. Even if you're a slave, you'll always have a good time, it's better than being sold into the mountains and seeing the sun. Strong."

Seeing the old believer slowly closing her eyes, Ning Xi fell to the ground and cried. Although the two met for the first time, she was the first person in the world to treat her with such sincerity. How could she not be sad? .