Chapter 68

Chapter 68

Night fell.

Jiang Changtian returned home accompanied by the moonlight once again.

As he neared the village, he saw a person standing by the roadside.

He was startled.

Upon recognizing the visitor, Jiang Changtian relaxed.

"Yan Laosan, what are you doing sitting here?" Jiang Changtian asked the man known as Yan Laosan in the village.

He was one of the few who addressed Yan Laosan by his name instead of calling him Laosan.UppTodated from nô/v/e/lb(i)n.c(o)/m

Yan Laosan was also one of the few who called Jiang Changtian by his given name, Changtian, rather than addressing him as Laoer.

"I was waiting for you," Yan Laosan said.

"Perfect. We had guests yesterday, so there should still be some food left at home. Come and eat."

Yan Laosan nodded, stood up, and stumbled slightly.

Jiang Changtian gave him a curious look but said nothing more.

The two men walked back to the village together.

The villagers were not surprised.

Yan Laosan and Jiang Laoer seemed to have had a good relationship all along, and everyone called him Laosan after Laoer started doing so.

Yan Laosan was a little younger, but he never combed his hair or shaved his beard, so he looked older.

"Laosan, you're going to Laoer's house to mooch food again!" the villagers teased.

"Laoer's family has good food today. A noble guest sent them lots of gifts. Laosan, you sure know how to pick your timing."

"Sly old Laosan!"

"Laosan, you even brought a gift, just like a noble guest. What treasure are you carrying?" someone reached out to try and take it.

Yan Laosan hugged the object tightly, not allowing anyone to touch it.

"Jiang Erge, your daughter Fengr is not bad. My mother's family has a niece who is hardworking and strong. I'll bring her over to meet you soon."

Jiang Changtian politely responded, either smiling or declining with courtesy.

Yan Laosan, who would normally have retorted and argued with the villagers, using all kinds of reasoning, remained silent today. He hugged the object in his arms and followed Jiang Laoer slowly.

The person who tried to touch Yan Laosan's possession cursed, "What treasure? You're holding it like it's your family jewels!"

The crowd burst into laughter.

The laughter faded behind them as the two men continued walking.

When Jiang Changtian reached his home, there were people waiting to greet him.

Jiang Yu curiously asked, "Uncle San, can my sister and I come too? We can burn paper offerings for you as well."

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Yan Laosan's eyes were red, but he couldn't help but laugh.

"If you're willing to acknowledge me, I'm delighted. All of a sudden, I've gained three children. My life is now complete, and I lack nothing."

So Jiang Yu hugged her sister, and they both kowtowed alongside their brother.

And just like that, the three siblings gained a godfather.

Jiang Mianmian didn't even get a good look at her new godfather.

After the meal and drinking water, Jiang Mianmian had purposely added something to her father's tea, but before he could drink it, their new godfather solemnly handed Jiang Changtian a bundle.

"Changtian, this is my treasure. Help me find a place to bury it. If I become wealthy one day, I'll come back and retrieve it. If I don't return, consider me dead."

"Where are you going?" Jiang Changtian asked.

"I'm skilled at singing. I heard the nobles in the Imperial City love listening to singing, so I plan to go there and sell my singing, and I'll sell it to the highest bidder."

After saying that, Yan Laosan became very excited. He snatched the water in front of Jiang Changtian and drank it all in one gulp.

He went up and hugged Jiang Changtian, chokingly calling out, "Brother."

Then he looked around at Jiang Feng, Jiang Yu, and Jiang Mianmian, and finally called out to Qin Luoxia, who was standing by the doorway, "Sister-in-law, I'm leaving."

Qin Luoxia felt that Saaner was acting strange, so she went back inside, took out a small piece of silver, added half of it, and added another full piece.

She came out with the silver and handed it to her son, saying, "Go, give this to your godfather."

Jiang Feng took the silver and ran after him.

At the village entrance, he gave the silver to his godfather.

He watched his godfather's figure disappear into the darkness.

He felt a tinge of envy.

He waved and shouted, "Godfather, you must work hard!"

Yan Laosan didn't look back as he walked away.

From the darkness, a song drifted: "My heart's true desire, though I die nine times, I'll have no regrets..." (Note 1)

The melodious song flowed endlessly, and the birds fell silent.

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